"Please Don't Sympathise" is a song by Scottish singer

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, recorded for her 1982 album, ''

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''. It was written by Steve Thompson and produced by

Christopher Neil Christopher Neil (born 1948) is a British record producer, songwriter, singer, and actor. Neil has produced records for A-ha, Amazulu, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Cher, Dollar, Edyta Górniak, Gerry Rafferty, Jennifer Rush, José Carreras, Le ...

. In 1983, Canadian singer

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recorded the song in French, titled "Ne me plaignez pas". It was included on her album, '' Les chemins de ma maison'' and released as a single in 1984.

Celine Dion version

"Ne me plaignez pas" (English: "don't pity me") is a song recorded by Canadian singer

for her 1983 album, '' Les chemins de ma maison''. It is a French-language adaptation of "Please Don't Sympathise", originally recorded by

in 1982. French words were written by

Eddy Marnay Edmond Bacri (18 December 1920 – 3 January 2003), known professionally as Eddy Marnay, was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf, Frida Boccara and Céline Dion. He was joint win ...

and the song was produced by

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. Dion also recorded an extended version of "Ne me plaignez pas", which appeared on her 1983 compilation, ''

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''. In April 1984, "Ne me plaignez pas" was released as the second single from ''Les chemins de ma maison'' in

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, Canada. On 14 April 1984, it entered the charts in Quebec, spending eight weeks on it and peaking at number eleven.

Track listing and formats

* Canadian 7-inch 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 Songs in French Sheena Easton songs Song recordings produced by Christopher Neil Song recordings produced by Eddy Marnay Songs written by Eddy Marnay