1 fille & 4 types

Infobox Album | Name = 1 fille & 4 types
Type = Studio album
Artist = Céline Dion


Released = Start date|2003|10|13
Recorded = May 2-11, 2003
Genre = Pop
Length = 47:55
Label = Columbia, Epic
Producer = Erick Benzi
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zt5a8qzzbtz4 link]
Last album = "One Heart"
(2003)
This album = "1 fille & 4 types"
(2003)
Next album = "A New Day... Live in Las Vegas"
(2004)
Misc = Singles
Name = 1 fille & 4 types
Type = studio
Single 1 = Tout l'or des hommes
Single 1 date = October 6 2003
Single 2 = Et je t'aime encore
Single 2 date = February 23 2004
Single 3 = Contre nature
Single 3 date = March 29 2004

"1 fille & 4 types" (meaning "1 Girl & 4 Guys") is a French-language album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on October 13 2003. It's her 21st French album and 30th in total.

Album information

Céline Dion was surrounded with three writers-composers and an artistic director who have made their mark on the French music scene. The voice of all these artists - Jacques Veneruso, Erick Benzi, Gildas Arzel and Jean-Jacques Goldman - accompanies Dion's performance throughout the entire album, produced by Benzi and guided by Goldman. [cite web | title=Celine Dion | work= 1 fille & 4 types| url=http://www.celinedion.com/celinedion/english/music.cgi?album_id=18| accessdate= October 6|accessyear=2003]

The album features three covers: "Tu nages" - originally by Anggun (2000), "Retiens-moi" - by Nanette Workman (1996), and "Rien n'est vraiment fini" - by Leyla Doriane (2000). [cite web | title=CelineDionWeb | work= 1 fille & 4 types| url=http://www.celinedionweb.com/celine-dion/en,music,1-fille-et-4-types.html| accessdate= October 13|accessyear=2003]

"1 fille & 4 types" was released in three different formats - regular CD and two limited editions: CD + 50-page collector's book, and CD + " Making of "Tout l'or des hommes" video DVD. However, the last two were released in France only. [cite web | title=Celine's Maniacs | work= 1 fille & 4 types Section| url=http://www.celinemaniacs.com/1f&4t.html| accessdate= October 22|accessyear=2003]

On October 1 2003 Céline Dion taped the "1 fille & 4 types" TV Special at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, where she performed her show "A New Day...", to promote the album.

After three single releases from that album: "Tout l'or des hommes," "Et je t'aime encore," and "Contre nature," there was a fourth one issued - "Je lui dirai." However, it was promoting also Dion's next album "Miracle", as it was included there as a bonus track.

"Et je t'aime encore" is a French version of "Je t'aime encore" included on Dion's previous English album "One Heart". A live version of this song became a part of "A New Day... Live in Las Vegas" CD (as Céline Dion performed it between November 2003 and November 2004, during her show "A New Day...").

All singles from "1 fille & 4 types" were featured later on Dion's 2005 French greatest hits compilation "On ne change pas".

The making of "1 fille & 4 types" album and "Contre nature" music video, as well as all music videos from this album were included on the "On ne change pas" DVD.

Chart success

"1 fille & 4 types" entered at number 1 in France with a massive 123,596 total of sales in its first week, marking Dion's eleventh number 1 and her seventh to debut at the top there. It remained at number 1 for four non-consecutive weeks and sixty weeks on the charts. It was certified 2x platinum in December 2003 for more than 600,000 copies sold and was the fifth best-selling album of 2003 in France after only two months of release.

In Canada, the album debuted at number 1 with 44,532 copies sold in its first week and remained at number 1 for two weeks, being Dion's ninth number 1 in her native country. To date, it has sold more than 100,000 and could be certified platinum.

"1 fille & 4 types" also reached number 1 in Belgium Wallonie (two weeks, Dion's eleventh number 1 in that country) being certified platinum for more than 50,000 copies sold, and in Greece. It also reached number 2 in Switzerland (platinum), number 7 in Poland, number 9 in Europe, Belgium Flanders and Finland (gold). It peaked at number 15 on the United World Chart, which is regarded as a rare achievement for a French album, and sold about 2 million copies.

Track listing

#"Tout l'or des hommes" (Jacques Veneruso) – 2:58
#"Apprends-moi" (Erick Benzi) – 4:45
#"Le vol d'un ange" (Veneruso) – 3:39
#"Ne bouge pas" (Gildas Arzel) – 4:25
#"Tu nages" (Benzi) – 3:11
#"Et je t'aime encore" (Jean-Jacques Goldman, J. Kapler) – 3:26
#"Retiens-moi" (Benzi) – 4:03
#"Je lui dirai" (Goldman) – 3:57
#"Mon homme" (Benzi) – 3:20
#"Rien n'est vraiment fini" (Veneruso) – 3:50
#"Contre nature" (Veneruso) – 4:10
#"Des milliers de baisers" (Goldman) – 3:47
#"Valse adieu" (Kapler) – 1:19 (hidden track)DVD
#Making of "Tout l'or des hommes" video

Chart performance

¹ should be certified platinum (100,000)

Release history

References