A New Day Has Come

A New Day Has Come is the eighteenth studio album and seventh English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music on 25 March 2002. It was her first new studio album since her 1998 Christmas album These Are Special Times. Dion returned to the music scene after a two-year hiatus when she gave birth to her first child in 2001. She collaborated on A New Day Has Come with various producers, including Anders Bagge and Peer Åström for the first time.

A New Day Has Come garnered mixed reviews from music critics. Several critics felt the album was adventurous for Dion but also described it as unmemorable. A New Day Has Come was a commercial success and charted at number one in more than seventeen countries. It has sold 3.3 million units in the United States and was certified three-times platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, after shipping 600,000 copies, the album was certified six-times platinum. The IFPI certified it three-times platinum for selling three million units in Europe. Overall, A New Day Has Come has sold 12 million copies worldwide.

The first single, "A New Day Has Come", was released in March 2002 and peaked inside the top ten in Canada and Europe. In the United States, it reached number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and broke the record for most weeks at number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, staying on top for twenty-one weeks. The next single, "I'm Alive", was issued in August 2002 and also peaked inside the top ten in numerous European countries. The last commercial single, "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" was released in November 2002 and performed moderately on the charts, reaching the top forty in Europe.

Background

After the farewell millennium concert on 31 December 1999 in Montreal, Dion decided to take a break from the public scene for two years to focus on her family. On 25 January 2001, she gave birth to René-Charles Angelil, her first son. Since then, she had performed publicly only a handful of times, including 21 September 2001, when she sang a live rendition of "God Bless America" at the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon honoring victims of the September 11 attacks, and 28 September for Montreal's companion fund-raiser, A Show for Life, singing "L'amour existe encore".<ref name=Billboard1>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

According to Dion, the album's title, A New Day Has Come, acknowledged a new chapter in her life and career. However, she was also deeply affected by the events of 11 September and wanted the words to serve as a reminder of the tragedy. "It represents my child, because I gave life," Dion said. "Obviously, it also marks my return with a new album. But a new day has also come in the lives of other people because something bad has happened, because we've lost lives, because there's a scar on our world now".<ref name=Billboard1/> Dion struggled over an appropriate image for the cover of the album, feeling that a portrait reflecting her good fortune was in poor taste. She suggested to Sony Music Entertainment that the album cover not include her picture. However, after much discussion, the photo shoot for A New Day Has Come took place in Montreal in late December 2001 with well-renowned photographer Melvin Sokolsky.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 30 and 31 January 2002 an additional photo session for the album took place in Florida, on a beach near Dion's home by the French photographer Patrick Demarchelier.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The album cover for A New Day Has Come by Demarchelier was released on 28 February 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

René Angélil, Dion, and the Sony family began selecting prospective songs at the beginning of 2001, and on 28 August 2001 she started recording vocal tracks for nearly two dozen songs at Montreal's Piccolo Studios. Because of Dion's unwillingness to leave her seven-month-old baby, the album's collaborators traveled to Montreal.<ref name=Billboard1/> "I didn't feel the pressure to try and outdo anything," Dion said of her time in the studio. "I proved myself before, so now I can enjoy. I was relaxed, I just let go. It was such a pleasure".<ref name=Billboard1/> The album was scheduled for release internationally on 25 March 2002 and in North America on 26 March 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Content

Most of the producers of the album had worked with Dion before: Walter Afanasieff, Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson, Christopher Neil, Guy Roche, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Ric Wake, Aldo Nova, Simon Franglen and Humberto Gatica. The new ones included Swedish musicians Anders Bagge, Peer Åström and Arnthor Birgisson, French singer Gérald de Palmas and the US producer Steve Morales. A New Day Has Come showcases Dion's traditional themes of love and hope. She sings ballads alongside several uptempo pop tracks and a pair of standards.<ref name=Billboard1/> The album contains sixteen tracks on the North American version and seventeen on the international editions, including "Super Love".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

