"Loved Me Back To Life" album - Official Topic

[smw]

 

 

I don’t think ANDHC as an album has really aged that well, honestly. Definitely a product of its time. I rarely listen to it all the way through. I listen to IA, ANDHC, IS, and SFL often enough and TGR on occasion. The rest is blah to me. I actually prefer all of the original songs on LMBTL over ANDHC.

 

Fascinating how we all have such different taste when it comes to Celine’s songs.

 

I think Celine probably has different taste from her own past songs too. I think what she’s known for is sometimes in contrast to her own taste/aesthetic.

 

She built a career on soaring power ballads about love. Which I think was the most relevant in her own life around the time of TCOML album.

 

But Celine’s personal taste these days is more in line with artists like Sia and Adele. So that’s caused some murky waters in her own recent albums… her personal taste clashing with what she’s known for.

 

And it’s caused some divide among fans… those of us who want a classic Celine sound and those of us who enjoy a more modern Celine sound.

 

Edited November 13, 2023 at 06:24 PM by smw

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

 

Fascinating how we all have such different taste when it comes to Celine’s songs.

 

I think Celine probably has different taste from her own past songs too. I think what she’s known for is sometimes in contrast to her own taste/aesthetic.

 

She built a career on soaring power ballads about love. Which I think was the most relevant in her own life around the time of TCOML album.

 

But Celine’s personal taste these days is more in line with artists like Sia and Adele. So that’s caused some murky waters in her own recent albums… her personal taste clashing with what she’s known for.

 

And it’s caused some divide among fans… those of us who want a classic Celine sound and those of us who enjoy a more modern Celine sound.

 

I feel like they almost achieved a happy medium with LMBTL. She sounded fantastic on the title track. It was modern, but not such a departure from what she’s known for. Her voice was beautiful on Incredible, DKL, Thank You, Thankful even ABYG sounded lovely on. I love the album remix of Unfinished Songs. And then we got her usual funky side with SLS and SYS. It was overall a great album. They should have axed all the Vegas songs and replaced with originals. Although, “At Seventeen” is rather nice, and could have just served as the lone cover of the album. Just such a shame that Sony didn’t back it as strongly as they should have.

Edited November 13, 2023 at 06:31 PM by CelinesDIVO5

[ryba]

I also enjoy HDYKTMP. It sounds classy and beautiful with a modern twist. I really appreciate the production of that album. It’s really superb! (Except for her vocals on WAAF, don’t understand why she was so proud of that „new approach“, it was a stupid decision). Changing from her beautiful critical clear vocals to that granny voice was as stupid as changing her beautiful look for that horrible short blond hair. Edited November 13, 2023 at 09:14 PM by ryba

[CelinesDIVO5]

I also enjoy HDYKTMP. It sounds classy and beautiful with a modern twist. I really appreciate the production of that album. It’s really superb! (Except for her vocals on WAAF, don’t understand why she was so proud of that „new approach“, it was a stupid decision). Changing from her beautiful critical clear vocals to that granny voice was as stupid as changing her beautiful look for that horrible short blond hair.

 

I do love it, but I don’t think it fit the motif. They should have released a Vegas EP during the summer once the album concept was changed.

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

 

Fascinating how we all have such different taste when it comes to Celine’s songs.

 

I think Celine probably has different taste from her own past songs too. I think what she’s known for is sometimes in contrast to her own taste/aesthetic.

 

She built a career on soaring power ballads about love. Which I think was the most relevant in her own life around the time of TCOML album.

 

But Celine’s personal taste these days is more in line with artists like Sia and Adele. So that’s caused some murky waters in her own recent albums… her personal taste clashing with what she’s known for.

 

And it’s caused some divide among fans… those of us who want a classic Celine sound and those of us who enjoy a more modern Celine sound.

 

Celine is definitely a rock chick at heart. I do wonder what her career would have been like if they had chosen a different approach to her releases. Like 60% ballad to 40% mid to uptempo. I don’t think this would have at all diminished her talent in the eyes of the public. I mean, they niched her into ballads which proved to work for her longevity and legacy. But she has so many great pop bops that could have been chart toppers too.

[smw]

 

 

Celine is definitely a rock chick at heart. I do wonder what her career would have been like if they had chosen a different approach to her releases. Like 60% ballad to 40% mid to uptempo. I don’t think this would have at all diminished her talent in the eyes of the public. I mean, they niched her into ballads which proved to work for her longevity and legacy. But she has so many great pop bops that could have been chart toppers too.

