''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' is the first English-language
greatest hits album
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
by Canadian singer
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
. Released by
Sony Music Entertainment
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on 12 November 1999, it features nine previously released songs on most editions and seven new recordings on all editions. Dion worked on new tracks mainly with
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...
. Other producers include
,
Kristian Lundin
Kristian Lundin (born 7 May 1973) is a Swedish composer, music producer and songwriter.
Biography
Kristian's worked on the song " Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" which he co-produced with Max Martin for the Backstreet Boys. He co-wrote & pro ...
,
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...
,
James Horner
James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American composer. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music.
Horner's first film score was i ...
, and
Matt Serletic
Matthew Michael Serletic II (born 1970 or 1971) is an American record producer, songwriter, and music executive.
Career
As a teenager, Serletic joined a band with members of Collective Soul, a group for which he would later produce. Serletic h ...
. It is the best-selling greatest hits album in the US during the Nielsen SoundScan era. ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' has sold over 22 million copies worldwide, including over nine million in the United States, five million in Europe, two million in Japan and one million units in Canada.
''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics. Out of all of the new recordings, they especially praised the first uptempo single "
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* ''That's the Way It Is'' (Elvis Presley album), a 1970 album by Elvis Presley
* "That's the Way It Is" (Mel and Kim song), a 1988 so ...
" and a ballad "
If Walls Could Talk". The album became a commercial success throughout the world and peaked at number one in every major music market around the globe. It placed at No. 7 on the
US ''Billboard'' 200 Year-End Chart in the year 2000 and placed at No. 26 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 Decade-End chart.
Background
After ten years of standing in the spotlight, Celine Dion decided to go on vacation. "I'm looking forward to having no schedule, no pressure, to not caring about whether it's raining or not, just visiting with family and friends, cooking at home, trying to seriously have a child. I want no pressure for a while," she said.
Before Dion embarked on her two-year respite from the music industry beginning 1 January 2000, she prepared ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' to cap a ten-year period in which she had sold over 100 million records worldwide.
In the '90s, Dion transformed herself from a regional Canadian success into one of the world's most successful pop artists. In that time, she released six English-language albums, from 1990's ''
Unison
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Unison or per ...
'' to ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'', and six newly recorded French albums, picking up numerous awards, including five
Grammys
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.
The process of putting together ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' was laborious for all involved, from balancing the number of hits and new songs to ensuring that each of the latest tracks showed a new side of Dion. "We had hourly conversations, back and forth, about what the combination should be," said John Doelp, the album's co-executive producer. He added, "We wanted to make sure we had some new sounds and that we were able to go to new places". Co-executive producer Vito Luprano added: "The first idea was to record three new songs, then Dion said, 'Let's go for five,' her lucky number. But we had so many great songs coming in that we ended up recording nine. Out of that, we decided to go with seven".
Content
Album
''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' contains nine greatest hits (ten on the Japanese version) with seven new songs in one single-disc package.
Collaborators include
;
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...
;
James Horner
James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American composer. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music.
Horner's first film score was i ...
and
Will Jennings
Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs "Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has won s ...
, who wrote "
My Heart Will Go On
"My Heart Will Go On" is a 1997 song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song serves as the main theme to James Cameron's blockbuster film ''Titanic'', based on an account of the transatlantic ocean liner of the same name which san ...
"; French songwriter/producer
Luc Plamondon
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He is the brother of Louis Plamondo ...
;
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award.
Wa ...
; and
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans mor ...
. The Jennings/Horner track "
Then You Look at Me" was also placed in December 1999 on the film soundtrack ''
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'', starring
Robin Williams
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; and Plamondon's "
Live (for the One I Love)
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", which has been translated from its original French version "Vivre", appeared in February 2000 on the French stage-show album ''
Notre-Dame de Paris
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''.
The first single, "
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* ''That's the Way It Is'' (Elvis Presley album), a 1970 album by Elvis Presley
* "That's the Way It Is" (Mel and Kim song), a 1988 so ...
" is an optimistic uptempo song, co-written and co-produced by Max Martin, best known for his work with young pop artists.
Other highlights on ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' include a remake of
Roberta Flack
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's "
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to his ...
", which Dion has performed acoustically in her
Let's Talk About Love World Tour
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; the Robert John "Mutt" Lange ballad "
If Walls Could Talk", with
Shania Twain
Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
on background vocals; the power ballad "
I Want You to Need Me
"I Want You to Need Me" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her 1999 greatest hits album, '' All the Way... A Decade of Song''. It was written by Diane Warren and produced by Matt Serletic. "I Want You to Need Me" was released a ...
