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''Taking Chances'' is the tenth English-language and 23rd studio album overall by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on November 7, 2007. It was her first new studio album since 2003's ''One Heart''. Dion returned to the music scene after almost five years of performing ''A New Day...'' in Las Vegas. She collaborated on ''Taking Chances'' with various rock, R&B and Pop producers, including John Shanks, Linda Perry, ex-Evanescence members Ben Moody and David Hodges, Kristian Lundin, Ne-Yo, Chuck Harmony, Tricky Stewart, the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, Kara DioGuardi, Emanuel Kiriakou, Anders Bagge, Peer Åström, Aldo Nova, Christopher Neil and Guy Roche. The album garnered mixed reviews from music critics, who noticed that "not many chances were taken after all."
''Taking Chances'' has sold 3.1 million copies worldwide in 2007 alone and peaked inside top ten in various countries, including number one in Canada, Switzerland, South Africa and on the European Top 100 Albums. It has sold 1.1 million units in the United States and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, after shipping over 400,000 copies, the album was certified four-times Platinum. The first single, "Taking Chances" was released in September 2007 and peaked inside top ten in various European countries and in Canada. In 2008, different songs were selected as the second single: "Eyes on Me" in the United Kingdom, "A World to Believe In" in Japan and "Alone" in North America. The latter was also released as third and final single in the United Kingdom. On February 14, 2008, Dion embarked on the year-long Taking Chances World Tour, which visited five continents and became one of the highest-grossing tours of all-time.
==Background==
On August 24, 2007, Dion's official website announced that the singer will release her new English-language album ''Taking Chances'' on November 12, 2007 in Europe and November 13, 2007 in North America. The album was also scheduled for release in Japan on November 7, 2007 and in Australia and New Zealand on November 10, 2007. Dion said about ''Taking Chances'': "I think it represents a positive evolution in my career. I'm feeling strong, maybe a little gutsier than in the past, and just as passionate about music and life as I ever was."〔 On September 2, 2007, album's cover became available for TeamCeline members. However, six days later, Columbia Records has made small changes to the ''Taking Chances'' cover. The first single form the album, "Taking Chances" was sent to radio stations on September 10, 2007 and the video of Dion recording the song in the studio was posted on Amazon.com. On September 12, 2007, Columbia Records informed in a press release that "Taking Chances" was written by Kara DioGuardi and the Eurythmics' David A. Stewart, and produced by the Grammy Award–winner John Shanks, and that the album will be followed by the Taking Chances World Tour in 2008 and 2009.〔 The music video for the first single was filmed on September 17, 2007 in several different locations in the Las Vegas area and directed by Paul Boyd. The video became available for TeamCeline members on October 16, 2007 and later premiered on television.
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