"Courage" album - Official Topic

[jpatdeleon09]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B45VPpPJ2WZ/?igshid=axty6sxzsi3t

 

 

Wait how is Sarah Jessica Parker connected to the whole Lips drag bar thing?? We know Celine is a big fan and there was that tabloid piece from the TC era about SJP changing hotels to get away from Celine but this would be the first time I’m hearing about SJP acknowledging Celine or knowing of her

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Dp90CJS0M/?igshid=zxte94a1l180

 

Truly at home among the gayz

 

What i read before (during TC era) is that SJP and Céline were friends and they’re bonding at the same room same hotel.

[jpatdeleon09]

I love Soul and wish it was on the album, but I'm one of like 3 people who actually like the song. LOL

 

I like it too

[unclediva]

 

 

What i read before (during TC era) is that SJP and Céline were friends and they’re bonding at the same room same hotel.

 

I went to the SJP store in Minneapolis, and they ONLY played Céline for the hour my sister was trying on shoes.

[aliceshields]

I love Soul and wish it was on the album, but I'm one of like 3 people who actually like the song. LOL

 

I love Soul too.

[Critiaslux]

I listened to the new album and loved it. It has songs that really stand out when it comes to sound and production (Loves Never Die, Lying Down, Look At Us Now) and I like the use of effects very much. They compliment the songs. The effects don't take over, they are just a nice background to what really matters. The sound is modern and radio friendly, and yet we have quality which seems to be rare in pop music nowadays. I can hear the influence of other artists like Sia and Adele but Celine certainly does it better. We probably get to hear her whole vocal range on this album which is great. There are songs that are touching and meaningful when it comes to lyrics (Say Yes and I Will Be Stronger are my personal favouites) and I think For The Lover That I Lost is one of her most emotional performances ever. There are also songs that are light and fun. The album offers variety and shows Celine's vocal versatility. The best thing about it is the feeling I get while listening. I feel the same when I listen to Mariah Carey singing R'n'B. It shows that she enjoys it. It's a feeling of freedom and happiness.

 

Beautifully said 👌🏻

[Critiaslux]

https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2019/11/celine-dion-is-courageously-honest-on-new-album

 

Celine Dion is courageously honest on new album

 

“Courage” is singer’s best work to date.

 

By Darryle Aldridge | 11/18/2019

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Céline Dion, pictured here with late husband René Angélil in 2012, explores moving on from grief in latest release.Courtesy Georges Biard (Wikimedia Commons)

Céline Dion has done the unthinkable — she has reached her artistic peak, 40 years into her career. With five Grammys, four number-one Billboard singles and two diamond albums, it would seem there is nothing left for Dion to do but rest on her laurels. However, the “Because You Loved Me” singer lets listeners know there is one thing she has not done — bare her soul. On her twelfth English-language studio album “Courage,” she does just this. The past three years for Dion have been tumultuous and transformative. In 2016 she lost both her brother Daniel Dion and her husband and longtime manager, René Angélil, to cancer just days apart. Dion takes her experiences and channels them into the album, crafting her most personal project to date.

On a Facebook Live, Dion said, “I think I went through a lot. And life had given me the tools… to find my inner strength, to find courage and to keep going.”

This strength is evident through every aspect of the album from the production to the lyrics. “Courage” is the most modern and cohesive album from her discography. Numerous producers, including production team The Stereotypes and Jimmy Nape, worked on the album. Despite working with various producers, "Courage" flows seamlessly.

The producers also lend a modern sound to the album. This is most evident with the two opening tracks — “Flying on my Own” and “Lovers Never Die.” The former is an energetic EDM and House influenced song featuring jaunty keys and a pulsating beat drop. “Lovers Never Die” sounds like a trap remix of a James Bond theme with its twinkling keys and dramatic strings. Dion tackles contemporary music trends on “Courage,” and she does so with ease.

Lyrically, the album finds the chanteuse at her most vulnerable. Dion utilizes many other artists as songwriters on “Courage.” Writers such as Skylar Grey, Sam Smith, Sia and Greg Kurstin perfectly capture where the singer is at in her life. Dion has always sung of love and heartbreak, but with “Courage,” the typical subject matter of her lyrics is replaced by intimate and personal songs touching on topics like loss, self-love and empowerment.

The two standout tracks on the album are “Falling in Love Again” and “How Did You Get Here.” “Falling in Love Again” is a tender piano ballad about rediscovering love after the loss of her husband. The opening lines — “When the sun went down on that day / I never thought that love would come back to me” — are some of the most honest in all of her career. There is no ambiguity to these lyrics. Dion is sharing a new side of herself, letting fans into the intimate details of her life.

“How Did You Get Here” is an uptempo doo-wop style song with bouncy piano chords and horns. Lyrically, the song finds Dion expressing her reservations about beginning a new relationship. What truly brings the song together is the gospel-influenced background vocals. They turn a generic throwback song into something with soul and sass.

The album cover of “Courage” shows Dion walking away from a blazing fire seemingly unscathed. This is an accurate representation not only of the album, but of where the singer is in life. She has encountered major changes in her life and career but does not let this hold her back. Instead, she puts her experiences into her art by working with new producers and being more vulnerable than ever before. Such artistic growth at this stage in her career truly takes “Courage.”

 

A reviewer who actually listened and analysed the album song by song and not those generic « too long » « sound the same » nonsense.

 

I wonder sometimes if certain music critics do not write what they think of an artist generally and not on the specific album they should be commented on.

