"Loved Me Back To Life" album - Official Topic

[LuisMa]

and they would say she thinks too highly of herself, sometimes there is no solutions where you are Celine Dion

 

I know. That's the most horrible thing about the price of fame. No matter what you do, there's always gonna be something about it.

[chocolatechip15]

Celine talking about the album:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnJUjRkTM7k

 

She looks soooo pretty in this interview. And I love her against that purple backdrop.

 

What she was saying was so heavily edited into tiny sound bites that's it's hard to know what's it about. But it's interesting what she said about musical theater --- I always thought from her reactions on Larry King that she'd never want to do it, though she used to shy away from saying it so directly. (Can't understand *why* she wouldn't like musical theater, though. . . imagine Celine in Les Mis? or West Side Story? Ah-mazing!)

[DionFanAlways]

and they would say she thinks too highly of herself, sometimes there is no solutions where you are Celine Dion

Well said, because you know that's what people would think.

[mebe]

I'd LOVE to know which were the first two questions to the answers she gives in this video. It seems the journalist asked her about the supposed "flop" or low sales of the album in the US, or why she changed her style (as if it was a bad move)?

 

The question could have been as simple as that too:..."Is it important to you to still be #1 with an album?". I really don't think the question was related to the US performance of her album....

[marc-02]

Oscars has released the top 75 songs which made it on the list for best original song...

 

Its great to see how Unfinished Songs is among those being singled out in the article of all the 75 songs! :-)

 

 

http://m.billboard.com/v/News/OscarsName75Songs

[ehild]

I don't have much hope for any of these songs to be AC radio, which is highly disappointing. If her team truly has said they won't be shooting any videos (never officially released, just some info from another fan) because they can't commit Celine to more work, then I wouldn't count on anything else coming as far as that's concerned. At best, they'll release tonight's performance on The Voice as the official video; which would explain why they waited to officially announce Incredible as the next single until now. It seems they announce the singles as they're about to air somewhere (I.E. Breakaway in the UK just before she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing). Given this most recent interview, it's almost as if she's saying she loves what she's done but it is what is. Given all of this info, the album will continue to drop in the charts if she comes across as "whatever" about it. I don't think she means it that way but if people perceive her not care, for whatever reason (even though it's a commendable reason), they won't care either and they won't feel the need to buy the album. I think she knows this and this is why she may be kind of "whatever" about it, to some degree. Such a switch from the woman we saw in NY at the Pandora concert. She looked liked she really was enjoying herself and the new music. I hoped for so much for her. Hopefully tonight's performance will turn things around, at least for a little bit. I was really hoping to see Incredible as part of The Olympics. Not sure if that ship has sailed or not...... Edit: although, given the headline, I think she's also responding to how the reporters ask her questions. If they're pessimistic, she seems in a similar mood as well. Edited December 17, 2013 at 06:27 PM by ehild

[LuisMa]

I don't have much hope for any of these songs to be AC radio, which is highly disappointing.

 

Me either. AC's format has become sooo pop/soft rock, that previous core acts are really having a hard time getting a hit. I thought "My Love" was going to be a smash on AC and it lingered in the lower Top 20 regions. Not even a ballad would guarantee success here.

 

Now, "Incredible" has all the ingredients to be a multi-format hit, but then again, better not to hope for the best and wait a bit to see how this turns out to be. From now on, it's better to rely on surprises than expectations, I guess.

Edited December 17, 2013 at 06:38 PM by LuisMa

[Lu CelineFan]

When she said she wouldn´t do musical theater immediately came to my mind these:

 

 

 

 

[dj4celine]

Well, that's before she wanted to pick her own tomatoes and declared to the world that the truth is in the poop

[LukeD]

The first album in her entire career to be received better by music critics than the audiences. Shocking!

[québecflower]

When she said she wouldn´t do musical theater immediately came to my mind these:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9VA8OJXgIk

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWIncCRTIqw

 

 

she was young and naïve then

[Lu CelineFan]

she was young and naïve then

 

and probably happier

[québecflower]

and probably happier

innocent happiness

[dj4celine]

innocent happiness

feeling coochy coochy looking at Rene dear...

 

Anyway, what I'm really happy about this album is that she has performed so many songs from it live (not counting the album specials). I think the last time we had this was during ANDHC

 

*waits for Javito to jump in declaring his unconditional love for ANDHC*

Edited December 18, 2013 at 01:55 AM by dj4celine

[chocolatechip15]

Yes, and there's also this Broadway medley. (Somewhere from West Side Story in French!!! ) But I don't think she meant that she doesn't like Broadway *songs.* I think she meant that she doesn't want to do live theater - that if she sings live, it would be in a concert; and if she were going to do acting, or a combination of acting/singing, it would be in movies. My guess is that she wouldn't want to be onstage and not be able to acknowledge/interact with the audience until the show is over.

 

[flutefreak]

Funny, because when I watched the sound of music live I was like Celine should have been in this she would have been so good singing of course and all motherly with the kids. I could really see her doing something like this, but I guess it's not her thing and that's ok too.

[LukeD]

Article praising Celine's duet with Tessanne on 'The Voice': http://hollywoodlife...anne-chin-duet/ Edited December 18, 2013 at 02:45 AM by LukeD

[Javito]

feeling coochy coochy looking at Rene dear...

 

Anyway, what I'm really happy about this album is that she has performed so many songs from it live (not counting the album specials). I think the last time we had this was during ANDHC

 

*waits for Javito to jump in declaring his unconditional love for ANDHC*

 

Did someone call me??

