Complete Best (Celine Dion album)

Complete Best is the second English-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released exclusively in Japan on 27 February 2008. It reached number three on the Oricon Albums Chart, was certified Gold by the RIAJ and has sold 173,100 copies in Japan in 2008.

Complete Best
Greatest hits album by
Released27 February 2008 (2008-02-27)
Recorded1990–2008
GenrePop
Length76:23
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Taking Chances
(2007)
Complete Best
(2008)
My Love: Essential Collection
(2008)
Singles from Complete Best
  1. "A World to Believe In"
    Released: 16 January 2008

Background

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Complete Best was released just a few days before Dion's sold-out concerts in Japan, which were a part of the Taking Chances World Tour.[1][2] The compilation includes "To Love You More," which was originally released in October 1995 and became Dion's biggest hit in Japan, topping the singles chart for four weeks and selling 1.5 million copies. It also features two other singles exclusive to Japan: "The Power of the Dream" and "Be the Man", as well as many of Dion's other hits.

The new single, "A World to Believe In" (U.S.A. Mix), was included as the first track of the compilation. Recorded as an English-Japanese duet with Yuna Ito, the song was released in January 2008, peaking at number eight on the Oricon Singles Chart.[3] It was Dion's first appearance on the chart since "To Love You More" (Dance Mixes) entered it in April 1999. The duet wasn't available on Dion's previous album, Taking Chances, which includes the original English solo version of the song.

In October 2008, another greatest hits album was released internationally, titled My Love: Essential Collection. Due to the recent release of Complete Best, this compilation was not released in Japan. However, new unreleased tracks from My Love: Essential Collection were instead included on the CD single A World to Believe In: Himiko Fantasia, released in Japan at the same time.

On 22 July 2009 the album was reissued in Blu-spec CD format also in Japan.[4]

Commercial performance

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Complete Best debuted at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling 34,223 copies.[5] In the second week, it fell to number six selling 27,281 units.[5] The following week, right after the Japanese leg of the Taking Chances World Tour, Complete Best jumped to number four with sales of 34,724 copies.[5] In the fourth week, the album fell to number six and sold 16,304 units.[5] Later it went down to number twelve (11,040 copies) and sixteen (7,956 copies).[5] During these six consecutive weeks, Complete Best occupied the top position on the Oricon International Albums Chart.[5] Shortly after release, Complete Best was certified Gold by the RIAJ.[6] It has sold 173,100 copies in Japan in 2008.[7]

Track listing

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Complete Best track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."A World to Believe In" (duet with Yuna Ito) (U.S.A. mix)
  • Tino Izzo
  • Rosanna Ciciola
  • Natsumi Kobayashi
4:11
2."My Heart Will Go On"4:41
3."To Love You More" (radio edit)Foster4:49
4."The Power of Love" (radio edit)Foster4:46
5."Beauty and the Beast" (duet with Peabo Bryson)Afanasieff4:05
6."Because You Loved Me"Diane WarrenFoster4:35
7."It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (radio edit)Jim Steinman5:32
8."Be the Man (On This Night)"
  • Foster
  • Miles
Foster4:41
9."I'm Your Angel" (duet with R. Kelly)KellyKelly5:31
10."Where Does My Heart Beat Now"Christopher Neil4:35
11."The Power of the Dream"
  • Foster
  • Babyface[a]
4:32
12."When I Fall in Love" (duet with Clive Griffin)Foster4:23
13."That's the Way It Is"
  • Martin
  • Lundin
4:04
14."A New Day Has Come" (radio remix)
4:21
15."I'm Alive"
  • Lundin
  • Carlsson
3:32
16."I Drove All Night"4:02
17."Taking Chances"Shanks4:03
Total length:76:23

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies an additional producer

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Complete Best
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[11] Gold 173,100[7]

Release history

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Release history for Complete Best
Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan[12][13] 27 February 2008 SMEJ CD EICP-953
22 July 2009 Blu-spec CD EICP-20055

Ultimate Box

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On 27 February 2008, Sony Music Entertainment Japan also released Ultimate Box in limited edition.[14] This five-disc box set includes two CD albums (Taking Chances and Complete Best) and three DVDs (Live in Las Vegas: A New Day..., All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video expanded with six additional music videos and Taking Chances Recording Sessions). Ultimate Box peaked at number 109 on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan in March 2008, and number 27 on the International Oricon Albums Chart.[5]

