One of the more notable cover versions of "All by Myself"
was recorded by Céline Dion in 1996. It was the fourth (or third,
depending on the country) hit single from
her album Falling into You.[8] Produced
by David
Foster and John Fields at Compass Point Studios in The Bahamas,
it was released on October 7, 1996 in Europe, January 13, 1997 in Australia,
and March 11, 1997 in North America.
There were three music videos made. The first one was released in
October 1996. It contains fragments from Dion's photo session for the Falling
into You album cover and some scenes from her Live
à Parisconcert. It was made for the single version and it was directed
by Nigel Dick. The second version was made for the UK market with the same
white t-shirt scenes but adding footage of a young couple in love at Christmas
time, instead of scenes from Dion's concert. This was made for the album
version. Finally, a live music video was released in March 1997 in North
America (from the 1996 concert in Montreal).
Dion performed this song many times during world tours, TV shows
and music events such as the Grammy
Awards (1997), Billboard Music Awards (1997) and Bambi
Awards (1996). A performance from her 2008-2009 Taking Chances Tour can be found on the Taking Chances World Tour: The
Concert DVD/CD. It is currently included in the setlist of Dion's
Las Vegas residency show Céline which premiered on March 15,
2011. The song was also performed during the 2013 Sans attendre Tour.
Dion recorded also a Spanish version
of "All by Myself," called "Sola Otra Vez" (English: By
Myself Again). It was added to the Falling into You Latin
American/Spanish edition, and as a B-side to other singles from that album.
This version became available worldwide on Dion's later compilation The Collector's Series, Volume One.
The CD single was released in 1996 in Brazil only. Dion's "Sola Otra
Vez" was selected the number one Spanish language cover of an English pop
song by TheSpanishVersion.Org.[9]
The "All by Myself" single became one of Dion's biggest
hits in the United States, reaching number 1 on theHot Adult Contemporary Tracks (for
three weeks) and the Latin
Pop Airplay (two weeks). It peaked at number 4 on the Billboard
Hot 100 (number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and number
5 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales). It was also a top 10
hit in France, United Kingdom, Wallonia in Belgium and the Republic of Ireland.
In Canada, "All by Myself" was released as a promotional single only,
hitting number 1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. "All by Myself" was
certified gold in the U.S. (500,000), and silver in the UK (200,000) and France
(165,000).
The track was included on some editions of Dion's greatest hits All the Way… A Decade of Song in
1999 and on My Love: Essential Collection in
2008.
I prefere "All coming back to my"... but, as my sister had this record and she played again and again, I learnt all its songs during the summer 97'... hehehehe. Regards from Spain.
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