" from Diane Warren; another, orchestrated power ballad "Then You Look at Me;" and a song Dion and
René Angélil
René Angélil (; January 16, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion.
Early life
Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of ...
were married to, "
All the Way
All the Way may refer to:
Film and television
* ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen
* ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu
* ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's ...
", here in a virtual duet with
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...
.
Sony Music Entertainment
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released eight different versions of her greatest hits, tailored to Dion's individual successes in North America, Europe, France, Australia/New Zealand, Asia, Japan, Latin America and Brazil.
DVD
In 2001,
Sony Music Entertainment
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released ''
All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video'' on DVD.
It includes music videos for "
If Walls Could Talk" and "
Then You Look at Me", which weren't released as singles. It also contains two videos from the 1999
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
television special, "
All the Way
All the Way may refer to:
Film and television
* ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen
* ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu
* ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's ...
" and "
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
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", and music videos for ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' singles: "
That's the Way It Is That's the Way It Is may refer to:
*'' Elvis: That's the Way It Is'', a 1970 documentary film about Elvis Presley
* ''That's the Way It Is'' (Elvis Presley album), a 1970 album by Elvis Presley
* "That's the Way It Is" (Mel and Kim song), a 1988 so ...
", "
Live (for the One I Love)
"Vivre" is a song written by Luc Plamondon and Riccardo Cocciante for the musical ''Notre-Dame de Paris''. It was recorded in 1997 by Noa and included on the ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' album (1998). The song was also recorded by Hélène Ségara in ...
" and "
I Want You to Need Me
"I Want You to Need Me" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her 1999 greatest hits album, '' All the Way... A Decade of Song''. It was written by Diane Warren and produced by Matt Serletic. "I Want You to Need Me" was released a ...
" .The DVD also includes previous hits, some of them in live versions from the ''
Live in Memphis'' concert.
In late 2003, Sony Music Entertainment released a combination of ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' CD and ''All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video'' DVD in Europe and Australia.
Promotion
On 7 October 1999, Celine Dion taped her second
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
television special at the
Radio City Music Hall
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in
New York City
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.
She performed: "
Love Can Move Mountains
"Love Can Move Mountains" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her second English-language studio album, ''Celine Dion (album), Celine Dion'' (1992). Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake, it was released as the fourth ...
", "
To Love You More
"To Love You More" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, written by David Foster and Edgar Bronfman Jr., writing under the pen-name Junior Miles. It was released as a single in Japan on 21 October 1995 and became a hit, reaching number one ...
" (with
Taro Hakase
is a Japanese musician who specialises as a violinist and composer.
Biography
Career
Hakase was involved in a Japanese band called Kryzler & Kompany which formed while he was in college. He played the violin, while Tsuneyoshi Saito played ke ...
on violin), "
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* "That's the Way It Is" (Mel and Kim song), a 1988 so ...
" (with
'N Sync
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), "
All the Way
All the Way may refer to:
Film and television
* ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen
* ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu
* ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's ...
" (virtual duet with
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...
), "
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to his ...
" and a medley of "
Here We Are/
Because You Loved Me
"Because You Loved Me" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her fourth English-language studio album, ''Falling into You'' (1996). It was released on 19 February 1996 as the first single in North America and as the second single in the ...
/
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" in duet with
Gloria Estefan
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. The television special aired on 22 November 1999 and was the second-most-watched program in its time slot, with an 8.3 rating and a 14 share. Dion also performed "That's the Way It Is" in various television and award shows in late 1999, before taking a two-year break from the music industry.
On 31 December 1999, she performed her last concert at Montréal's
Molson Centre
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, with guest
Bryan Adams
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and a host of French-Canadian singers.
Singles
"
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* ''That's the Way It Is'' (Elvis Presley album), a 1970 album by Elvis Presley
* "That's the Way It Is" (Mel and Kim song), a 1988 so ...
" was released as the first single from the album in November 1999. It reached number six on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became a top-ten hit around the world. In February 2000, "
Live (for the One I Love)
"Vivre" is a song written by Luc Plamondon and Riccardo Cocciante for the musical ''Notre-Dame de Paris''. It was recorded in 1997 by Noa and included on the ''Notre-Dame de Paris'' album (1998). The song was also recorded by Hélène Ségara in ...
" was released as the second single in selected European countries and in March 2000, "
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to his ...
" was issued as the next single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number nineteen.
