Tout près du bonheur

Infobox Single
Name = Tout près du bonheur


Artist = Céline Dion and Marc Dupré
from Album = Refaire le monde
Released = April 11 2006
Format = Digital download
Recorded = Studio Piccolo, Blueroom Studio Inc
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 3:59
Label = Novem Communications
Writer = Céline Dion, Marc Dupré, Nelson Minville
Producer = Tino Izzo
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Céline Dion
Type = singles
Last single = "Tous les secrets"
(2006)
This single = "Tout près du bonheur"
(2006)
Next single = "I Believe in You"
(2006)

"Tout près du bonheur" (meaning "So Close to Happiness") is a duet between Céline Dion and Marc Dupré, released on April 11 2006 in Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth single from Dupré's debut album "Refaire le monde".

"Tout près du bonheur" was composed in 2000 by Céline Dion for Marc Dupré and Anne-Marie Angelil's wedding. Dion performed it after the ceremony.

During the recording of his first album in 2005, Dupré asked Céline Dion for permission to cover the song. The mother-in-law accepted it at once and recorded background vocals. Tino Izzo produced the track. Dion worked with him already in 1993 on "Plus haut que moi" (a duet with Mario Pelchat).

Dupré collaborated with Dion already in the past. He was the opening act for her concerts at the Olympia, Paris in 1994. They also performed a live duet in April 2002 on "Sous le vent." It was during the widely popular Quebec karaoke game show, "La fureur", held at the Molson Centre in Montreal and broadcast on Radio-Canada.

There are two recorded versions of "Tout près du bonheur." First can be found on Marc Dupré's debut album, released on October 18 2005. Second one, rock version, was released as a radio and digital download in Quebec, Canada in 2006. There is also third but only live version of that song. It was performed by both artists at the Gala Artists in Quebec (April 30 2006) and featured more vocals from Dion (a whole second verse).

The music video was supposed to be shot in the Nevada desert but because of Dion's health conditions it was directed at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas by Ivan Grbovic (May 8 2006).

"Tout près du bonheur" topped the Quebec radio charts in June 2006 for three weeks. Dion was celebrating 25 years of her career at that time.

On October 23 2006, Dion and Dupré won a SOCAN Award as composers of "Tout près du bonheur."

On December 22 2006, Céline Dion and Marc Dupré performed their song during his concert at the Lionel-Groulx theater in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec. The concert was a part of the Dupré's Quebec tour (September 29 2006 - April 14 2007).

Later Dupré wrote music for "On s'est aimé à cause," a song which appeared on Dion's 2007 album "D'elles". This track was also produced by Tino Izzo.

Formats and track listings

Promotional 2-track CD-single - (CA)
#"Tout près du bonheur" (rock version) – 3:45
#"Tout près du bonheur" (album version) – 3:59

Charts

References

* [http://www.celinedion.com Céline Dion - official website]
* [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34845&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Céline Dion - chart history]