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Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Released
September 7, 1998
Recorded
1998
Pop
Genre
rock
Length
51:46
Columbia
Label
Epic
Erick Benzi
Producer
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Celine Dion chronology
Let's Talk About
S'il suffisait
These Are
Love
d'aimer
Special Times
(1997)
(1998)
(1998)
1. "Zora sourit"
S'il suffisait d'aimer (meaning If Loving Were Enough) is an album by Canadian singer Celine
Dion, released on September 7, 1998. It's her 19th French album and 24th in total. S'il suffisait
d'aimer is the second best-selling French-language album of all time, after Dion's
own D'eux (1995).
Contents
[hide]
2Critical reception
3Chart performance
4Awards
5Track listing
6Charts
o
6.1Weekly charts
6.2Year-end charts
6.3All-time charts
8Release history
9See also
10References
Critical reception[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
AllMusic
Rating
[1]
AllMusic said that "fans will be pleased to hear Dion's return, in a sense, to her roots, especially
since the album is about as consistent as any of her albums, both English and French." [2]
Chart performance[edit]
S'il suffisait d'aimer is the second, after D'eux, best-selling French album of all time. It has sold
over 4 million copies worldwide,[3][4] including 2 million in Europe, where it was certified 2x
Platinum by the IFPI.[5] S'il suffisait d'aimer has sold over 1,890,000 copies in France alone and
was certified Diamond.[6] In Canada, it has sold 500,000 copies[7] and was certified 4x Platinum[8]
The album was certified Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum around the world, also in nonFrancophone countries. S'il suffisait d'aimer became the second, after D'eux, French-language
album to be certified Gold in the United Kingdom.[9] In the United States, although a Frenchlanguage release, it has sold 112,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.[10][11]
S'il suffisait d'aimer topped the charts in Switzerland (for five weeks), France (for four weeks),
Belgium Wallonia (for four weeks), and in Canada, Greece, Poland and on the European Top 100
Albums. It charted inside top 40 in many non-Francophone countries, including the United
Kingdom, where it peaked at number 17.
Awards[edit]
S'il suffisait d'aimer won a Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album. It was also
nominated for the Victoires de la Musique in category Pop, Rock Album of the Year and Dion was
nominated in category Female Artist of the Year.
Track listing[edit]
No
Title
.
1. "Je crois toi"
Writer(s)
Jean-Jacques Goldman
2. "Zora sourit"
Goldman
J. Kapler
Producer(s)
Length
Goldman
Erick Benzi
5:05
Goldman
Benzi
3:51
Goldman
Goldman
Benzi
4:08
4. "Je chanterai"
Goldman
Goldman
Benzi
4:10
5. "Terre"
Benzi
Goldman
Benzi
4:17
Goldman
Goldman
Benzi
4:07
7. "Papillon"
Benzi
Goldman
Benzi
4:01
8. "L'abandon"
Goldman
Goldman
Benzi
4:27
Goldman
Goldman
Benzi
4:38
Goldman
Goldman
Benzi
4:25
Goldman
Goldman
Benzi
4:48
Goldman
Goldman
Benzi
3:35
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (199899)
Peak
position
Chart (199899)
Peak
position
17
30
12
11
15
33
37
Peak
position
Chart (199899)
15
31
28
23
23
UK Albums (OCC)[28]
17
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Gold
25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[44]
Platinum
50,000*
4 Platinum
500,000[46]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[47]
France (SNEP)[48]
18,344[40]
Diamond
1,890,000[49]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[50]
120,000[17]
Japan (RIAJ)[51]
41,000[17]
Netherlands (NVPI)[52]
Gold
50,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[53]
Gold
50,000*
2 Platinum
100,000^
Gold
100,000^
112,000[10]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[57]
2 Platinum
Worldwide
2,000,000*
4,000,000[3][4]
*
sales figures based on certification alone
shipments figures based on certification alone
Release history[edit]
Region
Europe
Date
Label
September 7, 1998
Format
CD
Catalog
4918592
September 8, 1998
United States
80339
Epic
86400
Japan
See also[edit]
ESCA 7425