It features "A New Day Has Come", the title track, which for Dion represents the birth of her child but "it can mean different things for anyone who has to find strength again"; I'm Alive", "fun" and "fresh" song from the team that wrote "That's the Way It Is"; "I Surrender", the album's "bombastic, heart-pounding" ballad which has become a popular song choice for contestants on reality television singing competitions like American Idol;<ref>A New Day Has Come Collector's Edition liner notes by Chuck Taylor: ""I Surrender," which would later become a favorite among America Idol finalists vying to validate vocal prowess"</ref> "Sorry for Love", a dance number written and produced by the Swedish team, co-written by Kara DioGuardi; "Have You Ever Been in Love", a power ballad also written and produced by Bagge and Åström; "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)", an emotional ballad about the death of one's mother which Dion first heard three years prior but turned it down at that time; "Nature Boy", a 1947 song made popular by Nat King Cole that features Dion accompanied only by piano as originally foreseen symphonic orchestration was not added; "At Last", a gospel-tinged number first recorded by Glenn Miller in 1941; "Ten Days", a rock-oriented adaptation of "Tomber" (2000) by Gérald de Palmas which was recorded at the last minute after Dion heard the original French version; "The Greatest Reward", an adaptation of "L'envie d'aimer" (2000) from the French musical Les Dix Commandements, performed originally by Daniel Lévi; and "Aun Existe Amor", a Spanish-language version of Dion's French song "L'amour existe encore".<ref name=Billboard1/><ref name=more>Template:Cite web</ref>

Special editions

On 11 November 2002 in Europe and 19 November 2002 in North America, Sony Music Entertainment released a Limited Edition of A New Day Has Come, which includes the original album, as well as a bonus DVD featuring the "I'm Alive" video, a preview of Dion's Las Vegas show A New Day... as well as two previously unreleased tracks, "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" and "All Because of You".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The North American Limited Edition includes a longer version of "The Greatest Reward" lasting 4:04, instead of original 3:28. On 29 January 2008, Legacy Recordings released a Collector's Edition of A New Day Has Come with bonus DVD. The CD contains sixteen tracks from the North American version of the album, including an extended version of "The Greatest Reward", and the DVD features four music videos, and behind the scenes footage from making of the album and the "A New Day Has Come" video.<ref name="legacy">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Promotion

Dion actively promoted the album, including various television show appearances and concerts.<ref name=more/> Her A New Day Has Come television special was taped on 3 March 2002 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and aired on CBS on 7 April 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> During the show Dion performed "A New Day Has Come", "I'm Alive", "At Last", "Have You Ever Been in Love", "Nature Boy" and a movie medley with the songs "Because You Loved Me", "Beauty and the Beast" in duet with Brian McKnight and "My Heart Will Go On". She also sang "Aun Existe Amor" and "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)", but both songs were not broadcast. Destiny's Child joined her to perform together the "Emotion/When the Wrong One Loves You Right" medley. On 17 March 2002 Dion taped La spéciale Céline Dion in Paris, France, to promote the album in Francophone countries. This television special was broadcast on 30 March 2002 on TF1. During the show she performed "A New Day Has Come", "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" in duet with Jean-Jacques Goldman, "Sous le vent" in duet with Garou, "Au bout de mes rêves" with Garou, Pascal Obispo, Gérald de Palmas and Jean-Jacques Goldman, "Ten Days" in duet with Gérald de Palmas, "I'm Alive", "On ne change pas" and "The Greatest Reward".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Dion along with Cher, Mary J. Blige, Shakira and the Dixie Chicks headlined the VH1 Divas Las Vegas, which was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and held in the MGM Grand Las Vegas. The concert was broadcast live on VH1 on 23 May 2002 to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting music and education programs in schools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other special guest performers included: Anastacia, Stevie Nicks, Cyndi Lauper and Whitney Houston.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Dion opened the show performing the AC/DC's hit "You Shook Me All Night Long" in duet with Anastacia. Later, she sang "A New Day Has Come" and "I'm Alive". For the finale, the divas performed a special Elvis Presley medley which included "Can't Help Falling in Love" sung by Dion. The concert was released on CD and DVD in October 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 14 September 2002 Dion performed at the charity Concert for World Children's Day, which took place at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago and was under the supervision of David Foster. It was broadcast on ABC on 14 November 2002.<ref name=children>Template:Cite web</ref> She sang "That's the Way It Is", "My Heart Will Go On", "The Prayer" in duet with Josh Groban and "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)". For the finale, Dion joined other artists to perform with them "Aren't They All Our Children". The concert was released on DVD in December 2002.<ref name=children/> On 10 October 2002, Dion taped in Paris her second television special for Francophone viewers, entitled Céline Dion à tout prix. She performed "I'm Alive", "Pour que tu m'aimes encore", "L'envie d'aimer" in duet with Daniel Lévi and "Ten Days/Tomber" medley with Gérald de Palmas. Dion also performed "Woman in Love" in duet with Natasha St-Pier and joined Lââm to sing "Stayin' Alive". The special was broadcast on 22 November 2002 on M6.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Singles

