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The Colour of My Love is the twelfth studio album and third English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released by Sony Music on 9 November 1993. The songs were produced mainly by David Foster, Ric Wake, Walter Afanasieff, Christopher Neil, and Guy Roche, and four of them were written by Diane Warren. The album features cover versions of "The Power of Love" and "When I Fall in Love".

After its release, The Colour of My Love received generally mixed reviews from music critics but became a huge commercial success, topping the charts in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and a few other European countries and reaching the top ten elsewhere, including number four in the United States. The Colour of My Love remains one of the best-selling albums of all time, with sales of over 20 million copies worldwide,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> including six million units in the United States, over 1.8 million copies in the United Kingdom, 1.5 million in Canada and over one million units in Japan. Singles released from the album include the US number one "The Power of Love", the UK number one "Think Twice", and the Japanese chart topper "To Love You More", which was included on the 1995 re-release of The Colour of My Love in Japan. Each of these singles sold over one million copies in these countries.

The Colour of My Love won two Juno Awards for Album of the Year and Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic), and also received the IRMA Award for Best International Female Artist Album. "Think Twice" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically and "To Love You More" received the International Single Grand Prix at the Japan Gold Disc Award. "When I Fall in Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1994. "The Power of Love" was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1995.

Background and release

After releasing two English-language studio albums, Unison (1990) and Celine Dion (1992), recording Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning song, "Beauty and the Beast", and achieving three top ten entries on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Where Does My Heart Beat Now", "Beauty and the Beast" and "If You Asked Me To"), Dion started working on her third English-language album, entitled The Colour of My Love. In September 1993, she performed two concerts at the Capitole de Québec in Quebec City, Canada, which were recorded to be later broadcast on television. Dion performed brand new, unheard songs from the upcoming album The Colour of My Love, including: "Refuse to Dance", "Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down", "The Colour of My Love", "The Power of Love", "Misled", "Think Twice" and "Only One Road". The show entitled later The Colour of My Love Concert was issued as a home video in 1995. The Colour of My Love was released in November 1993 in North America, December 1993 in Japan, February 1994 in Europe and in March 1994 in Australia.

In the album's liner notes, Dion for the first time publicly revealed her relationship with her manager, René Angélil. During the album's launch event at Montreal's Metropolis, she announced they are engaged to be married.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Content

The Colour of My Love was released with fourteen songs in the United States and fifteen tracks, including "Just Walk Away", elsewhere. The album was produced mainly by David Foster, Ric Wake, Guy Roche, Walter Afanasieff and Christopher Neil. Diane Warren wrote four songs for The Colour of My Love, including: "Next Plane Out", "Real Emotion", "No Living Without Loving You" and "Lovin' Proof". The album features a duet with Clive Griffin on "When I Fall in Love", taken from the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack and a cover version of Jennifer Rush's 1984 track, "The Power of Love". In October 1995, The Colour of My Love was re-released in Japan, including new song, "To Love You More", written and produced by David Foster.

Singles

After "When I Fall in Love", which originally appeared on the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack, "The Power of Love" was issued as the first proper single from The Colour of My Love. The song was very successful, reaching number one in the United States, Canada and Australia, and peaking inside top ten in various countries, including the United Kingdom and France. "The Power of Love" has sold over 1.1 million copies in the United States and was certified platinum in 1994.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The next song, "Misled", became a top ten single in Canada and also reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs in the United States. Another success came with the release of "Think Twice", a single which topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, and reached top ten in Australia, Spain and Switzerland. "Think Twice" has sold over 1.3 million copies in the United Kingdom and was certified platinum in 1995 (eligible for two-times platinum).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="uk4"/> The next single, "Only One Road" peaked inside the top ten in the United Kingdom, Spain and Ireland. In 1995, "Next Plane Out" was released in Australia and "Just Walk Away" was issued as a promotional single in Spain. In October 1995, The Colour of My Love was re-released in Japan, including new song, "To Love You More", which was released as a single at the same time. "To Love You More" reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and has sold 1.5 million copies in Japan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="canada4">Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was certified Million by the RIAJ.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Promotion

