Au cœur du stade

For the video, see Au cœur du stade (video).
Au cœur du stade
Live album by Celine Dion
Released August 27, 1999 (1999-08-27)
Recorded June 19–20, 1999 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Genre Pop
Length 64:34
Label
Producer Claude Lemay
Celine Dion chronology
These Are Special Times
(1998)		 Au cœur du stade
(1999)		 All the Way... A Decade of Song
(1999)
Singles from Au cœur du stade
  1. "Dans un autre monde"
    Released: August 30, 1999

Au cœur du stade (meaning At the Heart of the Stadium) is a live album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on August 27, 1999. It's her 4th live album, 20th French album and 26th in total.

Content

Au cœur du stade was recorded at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, during two performances on June 19 and 20, 1999.

Most of the songs on this album are live versions of tracks originally recorded for S'il suffisait d'aimer. Au cœur du stade contains also some of singer's early French songs ("Ce n'était qu'un rêve", "D'amour ou d'amitié", "Mon ami m'a quittée") and few English-language tracks, including "Let's Talk About Love" and "My Heart Will Go On". Medley acoustique (track nine) is five different songs, each of which could have stood alone as its own track, especially "Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" which clocks in at over three minutes.

The CD does not contain the full show. All songs can be found on the Au cœur du stade DVD, also released in 1999. Au cœur du stade was recorded during the European leg of the Let's Talk About Love Tour.

The album was promoted with "Dans un autre monde" live video.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic called the album "satisfying effort, and a must for fans and collectors of this singer's music."[2]

Chart performance

In Francophone countries Au cœur du stade was certified 2x Platinum in France,[3] Platinum in Belgium[4] and Switzerland,[5] and Gold in Canada.[6]

Au cœur du stade hit number 1 for four weeks in Switzerland, for two weeks in France and one week in Belgium Wallonia. In Belgium Flanders it peaked at number 3, and in Canada at number 15. The album charted also inside top 40 in non-Francophone countries, including number 18 in Austria, number 23 in the Netherlands, and number 37 in Germany and Hungary. On the European Top 100 Albums, Au cœur du stade peaked at number 9.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Let's Talk About Love"  
 7:40
2. "Dans un autre monde"  Goldman 4:25
3. "Je sais pas"  
 5:47
4. "Je crois toi"  Goldman 4:36
5. "Terre"  Erick Benzi 4:26
6. "J'irai où tu iras" (duet with Jean-Jacques Goldman)Goldman 4:06
7. "S'il suffisait d'aimer"  Goldman 5:10
8. "On ne change pas"  Goldman 6:03
9. "Ce n'était qu'un rêve/D'amour ou d'amitié/Mon ami m'a quittée/L'amour existe encore/Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)" (acoustic medley)
 11:33
10. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"  Goldman 5:20
11. "My Heart Will Go On"  
 5:22

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 15
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[11] 23
European Albums (Top 100)[12] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 37
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 146

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 15
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 47

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Belgium (BEA)[22] Platinum 50,000
Canada (Music Canada)[23] Gold 50,000
France (SNEP)[24] 2× Platinum 639,200[25]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Platinum 50,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe August 27, 1999 Sony Music, Columbia CD COL 495240 2, COL 495240 9 (Coffret edition limited)
Canada September 14, 1999 80438
Japan October 25, 2000 Sony Music Japan, Epic ESCA 8239

See also

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Au cœur du stade review
  3. ↑ "Certifications albums double platine - année 2003". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 18, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Les disques d'or/de platine - 2003". Ultratop. Retrieved January 1, 2004.
  5. ↑ "Edelmetall 1999". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gold & platinum certification searchable database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Céline Dion - Au cœur du stade (Album)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Céline Dion - Au cœur du stade" (in Dutch). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Céline Dion - Au cœur du stade" (in French). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Celine Dion. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Céline Dion - Au cœur du stade (Album)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 25, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Céline Dion - Au cœur du stade (Album)" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Céline Dion - Au cœur du stade" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 1999. 38. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Céline Dion - Au cœur du stade". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH). Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Rapports annueles 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Classement Albums - année 1999" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Swiss Year-end Charts 1998". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2003". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  23. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Celine Dion – Au cœur du stade". Music Canada.
  24. ↑ "French album certifications – Celine Dion – Au c?ur du stade" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  25. ↑ "Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums "Tout Temps"" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  26. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Dion; 'Au cœur du stade')". Hung Medien.
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