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Gold Vol. 2
Compilation album by
Released2 October 1995 (1995-10-02)
Recorded1983–87
Genre Pop
Length58:34
Label Versailles
Producer
Celine Dion chronology
Gold Vol. 1
(1995)
Gold Vol. 2
(1995)
Falling into You
(1996)

Gold Vol. 2 is a French-language compilation album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released in France by Versailles on 2 October 1995. It features fourteen rare songs recorded between 1983 and 1987, including the whole Incognito album. In France, it was certified Gold. Gold Vol. 2 was also released in Belgium reaching number fifty-one on the chart in Wallonia.

Background, content and commercial performance

After the success of D'eux, which became the best-selling French-language album of all time, Versailles issued Gold Vol. 2 on 2 October 1995, a second compilation (after Gold Vol. 1) of Dion's early and rare recordings from the '80s. It includes the whole 1987 album, Incognito. Gold Vol. 2 peaked at number fifty-one in Belgium Wallonia in May 1996 and was certified Gold in France in 1998 and sold 130,000 copies. In 1997, the album was re-released as Les premières chansons vol. 2.

Track listing

Gold Vol. 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1." Incognito"Roussel4:39
2." Lolita (trop jeune pour aimer)"
Roussel4:20
3." On traverse un miroir"
  • Isa Minoke
  • Robert Lafond
Aldo Nova4:41
4." Partout je te vois"Nova4:09
5." Jours de fièvre"
  • Marnay
  • Roussel
Roussel5:13
6." D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour"
  • Marnay
  • Steven Tracey
Nova4:23
7." Délivre-moi" Pierre Bazinet4:19
8." Comme un cœur froid"
  • Marnay
  • Roussel
Roussel5:13
9." Mon ami m'a quittée"
  • Marnay
  • Christian Loigerot
  • Thierry Geoffroy
  • Marnay
  • Rudi Pascal
2:59
10."La dodo la do"
  • Marnay
  • Christian Gaubert
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
3:02
11." Hymne à l'amitié"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:05
12." Je ne veux pas"Musumarra4:05
13." C'est pour vivre"
  • Marnay
  • Pascal
4:07
14."En amour"
  • Marnay
  • Loigerot
  • Geoffroy
Marnay3:19
Total length:58:34

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Gold Vol. 2
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [1] 51

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Gold Vol. 2
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France ( SNEP) [2] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Gold Vol. 2
Region Date Label Format Catalog
France 2 October 1995 Versailles CD VER 481431 2

References

  1. ^ Sam Jaspers (2006). Ultratop 1995-2005. Book & Media Publishing. ISBN  90-5720-232-8.
  2. ^ "French album certifications – Celine Dion – Gold Vol. 2" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

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