Les chansons en or

{{Infobox album

| name = Les chansons en or

| type = greatest hits

| artist = Celine Dion

| cover = Lceo01.jpeg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1986|4|22|df=yes}}

| recorded = 1981–1986

| studio =

| genre = Pop

| length = 39:51

| label = TBS

| producer =

| prev_title = Céline Dion en concert

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Incognito

| next_year = 1987

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Les chansons en or

| type = greatest hits

| single1 = Fais ce que tu voudras

| single1date = 2 June 1986

}}

Les chansons en or (English: "the golden songs") is the second French-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 22 April 1986.{{cite web|title=Les chansons en or|publisher=Epic Rights, Inc|url=https://www.celinedion.com/music-details?dd_id=70|access-date=16 July 2016}} It includes hits from her previous studio albums and one new song, "Fais ce que tu voudras".

Background and content

Dion was very hardworking during the past five years. She had recorded nine albums for the Canadian market (five regular releases, two Christmas albums, one live recording, and one greatest hits). She had also released two compilations in France. Dion got Gold and Platinum certifications for her albums and singles and received eleven Félix Awards and two Yamaha Music Festival Awards. It was about time to sum up those achievements and that's how Les chansons en or was born.

It was promoted by the new song "Fais ce que tu voudras", which reached number thirty-six on the Quebec chart. According to René Grignon, the composer, an English version of the song (titled Stay) was recorded but never released.

Dion did her first French music video for that single.{{cite web|title=Celine Dion - Fais ce que tu voudras|date=4 February 2010 |publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-P-9NPKIk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/qH-P-9NPKIk |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|access-date=27 August 2018}}{{cbignore}} Her first commercial video ever was for an English song "Listen to the Magic Man" in 1985. It was Dion's first movie song as well as her first English song recorded in the studio. This greatest hits album was Dion's first album released on a CD.{{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}} The music video for "Fais ce que tu voudras" was nominated for the Félix Award for Video of the Year.

Commercial performance

The album reached number fifteen in Quebec.{{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}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Les chansons en or track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 39:51

| title1 = Ce n'était qu'un rêve

| writer1 = {{hlist|Thérèse Dion|Celine Dion|Jacques Dion}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|René Angélil|Daniel Hétu}}

| length1 = 3:49

| title2 = La voix du bon Dieu

| writer2 = Eddy Marnay

| extra2 = {{hlist|Marnay|Angélil}}

| length2 = 3:15

| title3 = Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi

| writer3 = {{hlist|Marnay|Hubert Giraud}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Marnay|Rudi Pascal}}

| length3 = 2:57

| title4 = D'amour ou d'amitié

| writer4 = {{hlist|Marnay|Roland Vincent|Jean Pierre Lang}}

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

| length4 = 3:58

| title5 = Mon ami m'a quittée

| writer5 = {{hlist|Marnay|Christian Loigerot|Thierry Geoffroy}}

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

| length5 = 3:00

| title6 = Les chemins de ma maison

| writer6 = {{hlist|Marnay|Patrick Lemaitre|Alain Bernard}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Marnay|Pascal}}

| length6 = 4:15

| title7 = Mon rêve de toujours

| writer7 = {{hlist|Marnay|Jean-Pierre Goussaud}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Marnay|Pascal}}

| length7 = 4:17

| title8 = Mélanie

| writer8 = {{hlist|Marnay|Diane Juster}}

| extra8 = Angélil

| length8 = 3:43

| title9 = Une colombe

| writer9 = {{hlist|Marcel Lefebvre|Paul Baillargeon}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Baillargeon|Lefebvre|Angélil}}

| length9 = 3:08

| title10 = C'est pour toi

| writer10 = {{hlist|Marnay|François Orenn}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Marnay|Pascal}}

| length10 = 4:01

| title11 = Fais ce que tu voudras

| writer11 = {{hlist|Marnay|René Grignon}}

| extra11 = Marnay

| length11 = 3:42

}}

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Chart performance for Les chansons en or ! scope="col"\| Chart (1986) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| Quebec (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}} \| 15

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|+Chart performance for Les chansons en or

! scope="col"| Chart (1986)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Quebec (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}}

| 15

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Release dates and formats for Les chansons en or ! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| Canada \|rowspan="3"\| 22 April 1986 \|rowspan="3"\| TBS \| CD \| TBSCD 507
LP \| TBS 507
Cassette \| TBS 4507

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|+Release dates and formats for Les chansons en or

! Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

scope="row" rowspan="3"| Canada

|rowspan="3"| 22 April 1986

|rowspan="3"| TBS

| CD

| TBSCD 507