1995
"Singing in French represents a return to my roots, but the music is as eclectic and adventurous as any I have ever recorded."
The opening title track and first video, "Pour que tu m'aimes encore," evokes Marvin Gaye's classic "Sexual Healing" with its gently ticking electronic percussion and sensual groove. "Le ballet" is surprisingly bluesy groove, with percussive finger snaps, harmonica and electric guitar guiding Celine's intimate vocal performance. Minor chords and a progressive-rock feel underscore the emotive ballad "Je sais pas."
"I only hope that the public will enjoy listening to this album as much as I enjoyed making it."
Chart Success:
D'eux is the best-selling French album in history. It has sold over 8 million copies worldwide, including 4 million copies in France alone.
The album spent 44 consecutive weeks at the top of the French chart and 2.5 year on the whole chart, breaking all records. Dion's next album Falling into You released one year later, entered the chart in France at second place, since the first one was still occupied by D'eux.
In Belgium Wallonia no other album spent as long as 37 weeks at number 1, nor 131 weeks on the chart. D'eux was also number 1 in Switzerland (for five weeks) and Netherlands (two weeks). Although a French record, it charted on many non-French speaking countries like the United Kingdom where it peaked at number 7 (a record for a French release in the UK). D'eux became the first French-language album ever to be certified gold in UK as well.
Tracklisting:
01. Pour que tu m'aimes encore
02. Le ballet
03. Regarde-moi
04. Je sais pas
05. La mémoire d'Abraham
06. Cherche encore
07. Destin
08. Les derniers seront les premiers
09. J'irai où tu iras
10. J'attendais
11. Prière païenne
12. Vole