"Je lui dirai" (meaning "I will tell him") is a 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 of Power Ballads", Dion's powerful, technically skilled vocals and commercially successful works have had ...
from her twentieth studio album, ''
1 fille & 4 types'' (2003). It was written by
Jean-Jacques Goldman and produced by
Erick Benzi. In October 2004, "Je lui dirai" was added to the ''
Miracle'' album in France and Belgium and released as a promotional single in these countries. It entered the airplay chart in Belgium Wallonia, reaching number 22. The music video showing the making of the ''
Miracle: A Celebration of New Life'' book was also released.
Background and release
Dion started working on her next French-language album on 8 October 2002 in
Paris
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where she met with four French songwriters and producers:
Jean-Jacques Goldman,
Erick Benzi,
Jacques Veneruso and
Gildas Arzel. After four days of rehearsals, Dion met with them again in
Las Vegas
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in May 2003, during her break from performing in
A New Day.... The songs were recorded between 2–11 May 2003. Goldman, who wrote and produced Dion's best-selling French-language albums of all time, ''
D'eux'', guided ''
1 fille & 4 types'' as the artistic director.
"Je lui dirai", written by Goldman and produced by Benzi, was one of the songs released on ''1 fille & 4 types'' in October 2003. One year later, it was added to the ''
Miracle'' album in France and Belgium, and released as a promotional single there. In 2005, "Je lui dirai" was included on Dion's greatest hits album, ''
On ne change pas''.
Commercial performance
"Je lui dirai" peaked at number 22 on the
Ultratop
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airplay chart in Belgium Wallonia on 28 December 2004.
It spent 14 weeks inside top fifty of the chart.
Music video
The music video was directed by Scott Lochmus and released in October 2004.
It shows the making of the ''
Miracle: A Celebration of New Life'' book.
Charts
References
External links
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Celine Dion songs
2004 singles
Songs in French
Songs written by Jean-Jacques Goldman
2003 songs
Columbia Records singles
Song recordings produced by Erick Benzi