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I'M ALIVE

CELINE DION RETURNS ON OPRAH (Please be patient while Video Loads)

A New Day Has Come is an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, which marked her return after two-year hiatus to have a child. It was released on
March 22, 2002. A New Day Has Come is Dion's 9th English album and 28th in total. The limited edition, containing bonus DVD with two audio and two
video tracks, was released in November 2002. The album includes many highlights, like Dion's renditions of Etta James classic, "At Last" and Nat
King Cole's "Nature Boy." Few French accents can be found here too, as Dion recorded "The Greatest Reward," an adaptation of "L'envie d'aimer" from
the French musical The Ten Commandments, performed originally by Daniel Lévi. The song was co-written by Pascal Obispo, a popular French singer
and composer. Another track called "Ten Days" is an adaptation of a French hit song, "Tomber" by Gérald De Palmas. Dion recorded also Spanish
version of "L'amour existe encore" from her 1991 Dion chante Plamondon album, called "Aún Existe Amor." The album included two successful
singles: the title track and "I'm Alive," featured also in the Stuart Little 2 movie. On "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)," released as last commercial
single, Shania Twain did the background vocals. "At Last" was released as a radio single in the United States only. "Super Love" was available as
European/Australian/Asian bonus track only. On April 7, 2002, CBS aired one-hour TV special dedicated to A New Day Has Come. Beside songs from
the album, Dion performed two duets: "Emotion/When the Wrong One Loves You Right" with Destiny's Child and "Beauty and the Beast" with Brian
McKnight. For further promotion, Céline Dion joined on May 23, 2002 the VH1 Divas Las Vegas along with Cher, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Anastacia,
Dixie Chicks, Cyndi Lauper, Stevie Nicks and Whitney Houston. She sang "A New Day Has Come," "I'm Alive," "Can't Help Falling in Love," and a duet
with Anastacia on AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long." On November 18, 2002 A New Day Has Come was released as a special limited edition
with bonus DVD, featuring two unreleased audio tracks: "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" and "All Because of You," the music video for "I'm Alive" and a
teaser for Dion's Las Vegas show A New Day.... In the U.S. the limited edition included longer version of "The Greatest Reward" lasting 4:04, instead of
original 3:28. As a result, the album made a big jump on the charts around the world. "All Because of You" was later released as "Goodbye's (The
Saddest Word)" B-side. "Coulda Woulda Shoulda," "Have You Ever Been in Love" and a ballad version of "Sorry for Love" appeared also on Dion's
next album One Heart. "Have You Ever Been in Love" was even released as a single in 2003 to promote it. Céline Dion won an American Music
Award for Favorite Artist in the Adult Contemporary category in February 2003. The track "I Surrender," while not released as a single, has become a
popular song choice for contestants on reality TV singing competitions around the world. It has been performed by Kelly Clarkson and Anthony Fedorov
on American Idol, David Archuleta on Star Search, Craig Sharpe on Canadian Idol, and Lorena Gomez on the Spanish show Operación Triunfo to name
a few. Polish singer Edyta Górniak recorded Polish-language version of this song, called "List." "I Surrender" was also performed by Dion for five
years during A New Day..., becoming one of show's highlights. On January 29, 2008, Legacy Recordings released A New Day Has Come as a new
collector's edition with bonus DVD. The CD contains 16 tracks from the North American version of the album (including extended version of "The
Greatest Reward") and the DVD features four music videos, and behind the scenes footage from the making of the album and the "A New Day Has
Come" video. A New Day Has Come was very successful, debuting at number 1 in over twenty countries and selling 10 million copies. The IFPI
announced that it was the best selling album worldwide in 2002.
In the United States, A New Day Has Come debuted at number 1, selling 558,000 copies in its first week[2]; it was Dion's first number 1 debut, and her
fourth number 1 overall. In the following week, A New Day Has Come sold 263,000 copies and slipped to number 2. To date, the album has sold 3.3
million copies in the United States and is certified 3x platinum. In Canada, it sold 152,000 copies in the first week and stayed at number 1 for seven
consecutive weeks. It has been certified 6x platinum for 600,000 copies sold.
A New Day Has Come went triple platinum in Europe, reaching the top in most European countries. In the United Kingdom, it debuted with 89,000
copies sold and stayed at number 1 for four weeks in a row. To date, it has sold 500,000 copies and was certified platinum. In France, the album
topped the chart for four weeks and was certified 3x platinum for 900,000 copies sold.