Track listing

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Taking Chances CD (disc one)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Taking Chances"John Shanks4:02
2."Alone"Ben Moody3:23
3."Eyes on Me"Lundin3:53
4."My Love"Linda PerryPerry4:08
5."Shadow of Love"
Shanks4:10
6."Surprise Surprise"
5:14
7."This Time"
  • Moody
  • Hodges
3:47
8."New Dawn"PerryPerry4:45
9."A Song for You"
Bagge3:27
10."A World to Believe In"
  • Tino Izzo
  • Rosanna Ciciola
Shanks4:08
11."Can't Fight the Feelin'"Nova
  • Shanks
  • Nova
3:51
12."I Got Nothin' Left"
  • Harmony
  • Ne-Yo
4:20
13."Right Next to the Right One"Tim ChristensenChristopher Neil4:10
14."Fade Away"
Åström3:17
15."That's Just the Woman in Me"Kimberley RewShanks4:33
16."Skies of L.A."T. Stewart4:24
17."Map to My Heart"
Roche4:15
18."The Reason I Go On"
  • Christian Leuzzi
  • Nova
  • Anders Borgius
  • Moody
  • Hodges
3:42
Complete Best CD (disc two)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."A World to Believe In" (duet with Yuna Ito) (U.S.A. Mix)
  • Izzo
  • Ciciola
  • Natsumi Kobayashi
  • Shanks
  • Kenji Tamai
4:11
2."My Heart Will Go On"4:41
3."To Love You More" (Radio Edit)Foster4:49
4."The Power of Love" (Radio Edit)
Foster4:46
5."Beauty and the Beast" (duet with Peabo Bryson)Afanasieff4:05
6."Because You Loved Me"Diane WarrenFoster4:35
7."It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Radio Edit)Jim Steinman5:32
8."Be the Man"
  • Foster
  • Miles
Foster4:41
9."I'm Your Angel" (duet with R. Kelly)KellyKelly5:31
10."Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
Neil4:35
11."The Power of the Dream"
  • Foster
  • Babyface
4:32
12."When I Fall in Love" (duet with Clive Griffin)Foster4:23
13."That's the Way It Is"
  • Martin
  • Lundin
4:04
14."A New Day Has Come" (Radio Remix)
  • Ric Wake
  • Afanasieff
  • Nova
  • Richie Jones
  • Christian B.
  • Marc Dold
4:21
15."I'm Alive"
  • Lundin
  • Carlsson
  • Lundin
  • Wake
  • Jones
3:32
16."I Drove All Night"
  • Steinberg
  • Kelly
  • Åström
  • Vito Luprano
4:02
17."Taking Chances"
  • DioGuardi
  • Stewart
Shanks4:03
Live in Las Vegas: A New Day... DVD (disc three)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A New Day Has Come"
  • Nova
  • Moccio
 
2."The Power of Love"
  • Mende
  • DeRouge
  • Rush
  • Applegate
 
3."It's All Coming Back to Me Now"Jim Steinman 
4."Because You Loved Me"Warren 
5."To Love You More"
  • Foster
  • Miles
 
6."I'm Alive"
  • Lundin
  • Carlsson
 
7."I Drove All Night"
  • Steinberg
  • Kelly
 
8."Seduces Me" 
9."If I Could"
 
10."Pour que tu m'aimes encore"Jean-Jacques Goldman 
11."I Surrender" 
12."Ammore Annascunnuto"
 
13."All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra) 
14."I've Got the World on a String" 
15."I Wish"Stevie Wonder 
16."Love Can Move Mountains"Warren 
17."River Deep – Mountain High" 
18."My Heart Will Go On"
  • Horner
  • Jennings
 
19."Bonus feature: Because You Loved Me: a Tribute to the Fans" 41:00
All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video DVD (disc four)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Power of Love"
  • Mende
  • DeRouge
  • Rush
  • Applegate
 
2."If You Asked Me To"Warren 
3."Misled"
 
4."Beauty and the Beast" (duet with Terry Bradford) (Live in Memphis)
  • Menken
  • Ashman
 
5."Because You Loved Me" (Live in Memphis)Warren 
6."It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Single Version)Steinman 
7."Love Can Move Mountains"Warren 
8."To Love You More" (featuring Taro Hakase) (Live in Memphis)
  • Foster
  • Miles
 
9."My Heart Will Go On"
  • Horner
  • Jennings
 
10."I'm Your Angel" (duet with R. Kelly)Kelly 
11."That's the Way It Is"
  • Lundin
  • Martin
  • Carlsson
 
12."If Walls Could Talk"Robert John "Mutt" Lange 
13."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Live)Ewan MacColl 
14."All the Way" (duet with Frank Sinatra) (Live)
  • Van Heusen
  • Cahn
 
15."Then You Look at Me"
  • Horner
  • Jennings
 
16."I Want You to Need Me"Warren 
17."Live (for the One I Love)" 
18."A New Day Has Come"
  • Nova
  • Moccio
 
19."I'm Alive"
  • Lundin
  • Carlsson
 
20."I Drove All Night"
  • Steinberg
  • Kelly
 
21."You and I"
  • Nova
  • Jacques Duval
 
22."Taking Chances"
  • DioGuardi
  • Stewart
 
23."A World to Believe In" (duet with Yuna Ito) (U.S.A. Mix)
  • Izzo
  • Ciciola
  • Kobayashi
 
Taking Chances Recording Sessions DVD (disc five)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opening"  
2."Alone"
  • Steinberg
  • Kelly
 
3."Eyes on Me"
  • Lundin
  • Kotecha
  • Goodrem
 
4."A Song for You"
  • Bagge
  • Nova
  • Wells
 
5."Surprise Surprise"
  • DioGuardi
  • Harrington
  • Howes
 
6."A World to Believe In"
  • Izzo
  • Ciciola
 
7."That's Just the Woman in Me"Rew 
8."The Reason I Go On"
  • Leuzzi
  • Nova
  • Borgius
 
9."Map to My Heart"
  • Roche
  • Peiken
 
10."Can't Fight the Feelin'"Nova 
11."This Time"
  • Hodges
  • Moody
  • McMorran
 
12."My Love"Perry 
13."Taking Chances"
  • DioGuardi
  • Stewart
 
14."Endroll"  

References

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  1. ^ Celine Dion - Complete Best Archived 28 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
  2. ^ Concert Dates Archived 11 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
  3. ^ Oricon Style Weekly Ranking. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  4. ^ Blue-spec CD Complete Best. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i セリーヌ・ディオンのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Japanese album certifications". RIAJ. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Physical Unit Sales for the Top 5 Best-Selling Albums in Japan by International Acts During 2008" (PDF). Billboard. 4 April 2009. p. 13. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Top Albums". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  9. ^ "2008年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 2008] (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Top Albums Year End". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Celine Dion – Complete Best" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 28 July 2014. Select 2008年3月 on the drop-down menu
  12. ^ "コンプリート・ベスト" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  13. ^ "コンプリート・ベスト【完全生産限定盤/Blu-spec CD】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. ^ Ultimate Box. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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