The second North American single, "
I Want You to Need Me
"I Want You to Need Me" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her 1999 greatest hits album, '' All the Way... A Decade of Song''. It was written by Diane Warren and produced by Matt Serletic. "I Want You to Need Me" was released a ...
", was released in April 2000 and reached number-one on the
Canadian Singles Chart
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.
Critical reception
''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' garnered generally positive reviews from music critics. Michael Paoletta from ''
Billboard
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'' gave it a very positive review, calling the album a reminder of why the decade has been Dion's signature era – and why the future looks bright for her. According to him, regarding seven new songs, ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' is Dion's most focused album yet, drawing on a team of collaborators that understands this artists's strengths. Among the highlights Paoletta mentioned: the first single "
That's the Way It Is That's the Way It Is may refer to:
*'' Elvis: That's the Way It Is'', a 1970 documentary film about Elvis Presley
* ''That's the Way It Is'' (Elvis Presley album), a 1970 album by Elvis Presley
* "That's the Way It Is" (Mel and Kim song), a 1988 so ...
", a welcome up-tempo number; "
I Want You to Need Me
"I Want You to Need Me" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her 1999 greatest hits album, '' All the Way... A Decade of Song''. It was written by Diane Warren and produced by Matt Serletic. "I Want You to Need Me" was released a ...
", a consummate love song ripe for a second single; "
If Walls Could Talk;" "
Then You Look at Me", a characteristically "roof-raising, fan-stoking" Dion anthem; her "beyond-the-pale" duet with
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...
on "
All the Way
All the Way may refer to:
Film and television
* ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen
* ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu
* ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's ...
"; and "
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to his ...
", a remake that "affirms Dion's ability to lay low and still scintillate".
Chuck Taylor from ''Billboard'' also praised "That's the Way It Is". He wrote that Dion at last "ups the tempo with the irresistible" first single. According to Taylor, this new track, a joyful ode to holding the faith but allowing love to take its course when it's ready, matches Dion with a new team of collaborators, consistent hitmakers:
,
Kristian Lundin
Kristian Lundin (born 7 May 1973) is a Swedish composer, music producer and songwriter.
Biography
Kristian's worked on the song " Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" which he co-produced with Max Martin for the Backstreet Boys. He co-wrote & pro ...
and
Andreas Carlsson
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Biography
Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2000. In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carlsson, Kri ...
. "Replete with a festive mandolin and a midtempo beat to bring new heights to her as-ever splendid vocal," this song is "destined to enrapture"
top forty
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and
AC the first time through, at last stripping away mainstream radio's gripe that Dion is "too adult". He said that, youthful and yet elegant, and glowing brightly with warmth, the song also represents a bold step forward for Martin, who is best known for his work with chart-topping youth acts. All in all, "That's the Way It Is" is "one of the most compelling radio releases yet" from "one of the core voices of the decade".
Chuck Taylor also reviewed "I Want You to Need Me" and wrote that linking Dion and
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award.
Wa ...
has always been about "as fine a fit as a trusty pair of
Thom McAn
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's". Between Warren's "heart-drenched" words and dramatic melody writing and Dion's "potent vocals straight from soulside, divadom has never sounded so mighty". According to him, for fans of Dion's "high-caliber" power ballads, this is truly among the best ever and a highlight on ''All the Way... A Decade of Song''. Longing for romantic attention, Dion sings, "I want you to need me, like the air you breathe/I want you to feel me, in everything/I want you to see me, in your every dream/The way that I taste you, feel you, breathe you, need you". Taylor stated that Warren's trusty melody is wholly natural and free-flowing, while production from the usually rock-oriented
Matt Serletic
Matthew Michael Serletic II (born 1970 or 1971) is an American record producer, songwriter, and music executive.
Career
As a teenager, Serletic joined a band with members of Collective Soul, a group for which he would later produce. Serletic h ...
is "sheer perfection". It all peaks from the glorious midsection through to the end, where Dion delivers exactly what we've come to expect: a crescendo as "spine-tingling" as those first few times we heard "
My Heart Will Go On
"My Heart Will Go On" is a 1997 song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song serves as the main theme to James Cameron's blockbuster film ''Titanic'', based on an account of the transatlantic ocean liner of the same name which san ...
".
