"Dans la main d'un magicien" ( "In the Hand of a Magic Man") is

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 ...

's first single from the movie soundtrack '' Opération beurre de pinottes''. It was released in 1985 in

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, Canada. Dion recorded also an English version of this song called "Listen to the Magic Man" and did her first real music video for it (1985). "Listen to the Magic Man" is also notable for being Dion's first English-language song recorded in the studio.

Background

''The Peanut Butter Solution / Opération beurre de pinottes'' soundtrack album includes both versions as well as two other Dion recordings: " La ballade de Michel" and its English-language counterpart "Michael's Song". Neither the French or English version of the song were included on any of Dion's albums. The track was made officially available on a CD for the first time in September 2006. It was included on a special bonus disc bundled with Volume 1 of the '' Contes pour tous'' DVD box set, only available through Imavision's web site. In November 2014, "Dans la main d'un magicien" and "Listen to the Magic Man" were released digitally around the world.

Track listings and formats

*Canadian 7" single #"Dans la main d'un magicien" – 3:20 #"CUE 17 à instrumental" (Instrumental) – 2:09 *Canadian 7" single #"Listen to the Magic Man" – 3:20 #" Michael's Song" – 3:00

References

{{authority control Songs about wizards 1985 singles 1985 songs Celine Dion songs Epic Records singles Songs in French Song recordings produced by Eddy Marnay Songs written by Eddy Marnay Songs written by Lewis Furey