Celine Dion – Taking Chances / 'Taking Chances' The Long-Awaited New Album From Celine Dion, Featuring: 'Taking Chances', 'Alone', 'Eyes On Me' / Columbia Audio CD 2007 / 88697081142
UPC 886970811422
Taking Chances is the tenth English-language studio 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 Day... in Las Vegas. She collaborated on Taking Chances with various rock and pop producers, including John Shanks, Linda Perry, ex-Evanescence members Ben Moody and David Hodges, Kristian Lundin, Ne-Yo, Chuck Harmony, Tricky Stewart, Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, Kara DioGuardi, Emanuel Kiriakou, Anders Bagge, Peer Åström, Aldo Nova, Christopher Neil and Guy Roche. The album garnered mixed reviews from music critics, who noticed that "not many chances were taken after all".
Taking Chances has sold 3.1 million copies worldwide in 2007 alone and peaked inside top ten in various countries, including number one in Canada, Switzerland, South Africa and on the European Top 100 Albums. It has sold 1.1 million units in the United States and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, after shipping over 400,000 copies, the album was certified four-times Platinum. The first single, "Taking Chances" was released in September 2007 and peaked inside top ten in various European countries and in Canada. In 2008, different songs were selected as the second single: "Eyes on Me" in the United Kingdom, "A World to Believe In" in Japan and "Alone" in North America. The latter was also released as third and final single in the United Kingdom. On 14 February 2008, Dion embarked on the year-long Taking Chances World Tour, which visited five continents and became one of the highest-grossing tours of all-time.
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Columbia – 88697081142
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CD, Album
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Europe |
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Released:
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Nov 7, 2007 |
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Electronic, Pop |
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Synth-pop, Vocal |
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Tracklist:
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Taking Chances
Engineer [Additional Engineering by] – Jeff Chestek
Engineer [Assistant Engineers:] – John Stahl, Kevin Mills, Mark Gray (5), Montez Roberts
Keyboards – Ned Douglas
Producer, Guitar, Bass – John Shanks
Recorded By [Vocals] – Humberto Gatica
Recorded By, Mixed By, Drums [Drums & Programming] – Jeff Rothschild
Written-By – David A. Stewart
Written-By, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Kara DioGuardi
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4:03
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Alone
Bass – Marty O'Brien
Drums – Abe Laboriel Jr.
Guitar – Michael "Fish" Herring
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Piano – David Hodges
Producer – Ben Moody
Recorded By – Dan Certa
Recorded By [Vocals] – Humberto Gatica
Written-By – Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
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3:24
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Eyes On Me
Guitar – Karl Engström, Sebastian Thott
Producer [Produced by], Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By, Recorded By, Mixed By, Backing Vocals – Kristian Lundin
Written-By – Savan Kotecha
Written-By, Backing Vocals – Delta Goodrem
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3:54
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My Love
Bass – Paul Ill
Drums – Nathan Wetherington
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Kristofer Kaufman
Mixed By – Roger Sommers
Producer, Written-By, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Mellotron, Piano – Linda Perry
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
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4:09
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Shadow Of Love
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Lucy Woodward
Drums – Abe Laboriel Jr.
Engineer [Additional Engineering by] – François-Éric Lalonde, Jeff Chestek
Engineer [Assistant Engineers:] – John Stahl, Kevin Mills, Mark Gray (5), Montez Roberts
Keyboards – Jamie Muhoberac
Producer, Guitar, Bass – John Shanks
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Recorded By, Mixed By, Programmed By [Programming] – Jeff Rothschild
Written-By – Aldo Nova, Anders Bagge, Peter Sjöström
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4:10
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Surprise Surprise
Engineer, Recorded By [Drums] – Ed Cherney
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmed By – Emanuel Kiriakou
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Written-By – Ash Howes, Martin Harrington
Written-By, Producer, Backing Vocals – Kara DioGuardi
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5:13
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This Time
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
Producer, Written-By – Ben Moody
Producer, Written-By, Piano – David Hodges
Recorded By – Dan Certa
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Written-By – Steven McMorran
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3:47
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New Dawn
Mixed By – Roger Sommers
Producer, Engineer, Written-By, Piano, Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Linda Perry
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
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4:45
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A Song For You
Mixed By – Niklas Flyckt
Producer, Written-By – Anders Bagge
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Violin [Solo] – Per Sporrong
Written-By – Aldo Nova
Written-By, Grand Piano – Robert Wells (3)
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3:26
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A World To Believe In
Backing Vocals – Lucy Woodward
Electric Guitar – Michael Thompson
Producer, Guitar, Bass – John Shanks
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Recorded By, Mixed By, Programmed By – Jeff Rothschild
Written-By – Rosanna Ciciola, Tino Izzo
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4:08
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Can't Fight The Feeling
Backing Vocals – Lucy Woodward
Co-producer, Guitar, Bass – John Shanks
Co-producer, Written-By, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Percussion [Electronic Perussion], Programmed By [Synth & Rhythm] – Aldo Nova
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Recorded By, Mixed By, Programmed By – Jeff Rothschild
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3:51
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I Got Nothing Left
Co-producer, Backing Vocals – Ne-Yo
Mixed By – Kevin Davis
Producer, Written-By, Recorded By [Music] – Chuck Harmony
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Written-By – Shaffer Smith
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4:20
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Right Next To The Right One
Mixed By – Martin Sutton
Producer, Backing Vocals – Christopher Neil
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Written-By, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Mellotron – Tim Christensen
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4:10
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Fade Away
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Programmed By – Peer Astrom
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Written-By – Aldo Nova, David Stenmarck
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3:17
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That's Just The Woman In Me
Backing Vocals – Lucy Woodward
Guitar – Michael Thompson
Producer, Guitar, Bass – John Shanks
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Written-By – Kimberley Rew
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4:34
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Skies Of L.A.
Mixed By – Dave Pensado, Jaycen Joshua
Producer, Written-By, Drum Programming, Keyboards – C. "Tricky" Stewart
Recorded By [Vocals] – François-Éric Lalonde
Written-By – Terius Nash
Written-By, Producer [Vocals] – Kuk Harrell
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- A&R [Coordination] – Matthew Wurgaft, Terry Chiazza
- Art Direction, Design – Maria Paula Marulanda
- Executive-Producer – John Doelp, Vito Luprano
- Management – René Angélil
- Mastered By – Vlado Meller
- Photography By – Ruven Afanador