Although
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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of
AllMusic
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gave the album four out of five stars, he criticized it for including seven new songs and just nine hits. According to him, if it had been a straight hits collection, with "That's the Way It Is" and "If Walls Could Talk" added to the end, it would have been fine, but padding it with nearly a full album worth of new material hurts it. He also noticed that Dion's first American hit, "
Where Does My Heart Beat Now
"Where Does My Heart Beat Now" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her ninth studio album, and first English-language album, ''Unison (Celine Dion album), Unison'' (1990). It was released by Columbia Records as the third Single ...
", isn't here, nor is her duet with
Barbra Streisand
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, "
Tell Him". Erlewine stated that the best of the hits, like the
Meat Loaf
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-ian epic "
It's All Coming Back to Me Now
"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is a power ballad written by Jim Steinman. According to Steinman, the song was inspired by ''Wuthering Heights'', and was an attempt to write "the most passionate, romantic song" he could ever create. ''The Sunda ...
" and "My Heart Will Go On", are certainly among the best
adult contemporary
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songs of the decade. In comparison to the new material, he felt that the danceable "That's the Way It Is" and the "pretty" ballad "If Walls Could Talk" work, but he did not like "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "All the Way". According to him, the remaining three new songs "aren't bad", but they're not particularly memorable, especially compared to the hits.
Commercial performance
''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' debuted at number three on the US
''Billboard'' 200 with sales of 303,000 copies, the second-largest opener in Dion's career at that time, exceeded only by the 334,000 units that 1997's ''
Let's Talk About Love
''Let's Talk About Love'' is the fifth English-language and fifteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 14 November 1997, by Columbia and Epic Records. The follow-up to the commercially successful '' Falling into You'' ...
'' spun in its first week. Thanks to Dion's
CBS
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television special, she earned a second-week gain of 30% (394,000 copies) and the third number-one album of her career. The next week, ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' stayed at number one, selling another 328,000 units. In the following week, it fell to number two with sales of 415,000 copies. In the fifth week, it topped the chart again, selling 537,000 units, becoming the first number one album of the 2000s. ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' draw the biggest weekly sales in its sixth week when it sold 640,000 copies, falling to number two. On the ''
Billboard
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s list of best-selling records of 1999 in the US, ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' was placed at number thirteen with sales of 2,900,000 units. As of November 2019, ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' has sold 8,200,000 copies in the United States according to
Nielsen SoundScan
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,
with an additional 1,100,000 units sold at BMG Music Club.
SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.
Despite selling over 9.3 million copies in the US, it was certified only
seven-times Platinum by the
RIAA
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.
''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' is also the fourth best-selling greatest hits album in the US in the
Nielsen SoundScan
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era and the best-selling greatest hits album by a female artist. According to ''Billboard'', it became the 26th best-selling album of the decade (2000–09) in the US.
In Canada and in Quebec, ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' debuted at number one. The album shipped one million copies and was certified
Diamond
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by the
CRIA
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.
''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' was also successful in Japan where it peaked at number one
and was certified
two-times Million by the
RIAJ
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, denoting shipment of two million copies.
Also in Australia, the album topped the chart for two weeks and was certified
five-times Platinum by the
ARIA
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.
In the United Kingdom, ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' debuted at number one selling 74,681 copies.
It became one of five Dion albums to sell more than one million copies in the UK. As of October 2008, the album has sold 1,318,223 units in the UK
and was certified
four-times Platinum by the
BPI. Also in Germany, the album entered the chart at number one spending six non-consecutive weeks at the top. It was certified
seven-times Gold by the
BVMI
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after it shipped 1,050,000 copies.
Overall, it sold over five million copies in Europe and was certified
five-times Platinum by the
IFPI
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.
''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' topped the charts around the world and was certified multi-platinum in various countries. During the first two years of its release, the album had sold over seventeen million copies globally.
Overall, it has sold over 22 million copies.
Accolades
''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' received the 2000
Japan Gold Disc Award
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for International Pop Album of the Year and "
All the Way
All the Way may refer to:
Film and television
* ''All the Way'', an Australian film of 1998 directed by Marque Owen
* ''All the Way'' (2001 film), a film directed by Shi Runjiu
* ''All the Way'' (film), a 2016 adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's ...
", duet with
Frank Sinatra
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, was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
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at the
43rd Grammy Awards
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.
Track listing
All editions of ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' include seven new songs and the previous hits: "Beauty and the Beast", "The Power of Love", "Because You Loved Me", "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", "My Heart Will Go On" and "To Love You More". Other tracks vary by country.
Notes
* signifies a co-producer
* signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Adapted from
AllMusic
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.
