Incognito (Celine Dion album)

Incognito is the eighth French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by CBS Records on 2 April 1987 in Quebec, Canada. It features eight songs produced by Jean-Alain Roussel, Aldo Nova and Pierre Bazinet. Six song were released as singles and all of them reached top five on the Quebec Airplay Chart, including four number ones: "Incognito", "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)", "Comme un cœur froid" and "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour". Incognito was certified two-times Platinum in Canada and has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.

Content

Incognito started Dion's new look, new sound, new team of writers and producers and was issued by the new record company, CBS Records. The album was released in Quebec, Canada in April 1987 and included songs produced by Jean-Alain Roussel, Aldo Nova and Pierre Bazinet. Lyrics were written by Luc Plamondon, Isa Minoke and Eddy Marnay, and music was composed by Jean-Alain Roussel, Aldo Nova, Daniel Lavoie, Robert Lafond and Steven Tracey. The album also contains a French-language cover of Elizabeth Daily's "Love in the Shadows", titled "Délivre-moi".

At the end of 1988, Incognito with different track listing was released in France. Instead of "Partout je te vois" and "Délivre-moi", it included the 1988 Eurovision-winning song, "Ne partez pas sans moi" and a cover of Jean-Pierre Ferland's "Ma chambre" (B-side of Incognito's singles). In October 1992, Incognito was issued in France with the original track listing and in August 1995 the album became available in various countries around the world.^[1]

Singles

The first single, "On traverse un miroir" entered the Quebec Airplay Chart on 25 April 1987 and peaked at number two. The second single, "Incognito" debuted on this chart on 6 June 1987 and topped it for six weeks. The next single, "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" entered the Quebec Airplay Chart on 3 October 1987 and occupied the number-one position for two weeks.

The fourth single, "Comme un cœur froid" debuted on the chart on 6 February 1988 and also topped it for two weeks. The fifth single, "Délivre-moi" entered the Quebec Airplay Chart on 18 June 1988 and peaked at number four. The last Canadian single, "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" debuted on the chart in Quebec on 17 October 1988 and became Dion's fourth number one from Incognito spending two weeks at the top. "Jours de fièvre" was released as a single in Denmark in late 1988.

Promotion

On 2 April 1987, Dion performed at a special show organized to celebrate the release of Incognito at Club L'Esprit in Montreal, Canada. On 7 April 1987, she appeared on the television show Montréal en direct aired on Télé-Metropole and sang "On traverse un miroir", "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" and "Incognito". On 27 September 1987, a television special titled Spécial Incognito aired on Radio-Canada. It included the music video for "Incognito" and performances of songs from Incognito ("Partout je te vois", "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)", "Délivre-moi", "On traverse un miroir", "Jours de fièvre", "Comme un cœur froid") and three covers ("My Heart Belongs to Daddy", "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Seulement qu'un aventure"). On 2 November 1987, Dion performed the English-language version of "Partout je te vois", "Have a Heart" at the Juno Awards. During 1987, she also performed "Incognito" and "On traverse un miroir" on Ad lib on TVA, "Ma chambre" (B-side of Incognito's singles) on Ferland/Nadeau on Télé-Metropole, "Partout je te vois", "The Greatest Love of All" and "Encore et encore" (duet with Francis Cabrel) on Station soleil on Radio-Québec and "Comme un cœur froid" on Montréal en direct.

On 15 February 1988, Dion sang "Incognito", "Comme un cœur froid" and "Memory" on Téléfun on TQS. On 1 July 1988, she performed "Comme un cœur froid" and "Can't We Try" (duet with Dan Hill) on Joyeux millions Canada on TVA. In September 1988, Dion sang "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" on Laser 33-45 on Radio-Canada. Other 1988 television performances included "Ma chambre", "Summertime" and "D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour" on Ad lib. Later, in 1989 Dion also performed "Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)" and "D'amour ou d'amitié" on Ad lib and "Délivre-moi" on Ferland/Nadeau. In addition, she embarked on the Incognito tournée and gave seventy-five performances in Quebec between January and December 1988.

Critical reception

AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars.^[2]

Commercial performance

On 23 November 1987, Incognito was certified Gold by the CRIA for selling 50,000 copies. On 16 September 1988, it was certified Platinum in Canada for selling 100,000 units. Later, on 31 January 1996 the album was certified two-times Platinum by the CRIA for sales of over 200,000 copies.^[3] In Belgium Wallonia, Incognito entered the Ultratop 200 Albums chart in 1995, thanks to the success of D'eux and peaked at number sixty-five on 11 November 1995. Incognito has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.^[4]^[5]

Awards

In 1987, Dion was nominated for the Félix Award for Female Vocalist of the Year and Incognito was nominated in category Pop Album of the Year. Jean-Alain Roussel won Félix Award for arranging "Comme un cœur froid" and was nominated for two other Félix Awards for producing and engineering "Incognito". In 1988, Dion won Félix Award for Female Vocalist of the Year and "Incognito" won in category Most Popular Song of the Year. Thanks to the Incognito tournée, Dion also won Félix Award for Best Stage Performance of the Year and was nominated in category Show of the Year. Incognito tournée also won Félix Award for Stage Director of the Year and was nominated in category Stage Designer of the Year and Lighting Designer of the Year.

