Live à Paris

{{Infobox album

| name = Live à Paris

| type = live

| artist = Celine Dion

| cover = Live à Paris.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|10|21}}

| recorded = October 1995

| venue = Le Zénith (Paris, France)

| genre =

Rock
pop

| length = 73:37

| label =

| producer =

David Foster
Claude Lemay

| prev_title = Falling into You

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Let's Talk About Love

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Live à Paris

| type = live

| single1 = Je sais pas

| single1date = 12 May 1997

| single2 = J'attendais

| single2date = 30 June 1997

}}

Live à Paris (English: "live in Paris") is the third live album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 21 October 1996 by Sony Music. It features primarily French-language songs, mainly from D'eux (1995), but also includes "The Power of Love", "River Deep, Mountain High" and a studio version of "To Love You More" as a bonus track. Live à Paris topped the charts in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec, and was certified 2× Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, denoting sales of over two million copies in Europe.

Content

After having the best-selling Francophone album of all time, D'eux, Dion released Live à Paris, which contains ten out of twelve songs from D'eux. The concert was recorded at Le Zénith in Paris in October 1995, during the D'eux Tour. The CD contains also few English songs, including studio recording of "To Love You More", which became a smash hit in Japan.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

The disc does not contain the full show. All songs can be found on the Live à Paris home video, released also in 1996.

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r245706|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

}}

AllMusic said that the album "has more of a rock feel than any of Dion's other live or studio albums" and "Dion raises the roof and proves just as adept with harder material as she is with adult contemporary ballads". According to them "this good live album from one of the biggest stars of our time serves to showcase her not only as a balladeer, but as a first-rate rock star".[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r245706|pure_url=yes}} Live à Paris review]

Commercial performance

Live à Paris has debuted at number one in France, selling 200,000 copies in its first week.{{Cite book|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ygkEAAAAMBAJ&q=1992+Celine+Dion+billboard&pg=PA15|title=550's Celine Dion Takes Stardom to Next Level|date=9 November 1996|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=15|language=en}} On 1 November 1996, Dion wrote a new page in the record book of French music industry, becoming the very first artist to have three of her albums chart simultaneously in the French Top 20. That week, Live à Paris entered the chart on top position (her 3rd number 1 album in France that year), while Falling into You (seven months after it entered the chart) was still at the 6th position and D'eux was still at number 16 (a year and a half after its release).

Following the successful D'eux, Live à Paris has sold 2 million copies in Europe alone, where it was certified 2× Platinum by the IFPI.{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.com/content/section_news/plat2004.html |title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2004 |work=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |access-date=1 March 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713004335/http://www.ifpi.com/content/section_news/plat2004.html |archive-date=13 July 2011}}

After selling 810,000 copies in France and 280,000 copies in Canada,{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-03-22.pdf|title=Tragically Hip, Celine Dion Top Juno Award Scores|author=Larry LeBlanc|magazine=Billboard|page=9|date=22 March 1997|access-date=11 June 2020}} it was certified 2× Platinum in both countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=1998&type=13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724075353/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=1998&type=13 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=Certifications albums double platine - année 1998 |work=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |access-date=13 April 2014 }}{{cite web|url= http://cria.ca/cert_db_search.php?page=1&wclause=WHERE+artist_name+like+%27%25celine+dion%25%27+ORDER+BY+cert_date%2C+cert_award+&rcnt=140&csearch=20&nextprev=1|title= Gold & platinum certification searchable database|work= Canadian Recording Industry Association|access-date= 13 January 2009|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120722040846/http://www.musiccanada.com/GoldPlatinum.aspx|archive-date= 22 July 2012|df= dmy-all}} The album was also certified Platinum in Belgium{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/xls/Awards%201997.htm |title=Awards 1997 |work=Ultratop|access-date=27 March 2010}} and Switzerland.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparade.ch/awards.asp?year=1996 |title=Edelmetall 1996 |work=Swiss Music Charts|access-date=13 April 2014}} In non-Francophone countries, like the Netherlands and Poland, Live à Paris achieved Gold status.{{cite web |url=http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461 |title=Goud/Platina Muziek |work=NVPI |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910023734/http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461 |archive-date=10 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php |title=Gold certification awards |work=ZPAV |access-date=3 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014040536/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php |archive-date=14 October 2013 }}

The album topped the charts for eight weeks in France, for four weeks in Belgium Wallonia and one week in Switzerland and 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}} In Belgium Flanders, it peaked at number 6, and in Canada at number 7. Live à Paris also charted in many non-Francophone countries, reaching number 9 in the Netherlands, number 24 in Austria, number 25 in New Zealand, number 46 in Italy, number 53 in the United Kingdom and number 63 in Germany. On the European Top 100 Albums, Live à Paris peaked at number 6.

Accolades

Live à Paris won a Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album and two Félix Awards for Best Selling Album and Best Pop Rock Album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, except where noted.

