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| Studio album by Céline Dion | |||||
| Released | November 7, 2007 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | April-August 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | ||||
| Length | CD 73:39, DVD 25:00 | ||||
| Label | Columbia, Epic | ||||
| Producer | Peer Astrom, Anders Bagge, Kara DioGuardi, Chuck Harmony, Kuk Harrell, David Hodges, Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou, Kristian Lundin, Ben Moody, Christopher Neil, Ne-Yo, Aldo Nova, Linda Perry, Guy Roche, John Shanks, Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart | ||||
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| Céline Dion chronology | |||||
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Collector's edition (CD/DVD/Perfume)
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Taking Chances is an English language studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 7, 2007 as CD and CD/DVD edition.[1] It's her 13th English album and 35th in total. The collector's edition which includes CD, DVD and perfume in special package, was released in December 2007 in North America[2] and February 2008 in Europe.[3] On April 21, 2008, a new deluxe version was digitally released in Europe (except France), containing "Immensité, "Map to My Heart" and "Taking Chances (I-Soul extended remix)" as bonus tracks.
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Céline Dion worked with many different producers for this album, mainly on pop and rock songs. The tracks were recorded mostly during Dion's summer holiday, between July 2 and August 15, 2007.[4]
The first single, "Taking Chances" was written by Kara DioGuardi and David A. Stewart from Eurythmics, and produced by Grammy Award-winner John Shanks. It was recorded in April 2007.[5] Shanks also produced five other songs on Taking Chances.
"Alone" is a power ballad written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, and originally recorded by American band Heart. It became a worldwide hit in 1987. Dion's cover version was produced by Ben Moody, ex-member of Evanescence. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom. Moody also co-wrote and co-produced "This Time," which is about breaking free from partner's abuse, untypical subject for Dion's songs.[6] [7]
"Eyes on Me" is a Middle Eastern-flavored song written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha and Australian singer Delta Goodrem, and produced by Lundin.[8] It was released as the second single in the UK and third in some European countries.
The new version of "A World to Believe In," recorded as a duet with Yuna Ito was issued in January 2008 as the second single in Japan.[9]
Linda Perry wrote and produced two songs on Taking Chances. "My Love" was written especially for Dion, however "New Dawn" is a gospel track originally recorded by Perry on her After Hours album.
Dion worked also on two songs with R&B producers: American singer Ne-Yo co-wrote and co-produced "I Got Nothin' Left." He also co-wrote Beyoncé Knowles' hit song "Irreplaceable." "Skies of L.A." was co-written by The-Dream and co-produced by Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart and Kuk Harrell. These three are responsible for Rihanna's 2007 hit "Umbrella" among others.
"Right Next to the Right One" was originally written and recorded by Tim Christensen in 2002 and became a hit in Denmark. Dion's cover version was produced by Christopher Neil. Although not released as a single, it entered the Danish Singles Chart on November 23, 2007 at number 13, due to strong digital downloads.
"That's Just the Woman in Me" is a blues-flavoured track recorded by Katrina and the Waves in the 80s, which remained unreleased until 2003. Dion's version was produced by John Shanks.
"Map to My Heart" and "The Reason I Go On" are two bonus tracks included on the Japanese CD and iTunes version of Taking Chances.
"Let Me Be Your Soldier" was also recorded during the Taking Chances sessions but was not included on the album. It was retitled "There Comes a Time" and included on the next album My Love: Essential Collection.
In October and November 2007, Céline Dion started promoting Taking Chances in Europe (United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany)[10] and United States.
On December 22, 2007, ITV aired An Audience with Celine Dion in the United Kingdom.[11]. The success of this television special lead to That's Just The Woman In Me[12]. This special aired on February 15, 2008 on the CBS network in the United States and was broadcast also in Canada on CTV.
Dion visited France again in January 2008. On February 14, 2008, she started her worldwide Taking Chances Tour in South Africa. After visiting five continents, the tour will end in February 2009.[13]
According to IFPI, the album had shipped 3.1 million copies by the end of 2007, becoming the 19th best selling album that year while released in November.[14] To date, it has sold around 3,300,000 copies worldwide. It is certified gold in many countries, and platinum or multi-platinum in many others. The success of the album is particularly remarkable in Canada where it reached number 1 on the chart with the biggest first week sales of 2007 (79,354). It also became the best-selling album in Canada that year (340,000 copies sold) and to date, has shipped 400,000 copies and is certified 4x platinum.
