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Incognito Tour
Incognito Tour was the third concert tour by the Canadian singer Celine Dion, who embarked on it to support her eighth studio album, '' Incognito'' (1987). The tour began on 11 January 1988 in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada, and concluded on 11 July 1989, in Quebec City, Canada. It encompassed over 80 shows and visited 27 cities in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario in Canada. A special date was held in Lausanne, Switzerland during the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 week. History Dion toured Quebec only. The Incognito tournée started on 11 January 1988 at the Theatre du Cuivre, Rouyn-Noranda. Dion gave 7 concerts in the northern region of Quebec and 2 in Laval. Dion gave a series of 42 consecutive shows at the Saint-Denis Theatre in Montreal. She performed there for a month starting on 10 February 1988, and later between 12–17 April 1988, 14–19 June 1988, 21–24 September 1988 and 14–18 December 1988. Dion performed mainly tracks from '' Incognito'', but also a medley of songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incognito (Celine Dion Album)
''Incognito'' is the eighth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion and her first album on a major record label. It was released by CBS Records on 2 April 1987 in Quebec, Canada. The album features eight songs produced by Jean Roussel, Aldo Nova, and Pierre Bazinet. Six songs were released as singles in Quebec and all of them reached the top five on the Quebec Airplay Chart, including four number ones: "Incognito", "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)", " Comme un cœur froid" and " D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour". ''Incognito'' was certified two-times Platinum in Canada and has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. It topped the chart in Quebec for five weeks. Background and development ''Incognito'' started Dion's new look, new sound, new team of writers and producers and was issued by the new record company, CBS Records. The album was released in Quebec, Canada in April 1987 and included songs produced by Jean Roussel, Aldo Nova and Pierre Bazinet. Lyrics were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginette Reno
Ginette Reno (born Ginette Raynault; 28 April 1946) is a Canadian people, Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. She has received nominations for the Genie Award, Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. She is a gold and platinum selling Canadians, Canadian musician. Early life Reno was born Ginette Raynault in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, she began singing in 1960 and won the talent contest "Les Découvertes de Jean Simon" (Jean Simon's Discoveries). With this success, three clubs in Montreal (Café Caprice, le Café de l'Est and the Café Provincial) offered Reno her first professional contract. Simon suggested she adopt the stage name Reno—a phonetic spelling of her real last name (as pronounced in Canadian French). Career Music Reno is a gold and platinum selling Canadians, Canadian artist. She has recorded in both English language, English and French language, French. Her biggest hit in English was her 1970 song "Beautiful Second Hand Man". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'abord, C'est Quoi L'amour
"D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" (meaning "At First, What's Love?") is the sixth single from Celine Dion's album ''Incognito'', released in October 1988 in Quebec, Canada. "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" topped the Quebec chart for two weeks. It entered the chart on 17 October 1988 and stayed there twenty four weeks. The B-side of the single included the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest winner - "Ne partez pas sans moi", an unreleased track in Canada. Track listings and formats * Canadian 7-inch single # "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" – 4:23 # "Ne partez pas sans moi "Ne partez pas sans moi" (; "Don't Leave Without Me") is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion with music composed by Atilla Şereftuğ and lyrics by Nella Martinetti. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, held in Dublin, winning ..." – 3:07 Charts References External links * {{authority control 1987 songs 1988 singles CBS Records singles Celine Dion songs Songs in French Songs written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolita (trop Jeune Pour Aimer)
"Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" (meaning "Lolita (Too Young to Love)") is the third single from Celine Dion's album '' Incognito'', released in October 1987 in Quebec, Canada. The song was composed and produced by Jean Roussel and the lyrics were written by Luc Plamondon. Background The song references the 1955 novel ''Lolita'' by Vladimir Nabokov and the lyrics describe a young woman who insists that she is not "too young" for love. According to Dion, "When I saw what Luc had written, I was bowled over. Like Eddy, Luc had explored my inner life. What he had written was so close to me that I couldn't help being really unsettled by it". Dion said the song described her love for her manager and future husband René Angélil, "The first time I sang the words to 'Lolita,' I was in front of René, and I sang it to arouse him". The single was released with "Ma chambre" as B-side. "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" was very successful reaching number 1 in Quebec for two weeks. It ente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm So Excited
"I'm So Excited" is a song by American girl group the Pointer Sisters. Jointly written and composed by the sisters in collaboration with Trevor Lawrence, it was originally released in September 1982, reaching number 30 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This was followed by a remixed re-release in July 1984, reaching number 9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Billboard'' named the song number 23 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs Of All Time". Background The song was originally recorded for and appeared on the Sisters' 1982 album, ''So Excited!'', and was subsequently released as a single. Upon its release, the single charted at No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, No. 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 46 on the ''Billboard'' R&B Singles chart. ''Billboard'' called it "sexy and fun". Two years later, on the group's RIAA certified multi-Platinum album '' Break Out,'' a slightly remixed and edited version of the song was included and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summertime (George Gershwin Song)
"Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera ''Porgy and Bess''. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel '' Porgy'' on which the opera was based, and Ira Gershwin. The song soon became a popular and much-recorded jazz standard, described as "without doubt ... one of the finest songs the composer ever wrote ... Gershwin's highly evocative writing brilliantly mixes elements of jazz and the song styles of blacks in the southeast United States from the early twentieth century". Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim characterized Heyward's lyrics for "Summertime" and " My Man's Gone Now" as "the best lyrics in the musical theater". ''Porgy and Bess'' Gershwin began composing the song in December 1933, attempting to create his own spiritual in the style of the African American folk music of the period. Gershwin had completed setting DuBose Heyward's poem to music by February 1934 and spent the next 20 months completing an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way We Were (song)
"The Way We Were" is a song by American singer Barbra Streisand from her fifteenth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on September 27, 1973, through Columbia Records. The 7" single was distributed in two different formats, with the standard edition featuring B-side track " What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"; the Mexico release instead included an instrumental B-side. The song was written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch, while production was solely handled by Marty Paich. "The Way We Were" was specifically produced for the record, in addition to three other tracks, including her then-upcoming single " All in Love Is Fair" (1974). Its lyrics detail the melancholic relationship between the two main characters Katie Morosky (Streisand) and Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford) in the 1973 film of the same name. Its appeal was noted by several music critics, who felt its impact helped revive Streisand's career. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere (song)
"Somewhere", sometimes referred to as "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or simply "There's a Place for Us", is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical ''West Side Story'' that was made into films in 1961 and 2021. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. In a 1998 interview for a documentary on Bernstein, Sondheim expressed dissatisfaction with his lyrics for the song, going so far as to call them "embarrassing". He stated that he did not like the fact that in the opening line, the stressed note falls on the word "a" - in his view, the least significant word. In West Side Story Stage musical In the stage musical, the song appears in the second act of the show during the Somewhere Ballet. It is performed by an off-stage soprano singer and is later reprised by the entire company. In the original Broadway production, "Somewhere" was sung by Reri Grist who played the role of Consuelo. At the end of the show, when Tony is shot, Maria sings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Traverse Un Miroir
"On traverse un miroir" (meaning "We Cross a Mirror") is the first single from Celine Dion's album '' Incognito'', released in April 1987 in Quebec, Canada. Background The B-side of this single included an unreleased song called "Ma chambre". On 25 April 1987 "On traverse un miroir" entered the Quebec Singles Chart and reached number 2, spending twenty two weeks on the chart. A music video was made for the Incognito TV special which aired in September 1987. It was produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcasting, public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its E ... and directed by Jacques Payette. The song was later included on the Canadian edition of Dion's 2005 greatest hits album, '' On ne change pas''. Track listings and formats * Canadian 7-inch single # "On traverse un miroir" � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's What Friends Are For
"That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded by Rod Stewart in 1982 for the soundtrack of the film '' Night Shift'', but it is best known for the 1985 version by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder. This recording, billed as being by Dionne Warwick & Friends, was released as a charity single for AIDS research and prevention. It was a massive hit, becoming the number-one single of 1986 in the United States, and winning the Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year. It raised more than $3 million for its cause. Rod Stewart version "That’s What Friends Are For" was included on the expanded edition of the 2008 remaster of the album '' Body Wishes''. Personnel * Rod Stewart – vocals * Jim Cregan – guitar, background vocals * Jimmy "Z" Zavala – saxophone * Kevin Savigar – keyboards * Jay Davis – bass * Tony Brock – drums, ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incognito (song)
"Incognito" is the second single from Celine Dion's album '' Incognito'', released in June 1987 in Quebec, Canada. It was written by Luc Plamondon, Dion's later collaborator. The single contained "Ma chambre", a non-album track as B-side. On 6 June 1987 the song entered the Quebec Singles Chart and became a hit reaching number 1 for six weeks. It spent thirty four weeks on the chart in total. "Incognito" won a Félix Award for Best Pop Song of the Year. It was also released as a single in France in September 1988. The song was later included on the 2005 greatest hits album '' On ne change pas''. A live version is included in the ''Céline une seule fois / Live 2013'' CD/DVD. Music video The music video was directed by Jacques Payette and released in 1987. It also opened the Incognito TV special aired in September 1987 and was produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In The Shadows (E
Love in the Shadows may refer to: * "Love in the Shadows" (E. G. Daily song) * "Love in the Shadows" (Neil Sedaka song) *"Love in the Shadows", a song from the Magnetic Fields album ''69 Love Songs ''69 Love Songs'' is the sixth studio album by American indie pop band the Magnetic Fields, released on September 14, 1999, by Merge Records. As its title indicates, ''69 Love Songs'' is a three-volume concept album composed of 69 love songs, all ...'' * ''Love in the Shadows'' (film), a 1960 Mexican drama film {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
