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"D'amour ou d'amitié" (English: "of love or friendship") is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French-language album, Tellement j'ai d'amour... (1982). It was written by lyricist Eddy Marnay and French composers Jean Pierre Lang and Roland Vincent. "D'amour ou d'amitié" was released as a single in France in December 1982 and in Quebec, Canada in May 1983. The song became a commercial success, topping the chart in Quebec and reaching top ten in France. It was also certified Gold in both countries, making Dion the first Canadian artist to receive a Gold certification in France. In 2005, "D'amour ou d'amitié" was included on Dion's greatest hits album, On ne change pas.

Background and release

In 1982, Eddy Marnay discovered a melody written by Jean Pierre Lang and Roland Vincent and wrote lyrics for it, creating "D'amour ou d'amitié".[1] He wrote about awakening to love and crossing the barrier from friendship to romance.[1] The song was recorded at the Family Sound Studio in Paris in July 1982 and produced by Marnay, assisted by Rudi Pascal.[1] Pathé-Marconi released it as a 7" single in France in December 1982, with "Visa pour les beaux jours" on the B-side.[2][3]

In January 1983, Dion represented Canada as revelation of the year at Midem in Cannes.[2] She performed "D'amour ou d'amitié" in front of 3,500 music professionals.[2] After that, RTL radio station decided to make "D'amour ou d'amitié" their favorite song and played it several times a day.[2] Soon, other radio stations in France followed suit.[2] Few days later, Dion performed "D'amour ou d'amitié" on Michel Drucker's popular TV show, Champs-Élysées.[2] In April 1983, Pathé-Marconi also released "D'amour ou d'amitié" as a 12" maxi-single with two more songs.[3] In May 1983, a 7" single was issued in Quebec, Canada by Saisons.[4] It was the second single from Tellement j'ai d'amour..., after "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi". In early 1984 in Germany, Dion also released a German-language version of "D'amour ou d'amitié" titled "Was bedeute ich dir".[3] The B-side included "Mon ami, geh nicht fort", a German version of "Mon ami m'a quittée".[3]

Commercial performance

"D'amour ou d'amitié" became Dion's first commercially successful single. In France, it reached number five on the chart in the summer of 1983 and was certified Gold on 1 September 1983 for selling 500,000 units.[5][6] By the end of 1983, the single has sold over 700,000 copies in France.[7] Dion also became the first Canadian artist to receive a Gold certification in France.[8] Following this success, she released her first album in France in September 1983, Du soleil au cœur, which featured songs taken from Dion's two albums previously issued in Quebec, Canada.[9]

The song also became a hit in Quebec, where it entered the chart on 7 May 1983 and topped it for four consecutive weeks in July and August 1983.[10][11] It spent forty weeks on the chart in total and was certified Gold in April 1985 for selling over 50,000 copies in Canada.[10][12]

Accolades

Thanks to "D'amour ou d'amitié", Dion won the Félix Award for Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec.[13]

Track listing and formats

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[6] Gold 700,000[7]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
France December 1982 7-inch Pathé-Marconi [3]
April 1983 12-inch
Canada May 1983 7-inch Saisons
Germany 1984 EMI

References

  1. ^ a b c Georges-Hébert Germain (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography. Dundurn Press Limited. p. 119-122. ISBN 1-55002-318-7. d'amour.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Georges-Hébert Germain (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography. Dundurn Press Limited. p. 137-139. ISBN 1-55002-318-7. d'amour.
  3. ^ a b c d e Céline Dion en concert (Canadian tour book). Celine Dion. TBS. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Les Chansons Classées par Points des Années 80" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b "French single certifications – Celine Dion – D'amour ou d'amitié" (in French). InfoDisc. Select CELINE DION and click OK. 
  7. ^ a b Georges-Hébert Germain (1998). Céline: The Authorized Biography. Dundurn Press Limited. p. 143. ISBN 1-55002-318-7. d'amour.
  8. ^ E. Sleeman (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Taylor & Francis Group. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.
  9. ^ "Du soleil au coeur". celinedion.com. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "Québec Info Musique: Céline Dion". Québec Info Musique. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Numéros 1 par ordre chronologique" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Celine Dion – D'amour Et D'amitie". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Gala de l'ADISQ - 1983". ADISQ. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  14. ^ D'amour ou d'amitié (Canadian 7" single liner notes). Celine Dion. Saisons. 1983. SNS-6524.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ D'amour ou d'amitié (French 7" single liner notes). Celine Dion. Pathé Marconi EMI. 1982. 2C 008-72653.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ D'amour ou d'amitié (French 12" single liner notes). Celine Dion. Pathé Marconi EMI. 1983. 154500 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Was bedeute ich dir (German 7" single liner notes). Celine Dion. EMI. 1984. 1 C 006 2002077.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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