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A New Day Has Come
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A New Day Has Come is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, which marked her return after two-year hiatus to have a child. It was released on March 22, 2002. A New Day Has Come is Dion's 9th English album and 28th in total. Limited edition, containing bonus DVD with two audio and two video tracks, was released in November 2002. Six years later, in early 2008 the album was re-released as a collector's edition in North America, Japan and Australia, including the original CD and a bonus DVD with all videos and making of the album.[1] At the same time A New Day Has Come was released in a new package as Falling into You/A New Day Has Come/Let's Talk About Love 3CD set.
Album information
The album includes many highlights, like Dion's renditions of Etta James classic, "At Last" and Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy."
Few French accents can be found here too, as Dion recorded "The Greatest Reward," an adaptation of "L'envie d'aimer" from the French musical The Ten Commandments, performed originally by Daniel Lévi. The song was co-written by Pascal Obispo, a popular French singer and composer. Another track called "Ten Days" is an adaptation of a French hit song, "Tomber" by Gérald De Palmas. Dion recorded also Spanish version of "L'amour existe encore" from her 1991 Dion chante Plamondon album, called "Aún Existe Amor."
The album included two successful singles: the title track and "I'm Alive," featured also in the Stuart Little 2 movie. On "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)," released as last commercial single, Shania Twain did the background vocals. "At Last" was released as a radio single in the United States only.
"Super Love" was available only as European/Australian/Asian bonus track.
On November 18, 2002 A New Day Has Come was released as a special limited edition with bonus DVD, featuring two unreleased audio tracks: "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" and "All Because of You," the music video for "I'm Alive" and a teaser for Dion's Las Vegas show A New Day.... In the U.S. the limited edition included longer version of "The Greatest Reward," insted of original 3:28.
"All Because of You" was later released as "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" B-side. "Coulda Woulda Shoulda," "Have You Ever Been in Love" and a ballad version of "Sorry for Love" appeared also on Dion's next album One Heart. "Have You Ever Been in Love" was even released as a single in 2003 to promote this album.
The track "I Surrender," while not released as a single, has become a popular song choice for contestants on reality TV singing competitions around the world. It has been performed by Kelly Clarkson and Anthony Fedorov on American Idol, Craig Sharpe on Canadian Idol, and Lorena Gomez on the Spanish show Operación Triunfo to name a few. Polish singer Edyta Górniak recorded Polish-language version of this song, called "List."
On April 7, 2002, CBS aired one-hour TV special dedicated to the A New Day Has Come. Beside songs from the album, Dion performed two duets: with Destiny's Child on "Emotion/When the Wrong One Loves You Right" medley and Brian McKnight on "Beauty and the Beast."
On May 23, 2002 Céline Dion joined the VH1 Divas Las Vegas along with Cher, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Anastacia, Dixie Chicks, Cyndi Lauper, Stevie Nicks and Whitney Houston. She sang "A New Day Has Come," "I'm Alive," "Can't Help Falling in Love," and a duet with Anastacia on AC/DC's song "You Shook Me All Night Long."
Céline Dion won an American Music Award for Favorite Artist in the Adult Contemporary category in February 2003.
Chart success
A New Day Has Come has been a worldwide success, debuting at number one position in over twenty countries and selling 10 million copies. The IFPI announced that it was the fifth best selling album worldwide in 2002.
In the United States, A New Day Has Come debuted at number one, selling 558,000 copies in its first week[2]; it was Dion's first number-one debut, and her fourth number-one overall. In the following week, A New Day Has Come sold 263,000 copies and slipped to number two. To date, the album has sold 3.3 million copies in the United States and is certified 3x platinum. In Canada, it sold 152,000 copies in the first week and stayed at number 1 for seven consecutive weeks. It has been certified 6x platinum for 600,000 copies sold.
A New Day Has Come went triple platinum in Europe, reaching the top in most European countries. In the United Kingdom, it debuted with 89,000 copies sold and stayed at number 1 for four weeks in a row. To date, it has sold 500,000 copies and was certified platinum. In France, the album topped the chart for four weeks and was certified 3x platinum for 900,000 copies sold.
