Tellement j'ai d'amour...
| Tellement j'ai d'amour... | ||||
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| Released | 7 September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 30:52 | |||
| Language | French | |||
| Label | Saisons | |||
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| Singles from Tellement j'ai d'amour... | ||||
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Tellement j'ai d'amour... (transl. "I have so much love...") is the third studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released in Quebec, Canada on 7 September 1982, through Saisons and distributed by Trans-Canada Disques. The album was produced by René Angélil, Eddy Marnay, Rudi Pascal, and François Cousineau. Tellement j'ai d'amour... reached number three on the chart in Quebec and was certified platinum in Canada. In 1983, it won Best Pop Album of the Year at the Félix Awards. The album includes "D'amour ou d'amitié", Dion's first number one in Quebec and first top 10 single in France.
Background and conception
[edit]Tellement j'ai d'amour... includes nine songs.[1] "D'amour ou d'amitié", "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi", and "Visa pour les beaux jours" were recorded in Paris, France. The rest of the album was recorded in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.[2] The songs were produced by René Angélil, Eddy Marnay, Rudi Pascal, and François Cousineau. The album includes a re-recorded track from Dion's 1981 debut album, "La voix du bon Dieu", this time with the entire Dion family on background vocals.
Commercial performance
[edit]The album was a commercial success, peaking at number three in Quebec, Canada and spending 52 weeks on the chart.[3] On 1 December 1983, Tellement j'ai d'amour... was certified platinum in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).[4] In total, the album has sold over 150,000 copies.[5] The first single, "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" reached number three in Quebec. The second single, "D'amour ou d'amitié" topped the chart in Quebec for four weeks and reached number five in France. It was also certified gold in both countries, making Dion the first Canadian artist to receive a gold certification in France.[6]
Accolades
[edit]On 31 October 1982, "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" won Outstanding Song Award at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo, Japan, and Dion received the Yamaha Symphony Orchestra Award for Best Artist.[7] On 30 October 1983, she won her first four Félix Awards in Quebec, Canada.[8] Tellement j'ai d'amour... won Best Pop Album of the Year and Dion was also awarded the Newcomer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec.[8]
Track listing
[edit]Tracks 1, 4, 7 produced by Eddy Marnay and Rudi Pascal. Tracks 2, 3 produced by François Cousineau and René Angélil. Tracks 5, 6, 8, 9 produced by Marnay and Angélil.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "D'amour ou d'amitié" | Marnay |
| 3:59 |
| 2. | "Le piano fantôme" | Luc Plamondon | François Cousineau | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Tu restes avec moi" | Marnay | Cousineau | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" | Marnay | Hubert Giraud | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Écoutez-moi" | Marnay | André Popp | 3:03 |
| 6. | "Le tour du monde" | Marnay | Jean-Pierre Calvet | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Visa pour les beaux jours" | Marnay |
| 3:23 |
| 8. | "La voix du bon Dieu" | Marnay | Marnay | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale" | Marnay | Alain Noreau | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 30:52 | |||
Notes
[edit]- "La voix du bon Dieu" was originally released on Dion's debut album (1981). This new recording features Dion family on background vocals.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Quebec Albums (ADISQ)[3] | 3 |
Certifications and sales
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Platinum | 150,000[5] |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Ref. |
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| Canada | 7 September 1982 | Saisons |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Music: Tellement j'ai d'amour..." Feeling Productions Inc. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ Germain, Georges-Herbert (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography. Translated by David Homel; Fred Reed. Dundurn Press. p. 119. ISBN 1-55002-318-7.
- ^ a b "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Canadian album certifications – Celine Dion – Tellement j'ai d'amour". Music Canada. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
- ^ a b Beaunoyer, Jean (2004). René Angelil: The Making of Céline Dion: The Unauthorized Biography. Dundurn Group. p. 155. ISBN 1-55002-489-2. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
- ^ "About: Awards". Feeling Productions Inc. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Gala de l'ADISQ - 1983" (in French). ADISQ. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ Tellement j'ai d'amour... (booklet). Celine Dion. Saisons. 1982. SNS 80007.
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External links
[edit]- Tellement j'ai d'amour... at Discogs (list of releases)