*
René Angélil
René Angélil (; January 16, 1942 – January 14, 2016) was a Canadian musical producer, talent manager and singer. He was the manager and husband of singer Celine Dion.
Early life
Angélil was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to a father of ...
– producer
*
Kenny Aronoff
Kenny Aronoff (born March 7, 1953) is an American session drummer.
Early life
Aronoff grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts He developed an interest in music at an early age and gravitated to the drums as "drumming was one hundred percent ene ...
– drums
*David Ashton – engineer
*Chris Brooke – assistant engineer, assistant vocal engineer, mixing, mixing assistant
*
Andreas Carlsson
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Biography
Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2000. In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carlsson, Kri ...
– background vocals
*Terry Chiazza – A&R
*
Luis Conte
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– percussion
*
Celine Dion
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– liner notes, primary artist, vocals
*Mark Dobson – digital editing, pro-tools
*John Doelp – executive producer
*Felipe Elgueta – engineer, producer, programming, synthesizer programming
*
Frank Filipetti
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– engineer
*
David Foster
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– arranger, keyboards, producer, vocal arrangement, background vocals
*
Simon Franglen
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– arranger, engineer, keyboards, producer, synclavier, synclavier programming, synthesizer, synthesizer programming
*Matthew Freeman – production coordination
*Michel Gallone – assistant engineer, assistant vocal engineer
*
Humberto Gatica
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– engineer, mixing, vocal engineer, vocals
*John Gilutin – keyboards, piano
*Andy Haller – engineer, second engineer
*
Leah Haywood
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Born in New Zealand, she grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and recorded a top 40 album, ''Leah'', re ...
– background vocals
*
Nana Hedin
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Career
NaNa Hedin started her career in the late 1980s, and worked ...
– background vocals
*John Herman – engineer, engineering consultant
*Jack Hersca – transfers
*
James Horner
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Horner's first film score was i ...
– arranger, orchestration, producer
*Suzie Katayama – conductor
*
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
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– producer, background vocals
*Ron Last – assistant engineer, assistant vocal engineer, mixing
*Jesse Levy – orchestra manager
*
Tomas Lindberg
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– bass
*Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements
*
Kristian Lundin
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Biography
Kristian's worked on the song " Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" which he co-produced with Max Martin for the Backstreet Boys. He co-wrote & pro ...
– engineer, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming
*Vito Luprano – executive producer
*
– engineer, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming, background vocals
*Vladimir Meller – mastering
*
Richard Meyer – programming
*Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
*Valerie Pack – production coordination
*Maya Panvell – A&R
*
Dean Parks
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Albums
Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...
– guitar, acoustic guitar
*Simon Rhodes – engineer
*
John Robinson – drums
*Will Rogers – assistant vocal engineer
*
Olle Romo
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Romo rehearsed with Swedish progressive rock group Kaipa in early 1982, however he left the group after a few weeks to join Eurythmics, and he was a drummer for them from the mid-to ...
– programming
*
William Ross – arranger, conductor, orchestral arrangements, string arrangements
*Jacques Saugy – guitar
*Danny Schneider – technical engineer
*
Matt Serletic
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Career
As a teenager, Serletic joined a band with members of Collective Soul, a group for which he would later produce. Serletic h ...
– arranger, orchestration, producer
*
Leland Sklar
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– bass
*David Thoener – engineer
*
Michael Thompson – guitar, electric guitar
*
Shania Twain
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– background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
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All-time charts
Certifications and sales
Release history
See also
*
List of best-selling albums
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List of best-selling albums in Europe
*
List of best-selling albums in Germany
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List of best-selling albums in Japan
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Best-selling physica ...
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List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1999
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List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2000
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List of Canadian number-one albums of 1999
*
List of diamond-certified albums in Canada
The following diamond-certified albums in Canada have sold at least one million units (individual CDs, tapes or LPs) as determined by Canadian Recording Industry Association, the national music recording sales certification agency.
The first ...
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List of European number-one hits of 1999
This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 1999, as published by '' Music & Media'' magazine.
Chart history
Notes
References
See also
* 1999 in music
* List of number-one hits in Europe
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List of European number-one hits of 2000
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List of number-one albums in Australia during the 1990s
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List of number-one albums of 2000 (Spain)
*
List of Oricon number-one albums of 1999
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List of Top 25 albums for 1999 in Australia
The following lists the top 100 albums of 1999 in Australia from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) End of Year ARIA Charts, Albums Chart.
Peak chart positions from 1999 are from the ARIA Charts, overall position on the En ...
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List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1990s
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