Dion promoted The Colour of My Love in North America on various television programmes in late 1993 and early 1994. Additionally, her The Colour of My Love Concert aired in December 1993 in Canada and in February 1994 in the United States. Dion also embarked on The Colour of My Love Tour and performed concerts in the United States in February 1994, and in Canada through May 1994. After the success of "Think Twice" outside North America, she also started promoting the album in 1995 in Europe, including the United Kingdom. Performances, after releasing the album include: "The Power of Love" at the Juno Awards of 1994 and American Music Awards of 1995, "Think Twice" at the Edison Awards in 1994 and World Music Awards in 1995, and "The Colour of My Love" at the Juno Awards of 1995. Dion also performed three songs from The Colour of My Love on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom: "The Power of Love" (1994), "Think Twice" (1995) and "Only One Road" (1995).

Critical reception

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Upon release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, with positive attention given to Dion's vocals. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave it three out of five stars and wrote that the album follows the same pattern as Dion's eponymous breakthrough, and while the songs are not quite as consistent this time around, the record is nevertheless quite successful, thanks to the careful production, professional songwriting (highlighted by "When I Fall in Love", "The Power of Love", and "Think Twice") and Dion's powerhouse performances.<ref name="allmusic">Template:Cite web</ref> Brad Webber from Chicago Tribune gave the album two out of four stars.<ref name="chicago">Template:Cite web</ref> He felt that "sickly sweet, by-the-books standards" like "The Power of Love" belie Dion's talent: "forcefully resonant and multiflavored vocals".<ref name="chicago"/> He criticized "crooked roots" of a Janet Jackson impersonation ("Misled" and "Think Twice"), formulaic duo ballad ("When I Fall in Love") and added that with Dion's attempt at soul, you can categorize her as "fairly shallow, sort of a female Michael Bolton".<ref name="chicago"/> However Webber praised an "exotic thrill" in "Refuse to Dance", which "throws a little variety in the mix".<ref name="chicago"/> According to Billboard, The Colour of My Love is a "big-league affair" that should push Dion to "new realms of pop stardom".<ref name="billbrev1"/> Dion is more mature and shows off her vocal prowess on probable smashes as "The Power of Love", "Misled" and "Only One Road".<ref name="billbrev1"/> According to Larry Flick from Billboard, although The Colour of My Love is full of the "grand pop balladry", it also has more rhythmic depth than Dion's previous projects, including jack-swinging "Misled" and the "haunting but spine-crawling" "Refuse to Dance".<ref name="billbrev2"/>

Commercial performance

The Colour of My Love remains one of the world's best-selling albums of all time. It was the second top-selling album of 1994 in Canada, third top-selling album of 1994 by a female artist in the United States, third top-selling album of 1995 in the UK and has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, becoming the twentieth best-selling album by a woman in history.<ref name="world1" />

Canada

In Canada, The Colour of My Love entered the RPM Albums Chart at number five and moved to the top in the fifth week.<ref name="canada1">Template:Cite web</ref> It stayed at number one for twelve consecutive weeks and spent eighty weeks on the chart in total.<ref name="canada1" /> In December 1994, the album was certified diamond by the CRIA for selling one million copies.<ref name="canada2">Template:Cite web</ref> It became the second best-selling album of the year 1994 in Canada, after Ace of Base's The Sign.<ref name="canada3">Template:Cite web</ref> By the end of 1995, Billboard reported that the album has already sold 10 million copies worldwide (including 1.4 million Canada).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In November 1996, Billboard wrote that the sales of The Colour of My Love have reached 1.5 million units in Canada.<ref name="canada4" /> The album also topped the Quebec chart for twenty weeks.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

United States

In the United States, The Colour of My Love debuted at number eighty-eight, selling 16,000 copies.<ref name="us1">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In March 1994, it peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spent 149 weeks on the chart.<ref name="us2">Template:Cite magazine</ref> It became the 20th best selling record of 1994 in the United States (third by a female artist), selling 2.1 million copies in 1994 alone.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The album has sold 4.6 million copies according to Nielsen SoundScan and was certified six-times platinum by the RIAA in November 1999 for shipping six million copies in the United States.<ref name="SoundScanSales2016">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="us3">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="us4">Template:Cite web</ref>

