The Early Singles (Celine Dion album)

The Early Singles is a French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, 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" and its instrumental version.

The Early Singles
Compilation album by Celine Dion
Released	21 February 2000 (2000-02-21)
Recorded	1981–88
Genre	Pop
Length	69:29
Label	BR Music
Producer	René Angélil Didier Barbelivien Daniel Hétu Urs Peter Keller Eddy Marnay Romano Musumarra Rudi Pascal Atilla Şereftuğ
Celine Dion chronology
All the Way... A Decade of Song (1999) The Early Singles (2000) The Collector's Series, Volume One (2000)

Background and content

The Early Singles includes all the singles and their B-sides released in France in the '80s, with the exception of "Incognito" 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". Later, the album was re-released as Les Hits. AllMusic gave it two and a half out of five stars.^[1]

Track listing

The Early Singles track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ce n'était qu'un rêve"	Thérèse Dion Celine Dion Jacques Dion	Daniel Hétu René Angélil	3:47
2.	"L'amour viendra"	Eddy Marnay Amerigo Cassella Dario Baldan Bembo	Marnay Angélil	4:20
3.	"D'amour ou d'amitié"	Marnay Jean Pierre Lang Roland Vincent	Marnay Rudi Pascal	4:00
4.	"Visa pour les beaux jours"	Marnay Christian Loigerot Thierry Geoffroy	Marnay Pascal	3:25
5.	"Mon ami m'a quittée"	Marnay Loigerot Geoffroy	Marnay Pascal	3:00
6.	"La dodo la do"	Marnay Christian Gaubert	Marnay Pascal	3:02
7.	"Ne me plaignez pas"	Marnay Steve Thompson	Marnay Pascal	3:41
8.	"Mon rêve de toujours"	Marnay Jean-Pierre Goussaud	Marnay Pascal	4:19
9.	"Les oiseaux du bonheur"	Marnay André Popp	Marnay Pascal	3:39
10.	"C'est pour vivre"	Marnay Popp	Marnay Pascal	4:02
11.	"Avec toi"	Marnay Loigerot Geoffroy	Marnay Pascal	3:28
12.	"Billy"	Marnay Patrick Lemaitre	Marnay	3:05
13.	"En amour"	Marnay Loigerot Geoffroy	Marnay	3:14
14.	"Je ne veux pas"	Marnay Romano Musumarra	Musumarra	4:02
15.	"Comment t'aimer"	Marnay Musumarra	Musumarra	4:01
16.	"La religieuse"	Didier Barbelivien	Barbelivien	3:28
17.	"C'est pour toi"	Marnay François Orenn	Marnay Pascal	4:02
18.	"Ne partez pas sans moi"	Nella Martinetti Atilla Şereftuğ	Urs Peter Keller Şereftuğ	3:08
19.	"Ne partez pas sans moi" (Instrumental)	Martinetti Şereftuğ	Keller Şereftuğ	3:08
Total length:				69:29

Release history

Release history for The Early Singles

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Europe	21 February 2000	BR Music	CD	BX 530-2