In Australia, A New Day Has Come stayed five weeks at number 1 and was certified 2x platinum, selling over 160,000 copies sold.
Track listing
"I'm Alive" (Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson) – 3:30
"Right in Front of You" (Steve Morales, Shep Soloman, Kara DioGuardi, David Siegel) – 4:13
"Have You Ever Been in Love" (Anders Bagge, Peer Astrom, Tom Nichols, Daryl Hall, Laila Bagge) – 4:08
"Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable)" (Terry Britten, Charlie Dore) – 3:25
"A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) (Aldo Nova, Stephan Moccio) – 4:23
"Ten Days" (Nova, Maxime Le Forestier, Gérald De Palmas) – 3:37
"Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" (Robert Lange) – 5:19
"Prayer" (Corey Hart) – 5:34
"I Surrender" (Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters) – 4:17
"At Last" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 4:39
"Super Love" (Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken) – 4:16 (European/Australian/Asian bonus track)
"Sorry for Love" (DioGuardi, Bagge, Astrom, Arnthor Birgisson) – 4:10
"Aún Existe Amor" (Richard Cocciante, Ignacio Ballesteros-Diaz) – 3:52
"The Greatest Reward" (Pascal Obispo, Carlsson, Jörgen Elofsson, Lionel Florence, Patrice Guirao) – 3:28
"When the Wrong One Loves You Right" (Martin Briley, Francis Gallucio, Marjorie Maye) – 3:48
"A New Day Has Come" (Nova, Moccio) – 5:43
"Nature Boy" (Eden Ahbez) – 3:45
2002 special limited edition bonus DVD
"All Because of You" (Burton Collins, Lisa Scott, Christi Dannemiller) – 3:30
"Coulda Woulda Shoulda" (Lundin, Carlsson) – 3:27
"I'm Alive" international video version (Dave Meyers) – 3:30
Las Vegas show preview (Scott Floyd Lochmus, Dave Platel) – 5:40
2008 collector's edition bonus DVD
"A New Day Has Come" video (Meyers) – 4:20
"Have You Ever Been in Love" video (Antti Jokinen) – 4:06
"Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" video (Chris Applebaum) – 4:33
"I'm Alive" video (Meyers) – 3:30
Making of A New Day Has Come album (Lochmus) – 12:15
Making of "A New Day Has Come" video (Lochmus) – 3:03
"Have You Ever Been in Love" in the studio (Lochmus) – 5:05
Photo gallery
References
- ^ A New Day Has Come Collector's edition
- ^ Ashanti Album, Single Dominate Charts. Retrieved April 11, 2002.
- ^ Argentinian Albums Chart
- ^ CAPIF
- ^ Australian Albums Chart
- ^ ARIA
- ^ Austrian Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Austria
- ^ Flandres Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Belgium
- ^ Wallonie Albums Chart
- ^ Brazilian Albums Chart
- ^ ABPD
- ^ Canadian Albums Chart
- ^ CRIA
- ^ Czech Albums Chart
- ^ Danish Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Denmark
- ^ Dutch Albums Chart
- ^ NVPI
- ^ Estonian Albums Chart
- ^ European Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI
- ^ Finnish Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Finland
- ^ French Albums Chart
- ^ SNEP
- ^ German Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Germany
- ^ Greek Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Greece
- ^ IFPI Hong Kong
- ^ Hungarian Albums Chart
- ^ MAHASZ
- ^ Irish Albums Chart
- ^ Italian Albums Chart
- ^ FIMI
- ^ Japanese Albums Chart
- ^ RIAJ
- ^ Mexican Albums Chart
- ^ New Zealand Albums Chart
- ^ RIANZ
- ^ Norwegian Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Norway
- ^ Polish Albums Chart
- ^ ZPAV
- ^ Portuguese Albums Chart
- ^ AFP
- ^ South Africa Albums Chart
- ^ Spanish Albums Chart
- ^ PROMUSICAE
- ^ Swedish Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Sweden
- ^ Swiss Albums Chart
- ^ IFPI Switzerland
- ^ UK Albums Chart
- ^ BPI
- ^ Billboard 200
- ^ RIAA
- ^ Top Internet Albums
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