[manu23]

This album would be delivering great numbers if she had the time to promote it, both in America and Europe. The tour should have started in January giving her proper time to promote. The team is doing a great job and her online presence is there, but the numbers in UK and France show she needs to be on tv doing traditional promotion as she did for LMBTL era. That's what works for her. Let's see what the plans are until Christmas, but this amazing album deserves much more.

[sash546]

So does this mean she will be number 1 next week, coz the Billboard200 came out yesterday and she's nowhere on the charts?

 

[sash546]

So does this mean she will be number 1 next week, coz the Billboard200 came out yesterday and she's nowhere on the charts?

 

[sash546]

Can somebody tell me where I can find/ listen to Soul ???

 

[sash546]

Can somebody tell me where I can find/ listen to Soul ???

 

[sash546]

I love Soul too.

 

Where can i listen to soul?

[marc-02]

So does this mean she will be number 1 next week, coz the Billboard200 came out yesterday and she's nowhere on the charts?

 

The list the just came out were last week's results, not this week that Courage came out.

[marc-02]

Oh no! The projections for UK have just changed.

 

From the previous No. 2 projected debut... (https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/westlife-on-course-for-first-uk-number-1-in-12-years-on-the-official-albums-chart-with-spectrum__27758/)

 

Now, they're saying it would just debut at No. 4... (https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/westlife-and-billie-eilish-heading-for-number-1s-on-the-official-irish-charts-with-spectrum-and-everything-i-wanted__27764/)

[Tom_London_Fan]

Oh no! The projections for UK have just changed.

 

From the previous No. 2 projected debut... (https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/westlife-on-course-for-first-uk-number-1-in-12-years-on-the-official-albums-chart-with-spectrum__27758/)

 

Now, they're saying it would just debut at No. 4... (https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/westlife-and-billie-eilish-heading-for-number-1s-on-the-official-irish-charts-with-spectrum-and-everything-i-wanted__27764/)

 

Incredibly disappointing. Oh well, as long as she’s singing You’re the Voice in Montreal for the 800th time everything will be fine.

[duri]

Oh no! The projections for UK have just changed.

 

From the previous No. 2 projected debut... (https://www.official...pectrum__27758/)

 

Now, they're saying it would just debut at No. 4... (https://www.official...-wanted__27764/)

But this second link seems to be irish chart not UK.

Edited November 20, 2019 at 10:38 AM by duri

[Shaun]

She’s still tracking for a number 2 debut in the UK at the moment. She’s 4000 sales ahead of number 3 but sales are slowing. It’ll be tight for sure but she’ll end up 2 or 3 in the UK.

[aliceshields]

Where can i listen to soul?

 

Here...

 

Hope I not breaking the house rules here

 

https://www.dropbox....cTNbEFjSatNZnFo

 

SOUL

Edited November 20, 2019 at 11:01 AM by aliceshields

[joaofilho]

She's still tracking for a number 2 debut in the UK at the moment. She's 4000 sales ahead of number 3 but sales are slowing. It'll be tight for sure but she'll end up 2 or 3 in the UK.

She is having virtually no promotion in the UK so 2nd or 3rd place is normal, they need to change the amrketing strategy by this week.

[ryba]

I don’t mind Soul. The bridge is pretty cool. Gives me EOM vibes as well. Maybe not my all time favorite song, but definitely not the worst. Definitely better than Skies of LA or A Song For You! Edited November 20, 2019 at 11:51 AM by ryba

[joaofilho]

Does anyone know Celine's album promotion schedule, is it over yet ???

[A new day...]

Soul is absolutely one of my fave and I can't understand how it's not on the standard edition. The lyrics fit the theme of the album so well, and the melody and production are so current.

 

I still skip Say yes and HDYGH though... and still not a fan of IWBS as well but it's better than the 2 others.

Edited November 20, 2019 at 12:03 PM by A new day...

[TiagoFragoso05]

I do love soul! It makes me dance so much lol

 

 

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[Celine-Fan]

Anyway of listening to Soul?

[JulienMcbeal]

Well my current top list is:

1. The Hard Way

2. Look at us now

3. Change my mind

4. How did you get here

5. Perfect Goodbye

 

6. Lying Down

7. Lovers never die

8. Boundaries

9. Falling in love again

10. Heart of Glass

 

11. Imperfections

12. Nobody's Watching

13. Courage

14. For the lover that I lost

 

I'd scrap all the other ones (I like FOMO and Soul but they don't belong there - I don't like Say yes - The Chase, I will be stronger, baby, best of all are fillers), open the album with The Hard Way and end it with Perfect Goodbye. Now I'm having the most exquisite perfect album!

[noyau]

Difficult to make a top list but it's close as the one made by JulienMcBeal ^^

 

1. Look at us now

2. The hard way

3. Lying down

4. Change my mind

5. Heart of glass

 

6. Perfect goodbye

7. Courage

8. Imperfections

9. How did you get here

10. The chase

 

11. Best of all

12. Boundaries

13. For the lover that I lost

14. Flying on my own

15. Baby

 

16. Say yes

17. I will be stronger

18. Lovers never die

19. Nobody's watching

20. Falling in love again

 

(outch it was difficult, it changes everyday and depends also on my mood. Sometimes "Nobody's watching" is higher for example ^^. Falling in love again I love the lyrics but I can't stand the melody, so..).

[mikez]

I don't think anyone here dislikes The Hard Way

[JulienMcbeal]

I don't think anyone here dislikes The Hard Way

 

I read from some people here they weren't really into this one?

I think, on the other hand, that Change My Mind is in everyone TOP5?

[Nando Férri]

So, the album promotion on TV is already over? Do we got some news about that?

[joaofilho]

I think it's over, now next year.

So, the album promotion on TV is already over? Do we got some news about that?