 

I’m thrilled they niched her into power ballads and stayed on the path laid out by Whitney Houston. The stars really aligned for her to step onto the English scene at the perfect time in the 1990s with the voice she had.

 

I do feel like it would have diminished her in the eyes of the general public (if she recorded rock songs, maybe not more mid-tempo).

 

My friends playfully taunt me about this side of Celine, which they and many others find dorky:

 

 

Whereas they think her power ballads are epic.

 

Edited November 13, 2023 at 11:16 PM by smw

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

 

I’m thrilled they niched her into power ballads and stayed on the path laid out by Whitney Houston. The stars really aligned for her to step onto the English scene at the perfect time in the 1990s with the voice she had.

 

I do feel like it would have diminished her in the eyes of the general public (if she recorded rock songs, maybe not more mid-tempo).

 

My friends playfully taunt me about this side of Celine, which they and many others find dorky:

 

 

Whereas they think her power ballads are epic.

 

LOL I don’t mean AC/DC rock. But “Unison” had a light Rick sound to it, and they completely changed directions with the self titled album. She also had plenty of mid-uptempo and “rockier” songs in her repertoire that with the right support from SONY at the time, could have been successful. Obviously, the stars aligned the right way, but I still wonder. And I think she would still be as big as she is today with a slightly different path.

[tshlw]

I'm thrilled they niched her into power ballads and stayed on the path laid out by Whitney Houston. The stars really aligned for her to step onto the English scene at the perfect time in the 1990s with the voice she had.

 

I do feel like it would have diminished her in the eyes of the general public (if she recorded rock songs, maybe not more mid-tempo).

 

My friends playfully taunt me about this side of Celine, which they and many others find dorky:

 

 

Whereas they think her power ballads are epic.

 

LOL I love her when she is 'dorky' like that as she just goes for it and that I appreciate but yeah she is just too nice and clean cut to really pull off rock. I do like when she does up tempo as well as the ballads. So a few more of those would have been good.

[Ukrfan]

I actually think she would be more respected if they had gone with a more rocky path. She’d be less ridiculed for being a ballad queen.

 

Taking Chances is my favorite album of her for a reason. I’d love to hear songs from her, such as My Immortal by Evanescence.

[ryba]

The problem with TC for me was that is was sort of rock, but not really. Some songs are very good, but e.g. CFTF sounds not like she means it. She sounds like a frog at times and it takes away the credibility. I love TC, FA, EOM and Alone. These songs are perfection. SFY, RNTTRO, SOLA are songs that should never be part of the album, nor should they ever be released. Pure filler material. The way she sounds on TTTWIM is weird too. It would better if she sang in her usual clean way, but the sound would just be very rock, line they did on Fade Away. I will never understand why this song was never a single. It should follow TC. Edited November 16, 2023 at 10:42 AM by ryba

[smw]

 

So many lovely comments for this song, Overjoyed, on YouTube. I think a full album of songs like this would’ve been a success.

 

Edited November 17, 2023 at 03:49 AM by smw

[LukeD]

 

So many lovely comments for this song, Overjoyed, on YouTube. I think a full album of songs like this would've been a success.

I cannot stand how nasal Stevie Wonder sounds, truly atrocious sound.

[LukeD]

I actually think she would be more respected if they had gone with a more rocky path. She'd be less ridiculed for being a ballad queen.

 

Taking Chances is my favorite album of her for a reason. I'd love to hear songs from her, such as My Immortal by Evanescence.

I cannot make sense of this.

 

You would like Celine to go down a rocky path but then record songs like ''My Immortal''? This is the epitome of pop, power ballad. Except for the climax that has soft rock elements.

Edited November 17, 2023 at 01:33 PM by LukeD

[LukeD]

The problem with TC for me was that is was sort of rock, but not really. Some songs are very good, but e.g. CFTF sounds not like she means it. She sounds like a frog at times and it takes away the credibility. I love TC, FA, EOM and Alone. These songs are perfection. SFY, RNTTRO, SOLA are songs that should never be part of the album, nor should they ever be released. Pure filler material. The way she sounds on TTTWIM is weird too. It would better if she sang in her usual clean way, but the sound would just be very rock, line they did on Fade Away. I will never understand why this song was never a single. It should follow TC.

