C'est pour toi (meaning It's For You) is the seventh French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in Quebec, Canada on 27 August 1985.[1] It topped the chart in Quebec for 12 weeks. The title track, released as the lead single, reached number three in Quebec.

C'est pour toi
Studio album by
Released27 August 1985 (1985-08-27)
Recorded1984–1985
GenrePop
Length33:23
LabelTBS
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Les oiseaux du bonheur
(1984)
C'est pour toi
(1985)
Céline Dion en concert
(1985)
Singles from C'est pour toi
  1. "C'est pour toi"
    Released: 9 September 1985
  2. "C'est pour vivre"
    Released: October 1985

Content

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The album includes ten songs co-written and co-produced by Eddy Marnay. One of the tracks, "Virginie... Roman d'amour" had previously been released in France on the album Les oiseaux du bonheur, under the title "Paul et Virginie". A song called "Elle", appeared on Dion's 1994 live album À l'Olympia. This live version of "Elle" was also included on the long box edition of her French greatest hits compilation, On ne change pas (2005).

Commercial performance

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The album reached number one in Quebec and stayed at the top for twelve weeks.[2] The title track, released as the first single, reached number three on the Quebec chart. "C'est pour vivre" was issued as the second single (it was released in France as well).[3]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."C'est pour toi"
  • Marnay
  • Rudi Pascal
3:56
2."Tu es là"
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
2:43
3."Dis-moi si je t'aime"
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
Baillargeon2:49
4."Elle"
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
2:45
5."Pour vous"
  • Marnay
  • Peter Sipos
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
3:12
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Les Oiseaux du bonheur"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:33
2."Avec toi"
  • Marnay
  • Christian Loigerot
  • Thierry Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:23
3."Amoureuse"
  • Marnay
  • Baillargeon
Baillargeon3:14
4."Virginie... Roman d'amour"
  • Marnay
  • Loigerot
  • Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:46
5."C'est pour vivre" (with the V'là l'bon vent choir)
  • Marnay
  • Popp
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:02
Total length:33:23

Charts

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Chart performance for C'est pour toi
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Quebec Albums (ADISQ)[4] 1

Release history

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Release dates and formats for C'est pour toi
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Canada 27 August 1985 TBS LP TBS 503
Cassette TBS 4503

References

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  1. ^ "C'est pour toi". Epic Rights, Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Compilation des ventes d'albums par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  4. ^ "Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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