C'est pour toi

{{About|the Celine Dion album|the Celine Dion song|C'est pour toi (song)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox album

| name = {{lang|fr|C'est pour toi}}

| type = studio

| artist = Celine Dion

| cover = Cpt01.jpeg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1985|8|27|df=yes}}

| recorded = 1984–1985

| studio =

  • Studio #1 (Boucherville)
  • Studio Montmartre (Paris)
  • Studio C.R.E. (Paris)

| genre = Pop

| length = 33:23

| label = TBS

| producer =

| prev_title = Les oiseaux du bonheur

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Céline Dion en concert

| next_year = 1985

| misc = {{Singles

| name = C'est pour toi

| type = studio

| single1 = C'est pour toi

| single1date = 9 September 1985

| single2 = C'est pour vivre

| single2date = October 1985

}}

}}

C'est pour toi (meaning It's For You) is the seventh French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 27 August 1985.{{cite web|title=C'est pour toi|publisher=Epic Rights, Inc|url=https://www.celinedion.com/music-details?dd_id=72|access-date=16 July 2016}} It topped the chart in Quebec for 12 weeks. The title track, released as the lead single, reached number three in Quebec.

Content

The album includes ten songs co-written and co-produced by Eddy Marnay. One of the tracks, "Virginie... Roman d'amour" had previously been released in France on the album Les oiseaux du bonheur, under the title "Paul et Virginie". A song called "Elle", appeared on Dion's 1994 live album À l'Olympia. This live version of "Elle" was also included on the long box edition of her French greatest hits compilation, On ne change pas (2005).

Commercial performance

The album reached number one in Quebec and stayed at the top for twelve weeks.{{cite web|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Albums/Albums-Compilation_ventes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Compilation des ventes d'albums par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes|publisher=BAnQ|language=fr|access-date=12 March 2019}} The title track, released as the first single, reached number three on the Quebec chart. "C'est pour vivre" was issued as the second single (it was released in France as well).{{cite book | author=Glatzer, Jenna| title=Céline Dion: For Keeps | url=https://archive.org/details/celinedionforkee0000glat| url-access=registration| publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing| year=2005 | isbn=0-7407-5559-5}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Side A

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = C'est pour toi

| writer1 = {{hlist|Eddy Marnay|François Orenn}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Marnay|Rudi Pascal}}

| length1 = 3:56

| title2 = Tu es là

| writer2 = {{hlist|Marnay|Paul Baillargeon}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Marnay|Baillargeon}}

| length2 = 2:43

| title3 = Dis-moi si je t'aime

| writer3 = {{hlist|Marnay|Baillargeon}}

| extra3 = Baillargeon

| length3 = 2:49

| title4 = Elle

| writer4 = {{hlist|Marnay|Baillargeon}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Marnay|Baillargeon}}

| length4 = 2:45

| title5 = Pour vous

| writer5 = {{hlist|Marnay|Peter Sipos}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Marnay|Baillargeon}}

| length5 = 3:12

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side B

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 33:23

| title1 = Les oiseaux du bonheur

| writer1 = {{hlist|Marnay|André Popp}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Marnay|Pascal}}

| length1 = 3:33

| title2 = Avec toi

| writer2 = {{hlist|Marnay|Christian Loigerot|Thierry Geoffroy}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Marnay|Pascal}}

| length2 = 3:23

| title3 = Amoureuse

| writer3 = {{hlist|Marnay|Baillargeon}}

| extra3 = Baillargeon

| length3 = 3:14

| title4 = Paul et Virginie

| writer4 = {{hlist|Marnay|Loigerot|Geoffroy}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Marnay|Pascal}}

| length4 = 3:46

| title5 = C'est pour vivre

| note5 = with the V'là l'bon vent choir

| writer5 = {{hlist|Marnay|Popp}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Marnay|Pascal}}

| length5 = 4:02

}}

Charts

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|+Chart performance for C'est pour toi

! scope="col"| Chart (1985)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Quebec Albums (ADISQ){{cite web|url=http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/musique/collection_numerique/bd_specialisee/palmares/|title=Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec|publisher=BAnQ|language=fr|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=9 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215510/http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/musique/collection_numerique/bd_specialisee/palmares/|url-status=dead}}

| 1

Release history

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|+Release dates and formats for C'est pour toi

! Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Canada

|rowspan="2"| 27 August 1985

|rowspan="2"| TBS

| LP

| TBS 503

Cassette

| TBS 4503

References

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