S'il suffisait d'aimer

S'il suffisait d'aimer
Studio album by Celine Dion
Released	September 7, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop rock
Length	51:46
Label	Columbia Epic
Producer	Erick Benzi Jean-Jacques Goldman
Celine Dion chronology
Let's Talk About Love (1997) S'il suffisait d'aimer (1998) These Are Special Times (1998)
Singles from S'il suffisait d'aimer
"Zora sourit" Released: September 14, 1998 "S'il suffisait d'aimer" Released: November 23, 1998 "On ne change pas" Released: March 1, 1999 "En attendant ses pas" Released: July 5, 1999 "Je crois toi" Released: July 5, 1999

"On ne change pas"

S'il suffisait d'aimer (meaning If Loving Were Enough) is an album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released on September 7, 1998. It's her 19th French album and 24th in total. S'il suffisait d'aimer is the second best-selling French-language album of all time, after Dion's own D'eux.

Content and promotion

The project reunited Dion and Jean-Jacques Goldman, who last worked together on the very successful album D'eux. In their first collaboration Goldman wrote songs for Dion, this time he wrote more in his own style, while letting Dion sing her own unique way, like she has been singing a long time ago. Most of the arrangements on that album are simple to let her voice dominate the songs.

During the francophone concerts in the Let's Talk About Love Tour, Dion performed six songs from S'il suffisait d'aimer. The concerts in Paris were recorded and released as Au cœur du stade in 1999. It was promoted by the video of Dion performing "Dans un autre monde." In addition, video from behind the scenes of the recording session of S'il suffisait d'aimer was included as a bonus on the Au cœur du stade DVD.

Some tracks from S'il suffisait d'aimer were featured on Dion's 2005 greatest hits album On ne change pas.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic said that "fans will be pleased to hear Dion's return, in a sense, to her roots, especially since the album is about as consistent as any of her albums, both English and French."^[2]

Chart performance

S'il suffisait d'aimer is the second, after D'eux, best-selling French album of all time. It has sold over 4 million copies worldwide,^[3][4] including 2 million in Europe, where it was certified 2x Platinum by the IFPI.^[5] S'il suffisait d'aimer has sold over 1,714,500 copies in France alone and was certified Diamond.^[6] In Canada, it has sold 500,000 copies^[7] and was certified 4x Platinum^[8]

The album was certified Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum around the world, also in non-Francophone countries. S'il suffisait d'aimer became the second, after D'eux, French-language album to be certified Gold in the United Kingdom.^[9] In the United States, although a French-language release, it has sold 112,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[10][11]

S'il suffisait d'aimer topped the charts in Switzerland (for five weeks), France (for four weeks), Belgium Wallonia (for four weeks), and in Canada, Greece, Poland and on the European Top 100 Albums. It charted inside top 40 in many non-Francophone countries, including the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 17.

Awards

S'il suffisait d'aimer won a Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album. It was also nominated for the Victoires de la Musique in category Pop, Rock Album of the Year and Dion was nominated in category Female Artist of the Year.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Je crois toi"	Jean-Jacques Goldman	Goldman Erick Benzi	5:05
2.	"Zora sourit"	Goldman J. Kapler	Goldman Benzi	3:51
3.	"On ne change pas"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	4:08
4.	"Je chanterai"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	4:10
5.	"Terre"	Benzi	Goldman Benzi	4:17
6.	"En attendant ses pas"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	4:07
7.	"Papillon"	Benzi	Goldman Benzi	4:01
8.	"L'abandon"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	4:27
9.	"Dans un autre monde"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	4:38
10.	"Sur le même bateau"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	4:25
11.	"Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	4:48
12.	"S'il suffisait d'aimer"	Goldman	Goldman Benzi	3:35

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998–99) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 1 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 1 Canadian Albums (RPM)[16] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[17] 17 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[17] 30 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18] 4 European Albums (Top 100)[19] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 12 French Albums (SNEP)[21] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 11 Greek Albums (IFPI)[17] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[23] 15 Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 33 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[24] 37 Polish Albums (Music Corner)[17] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 15 Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] 31 Slovakian Albums (IFPI)[17] 28 South Korean Albums (IFPI)[17] 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 1 Taiwanese Albums (IFPI)[17] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 17

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[29] 30 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 6 Canadian Albums (RPM)[32] 82 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[33] 79 French Albums (SNEP)[34] 4 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[35] 96 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 13 Chart (1999) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[37] 12 French Albums (SNEP)[38] 8 Chart (2000) Position Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[39] 119 Best of all time charts (Top 200) Chart Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[40] 149 French Albums (SNEP)[41] 31

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[42]	Gold	25,000
Belgium (BEA)[43]	Platinum	50,000
Canada (Music Canada)[44]	4× Platinum	500,000[45]
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[46]		18,344[39]
France (SNEP)[47]	Diamond	1,714,500[41]
Germany (BVMI)[48]		120,000[17]
Japan (RIAJ)[49]		41,000[17]
Netherlands (NVPI)[50]	Gold	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)[51]	Gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[52]	2× Platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[53]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[54]		112,000[10]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[55]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
Worldwide		4,000,000[3][4]
^*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	September 7, 1998	Sony Music, Columbia	CD	4918592
Canada	September 8, 1998			80339
United States	October 13, 1998	Epic		86400
Japan	January 21, 1999	Sony Music Japan, Epic		ESCA 7425

See also

Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year List of best-selling albums in France List of Canadian number-one albums of 1998

List of European number-one hits of 1998 List of number-one singles of 1998 (France)

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