Amazon.com: Filmed in Quebec in 1995, this concert souvenir captures Celine Dion as she turned the corner from pop contender to platinum princess. Long a star in Canada, and a major draw throughout the Francophone world, the Québecois vocalist was still a relatively new, if increasingly successful, commodity stateside. A clutch of single hits, augmented by two big soundtrack themes, hadn't entirely erased the suspicion that Dion's career was being bolted together on an assembly line not far from Mariah Carey's--apart from frequent overlaps in production support, both singers relied on similar mixtures of sweeping ballads and crisp, uptempo dance workouts, and both were notorious for their vocal gymnastics.
The Colour of My Love works hard, as does Dion, to convince us she's already a major diva, and the approving crowd of hometown fans obviously agrees. Dion, her hair cropped in a shorter, curly 'do, is equally chic in black suit or blue gown, a troupe of dancers invades for strategic uptempo pieces, and her studio duet partners for both 'When I Fall in Love'(Clive Griffin) and 'Beauty and the Beast' (Peabo Bryson) pop up to repeat their roles. The star attacks each song with laser-like focus, and she radiates a sense of theatrical drama.
Technically, however, the special suffers from direction that mistakes swooping camera movement, sudden zoom shots, tilted frames, and other concert video clichés for real drama. More problematic is abundant evidence of considerable post-production sweetening in the star's vocals--like other post-rock divas with arena-sized ambitions, Dion (or perhaps her producer) is apparently determined to reproduce the surreal sonic precision and scale of the records. It's a slippery slope that tempts perfectionists to leave less and less of the actual performance on the soundtrack, even though Dion's huge voice would still be impressive (and possibly more exciting) if rendered without such editorial tweaks. --Sam Sutherland
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Rating: - Celine is lovely
I think this is a great dvd. There are songs on this DVD that Celine might not perform live again;-) Its a great one to add to a Celine fans collection.
Rating: - Great Track List!!
She was young here,,, enjoy!!!
1. Beauty and the Beast - Intro Instrumental
2. Everybody's Talkin' My Baby Down
3. Love Can Move Mountains
4. If You Asked Me Too
5. Only One Road
6. Ce N'Etait Qu'un Reve
7. Misled
8. Think Twice
9. Where Does My Heart Beat Now
10. When I Fall In Love (with Clive Griffin)
11. Refuse To Dance
12. The Power of Love
13. Beauty and the Beast (with Peabo Bryson)
14. I Can't Help Falling In Love
15. The Colour Of My Love
16. The Colour Of My Love - Outro Instrumental
Rating: - Known Non-concert Concert!
This "Concert" was MEANT TO BE a low-budget lip-synching videolized images of Celine Dion aimed at the English-speaking North American market in order to introduce this new personality to the public in moving images. It was filmed very early in the 90's, during the time when she began to put out a lot of English language songs, composed specifically to be launched as hits. She was not a mega-star at the time, hence the amateurish production value. When you buy something like this, you just have to be sophisticated enough to realize that this is not a real concert, and just enjoy it for what it is. Yes, the title is a little misleading (ALL advertisements are truth-bending in some way, period!), but it did not say "LIVE concert"...For all we care, it was probably "taped before a live audience." Three-stars for low production value, otherwise, Celine is great as she was.
Rating: - Nice Concert but its obviously made up of tracks.
My dad and I have many concert DVD's. This one is alright. The concert is obviously all on a track (except for one song.) I didnt like the way that most of the songs faded rather than ended like a REAL concert should have. Unless you'd like to see Celine live and not hear her live this DVD isn't for you..
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