D'elles
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D'Elles is the title of Céline Dion's next French language album scheduled to be released on May 21 2007.
Album information
The lyrics were written by ten prominent female writers from Quebec and France. Seven out of twelve songs planned for the album were recorded on December 20th and 21st 2006 at the Piccolo Studios, Montreal. Jean-Jacques Goldman was there too as the producer. The title refers to Céline Dion's 1995 album D'eux.
The first single "S'il N'en Restait Qu'une (Je Serais Celle-là)" (meaning "If There'll Be Only One Woman Left (I Would Be This Woman)") written by Françoise Dorin, will premiere on February 14 2007 in France. Thierry Vargnes directed the music video in New York on January 31 2007.
Writers from Quebec
- Marie Laberge - "Le Temps qui Compte"
- Denise Bombardier - "La Diva"
- Lise Payette - "Je Cherche l'Ombre" (music by Jacques Veneruso)
- Janette Bertrand - "Berceuse à Mon Fils" (music by David Gategno)
Writers from France
- Françoise Dorin - "S'il N'en Restait Qu'une (Je Serais Celle-là)" (music by David Gategno)
- Françoise Dorin - "A Cause" (music by Jacques Veneruso)
- Christine Orban - 2 songs
- Nina Bouraoui - 1 song
- Nathalie Nechtschein - 1 song
- George Sand - "Letter to Alfred de Musset" (music by Erick Benzi)
Other music composers include Gildas Arzel, Marc Dupré and Jean-François Breau.
D'elles will be released in one normal and two special editions: a Double Digipack (CD+DVD+booklet about Dion's career) and a Collectors Box Set (48 page booklet + perfume sample + specially designed cover). These special editions will be available in Canada and select areas of Europe.
Upcoming Projects and Events
- February 20 2007 - Dion's song "I Knew I Loved You" will appear on the Ennio Morricone tribute album called We All Love Ennio Morricone. She will peform it during the 79th Academy Awards ceremony on February 25 2007. This song is based on the famous "Deborah's theme" - one of the unforgettable Morricone meldoes - from the Sergio Leione Film Once Upon a Time in America. It was produced by Quincy Jones.
- November 2007 - new R&B English album. The songs will be written by Ne-Yo and Bryan Michael Cox among others.
- December 15 2007 - end of A New Day... show
- December 2007 - A New Day... TV Special
- December 2007 - A New Day... DVD. It will be produced by Julie Snyder's French Canadian company Productions J. The bonus for the DVD will be four documentaries: "The secrets of A New Day...," "A New Day... in the life of Céline," "The world comes to see Céline" as well as the making of the DVD. It will be released worldwide in English and French.
- 2008 - world tour