Dion was also nominated for the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987 and Female Vocalist of the Year in 1989. She was also nominated for three MetroStar Awards in 1987 (Female Vocalist of the Year, Young Artist of the Year, Female Personality of the Year) and four in 1988 (Female Vocalist of the Year, Young Artist of the Year, Female Personality of the Year, Jury Award), and won MetroStar Award for Young Artist of the Year in 1988. Dion's television special titled Spécial Incognito was nominated for six Gémeaux Awards in 1988 and won two for Best Cinematography and Best Lighting. Other nominations included Best Direction, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup/Hair.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Incognito"	Luc Plamondon Jean-Alain Roussel	Roussel	4:26
2.	"Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"	Plamondon Daniel Lavoie	Roussel	3:59
3.	"On traverse un miroir"	Isa Minoke Robert Lafond	Aldo Nova	4:30
4.	"Partout je te vois"	Eddy Marnay Nova	Nova	3:50
5.	"Jours de fièvre"	Marnay Roussel	Roussel	5:08
6.	"D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour"	Marnay Steven Tracey	Nova	4:05
7.	"Délivre-moi"	Marnay Elizabeth Daily Harold Faltermeyer	Pierre Bazinet	3:52
8.	"Comme un cœur froid"	Marnay Roussel	Roussel	5:15

1988 French edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Incognito"	Plamondon Roussel	Roussel	4:37
2.	"Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"	Plamondon Lavoie	Roussel	4:17
3.	"On traverse un miroir"	Minoke Lafond	Nova	4:36
4.	"Ma chambre"	Jean-Pierre Ferland Daniel Mercure	Roussel	4:10
5.	"Jours de fièvre"	Marnay Roussel	Roussel	5:12
6.	"D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour"	Marnay Tracey	Nova	4:22
7.	"Ne partez pas sans moi"	Nella Martinetti Atilla Şereftuğ	Urs Peter Keller Şereftuğ	3:07
8.	"Comme un cœur froid"	Marnay Roussel	Roussel	5:10

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[6]	65

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[7]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Summaries
Worldwide		500,000^[4]^[5]
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

Claude Allard - engineer's assistant
René Angélil – executive producer, impresario
Daniel Barkbe - synclavier
Alain Barletano - drums
Pierre Bazinet - producer, arranger, mix, drums
Bill Beaudoin - guitars, keyboards
J.C. Beaudoin - sound recording, mix
Paul Bella - photos
Robin Black – mix
Sylvian Bolduc – bass guitar
Carol – hair
Denis Chartrand – keyboards
Michel Corriveau – synthesizers, keyboards programming
Martin Daviault – saxophone, flute
Alain Deroque – mastering
Celine Dion – lead and background vocals
Suzane Mia Dumont – press agent
Ray Fabi – synthesizers, keyboards programming, Macintosh Plus programming
Pierre Hebert – drums
J.P. Karsenty - photo
Vito Luprano – executive producer
Robert Marchand – guitars
Robert Matichak - engineer's assistant
Isa Minoke - background vocals
Laurie Niedzielski – background vocals
Paul Northfield – drums recording
Aldo Nova – producer, arranger, sound recording, mix, programming, guitars, synth bass, drums, keyboards
Jean-Alain Roussel – producer, arranger, sound recording, drums, bass synth, keyboards
Alain Simard – programming
Martin Soldat – design
Patrick Vetter – saxophone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Canada	2 April 1987	CBS	CD	WCK 80119
			Vinyl record	PFC 80119
			Cassette	WCT 80119
France	1988	Carrere	CD	96600
			Vinyl record	66600
			Cassette	76600
	22 October 1992	Columbia	CD	472682 4
	22 October 1992	Columbia	Cassette	472682 2

References

↑ Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
↑ "Incognito - Celine Dion Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Celine Dion – Incognito". Music Canada. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
1 2 "Jean Alain Roussel: Le Maestro mauricien qui a fait chanter le monde". Le Mauricien (in French). 18 October 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
1 2 Dany Bouchard (19 May 2007). "Le parcours francophone d'une star mondiale" (in French). Canoe.ca. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
↑ Sam Jaspers (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN 90-5720-232-8.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – Celine Dion – Incognito". Music Canada.

Celine Dion

Studio albums

French	La voix du bon Dieu Céline Dion chante Noël Tellement j'ai d'amour... Les chemins de ma maison Chants et contes de Noël Mélanie C'est pour toi Incognito Dion chante Plamondon D'eux S'il suffisait d'aimer 1 fille & 4 types D'elles Sans attendre Encore un soir

English	Unison Celine Dion The Colour of My Love Falling into You Let's Talk About Love These Are Special Times A New Day Has Come One Heart Miracle Taking Chances Loved Me Back to Life

Live albums

Compilations

French	Du soleil au cœur Les plus grands succès de Céline Dion Les oiseaux du bonheur Les chansons en or The Best of Celine Dion Les premières années Gold Vol. 1 Gold Vol. 2 C'est pour vivre The Collection 1982–1988 The Early Singles On ne change pas

English	All the Way... A Decade of Song The Collector's Series, Volume One Let's Talk About Love / Falling into You / A New Day Has Come Complete Best Ultimate Box My Love: Essential Collection The Best of Celine Dion & David Foster

Videography

Concert tours

Residency shows

TV Specials

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