Europe

In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number ten in March 1994.<ref name="uk1">Template:Cite web</ref> Thanks to the success of "Think Twice", the album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in January 1995 and spent seven weeks at the top.<ref name="uk2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="uk7">Template:Cite web</ref> For five consecutive weeks, "Think Twice" and The Colour of My Love stood simultaneously on top of the UK charts, an achievement not replicated since 1965 and the heyday of The Beatles.<ref name="uk3">Template:Cite web</ref> In December 1995, the album was certified five-times platinum by the BPI for selling 1.5 million copies.<ref name="uk4">Template:Cite web</ref> It also became the third best-selling album of 1995 in the United Kingdom, after Robson & Jerome's eponymous album and Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.<ref name="uk6">Template:Cite web</ref> In November 2006, the Official Charts Company released a list of the 100 best-selling albums of all time in the United Kingdom.<ref name="uk5">Template:Cite web</ref> Dion made the list with three albums, including The Colour of My Love at number seventy-seven with sales of 1,816,915 units (eligible for six-times platinum certification).<ref name="uk5"/> The Colour of My Love was also very successful in other European countries. It went to number one in Ireland, Norway, Belgium Flanders and Denmark, and reached top ten in France, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Portugal and the Netherlands. The album was certified multi-platinum, platinum and gold in various European countries. In 1996, IFPI certified it four-times platinum for selling four million copies in Europe.<ref name="ifpi">Template:Cite web</ref>

Japan

In Japan, the album originally peaked at number sixty-five in February 1994.<ref name="jp1">Template:Cite web</ref> It was certified gold and has sold 200,000 units.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="billbjap">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Due to the success of "To Love You More" The Colour of My Love was re-issued with this song in October 1995 and reached number seven on the Oricon Albums Chart in November 1995.<ref name="jp1"/> This re-release has sold 650,000 copies in 1995.<ref name="billbjap"/> While charting on the Oricon Albums Chart in 1995 and 1996, the re-issue of The Colour of My Love has sold 813,450 units.<ref name="jp2"/><ref name="jp3"/> In January 1996, it was certified three-times platinum by RIAJ and later that year, The Colour of My Love became Dion's first million-selling album in Japan, with the summed numbers of the original version and the re-release.<ref name="jp4"/><ref name="billbjap"/><ref name="jp2"/><ref name="jp3"/> As of May 1996, the album has sold over 1.5 million copies in the South East Asia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Australia

In Australia, the album debuted at number nine in March 1994.<ref name="au1"/> Again, thanks to the success of "Think Twice", it topped the ARIA Chart in mid-1995 for eight weeks, achieving the longest run at number one for that year.<ref name="au1"/> It also became the second best-selling album of 1995 in Australia, after Tina Arena's Don't Ask.<ref name="au2">Template:Cite web</ref> The Colour of My Love was certified nine-times platinum by the ARIA for shipments of 630,000 copies.<ref name="au3"/> The Colour of My Love became one of the best-selling albums by Dion, with sales of twenty million copies worldwide.<ref name="world1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="world2">Template:Cite web</ref>

Legacy

The Colour of My Love marked a major turning point in Dion's career—shifting her from regional success to global prominence—and contributed meaningfully to how adult-contemporary pop and power ballads were perceived in the 1990s. According to her official site, the album signalled her transition into the international pop arena, showcasing both her vocal power and a polished production sound that became a template for major pop vocalists.<ref>https://www.celinedion.com/discography/the-colour-of-my-love/</ref><ref>https://www.shazam.com/en-gb/album/1057578787/the-colour-of-my-love</ref>

