''Au cœur du stade'' (English: "in the heart of the stadium") is the fourth

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

by Canadian singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had ...

, released by

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on 27 August 1999. It was recorded during two sold-out concerts at the

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in June 1999. Dion made music history with these two concerts, becoming the first artist in history to perform for more than 90,000 spectators, with a grand total of 180,000 ticketholders over the two nights. The album features primarily French-language songs, mainly from ''

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'' (1998), but also includes "

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" and "Let's Talk About Love". ''Au cœur du stade'' topped the charts in Francophone countries and was certified double platinum in France, platinum in Belgium and Switzerland, and gold in Canada.

Content

''Au cœur du stade'' was recorded at the

in Saint-Denis, during two performances on 19 and 20 June 1999. Most of the songs on this album are live versions of tracks originally recorded for ''

''. ''Au cœur du stade'' contains also some of singer's early French songs ("

Ce n'était qu'un rêve "Ce n'était qu'un rêve" ( "It Was Only a Dream") is the debut Single (music), single of Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on 11 June 1981 in Quebec, Canada. It is included on her first album, ''La voix du bon Dieu'' (1981). "Ce n'était qu'u ...

", " D'amour ou d'amitié", " Mon ami m'a quittée") and few English-language tracks, including "Let's Talk About Love" and "

". The CD does not contain the full show. All songs can be found on the '' Au cœur du stade'' DVD, also released in 1999. ''Au cœur du stade'' was recorded during the European leg of the Let's Talk About Love Tour. The album was promoted with " Dans un autre monde" live video.

Critical reception

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called the album "satisfying effort, and a must for fans and collectors of this singer's music".

Commercial performance

In Francophone countries ''Au cœur du stade'' was certified double platinum in France, platinum in Belgium and Switzerland, and gold in Canada. ''Au cœur du stade'' peaked at number one for four weeks in Switzerland, for two weeks in France and one week in Belgium Wallonia and Quebec. In Belgium Flanders it peaked at number three, and in Canada at number 15. The album charted also inside top 40 in non-Francophone countries, including number 18 in Austria, number 23 in the Netherlands, and number 37 in Germany and Hungary. On the European Top 100 Albums, ''Au cœur du stade'' peaked at number nine.

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Critical reception

Commercial performance

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Year-end charts

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Release history

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