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}} ''Unison'' is the 15th studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion and her first studio album recorded in English. The album was originally released on 2 April 1990 by Columbia Records. Its music incorporates a range of contemporary genres with a mix of ballads and dance songs. Dion worked with a range of professional writers and producers, including Christopher Neil, David Foster, Tom Keane and Andy Goldmark. Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Dion's voice and technique, as well as the album's content. On the commercial level, ''Unison'' reached top ten in Norway and top twenty in Canada. Eventually, it was certified seven-times Platinum in Canada, Platinum in the United States, and Gold in the United Kingdom and France. The album has sold over three million copies worldwide. Up to five singles were released from ''Unison'', depending on the country. "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" became a top ten hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching number four. The next US single, "(If There Was) Any Other Way" peaked at number thirty-five. In 1991, ''Unison'' won Juno Award for Album of the Year and Dion won Juno Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. ==Background== In the 1980s, Dion released eleven French-language albums in Canada and three in France. One compilation album was issued in Europe. In Canada, ''Incognito'' (1987) was certified two-times Platinum, ''Tellement j'ai d'amour...'' (1982) Platinum, and ''Les chemins de ma maison'' (1983) and ''Mélanie'' (1984) Gold. Dion topped the Quebec chart with hits like "D'amour ou d'amitié," "Mon ami m'a quittée," "Incognito," "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)," "Comme un cœur froid" and "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour." "D'amour ou d'amitié" and "Une colombe" were certified Gold in Canada. In the 1980s, Dion won fifteen Félix Awards, including Newcomer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (''Melanie''), Pop Album of the Year (''Tellement j'ai d'amour...''), Best Selling Album of the Year (''Les chemins de ma maison'', ''Melanie''), Most Popular Song of the Year ("Une colombe," "Incognito"), Best Selling Single of the Year ("Une colombe"), Best Stage Performance of the Year (Incognito tournée) and Artist of the Year Achieving the Most Success Outside Quebec. In France, Dion became the first Canadian artist to receive a Gold record for her top ten single "D'amour ou d'amitié." Further success in Europe came when she represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi," which later won the contest. CBS Records had originally offered $25,000 to make the album, which would allow Dion to record new vocals over the original musical tracks from ''Incognito''. Three events would raise the ante. First, Dion performed a duet with Dan Hill on "Can't We Try" at the CBS Canada 1987 convention. The performance impressed the company's president Bernie DiMatteo enough for him to raise the budget to $100,000 so that some new songs could be commissioned. Next, at the Juno Awards of 1987 she sang "Have a Heart." After the performance the budget rose to $300,000. When David Foster later saw it on videotape, he told DiMatteo that $300,000 was not enough, so they were given an unlimited budget. The record ended up costing $600,000. ''Unison'' was recorded in London, New York and Los Angeles. Before releasing ''Unison'' in 1990, "Can't Live With You, Can't Live Without You," a duet with Billy Newton-Davis was issued as a single in Canada in 1989 from his album, ''Spellbound''. Dion also sang a duet with Warren Wiebe on "Listen to Me," taken from the American drama film of the same name. The third duet recorded in 1989 was with Dan Hill on "Wishful Thinking" from his album, ''Real Love''. However, these duets were not included on ''Unison''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unison (Celine Dion album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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