Artistically and culturally, The Colour of My Love helped reinforce the power-ballad format as a central pillar of 1990s pop, with tracks like "The Power of Love" and "Think Twice" becoming referential benchmarks for vocal ambition and crossover appeal. The album's blend of dramatic romantic lyricism, big-budget production and global marketing foreshadowed the later dominance of diva-led pop spectacles. For example, the inclusion of "When I Fall in Love" (originally part of the film soundtrack) helped align Dion's pop identity with major media tie-ins, expanding her influence beyond purely musical circles.<ref>https://www.justfortherecord.co.nz/albums/celine-dion-the-colour-of-my-love/</ref>

Moreover, The Colour of My Love helped pave the way for increased global visibility of Canadian and other "outside-the-US/UK" artists in English-language global pop markets. Its success challenged the notion that pop supremacy belongs only to artists from the traditional Anglo-US epicentres, thereby contributing to a gradual diversification of the global pop field in the 1990s.<ref>https://www.grammy.com/news/celine-dion-songs-the-colour-of-my-love-30th-anniversary</ref>

Industry awards

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Colour of My Love won two Juno Awards of 1995 for Album of the Year and Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic).<ref name="juno">Template:Cite web</ref> It also won the IRMA Award for Best International Female Artist Album in 1996 and was nominated for the Edison Award in 1995 in category Best Album.<ref name="awards">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Songs from The Colour of My Love also received various nominations and awards around the world.<ref name="awards"/> "Think Twice" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, and "To Love You More" won the Japan Gold Disc Award in category International Single Grand Prix.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "When I Fall in Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It also won two ASCAP Pop Awards in category Most Performed Songs and was nominated for the MTV Movie Award as Best Song from a Movie.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="1995a">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

"The Power of Love" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, Juno Award for Single of the Year, and two Billboard Music Awards in category Hot 100 Single of the Year and Adult Contemporary Single of the Year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="juno"/><ref name="1994a">Template:Cite magazine</ref> "The Power of Love" also won the ASCAP Pop Award as one of the Most Performed Songs and "Misled" won the BMI Pop Award in the same named category.<ref name="1995a"/><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Thanks to The Colour of My Love and its singles, Dion also won World Music Awards for Best Selling Canadian Female Artist of the Year and Best Selling Canadian Artist of the Year, Juno Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, and Félix Awards for Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec and Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success in a Language Other Than French.<ref name="awards"/><ref name="juno"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Dion was also nominated for her first Brit Award in category Best International Female, and received nominations for other Billboard Music Awards and Juno Awards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="1994a"/><ref name="juno"/> The Colour of My Love Concert was also nominated for the Gemini Awards in 1995.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Track listing

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Personnel

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Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1993–1996) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (The Record)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 4
French Albums (SNEP)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 7
Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)<ref>Template:Cite web Set "Tipo" on "Albums". Then, with "The Colour of My Love" in "Titolo", search.</ref> 11
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="jp1"/> 7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2
Quebec (ADISQ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 7

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Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 43
Chart (1994) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 48
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2
French Albums (SNEP)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 32
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 16
Chart (1995) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="au2"/> 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 34
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 67
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 8
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 35
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="jp2">Template:Cite web</ref> 98
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 6
Norwegian Spring Period Albums (VG-lista)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref name="spain"/> 29
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 10
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 3
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 116
Chart (1996) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 23
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 87
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="jp3">Template:Cite web</ref> 43
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 45
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 55
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 197

All-time charts

Chart Position
UK Albums (OCC)<ref name="uk5"/> 77

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Certifications and sales

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Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog Edition
Canada<ref name="narelease">Template:Cite web</ref> 9 November 1993 Columbia Template:Hlist 57555 15 tracks
United States<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 550 Music 14 tracks
Japan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2 December 1993 SMEJ CD ESCA-5893 15 tracks
Germany<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 11 February 1994 Columbia Template:Hlist 474743
Switzerland<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 14 February 1994
United Kingdom<ref name="ukcert"/><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 21 February 1994 Epic Template:Hlist
Australia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 7 March 1994
United Kingdom<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> 1 August 1994 MD 4747438
Japan<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 21 October 1995 SMEJ CD ESCA-6340 16 tracks
30 May 2018 Blu-spec CD2 SICP-31166 15 tracks
Various<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 9 November 2018 Columbia LP 589420

See also

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