"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

for her 1983 album, ''

''. 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