Taking Chances reached top 10 in many countries and is performing relatively well on the charts. In the United Kingdom, it sold about 365,000 copies and is certified platinum. In Japan, the album became Dion's biggest success since A New Day Has Come with 125,000 copies sold. In the United States it debuted at number 3 with sales of 214,556 copies and has sold over 1,000,000 copies to date and has been certified platinum.
Japanese and iTunes bonus tracks
iTunes deluxe version
Deluxe and collector's editions DVD - videos from Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...
Wal-Mart DVD - Taking Chances: The Sessions
Costco bonus CD
| Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Argentinian Albums Chart[15] | 4 | ||
| Australian Albums Chart[16] | 12 | Platinum | 70,000[17] |
| Austrian Albums Chart[18] | 3 | Gold | 10,000[19] |
| Belgian Flandres Albums Chart[20] | 7 | Platinum | 30,000[21] |
| Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[22] | 3 | ||
| Canadian Albums Chart[23] | 1 | 4x platinum | 400,000[24] |
| China | 2x platinum | 100,000 | |
| Czech Republic Albums Chart[25] | 17 | ||
| Danish Albums Chart[26] | 2 | Platinum | 40,000[27] |
| Dutch Albums Chart[28] | 4 | Gold | 45,000[29] |
| Estonian Albums Chart[30] | 19 | ||
| European Albums Chart[31] | 1 | ||
| Finnish Albums Chart[32] | 13 | 1 | 15,000[33] |
| French Albums Chart[34] | 2 | Gold |
109,300[35] |
| German Albums Chart[36] | 5 | ||
| Greek Albums Chart[37] | 10 | ||
| Greek International Albums Chart[38] | 2 | ||
| Hong Kong Album Chart | Platinum | 20,000 | |
| Hungarian Albums Chart[39] | 12 | Gold | 3,000[40] |
| Irish Albums Chart[41] | 6 | 2x platinum | 30,000[42] |
| Italian Albums Chart[43] | 5 | Platinum | 100,000[44] |
| Japanese Albums Chart[45] | 6 | Gold | 125,000[46] |
| Japanese International Albums Chart[47] | 2 | ||
| Mexican Albums Chart[48] | 40 | ||
| New Zealand Albums Chart[49] | 4 | Gold | 7,500[50] |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[51] | 7 | ||
| Polish Albums Chart[52] | 21 | Gold | 10,000[53] |
| Portuguese Albums Chart[54] | 9 | Gold | 10,000[55] |
| Russian Albums Chart | Gold | 10,000 | |
| Singapore Albums Chart[56] | Gold | 8,000[57] | |
| South African Albums Chart[58] | 1 | 2x platinum | 120,000[59] |
| Spanish Albums Chart[60] | 8 | Gold | 40,000[61] |
| Swedish Albums Chart[62] | 8 | Gold | 20,000[63] |
| Swiss Albums Chart[64] | 1 | Platinum | 30,000[65] |
| UK Albums Chart[66] | 5 | Platinum | 365,000[67] |
| U.S. Billboard 200[68] | 3 | Platinum | 1,000,000[69] |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[70] | 1 |
1 should be certified gold (15,000)
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | November 7, 2007 | Epic | CD | EICP-875 |
| Europe | November 9, 2007 | Columbia | CD | 88697081142 |
| CD/DVD | 88697147842 | |||
| Australia | November 10, 2007 | Epic | CD | 88697081142 |
| CD/DVD | 88697147842 | |||
| North America | November 13, 2007 | Columbia | CD | 88697081142 |
| CD/DVD | 88697147842 | |||
| North America | December 11, 2007 | Columbia | CD/DVD/Perfume | 88697147862 |
| Europe | February 8, 2008 | Columbia | CD/DVD/Perfume | 88697147862 |
| Preceded by The Ultimate Hits by Garth Brooks |
Canadian Albums Chart number-one album December 1 - 8, 2007 |
Succeeded by Noël by Josh Groban |
| Preceded by Noël by Josh Groban |
Canadian Albums Chart number-one album January 12, 2008 |
Succeeded by In Rainbows by Radiohead |
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