The first single, "A New Day Has Come" premiered on the radio on 6 February 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The music video was shot in mid-February 2002 in West Palm Beach, Florida and directed by Dave Meyers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It premiered on 13 March 2002 and the CD single was released outside the United States at the same time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "A New Day Has Come" became a top ten hit in Canada and Europe, including number seven in the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the United States, it was released as an airplay-only track, which led to its peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 at number twenty-two.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> However, on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, the song broke the record for most weeks at number one, staying on top for twenty-one weeks.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Also directed by Meyers, the music video for next single, "I'm Alive" was filmed in late May 2002 in Los Angeles and the song was serviced to radio stations on 7 June 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the same time, two remixes of "I'm Alive" premiered: Humberto Gatica Mix and The Wake Up Mix. The music video debuted on 27 June 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "I'm Alive" was also featured in the soundtrack for the movie Stuart Little 2 and the CD single was released in early August 2002 in Europe, Australia and Canada.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The song peaked inside the top ten in various European countries which led to its number two position on the European Hot 100 Singles.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In the United States, it reached number six on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The third and last commercial single, "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" was released to radio on 10 October 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The music video was filmed in the Château d'Aunoy castle in France in mid-October 2002 and directed by Chris Applebaum.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It premiered on 21 November 2002 and the CD single was released at the same time in Europe, reaching the top forty in various countries.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" peaked at number twenty-seven.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Sony Music Entertainment also released two promotional singles in the United States: "Aun Existe Amor" and "At Last".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The first one was issued after Dion performed the song at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in May 2002 where she was honoured with a special award for "My Heart Will Go On", which was the first English-language song to top BillboardTemplate:'s Hot Latin Tracks chart.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "At Last" was sent to the adult contemporary radio stations in December 2002 and peaked at number sixteen on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Although not changed, "Have You Ever Been in Love" was also included on Dion's next album, One Heart and released as a single in April 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The song spent fourteen weeks at number two on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Critical reception

The album garnered mixed reviews from music critics. Chuck Taylor from Billboard gave it a favorable review, saying that Dion explores a "broader, more adventurous range of pop music." He called the album the most "versatile and gratifying" Dion recording yet.<ref name="billboardreview">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=Billboard1/> Larry Flick, also from Billboard, praised "Have You Ever Been in Love", calling it "a warm source of comfort".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Chuck Taylor also reviewed all three singles from the album. He wrote that "A New Day Has Come" "comes off like a gentle exhale against the world's ills" and that "I'm Alive" "demonstrates a stylistic left turn, with its throbbing tribal rhythms and a loose, sky-grazing vocal".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Taylor criticized the choice of the third single, "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)", who described it as "devastatingly beautiful", but felt that it did not have enough commercial appeal.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In a positive review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic felt that the album was well-fabricated, calling it "savvily sequenced" with construction that was "as perfect as it could be". Despite this, he felt that the album lacked memorable songs. He applauded the album for "cover[ing] more stylistic territory than any other Dion record" while at the same time maintaining her mainstream audience, describing it as "more ambitious than it needs to be".<ref name="allmusic"/> In a mixed review, Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine applauded the "usual adult contemporary fare" tracks on the album, highlighting the title track and "I’m Alive". He was more ambivalent towards the "attempts at edginess" on the album, calling the pop-oriented "Rain, Tax (It’s Inevitable)" "an inevitable joke" but describing the club-influenced "Sorry for Love" as "an unexpected change of pace that actually works."<ref name="slantreview"/>

Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave the album B−. He felt that A New Day Has Come was "over-arranged" by producers, which works "against Dion's enthusiasm for the wonders of babies and innocence". Nevertheless, he praised the "jaunty disco" of "Sorry for Love", and "Have You Ever Been in Love" which "builds in intensity to sound like "a James Bond movie theme as delivered by Barbra Streisand". Tucker described "Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable)" as the most "idiosyncratic" and "idiomatic" song that Dion has ever recorded.<ref name="entertainmentreview"/> According to the positive review from Mike Ross of Jam!, A New Day Has Come "picks up where Falling into You left off". Dion's album is a full of "bombast, melodrama and soaring love ballads indistinguishable from anything she's ever done". Attempts at modernity are "spotty", though "welcome". Ross noticed that ballads are the strongest tracks on the album and praised "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)", with "two soaring key changes" in the same song, which is then launched into a "high Earth orbit of melodrama by an orchestra that would make John Williams blush with envy".<ref name="jamreview">Template:Cite web</ref> Barnes & Noble also gave the album favorable review and wrote that the new songs reveal a more "spiritual" and "edgier" Dion. They praised the "uplifting" title track, "heartfelt, country-tinged" "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)", "anthemic, gospel choir-accented ballad" "Prayer", "bluesy, honky-tonk rocker" "Ten Days", "soaring ballad" "Have You Ever Been in Love", and "solid renditions" of "Nature Boy" and "At Last".<ref name="barnesreview">Template:Cite web</ref>

Commercial reception

A New Day Has Come debuted at number one in 17 countries around the world.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Dion earned two career achievements with the debut of A New Day Has Come in the United States. It became her first album to open at number-one on the Billboard 200 – her fourth number-one overall – and it set a personal best for first-week sales (558,000 units). Previously, 1997's Let's Talk About Love sold 334,000 in its first week, while 1999's All the Way... A Decade of Song opened with 303,000. The 558,000 tally became Dion's third largest one-week total, following 640,000 units of All the Way ... A Decade of Song and 624,000 copies of Let's Talk About Love, both during Christmas periods.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=Billboard2>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In the second week, A New Day Has Come fell to number two selling 263,000 copies.<ref name=Billboard2/> It stayed there for another week with sales of 226,000 units.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> For the next two weeks, A New Day Has Come occupied the number three position and sold 163,000 and 114,000 copies respectively.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In the sixth week, it fell to number six selling 101,000 units and in the seventh week it climbed to number two with 143,000 copies sold.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> A New Day Has Come spent ten weeks inside the top ten on the Billboard 200.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> On the list of best selling albums of 2002 in the United States, it reached number 12 with sales of 2,645,000 units.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In January 2003, it was certified three-times platinum by the RIAA and as of 5 December 2010, it has sold 3,307,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="riaa">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ussales">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In Canada, A New Day Has Come debuted at number-one, selling 151,600 copies — more than ten times her nearest competition, Shakira's Laundry Service (12,200).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It stayed at number-one for seven straight weeks marking Dion's longest run at number-one, beating the six-week reign of The Colour of My Love.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was certified six-times platinum by the CRIA.<ref name="cria">Template:Cite web</ref> A New Day Has Come topped the charts in most European countries and was certified multi-platinum, platinum and gold. After selling three million copies in Europe and spending seven weeks at number-one on the European Top 100 Albums, it was certified three-times platinum by the IFPI.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="ifpi">Template:Cite web</ref> Billboard ranked A New Day Has Come as the 3rd Top Album of 2002 in Europe (behind Shakira's Laundry Service & Anastacia's Freak of Nature).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> A New Day Has Come also peaked at number-one in Australia and New Zealand and was certified two-times platinum in both countries.<ref name="hungmedien">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ariacert">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="rianzcert">Template:Cite book</ref>

The album entered number one in more than seventeen countries, becoming the biggest debut of 2002.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The commercial success of A New Day Has Come led to its fifth position on the list of best selling albums of 2002, according to the IFPI.<ref name="global">Template:Cite web</ref> It has sold 12 million copies worldwide.<ref name="billbworld">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="rfi">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="world">Chuck Taylor (2008). A New Day Has Come Collector's Edition liner notes. p. 2.: "(...) and ultimately selling 12 million copies worldwide (...)".</ref><ref name="cnews">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="frbook">Template:Cite book</ref>

