''The Early Singles'' is a French-language
compilation album by Canadian singer
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
, released in selected European countries in 2000. It features nineteen rare songs recorded between 1981 and 1988, including tracks from Dion's
debut album, "
Ce n'était qu'un rêve" and "
L'amour viendra". ''The Early Singles'' also includes the
Eurovision-winning song "
Ne partez pas sans moi
"Ne partez pas sans moi" (; "Don't Leave Without Me") is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song was written by Atilla Şereftuğ and Nella Martinetti. It is best known as the Swiss winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contes ...
" and its instrumental version.
Background and content
''The Early Singles'' includes all the singles and their
B-sides
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released in France in the '80s, with the exception of "
Incognito
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" and the 12" version of "
Je ne veux pas". After many compilations of Dion's early French-language songs, ''The Early Singles'' is the first one that includes "
Ce n'était qu'un rêve", "
L'amour viendra" and instrumental version of "
Ne partez pas sans moi
"Ne partez pas sans moi" (; "Don't Leave Without Me") is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song was written by Atilla Şereftuğ and Nella Martinetti. It is best known as the Swiss winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contes ...
". Later, the album was re-released as ''Les Hits''.
AllMusic
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gave it two and a half out of five stars.
Track listing
Release history
References
External links
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2000 compilation albums
Albums produced by Eddy Marnay
Celine Dion compilation albums