Favorite Celine Dion CBS Special

[broadwaymike92]

Remember when Celine use to do these 1 hour special for CBS in promotions of her albums? Which one(s) were your favorite?

Favorite moments from that special?

 

PS let's hope Celine will do a CBS special in promotion of her upcoming new English album that she's still recording.

 

 

These were the specials:..

 

1998: THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES

Promotion for the THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES album

Special Guests: Rosie O'Donnell and Andrea Bocelli

 

1999: ALL THE WAY: A DECADE OF SONG

Promotion for the ALL THE WAY: A DECADE OF SONG album

Special Guests: *NSYNC, Gloria Estefan, and the Miami Sound Machine

 

2002: A NEW DAY HAS COME

Promotion for the A NEW DAY HAS COME album

Special Guests: Brian McKnight and Destiny's Child

 

2003: CELINE IN LAS VEGAS: OPENING NIGHT LIVE

Promotion for ONE HEART album and the A NEW DAY.... Vegas Residency.

Special Gusts: N/A but Justin Timberlake hosted the special.

 

2008: THAT'S JUST THE WOMAN IN ME

Promotion for the TAKING CHANCES album

Special Guests: Josh Groban, Will. I. Am, and Joe Walsh

 

2011: A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Promotion for the LOVE ME BACK TO LIFE album

Special Guest: Ne Yo

 

AND GO!!!

[Tyler1991]

The a new day has come special presented the most live singing, so I'll go with that one. I also liked her moment of telling the oscars story. Additionally she looked the best. And the special actually was decently mostly songs off that album. I also liked the la fureur special in 2002. The French special for sans attendre was also a favorite of mine.

[CelinesDIVO5]

The a new day has come special presented the most live singing, so I'll go with that one. I also liked her moment of telling the oscars story. Additionally she looked the best. And the special actually was decently mostly songs off that album. I also liked the la fureur special in 2002. The French special for sans attendre was also a favorite of mine.

 

The ANDHC CBS special is my all time favorite. The energy, the atmosphere, it was care free and light. Just a fun special. And she had stuff to talk about after being away for 2 years. It was refreshing.

[nuts2you]

You know she hasn't done one in a VERY LONG TIME, she needs to do another soon ,

[zuv]

A moderator should add a poll to the first post

 

Definitely ANDHC

 

The duet with DestinysChild established who was the true Queen: Celine.

Queen B is just a fantasy...

[Shaun]

100% ANDHC, although I think she looked the best during the All The Way special.

[Alex_Incognito]

I remember after the ANDHC special ,I was in high school and my friends brought up how sexy she was. She really looked amazing and the excitement of having her back was sensational. Those were good times.

[DionFanAlways]

I'll tell you the one that wasn't my favorite, Le Grande.

 

But yes, hands down was ANDHC.

[Shamrock_1982]

Tough one, but "all the way" for me!

[jpatdeleon09]

For me, "That's Just A Woman In Me" 2008. She's gorgeous, sexy, funny, energetic in that tv special.

Edited May 28, 2017 at 04:41 PM by jpatdeleon09

[broadwaymike92]

My top 3 were totally THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES, ALL THE WAY and A NEW DAY HAS COME.

 

THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES - It was very intimate the way the stage was set up and it felt like no matter where you sat, Celine was talking and singing directly to you. and of course Rosie and Andrea Bocelli are both excellent singers. Even though Rosie is mostly a comedic actress, she can sing people!!! The Miami story they talk about always makes me laugh.

 

ALL THE WAY - It was one of the most historical nights because that concert special not only it was her final before she took the 2 years off, Celine was the first concert ever to open the current and renovated Radio City Music Hall in 1999. Go great the venue stays up. All the songs Celine sang were all my favorites that she sang (even though she didn't sing MHWGO). Gloria and NSYNC still wowed everyone with their rendition of MUSIC OF MY HEART and both performers getting to sing with Celine. Loved how Celine got NSYNC to be more featured as background vocalists during the chorus parts of THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. And of course, Celine can really dance the CONGA with Gloria Estefan.

 

A NEW DAY HAS COME - It was Chapter 1 of CELINE 2.0 seeing her back on the concert stage since her 2 year break caring for Rene, renewing their vows, and giving birth to RC. This show, it was really fresh and she talks about how much she has grown during those 2 years off plus she was also was the funniest during the moments when Celine starts talking. As every Celine fan knows, SHE LOVES TALKING!!! Her jokes about RC calling them their "NEW BUS" was the best especially when she explained how RC used to hate hearing his mom singing and he would start crying. Plus I love the inside joke she talked about being "THE BABY" of the family and that punch line.... "BUT WE'RE GETTING OLD". And of course, Celine blew me away with her duets with 2 of R&B's greatest acts Destiny's Child and Brian McKnight.

 

FUN FACT: The ANDHC special featured Diane Gordon who joined temporary as Celine's backup singer in the place of Elise Duguay. For when Celine performed MHWGO, Julie LeBlanc did the tin whistle solo. Elise returned end of April 2002 / early May 2002 halfway through the promotional tour performing at Letterman, the VH1 Divas Las Vegas concert, and a few Radio station concerts in stadiums.