Accolades

Template:Main In 2003, Dion won the American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also won a Billboard Music Award for Hot Adult Contemporary Artist and was nominated for Top Pop Catalog Artist and Hot Adult Contemporary Track ("A New Day Has Come").<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Dion also won the following awards: Félix Award for Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success in a Language Other Than French, IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award for Best Selling Foreign Release (A New Day Has Come), Arion Music Award for Best Selling International Album (A New Day Has Come) and Dragon Award for International Female Artist of the Year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="official">Template:Cite web</ref> "A New Day Has Come" also won ASCAP Pop Award and BMI Pop Award for Most Performed Song, and three SOCAN Awards in categories: Pop Music, International Achievement and Classic Songs.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="socan">Template:Cite web</ref> Dion was also nominated for four Juno Awards of 2003, including: Artist of the Year, Fan Choice Award, Album of the Year (A New Day Has Come) and Single of the Year ("A New Day Has Come").<ref name="juno">Template:Cite web</ref> Nominations for other awards include: People's Choice Award for Favourite Female Musical Performer, Echo Award for International Female Artist of the Year and MuchMoreMusic Award for "A New Day Has Come" music video.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="echo">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Track listing

Notes

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• "Super Love" was excluded from the Canadian and US editions of the album.

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Div col

• Walter Afanasieff – arranger, bass, drum programming, keyboards, producer, programming
• John Amatiello – digital editing, pro-tools
• Magnus Anderson – assistant engineer
• Fredrik Andersson – string engineer
• Jim Annunziato – engineer
• Peer Åström – digital editing
• Anders Bagge – arranger, engineer, producer, background vocals
• Janie Barnett – background vocals
• Tom Bender – mixing assistant
• Francis Benítez – background vocals
• Dushyant Bhakta – engineer
• Kevin Breit – engineer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Arnthor Birgisson – producer
• Terry Britten – guitar
• Chris Brooke – assistant, assistant engineer, engineer, mixing assistant
• Marcus Brown – bass, drums, keyboard programming, percussion
• Jorge Calandrelli – conductor, orchestral arrangements, piano
• Andreas Carlsson – guitar, producer, background vocals
• Jennifer Carr – background vocals
• Sue Ann Carwell – background vocals
• Dorian Cheah – electric guitar
• Chiquito – assistant engineer
• Sébastien Chouard – guitar
• Christian B. – producer, programming
• Kevin Churko – engineer, pro-tools
• Datz Pyle – orchestra contractor
• Rich Davis – production coordination
• Matthew Dellapolla – scoring consultant
• Lenny DeRose – engineer
• Joey Diggs – background vocals
• Celine Dion – liner notes, primary artist, background vocals
• Peter Doell – engineer, recording
• Margaret Dorn – background vocals
• Felipe Elgueta – engineer, synthesizer programming
• Mark Eshelman – scoring crew
• Keith Fluitt – background vocals
• Peter Fogselius – mixing assistant
• Kevin Fox – cello
• Simon Franglen – arranger, keyboards, producer, synthesizer programming
• Michel Gallone – assistant, assistant engineer
• Humberto Gatica – arranger, engineer, mixing, mixing engineer, producer, vocal engineer
• Gavin Greenaway – string arrangements, string conductor
• Mary Griffin – background vocals
• Rutger Gunnarsson – string arrangements, string conductor
• Mick Guzauski – mixing
• Nana Hedin – background vocals
• Dan Hetzel – engineer
• Simon Hurrell – engineer, track engineer
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
• Henrik Janson – string arrangements, string conductor
• Uli Janson – string arrangements, string conductor
• Skyler Jett – background vocals
• Richie Jones – drum programming, guitar, producer
• Steven Kadison – assistant, mastering assistant
• Chantal Kreviazuk – guest artist, background vocals
• Eric Kupper – guitar, keyboard programming
• Michael Landau – guitar
• Robert John "Mutt" Lange – guitar, producer, background vocals
• Thomas Lindberg – bass
• Jason Lloyd – scoring crew
• Bernard Löhr – mixing, string engineer
• Kristian Lundin – keyboards, mixing, producer, programming
• Vito Luprano – executive producer, producer
• Nick Marshall – assistant engineer
• Vladimir Meller – compilation mastering, mastering
• Chieli Minucci – guitar
• Steve Morales – arranger, MIDI programming, producer, background vocals
• Maryanne Morgan – background vocals
• Pablo Munguía – assistant engineer
• Christopher Neil – producer
• Aldo Nova – producer
• Kenny O'Brien – vocal arrangement, vocal editing, background vocals
• Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
• Jeanette Olsson – background vocals
• Rafael Padilla – percussion
• Richard Page – background vocals
• Woody Pornpitaksuk – compilation editing
• Mark Portmann – arranger, keyboards
• Steve Prestage – engineer
• Dave Reitzas – engineer
• Claytoven Richardson – background vocals
• Guy Roche – arranger, drum programming, producer, synthesizer
• Maggie Rodford – string coordinator
• William Ross – conductor, orchestral arrangements, string arrangements
• Mark Russell – production coordination
• Sakai – background vocals
• Denis Savage – assistant engineer, vocal engineer
• Dave Scheuer – engineer
• David Siegel – keyboards
• Harry "Slick" Sommerdahl – piano
• Tony Stanton – copyist
• Stockholm Session Orchestra – strings
• Shane Stoner – engineer
• Christian Szczesniak – acoustic guitar
• Nick Thomas – engineer
• Shelene Thomas – background vocals
• Michael Hart Thompson – guitar
• Shania Twain – background vocals
• Ric Wake – producer
• Dan Warner – guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric)
• Sam Watters – background vocals
• Patrick Weber – stage technician
• Yvonne Williams – background vocals
• Joe Wohlmuth – digital editing
• Nick Wollage – string engineer
• Jennifer Young – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2002)	Peak position
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	12
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1
Greek Albums (IFPI)<ref name="greek">Template:Cite web</ref>	1
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)<ref>Template:Cite web Set "Tipo" on "Albums". Then, with "A New Day Has Come" in "Titolo", search.</ref>	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	15
Malaysian Albums (RIM)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2
Quebec (ADISQ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1
Singaporean Albums (RIAS)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	4

