''Complete Best'' is the second English-language

greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

by Canadian singer

Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had ...

, released exclusively in Japan on 27 February 2008. It reached number three on the

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, was certified Gold by the

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and has sold 173,100 copies in Japan in 2008.

Background

''Complete Best'' was released just a few days before Dion's sold-out concerts in Japan, which were a part of the

Taking Chances World Tour The Taking Chances World Tour was the tenth concert tour by French Canadian singer Celine Dion, in-support of her thirteenth French-language and 22nd studio album, '' D'elles'' (2007), as well as her tenth English-language and 23rd studio alb ...

. The compilation includes "

To Love You More "To Love You More" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, written by David Foster and Edgar Bronfman Jr., writing under the pen-name Junior Miles. It was released as a single in Japan on 21 October 1995 and became a hit, reaching number one o ...

," which was originally released in October 1995 and became Dion's biggest hit in Japan, topping the singles chart for four weeks and selling 1.5 million copies. It also features two other singles exclusive to Japan: "

The Power of the Dream "The Power of the Dream" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released as a single in Japan on August 20, 1996. It was written and produced by David Foster, Linda Thompson, and Babyface for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics. ...

" and "

Be the Man "Be the Man" (also titled "Be the Man (On This Night)") is a pop song by Canadian singer Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen o ...

", as well as many of Dion's other hits. The new single, "

A World to Believe In is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion, taken from her tenth English-language studio album, '' Taking Chances'' (2007). It was written by Tino Izzo and Rosanna Ciciola, and produced by the Grammy-winning producer, John Shanks. Re-recor ...

" (U.S.A. Mix), was included as the first track of the compilation. Recorded as an English-Japanese duet with

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, the song was released in January 2008, peaking at number eight on the

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. It was Dion's first appearance on the chart since "

" (Dance Mixes) entered it in April 1999. The duet wasn't available on Dion's previous album, ''

Taking Chances ''Taking Chances'' is the twenty-third studio album and tenth English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 7 November 2007. Dion returned to the music scene after almost five years of performing '' A New ...

'', which includes the original English solo version of the song. In October 2008, another greatest hits album was released internationally, titled '' My Love: Essential Collection''. Due to the recent release of ''Complete Best'', this compilation was not released in Japan. However, new unreleased tracks from ''My Love: Essential Collection'' were instead included on the CD single '' A World to Believe In: Himiko Fantasia'', released in Japan at the same time. On 22 July 2009 the album was reissued in

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format also in Japan.

Commercial performance

''Complete Best'' debuted at number three on the

, selling 34,223 copies. In the second week, it fell to number six selling 27,281 units. The following week, right after the Japanese leg of the

, ''Complete Best'' jumped to number four with sales of 34,724 copies. In the fourth week, the album fell to number six and sold 16,304 units. Later it went down to number twelve (11,040 copies) and sixteen (7,956 copies). During these six consecutive weeks, ''Complete Best'' occupied the top position on the Oricon International Albums Chart. Shortly after release, ''Complete Best'' was certified Gold by the

. It has sold 173,100 copies in Japan in 2008.

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

Ultimate Box

On 27 February 2008,

Sony Music Entertainment Japan , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is ...

also released ''Ultimate Box'' in limited edition.Ultimate Box
Retrieved 17 June 2015. This five-disc

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includes two CD albums (''

'' and ''Complete Best'') and three DVDs ('' Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...'', '' All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video'' expanded with six additional music videos and ''Taking Chances Recording Sessions''). ''Ultimate Box'' peaked at number 109 on the

in Japan in March 2008, and number 27 on the International Oricon Albums Chart.

Track listing

References

External links

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