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Reissue Theory: Celine Dion, “Falling Into You”

May 7, 2010 By Mike Duquette 1 Comment

The Second Disc’s Mother’s Day Mania continues with a Reissue Theory look at Celine Dion’s Falling Into You, the Canadian chanteuse’s fourth English-language LP and one of her all-time best.

Wait, what?

For some, it is weird to label a Celine Dion record as good. Even more forgiving folks will come down hard on her for what some would consider her increasingly schmaltz output over the years (particularly after the inescapable “My Heart Will Go On” helped propel Titanic to an even wider appeal). Those that decry her for being a too-calculated woman in pop need only observe when she was more of a girl – her earnest covers of Jennifer Rush’s “The Power of Love” and Patti LaBelle’s “If You Asked Me To,” or her fantastic contribution (with Peabo Bryson) to the theme to Disney’s superb Beauty and the Beast – and then one might find something to like.

This is perhaps why Falling Into You may be her most satisfying LP (at least to this writer): she ably straddled the girlish and womanly impulses in her ’90s pop niche, and the result was a great mix of tunes that included a few phenomenal covers (“River Deep, Mountain High,” “All by Myself” and Jim Steinman’s superb “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now,” originally an obscurity by Pandora’s Box!) and light tunes like “Dreamin’ of You” and the title track.

This album largely showcases Dion for what she really is: she’s not heavily reliant on vocal acrobatics (at least, not yet), but she could make a song her own, no doubt about it. If Legacy ever reissues the album, there are a few bonus cuts worth adding for good measure, and you can take a look after the jump.

The trick about Falling Into You is it’s so long; were one to add the typical two bonus tracks that were on most international versions, you’ve nearly filled the whole CD. Perhaps other demos and outtakes exist in the vault that could make up a Legacy Edition of some sort; they would complement the few previously released cuts that would have to be left off for space issues.

Celine Dion, Falling Into You (originally released as 550 Music BK 67541, 1996)

  1. It’s All Coming Back to Me Now
  2. Because You Loved Me (Theme from Up Close and Personal)
  3. Falling Into You
  4. Make You Happy
  5. Seduces Me
  6. All by Myself
  7. Declaration of Love
  8. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (European bonus track – Columbia 483792 2, 1996)
  9. Dreamin’ of You
  10. I Love You
  11. If That’s What It Takes
  12. I Don’t Know
  13. River Deep, Mountain High
  14. Your Light (European bonus track – Columbia 483792 2, 1996)
  15. Call the Man
  16. Fly
  17. The Power of the Dream (European B-side to “Because You Loved Me” CD single – Columbia 663219 2, 1996)

Categories: News Tags: Reissue Theory

Mike Duquette

Mike Duquette

Michael Duquette (Founder) was fascinated with catalog music ever since he discovered there was more than one version of John Williams' soundtrack to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. A 2009 graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.A. in journalism, Mike paired his intended profession with his passion through The Second Disc, one of the first sites to focus on all reissue labels great and small, from vintage soul to stirring film scores. His passion for reissues turned into a profession in 2014 with co-producing credits on two best-selling vinyl singles for Sony's Legacy Recordings: a 30th anniversary "ecto-green" pressing of Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters" and a celebratory pressing of Wham!'s "Last Christmas" on red and green vinyl. Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike lives in Astoria, Queens with an ever-expanding collection of box sets and vinyl.

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  1. Ranasakawa says

    May 12, 2010 at 6:18 am

    Woeful stuff.

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