Monthly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (RIAK)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	15
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	8
Canadian Albums (SoundScan)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	4
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	3
Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	8
French Albums (SNEP)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	9
Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	7
Norwegian Russefeiring Period Albums (VG-lista)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2
Spanish International Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref name="spain"/>	11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	39
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	19
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref name="global"/>	5

Chart (2003)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	95
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	81
French Albums (SNEP)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	148
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	168

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	52
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	145

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for A New Day Has Come

Chart	Position
Canadian Artists Albums (SoundScan)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	17

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	25 March 2002	Epic	Template:Hlist	COL 506226 2
Europe<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>		Columbia
Canada<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	26 March 2002			86400
United States<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>		Epic
Japan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	30 March 2002	SMEJ	CD	EICP-55
Europe<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	11 November 2002	Columbia	CD/DVD	COL 506226 7, COL 506226 5
North America<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	19 November 2002	Epic		87039, 59296
Australia<ref name="australianreleases">Template:Cite web</ref>	22 November 2002			506226 7, 506226 5
North America<ref name="legacy"/>	29 January 2008	Legacy Recordings		88697226662
Japan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	27 February 2008			EICP-929～EICP-930
Australia<ref name="australianreleases"/>	19 April 2008			88697226662
Europe<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	21 April 2008

See also

• 2002 in British music charts
• List of best-selling albums by women
• List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2002
• List of European number-one hits of 2002
• List of fastest-selling albums
• List of number-one albums from the 2000s (Denmark)
• List of number-one albums from the 2000s (New Zealand)
• List of number-one albums of 2002 (Australia)
• List of number-one albums of 2002 (Canada)
• List of number-one hits of 2002 (Italy)
• List of number-one singles of 2002 (France)
• List of top 25 albums for 2002 in Australia
• List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2000s

External links

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