The Collector's Series, Vol. 1

Celine Dion - The Collector's Series, Vol. 1

The Collector's Series, Vol. 1
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Artist: Celine Dion
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-10-24
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. Power of the Dream
  2. Where Does My Heart Beat Now
  3. Us
  4. Reason
  5. Seduces Me
  6. With This Tear
  7. Falling into You
  8. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore
  9. Garcon Pas Comme Les Autres (Ziggy)
  10. Be the Man (On This Night)
  11. Tell Him - Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand,
  12. Prayer - Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion
  13. All by Myself [Spanish Version][#]
  14. Amar Haciendo el Amor [#]
  15. Only One Road
  16. That's the Way It Is

Music reviews of The Collector's Series, Vol. 1

Music Review: Before The "Edginess" Crept In.
Rating: 3 Stars

You really don't want to mess with Celine Dion fans. They brook absolutely no criticism of their diva. You start using words like "overkill," "hackneyed," "schlock" or, uh, "carp" around them, and you better reach for your track shoes and get out of Dodge Cite, Quebec. And really, it's a pointless argument. Basically, people know where they stand when it comes to Celine Dion's musique. Obviously, the fans find it simply divine--emotionally authentic, and overpowering (in a good way)--and the rest of us who find it overdone, overwrought, overproduced and, despite the megasales, stylistically over the hill.

Having said all that, I gotta admit I kinda like Ce-LYNN, as she's been known to refer to herself when she lapses into her native Quebecois. I don't mean the music so much, although I can put up with a song or two just fine (though much more than that, and it gets waaay too grating). But she just seems kinda likeable. I mean, she's a Superduperstar and all, but she's still kind of gangly and even a little shy. Her English is still not perfect (though it's pretty good) so her interviews have a certain non-native speaker charm (also known as gaffes).

In fact, since I come from a part of New England with a large French Canadian population (and am about 1/4 "franco" myself), I kind of look on her, figuratively, as something of a hometown girl who made good. Before makeup, she looks like someone I might have gone to high school with. I mean if New Yorkers have something of an innate spiritual kinship with Streisand, those of us who stem from more northerly environs may find ourselves relating a bit to Celine, perhaps despite ourselves.

But the music is not my thing. Some tunes I like better than others, of course. The Swedish produced "That's The Way It Is" has a certain bounce that evokes ABBA (again in a good way) and has fewer vocal histrionics than some of the other tunes included here. That's the closer. The opener is more indicative of what some of us find so problematic about Dion. "Power of the Dream" was penned, of course, as an anthem for the '96 Olympics, and those are never supposed to be subtle. But it's still just too, too much. You've got the gospel choir, the brass, the whole schmier. Not a drop of irony or wit to be found.

Well, except that the first few bars echo the SPAMALOT "tour de force" "The Song That Goes Like This" almost note for note. Now, I'm guessing that "Dream" was penned first, so I'm not accusing anyone of plagiarism. All I'm sayin', folks, is that it provided a rare moment of unintentional humor on a Celine Dion record.

It's probably no surprise that Dion's albums have such earnest prosaic titles: FALLING INTO YOU; LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE; THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES; THE COLOUR OF MY LOVE. She can belt (although am I the only one who finds some of those high notes a bit too pinched). Like her contemporary Mariah Carey, and the many younger singers who have been influenced by the Sturm und Drang breastbeating (only some of whom have the chops), her appeal will be mainly among those seeking vocal acrobatics and emotionalism with next to no leavening touch.

Having said all that, the technical skill is often very impressive (if sometimes showy, and ballad heavy collections like this one may show off her strengths better than the more recent attempts to get a little edgier. I prefer this collection to some of the rockier stuff. Covering the Roy Orbison/Cyndi Lauper "I Drove All Night" or Ann Wilson's "Alone" is close to pushing the envelope for Celine. But AC/DC? Mon dieu!

Description of The Collector's Series, Vol. 1

Despite her conspicuous absence from most media (save the tabloids) in the year 2000, the Celine Dion industry rolls on with her second repackaging job in two years. The Collector's Series Volume One culls a dozen cuts from previous U.S. releases, including "That's the Way It Is" from Dion's 1999 greatest hits CD. Two Spanish-language numbers, a previously Japan-only multilingual version of David Foster's "Be the Man (on This Night)," and a song from the 1996 Olympics opening ceremony fill out the disc. Guest appearances by Streisand ("Tell Him") and Bocelli ("The Prayer") remind us and her that, time off or no, she's still a star. Bingo--the perfect holiday gift for the Celine fan on your list. --Park Slope

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