Du soleil au cœur

Du soleil au cœur
Compilation album by Céline Dion
Released	October 1983 (1983-10) (see release history)
Recorded	1982-1983
Genre	Pop
Length	56:55
Label	Pathé Marconi, Sony Music Media
Producer	Eddy Marnay, Rudy, René Angélil
Céline Dion chronology
Les chemins de ma maison (1983) Du soleil au cœur (1983) Chants et contes de Noël (1983)
Singles from Du soleil au cœur
"D'amour ou d'amitié" Released: December 1982 "Mon ami m'a quittée" Released: 1983

Du soleil au cœur (meaning Sunshine in the Heart) is a French compilation album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in France in October 1983. It's her 5th French album and 1st released in France.

Album information

The album is a compilation of songs from Dion's previous two Canadian albums: Tellement j'ai d'amour... and Les chemins de ma maison.^[1] It was released thanks to "D'amour ou d'amitié" success in France (number 10 on the singles chart). "Mon ami m'a quittée" was the follow-up single.

Du soleil au cœur included an extended version of "Ne me plaignez pas" and one new song, called "À quatre pas d'ici" (French adaptation of Bucks Fizz's UK number 1 hit "The Land of Make Believe"). The latter was originally written by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield. Both of them worked with Dion again in 1993 ("Think Twice") and 1996 ("Call the Man"). The Canadian fans could find "À quatre pas d'ici" on Dion's Christmas album Chants et contes de Noël, released in November 1983.

Du soleil au cœur has sold 50,000 copies.^[2]

On April 4, 2002, after nineteen years Du soleil au cœur was re-released in France on a CD, including five bonus tracks. On May 16, 2008 it was also released in Switzerland.

Track listing

1. "D'amour ou d'amitié" (Eddy Marnay, Jean Pierre Lang, Roland Vincent) – 3:59
2. "La dodo la do" (Marnay, Christian Gaubert) – 3:02
3. "Mon ami m'a quittée" (Marnay, Christian Loigerot, Thierry Geoffroy) – 3:00
4. "Ne me plaignez pas" (Marnay, Steve Thompson) – 3:46
5. "Tellement j'ai d'amour pour toi" (Marnay, Hubert Giraud) – 3:00
6. "Du soleil au cœur" (André Popp, Jean Claude Massoulier) – 2:42
7. "À quatre pas d'ici" (Marnay, Andy Hill, Peter Sinfield) – 3:58
8. "Les chemins de ma maison" (Marnay, Patrick Lemaitre, Alain Bernard) – 4:20
9. "Hello mister Sam" (Marnay, Loigerot, Geoffroy) – 4:15
10. "Le vieux monsieur de la rue Royale" (Marnay, Alain Noreau) – 4:14

• 2002 CD bonus tracks

11. "Trois heures vingt" (Marnay, Patrick Lemaitre) – 3:38

12. "Benjamin" (Marnay, Pierre Papadiamandis) – 4:37

13. "La voix du bon Dieu" (Marnay, Suzanne-Mia Dumont) – 3:18

14. "Trop jeune à dix-sept ans" (Marnay, P. Greedus, B. Blue) – 4:53

15. "Paul et Virginie" (Marnay, Loigerot, Geoffroy) – 3:54

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France	October 1983	Pathe/EMI	Record	SNS 90001
			Cassette	SNS 490001
	April 4, 2002	Sony Music Media	CD	5032582
Switzerland	May 16, 2008

References

1. ^ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5. 
2. ^ Beaunoyer, Jean; Beaulne; (2004). Don Wilson. ed. Rene Angelil: The Making of Céline Dion: The Unauthorized Biography. Dundurn Group. ISBN 1-55002-489-2.