"Please Don't Sympathise" is a song by Scottish singer
Sheena Easton, recorded for her 1982 album, ''
Madness, Money & Music
''Madness, Money & Music'' is the third album by singer Sheena Easton. It was released in 1982 and produced by Christopher Neil. The album includes the singles "I Wouldn't Beg for Water" (US number 64) and "Machinery" (US number 57, UK number 38 ...
''. It was written by
Steve Thompson and produced by
Christopher Neil
Christopher Neil (born 1948) is an Irish-born British record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor.
He has produced records for A-ha, Amazulu, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Cher, Dollar, Edyta Górniak, Gerry Rafferty, Jennifer Rush, José C ...
. In 1983, 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 ...
recorded the song in French, titled "Ne me plaignez pas". It was included on her album, ''
Les chemins de ma maison
'' Les chemins de ma maison '' (meaning ''The Paths of My House'') is the fourth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 7 September 1983. It includes the hit song "Mon ami m'a quittée". The alb ...
'' and released as a single in 1984.
Celine Dion version
"Ne me plaignez pas" is a song recorded 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 ...
for her 1983 album, ''
Les chemins de ma maison
'' Les chemins de ma maison '' (meaning ''The Paths of My House'') is the fourth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 7 September 1983. It includes the hit song "Mon ami m'a quittée". The alb ...
''. It is a French-language adaptation of "Please Don't Sympathise", originally recorded by
Sheena Easton in 1982. French words were written by
Eddy Marnay and the song was produced by
René Angélil. Dion also recorded an extended version of "Ne me plaignez pas", which appeared on her 1983 compilation, ''
Du soleil au cœur
''Du soleil au cœur'' (meaning ''Sunshine in the Heart'') is the first French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in France on 20 September 1983. It is also Dion's first album released in France. It includes mainl ...
''.
In April 1984, "Ne me plaignez pas" was released as the second single from ''Les chemins de ma maison'' in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada. On 14 April 1984, it entered the charts in Quebec, spending eight weeks on it and peaking at number eleven.
Track listings and formats
*Canadian 7" single
#"Ne me plaignez pas" – 3:00
#"Vivre et donner" – 2:28
Charts
References
{{Celine Dion songs
1982 songs
1983 songs
1984 singles
Celine Dion songs
French-language songs
Sheena Easton songs
Song recordings produced by Christopher Neil
Song recordings produced by Eddy Marnay
Songs written by Eddy Marnay