[broadwaymike92]

For me, "That's Just A Woman In Me" 2008. She's gorgeous, sexy, funny, energetic in that tv special.

 

That was a great special and what was weird was that 2 additional performances were cut from the special. Other than the songs Celine sang on the Broadcast, she also performed the medley of IACBTMN / BYLM / TLYM and she also performed MHWGO as the initial closing. I wonder why they cut it.

Edited May 29, 2017 at 05:16 PM by broadwaymike92

[CelinesDIVO5]

I didn't really like the TJTWIM special. I didn't like the format (which was the same as "An Audience With..." in the U.K.). The whole question and answer thing was very awkward, and the scripted questions that were asked were boring as hell anyway. Waste of time. Could have had more songs in place of that. The Will.I.Am duet was a bit of a cringe fest (although we got to hear that cool remix). It wasn't very well executed. The special as a whole kind of just fell flat for me.

[nowanorris]

I was at the tapings for A NEW DAY HAS COME and the THAT'S JUST THE WOMAN IN ME shows - such amazing memories! Really cool to experience the starting and stopping of filming these CBS specials. She had to sing Have You Ever Been In Love about 3 times if I recall...she would apologize...but I'm just sitting there thinking to myself go right ahead, sing it 300 more times and I'll be happy! lol

[celine4evauk]

I was at the tapings for A NEW DAY HAS COME and the THAT'S JUST THE WOMAN IN ME shows - such amazing memories! Really cool to experience the starting and stopping of filming these CBS specials. She had to sing Have You Ever Been In Love about 3 times if I recall...she would apologize...but I'm just sitting there thinking to myself go right ahead, sing it 300 more times and I'll be happy! lol

 

Why did she have to do the song 3 times?

[CelineDionFreak]

 

 

Why did she have to do the song 3 times?

I think I heard it was like AV/filming issues??

[nowanorris]

Why did she have to do the song 3 times?

 

I'm not sure - the song was brand new to her at the time. I definitely didn't notice any mistakes, but it must not have been perfection in somebody's eyes. Could have been something as simple as lighting or some technical sound was off in some way. Nothing at all noticeable to the audience that I recall. I'm pretty sure it was the only song this happened on. Everything else she sang straight through with just some awkward pauses for commercial breaks.

[SuperLove4Celine]

I was at the tapings for A NEW DAY HAS COME and the THAT'S JUST THE WOMAN IN ME shows - such amazing memories! Really cool to experience the starting and stopping of filming these CBS specials. She had to sing Have You Ever Been In Love about 3 times if I recall...she would apologize...but I'm just sitting there thinking to myself go right ahead, sing it 300 more times and I'll be happy! lol

 

I was at both of those tapings as well. I wish they'd release the performance of "Ten Days" from the ANDHC special.

[Javito]

I was at both of those tapings as well. I wish they'd release the performance of "Ten Days" from the ANDHC special.

 

Did she perform Ten Days there?? Wow, that makes 8 songs out of 17 performed from the album, they were really focused on presenting the new songs (as it should always be!).

 

Just one more reason to have this CBS special released

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

 

Why did she have to do the song 3 times?

 

Her dress was apparently a bit revealing lol...when they come back from the commercial break right before HYEBIL, and she sits down and says "oh, look! Over there!" it was apparently a joke as if to distract from the high slit in her dress, revealing more than should meet the eye.

[SuperLove4Celine]

 

 

Did she perform Ten Days there?? Wow, that makes 8 songs out of 17 performed from the album, they were really focused on presenting the new songs (as it should always be!).

 

Just one more reason to have this CBS special released

 

Yup! The songs cut from the U.S. broadcast were:

 

- "Ten Days"

- "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)

- "Aun existe amor"

[Javito]

Yup! The songs cut from the U.S. broadcast were:

 

- "Ten Days"

- "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)

- "Aun existe amor"

 

GTSW and Aun Existe Amor were luckily respected for the German broadcast of the show, but I never knew Ten Days was also there!

[Tyler1991]

 

 

I was at both of those tapings as well. I wish they'd release the performance of "Ten Days" from the ANDHC special.

 

So is it true gtsw and aun existe amor were sung live but dubbed?

[Javito]

So is it true gtsw and aun existe amor were sung live but dubbed?

 

I heard about that too but I don't believe it...

[Tyler1991]

 

 

I heard about that too but I don't believe it...

 

I'm not sure I believe it either.

[SuperLove4Celine]

 

 

So is it true gtsw and aun existe amor were sung live but dubbed?

 

It is true. I was there.

[SuperLove4Celine]

 

 

I heard about that too but I don't believe it...

 

It is true.

[Tyler1991]

 

 

It is true. I was there.

 

For both songs?

[SuperLove4Celine]

 

 

For both songs?

 

Yes. From what I could tell.

[Tyler1991]

 

 

Yes. From what I could tell.

 

Do you remember if the band play live or was studio instrumentals?