Gold Vol. 1 (Celine Dion album)

Gold Vol. 1
Compilation album by Celine Dion
Released	2 October 1995
Recorded	1982–88
Genre	Pop
Length	49:41
Label	BR Music CID Cutting Edge D Sharp Music Elap Music Epic FM Records Gresham Records Koch Leader Music MVM Music Club Polydor PolyGram Spectrum Pony Canyon Startel Versailles Zac Music
Producer	Didier Barbelivien Urs Peter Keller Eddy Marnay Romano Musumarra Rudi Pascal Atilla Şereftuğ
Celine Dion chronology
D'eux (1995) Gold Vol. 1 (1995) Gold Vol. 2 (1995)

Gold Vol. 1 is a French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in France by Versailles on 2 October 1995. It features fourteen rare songs recorded between 1982 and 1988, including the Eurovision-winning "Ne partez pas sans moi". Later, the album was also released in other countries around the world. It was issued under many different titles, with many different covers, and by various music labels. Gold Vol. 1 was certified 2× Gold in France, where it peaked at number thirty on the chart. It also charted in Belgium Wallonia, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Background and content

After the success of D'eux, which became the best-selling French-language album of all time, various music labels around the world released compilations with Dion's early and rare recordings from the '80s. They were issued by various music labels, with different covers and under many various titles: Gold Vol. 1, For You, Les premières années, Ne partez pas sans moi, La Romance, Les premières chansons vol. 1, The Best of Early Years or Classique - A Love Collection. Gold Vol. 1 was released on 2 October 1995 in France, and other titles were issued later in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America.

Critical reception and commercial performance

Rob Theakston of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars and said that the performances offer a glimpse into the developing style Dion would later make her own.^[1] James Christopher Monger also of AllMusic gave the album two and a half out stars and wrote that the album features fourteen tracks in Dion's native French tongue from her pre-Titanic years, all of which were very popular in Canada and France.^[2]

Gold Vol. 1 reached number thirty in France in October 1995 and was eventually certified 2× Gold in 2000, after selling 385,400 copies. The album also peaked at number thirty-two in Belgium Wallonia in November 1995 and sixty-four in Japan in March 1996. In the United Kingdom, it was released be two music labels: D Sharp Music (titled For You) and Epic Records (titled Les premières années). For You peaked at number 138 on the UK Albums Chart in February 1996. Les premières années entered the UK chart in October 1996 but peaked at number 135 in September 1998.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"D'amour ou d'amitié"	Eddy Marnay Jean Pierre Lang Roland Vincent	Marnay Rudi Pascal	4:00
2.	"Visa pour les beaux jours"	Marnay Christian Loigerot Thierry Geoffroy	Marnay Pascal	3:25
3.	"Ne partez pas sans moi"	Nella Martinetti Atilla Şereftuğ	Urs Peter Keller Şereftuğ	3:08
4.	"Les oiseaux du bonheur"	Marnay André Popp	Marnay Pascal	3:39
5.	"Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi"	Marnay Hubert Giraud	Marnay Pascal	2:57
6.	"La religieuse"	Didier Barbelivien	Barbelivien	3:28
7.	"C'est pour toi"	Marnay François Orenn	Marnay Pascal	4:02
8.	"Avec toi"	Marnay Loigerot Geoffroy	Marnay Pascal	3:28
9.	"Mon rêve de toujours"	Marnay Jean-Pierre Goussaud	Marnay Pascal	4:19
10.	"Du soleil au cœur"	Marnay Jean Claude Massoulier Popp	Marnay Pascal	2:42
11.	"À quatre pas d'ici"	Marnay Peter Sinfield Andy Hill	Marnay Pascal	3:55
12.	"Un amour pour moi"	Marnay Loigerot Geoffroy	Marnay Pascal	3:18
13.	"Billy"	Marnay Patrick Lemaitre	Marnay	3:05
14.	"Comment t'aimer"	Marnay Romano Musumarra	Musumarra	4:01

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1995–98) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 32 French Albums (SNEP)[4] 30 Japanese Albums (Oricon Albums Chart)[5] 64 UK Albums (OCC)[6] 135

Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/Sales France (SNEP)[7] 2× Gold 385,400[8]

Release history

Title	Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Gold Vol. 1	France	2 October 1995	Versailles	CD	VER 480287 2
For You	United Kingdom	29 January 1996	D Sharp Music		DHS LCD7021
	Japan	28 February 1996	Cutting Edge		CTCR 15008
Les premières années	United Kingdom	7 October 1996	Epic		488104 2

References

1. Rob Theakston. "Review by Rob Theakston". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
2. James Christopher Monger. "Review by James Christopher Monger". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
3. "Céline Dion - Les premières chansons - Gold" (in French). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
4. "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
5. セリーヌ・ディオンのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
6. "Chart Log UK 1994–2010". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH). Retrieved 21 August 2014.
7. "Les Certifications depuis 1973" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
8. "Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums "Tout Temps"" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 17 April 2016.