I agree. This album was a mixed bag. ND, ASFY, AWTBI, RNTTRO, SOLA do not fit at all. Map To My Heart, The Reason I Go On, There Comes A Time would suit it better.

[LukeD]

FOMO hit number 7 on the dance charts. It was played everywhere I went in the summer of 2019. It's not top 40, but it's not just a ripple in the water either.

No, the song is a flop. 5.5m views on YT and 15m streams on Spotify. These are equal to sales of like 10.000 in a market where you need 500.000 to reach Gold.

[smw]

I cannot stand how nasal Stevie Wonder sounds, truly atrocious sound.

 

I usually don’t like a nasal sound either. But Stevie is an icon! Such joy when he sings.

[LukeD]

I usually don't like a nasal sound either. But Stevie is an icon! Such joy when he sings.

It is the opposite with me. I do not mind some nasality but in this recording it is just too much.

[smw]

It is the opposite with me. I do not mind some nasality but in this recording it is just too much.

 

I like it! One of my favorites on LMBTL.

[Ronny83]

They added Canvas to the album tracks on Spotify.

[Davey84]

They added Canvas to the album tracks on Spotify.

 

oh very cool! I love how they are so many different ones!

[GoldenLeaf]

Recently I was thinking that her bedroom voice on this album was due to SPS but it was actually clearly an intentional stylistic choice. At the beginning of this short clip from December 2013, Celine is singing a snippet of "Water And A Flame" with her clear voice and it sounds freaking amazing : https://youtube.com/shorts/5XW3-JVuxsY Edited June 22, 2024 at 06:38 PM by GoldenLeaf

[jpatdeleon09]

Recently I was thinking that her bedroom voice on this album was due to SPS but it was actually clearly an intentional stylistic choice. At the beginning of this short clip from December 2013, Celine is singing a snippet of "Water And A Flame" with her clear voice and it sounds freaking amazing : https://youtube.com/shorts/5XW3-JVuxsY

 

Actually, that bedroom voice or "Vocal Fry" she's been doing that before but it sounded more pleasant because she's not overdoing it unlike in 2013.

 

This was in 2007 duet with Marc Dupre singing "Tout Pres Du Bonheur

 

Starts at 3:08

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNto3EoIQT8

 

I really love that era

Edited June 22, 2024 at 07:32 PM by jpatdeleon09

[PuraVida]

Recently I was thinking that her bedroom voice on this album was due to SPS but it was actually clearly an intentional stylistic choice. At the beginning of this short clip from December 2013, Celine is singing a snippet of "Water And A Flame" with her clear voice and it sounds freaking amazing : https://youtube.com/shorts/5XW3-JVuxsY

 

You're right, and that's what's so frustrating to me. I think half the battle would be won if she just dropped certain habits developed later on in her career that are most probably unrelated to SPS, like this one for example.

[LukeD]

Ah yes, the raspy voice during the LMBTL era was intentional, because they were trying to approach Adele's sound. The most embarrassing thing they ever did. Edited June 23, 2024 at 12:35 PM by LukeD

[sarit_celine]

If Celine was singing like her own self, this was a mega hit. Though there are parts that I really love on this one.

[sarit_celine]

Wish we could get to see old studio recordings of Only one road, one of her most amazing songs.

[Celine Fan 77]

Does anybody have a 10-second clip of Celine singing Breakaway in the studio? I remember the clip surfaced back in 2013 and she was with the production team. She literally just belted out the title and was wearing a white sweater.

[ryba]

Does anybody have a 10-second clip of Celine singing Breakaway in the studio? I remember the clip surfaced back in 2013 and she was with the production team. She literally just belted out the title and was wearing a white sweater.

Yeah, she sang "If I could break his house, break camera" and everybody was laughing... I remember that so well. Unfortunately, we never saw professional footage of that recordung session. I wonder why. She looked great there. There you go:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H48fMpVENg

Edited August 30, 2025 at 07:44 PM by ryba

[george_matei]

If Celine was singing like her own self, this was a mega hit. Though there are parts that I really love on this one.

Wdym? I dont think it was the singing. Also, I remember the song verry well and I wasnt a fan and only 11, in Romania. Most of my friends know this song. I think it was a hit even not charted.

[Celine Fan 77]

Yeah, she sang "If I could break his house, break camera" and everybody was laughing... I remember that so well. Unfortunately, we never saw professional footage of that recordung session. I wonder why. She looked great there. There you go:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H48fMpVENg

 

Thank you much!