 

ANDHC: Best crafted pop and creative album she has ever released. Hush now

[bilinkew]

Digital Spy UK has posted some very complimentary comments about Celine in an article about the future of this years X Factor winner Sam Bailey

 

Her smartest move would be to record an album similar to Celine Dion's most recent effort Loved Me Back To Life. Not because of the overblown comparisons that were drawn between the two throughout the series, but because Celine managed on the whole to create an album of power ballads that don't feel like they were made for a cruise ship or wedding. It's a tricky balance to get right (Celine enlisted the help of hitmakers Sia (Rihanna, Britney), Eg White (Dido, Rebecca Ferguson) and Ne-Yo), but one that has proven possible.

 

Read more: http://www.digitalsp...l#ixzz2nqF0s2gn

Follow us: @digitalspy on Twitter | digitalspyuk on Facebook

 

Lots of Christmas Hugs + Love to you all,

P x x

Edited December 18, 2013 at 03:43 PM by bilinkew

[LuisMa]

It's a happy situation to listen to the album on days there's happy news and the forum is also happy and buzzing with excitement. Happy!

 

I really hope they go that route with amazing Sam. I'm so happy she won and her single is great, although I had already loved Demi's version.

 

And the same Xmas wishes to you too, dear.

Edited December 18, 2013 at 04:14 PM by LuisMa

[LukeD]

Did someone call me??

 

ANDHC: Best crafted pop and creative album she has ever released. Hush now

I agree. 'A New Day Has Come' is her only English album to both have a theme and be 100% original ('Miracle' included recycled songs). The coherence is there too, of course. The album that comes next in terms of great track sequence is 'Falling Into You'. Extremely polished and well-structured albums. Edited December 18, 2013 at 08:44 PM by LukeD

[Javito]

I agree. 'A New Day Has Come' is her only English album to both have a theme and be 100% original ('Miracle' included recycled songs). The coherence is there too, of course. The album that comes next in terms of great track sequence is 'Falling Into You'. Extremely polished and well-structured albums.

 

You're my very good friend now

 

 

Well technically its not 100% original, since "At Last" and "Nature Boy" are there, but at least those are 2 covers she had never performed before, unlike "River Deep Mountain High" and "Natural Woman" in FIY (both of them performed in 1995 and 1994), and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in ATW (premiered in 1998). ANDHC triumphs in originality and creativity where mostly all the other english albums fail.

Edited December 18, 2013 at 09:00 PM by Javito

[LukeD]

You're my very good friend now

 

 

Well technically its not 100% original, since "At Last" and "Nature Boy" are there, but at least those are 2 covers she had never performed before, unlike "River Deep Mountain High" and "Natural Woman" in FIY (both of them performed in 1995 and 1994), and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" in ATW (premiered in 1998). ANDHC triumphs in originality and creativity where mostly all the other english albums fail.

I said '100% original' because she added things to the covers, 'Nature Boy' remains one of her best interpretations. The English and Spanish adaptions of the French songs were also a fresh and creative effort on their part. Talking about the covers in 'Falling Into You'... '(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman' remains one of her worst attempts to do the original justice, since she would strain her voice to come off as soulful. Same goes for the painfully screamed high note in 'River Deep-Mountain High'. Her singing in 'A New Day Has Come' is far superior than her singing in 'Falling Into You'. (And before people come for my comment, they can also ask Your_Su_Phu about it who has an interest for vocal pedagogy). Edited December 18, 2013 at 09:08 PM by LukeD

[Javito]

Not to mention that with "Nature Boy" they cared enough to do two versions, one with an orchestral background and another with piano solo When before had they gone that far with a cover, to do 2 different versions? Like I said, in 2002 Céline and her team were at their top of creativity, I have no doubts :wub:

 

I said '100% original' because she added things to the covers, 'Nature Boy' remains one of her best interpretations. The English and Spanish adaptions of the French songs were also a fresh and creative effort on their part. Talking about the covers in 'Falling Into You'... '(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman' remains one of her worst attempts to do the original justice, since she would strain her voice to come off as soulful. Same goes for the painfully screamed high note in 'River Deep-Mountain High'. Her singing in 'A New Day Has Come' is far superior than her singing in 'Falling Into You'.

 

If you keep going that way I'll have to ask your hand

Edited December 18, 2013 at 09:11 PM by Javito

[LukeD]

Not to mention that with "Nature Boy" they cared enough to do two versions, one with an orchestral background and another with piano solo When before had they gone that far with a cover, to do 2 different versions? Like I said, in 2002 Céline and her team were at their top of creativity, I have no doubts :wub:

 

 

 

If you keep going that way I'll have to ask your hand

The forum of love!

[Davey84]

Actually '(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman' is from the Tapestry Revisited 95 album... So not originally recorded for FIY... Maybe that's why it's only a bonus track in non American countries...

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

 

 

 

If you keep going that way I'll have to ask your hand

 

He's already taken

[Lu CelineFan]

My guess is that she wouldn't want to be onstage and not be able to acknowledge/interact with the audience until the show is over.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V7yOnufEb0

 

good point!

[LuisMa]

The forum of love!

 

You're making the forum be loved back to life, dear, although Matt would rather have it in a coma so he can enjoy you All By Himself.

[CelinesDIVO5]

You're making the forum be loved back to life, dear, although Matt would rather have it in a coma so he can enjoy you All By Himself.

 

I don't need to fight for my man...I'll just sick the dogs on whoever tries to get in my way.