{{track listing

| headline = Live à Paris track listing

| total_length = 73:12

| title1 = J'attendais

| writer1 =

| length1 = 4:58

| title2 = Destin

| writer2 =

| length2 = 4:11

| title3 = The Power of Love

| writer3 = {{flat list|

}}

| length3 = 4:45

| title4 = Regarde-moi

| writer4 =

| length4 = 3:49

| title5 = River Deep, Mountain High

| writer5 = {{flat list|

}}

| length5 = 3:29

| title6 = Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)

| writer6 = {{flat list|

}}

| length6 = 5:03

| title7 = Les derniers seront les premiers

| writer7 =

| length7 = 3:52

| title8 = J'irai où tu iras

| note8 = duet with Jean-Jacques Goldman

| writer8 =

| length8 = 3:46

| title9 = Je sais pas

| writer9 = {{flat list|

Goldman
J. Kapler

}}

| length9 = 4:25

| title10 = Le ballet

| writer10 =

| length10 = 10:33

| title11 = Prière païenne

| writer11 =

| length11 = 4:55

| title12 = Pour que tu m'aimes encore

| writer12 =

| length12 = 5:10

| title13 = Quand on n'a que l'amour

| writer13 = Jacques Brel

| length13 = 4:41

| title14 = Vole

| writer14 =

| length14 = 4:07

| title15 = To Love You More

| note15 = studio recording

| writer15 = {{flat list|

}}

| length15 = 5:28

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://imgur.com/a/gxJrfep \| title=Celine Dion ARIA chart history (albums 1991-2019), received from ARIA in May 2024\|publisher=ARIA\|via=Imgur.com\|access-date=12 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. \| 122
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for Live à Paris ! scope="col"\| Chart (1996–1997) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Austria\|24\|artist=Céline Dion\|album=Live à Paris\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}
{{album chart\|Flanders\|6\|artist=Céline Dion\|album=Live à Paris\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}
{{album chart\|Wallonia\|1\|artist=Céline Dion\|album=Live à Paris\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}
{{album chart\|Canada\|8\|chartid=9849\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}
scope="row"\| Canadian Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-11-23.pdf\|title=Hits of the World\|magazine=Billboard\|page=68\|date=23 November 1996\|access-date=10 May 2015}} \| 7
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|9\|artist=Céline Dion\|album=Live à Paris\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}
scope="row"\| European Albums (Music & Media){{cite web\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-12-07.pdf\|title=European Top 100 Albums\|work=Music & Media\|page=13\|date=7 December 1996\|access-date=4 May 2019}} \| 6
{{album chart\|France\|1\|artist=Céline Dion\|album=Live à Paris\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}
{{album chart\|Germany4\|63\|id=2414\|artist=Céline Dion\|album=Live à Paris\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 September 2016}}
{{album chart\|New Zealand\|25\|artist=Céline Dion\|album=Live à Paris\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}
scope="row"\| Portuguese Albums (AFP){{cite web\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-12-07.pdf\|title=Top National Sellers: Portugal\|work=Music & Media\|page=14\|date=7 December 1996\|access-date=4 May 2019}} \|4
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\|archive-date=27 January 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127210358/http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/musique/collection_numerique/bd_specialisee/palmares/}} \| 1
{{album chart\|Scotland\|81\|date=19961103\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=13 May 2015}}
{{album chart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=Céline Dion\|album=Live à Paris\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|53\|date=19961109\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=28 July 2014}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for Live à Paris ! scope="col"\| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM){{cite web\|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9732&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062\|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 64, No. 18, December 16 1996\|work=RPM\|date=16 December 1996\|access-date=28 July 2014}} \| 72
scope="row"\| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts){{cite web\|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1996&cat=a\|title=Jaaroverzichten - Album 1996\|publisher=Hung Medien\|language=nl\|access-date=28 July 2014}} \| 95
scope="row"\| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web\|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1996\|title=Tops de l'année - Top Albums 1996\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|access-date=11 June 2020}} \| 10

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for Live à Paris

! scope="col"| Chart (1996)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9732&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 64, No. 18, December 16 1996|work=RPM|date=16 December 1996|access-date=28 July 2014}}

| 72

scope="row"| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts){{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1996&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten - Album 1996|publisher=Hung Medien|language=nl|access-date=28 July 2014}}

| 95

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1996|title=Tops de l'année - Top Albums 1996|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=11 June 2020}}

| 10

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (1997) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a\|title=Jaaroverzichten 1997\|publisher=Ultratop\|language=nl\|access-date=28 July 2014}} \| 75
scope="row"\| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web\|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a\|title=Rapports annueles 1997\|publisher=Ultratop\|language=fr\|access-date=1 July 2014}} \| 25
scope="row"\| Canadian Albums (SoundScan){{cite web \|title=Albums : Top 100 of 1997 \|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS_1997.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010320221621/http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS_1997.html \|archive-date=20 March 2001 \|url-status=dead \|publisher=Jam!\|access-date=15 August 2023}} \| 83
scope="row"\| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts){{cite web\|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=a\|title=Jaaroverzichten - Album 1997\|publisher=Hung Medien\|language=nl\|access-date=28 July 2014}} \| 41
scope="row"\| European Albums (Music & Media){{cite web\|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-12-27.pdf\|title=Year in Focus\|work=Music & Media\|page=7\|date=27 December 1997\|access-date=2 May 2019}} \| 57
scope="row"\| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web\|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1997\|title=Tops de l'année - Top Albums 1997\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|access-date=11 June 2020}} \| 31

