- The Reason (Celine Dion song)
Infobox Single
Name = The Reason
Artist = Céline Dion
from Album =Let's Talk About Love
Released = Start date|1997|12|8
Format =CD single
Recorded = Air Studios
Genre = Pop
Length = 5:01 (album version)
4:30 (radio edit)
Label = Columbia, Epic
Writer =Carole King ,Mark Hudson ,Greg Wells
Producer =George Martin
Certification = Diamond (France )
Last single = "Be the Man "
(1997)
This single = "The Reason"
(1997)
Next single = "My Heart Will Go On "
(1997)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = Single
Lower caption = Extra album cover
Lower caption = Promotional single"The Reason" is a single from Céline Dion's "
Let's Talk About Love " album. It was released onDecember 8 1997 in selected European countries. [cite book | author=Glatzer, Jenna| title=Céline Dion: For Keeps | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing| year=2005 | id=ISBN 0-7407-5559-5]"The Reason" was co-written by
Carole King and produced by SirGeorge Martin - famousThe Beatles producer. King did also the background vocals.It was released in theUnited Kingdom ,Ireland andBelgium only. InFrance , it was issued as a double A-side single with "My Heart Will Go On ."The song peaked at number 11 in the United Kingdom and number 13 in Ireland. In France, thanks to "My Heart Will Go On" it was number 1 for 13 weeks and became a million selling single certified with diamond award (1,197,000 copies sold).
The music video was directed by Scott Floyd Lochmus and released in December 1997.
Dion promoted "The Reason" singing it live in various TV shows in the UK and France. She performed it also during her
Let's Talk About Love Tour .Céline Dion sang it as a duet with Carole King during the
VH1 Divas 1998 concert. Carole King recorded also her own version of this song for her 2001 album "Love Makes the World " (this time with Céline Dion on backing vocals).Dion included later her version on "
The Collector's Series, Volume One " compilation.The recording of this song was included as a part of the "Au cœur du stade" DVD bonus.
Formats and track listings
UK CD single
#"The Reason" – 5:01
#"Be the Man " – 4:39UK CD maxi single #1
#"The Reason" – 5:01
#"Be the Man" – 4:39
#"Make You Happy" – 4:31
#"With this Tear" – 4:12UK CD maxi single #2
#"The Reason" – 5:01
#"Cherche encore" – 3:24
#"Lovin' Proof" – 4:09
#"The Christmas Song " – 4:12French CD single
#"The Reason" – 5:01
#"My Heart Will Go On " – 4:40Official versions
#"The Reason" (radio edit) – 4:30
#"The Reason" (album version) – 5:01Charts
References
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