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (1997)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 1997|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=28 July 2014}}

| 75

scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a|title=Rapports annueles 1997|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=1 July 2014}}

| 25

scope="row"| Canadian Albums (SoundScan){{cite web |title=Albums : Top 100 of 1997 |url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS_1997.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010320221621/http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS_1997.html |archive-date=20 March 2001 |url-status=dead |publisher=Jam!|access-date=15 August 2023}}

| 83

scope="row"| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts){{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten - Album 1997|publisher=Hung Medien|language=nl|access-date=28 July 2014}}

| 41

scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media){{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-12-27.pdf|title=Year in Focus|work=Music & Media|page=7|date=27 December 1997|access-date=2 May 2019}}

| 57

scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=1997|title=Tops de l'année - Top Albums 1997|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=11 June 2020}}

| 31

=All-time charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ All-time chart performance for Live à Paris ! scope="col"\| Chart ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\|Canadian Artists Albums (SoundScan){{cite web\|url=http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/07/08/prophetes-en-leur-pays\|title=Prophètes en leur pays\|language=fr\|work=Le Journal de Montréal\|author=Marc-André Lemieux\|date=8 July 2017\|access-date=8 July 2017}} \| 90

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ All-time chart performance for Live à Paris

! scope="col"| Chart

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Canadian Artists Albums (SoundScan){{cite web|url=http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/07/08/prophetes-en-leur-pays|title=Prophètes en leur pays|language=fr|work=Le Journal de Montréal|author=Marc-André Lemieux|date=8 July 2017|access-date=8 July 2017}}

| 90

Certifications and sales

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Live à Paris}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|title=Live à Paris|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|certyear=1996|relyear=1996|accessdate=28 July 2014}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Live à Paris|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1996|relyear=1996|salesamount=280,000|salesref=|accessdate=28 July 2014}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=Live a Paris|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1998|relyear=1996|accessdate=28 July 2014}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=album|title=Live à Paris|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=1996|relyear=1996|accessdate=28 July 2006}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=1999|certmonth=9|relyear=1996|accessdate=28 July 2014}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|title=Paris|artist=Dion|award=Platinum|certyear=1996|relyear=1996|accessdate=28 July 2014}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|type=album|title=Live à Paris|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2004|relyear=1996|accessdate=18 November 2021}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history for Live à Paris ! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog
scope="row"\|France{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.fr/Live-à-Paris-Celine-Dion/dp/B0028V1P9O\|title=Celine Dion - Live à Paris\|publisher=Amazon France\|access-date=27 September 2018}} \|21 October 1996 \|\|Columbia \|rowspan="3"\|{{hlist\|CD\|cassette}} \|486606
scope="row"\|United Kingdom{{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-10-26.pdf\|title=New Releases\|magazine=Music Week\|page=28\|date=26 October 1996\|access-date=29 December 2022}} \|28 October 1996 \|Epic \|4836062
scope="row"\|Canada{{cite web\|url=https://www.celinedion.com/discography/live-a-paris-3/\|title=Celine Dion: Music - Live à Paris\|publisher=celinedion.com\|access-date=26 September 2018}} \|29 October 1996 \|Columbia \|80238
scope="row"\|Japan{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/パリ・ライヴ-セリーヌ・ディオン/dp/B00005G41N\|title=パリ・ライブ\|publisher=Amazon Japan\|access-date=27 September 2018\|language=ja}} \|22 January 1997 \|SMEJ \|rowspan="2"\|CD \|ESCA-6637
scope="row"\|Australia{{cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/Celine-Dion-Live-A-Paris/release/6563889\|title=Celine Dion - Live à Paris (AU)\|publisher=Discogs\|access-date=27 September 2018}} \|February 1997 \|Epic \|486606

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release history for Live à Paris

! Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

scope="row"|France{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.fr/Live-à-Paris-Celine-Dion/dp/B0028V1P9O|title=Celine Dion - Live à Paris|publisher=Amazon France|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|21 October 1996

||Columbia

|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|486606

scope="row"|United Kingdom{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-10-26.pdf|title=New Releases|magazine=Music Week|page=28|date=26 October 1996|access-date=29 December 2022}}

|28 October 1996

|Epic

|4836062

scope="row"|Canada{{cite web|url=https://www.celinedion.com/discography/live-a-paris-3/|title=Celine Dion: Music - Live à Paris|publisher=celinedion.com|access-date=26 September 2018}}

|29 October 1996

|Columbia

|80238

scope="row"|Japan{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/パリ・ライヴ-セリーヌ・ディオン/dp/B00005G41N|title=パリ・ライブ|publisher=Amazon Japan|access-date=27 September 2018|language=ja}}

|22 January 1997

|SMEJ

|rowspan="2"|CD

|ESCA-6637

scope="row"|Australia{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Celine-Dion-Live-A-Paris/release/6563889|title=Celine Dion - Live à Paris (AU)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=27 September 2018}}

|February 1997

|Epic

|486606