The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 52

HtfiResHLA Wednesday November 26 1997 Grammy-winner Celine Dion calls latest release the "album of my life" The albumb 15 recorded in an two-month period and her managerhusband Rene Angdil planned to take a year off folk "Railing Ir SonyfcSSOi following the globd Into tour But Soqyb 550 Music urged the ing about" said Dim who plans to launch a world tour next summer "Pouring is my favorite Dion said Ttb the gift of show business I love recording where you can always repeat what you've done But on stage you can be free Ihereb nobody to tellyou what to The new disc also contains Heart Will Go the theme to director Js only one left with a main stream offend-nobody Charlie Rafols music director at KBIG said Dion1 has the ability to make lyrics sound personal speaks to the heart" Rafols said Celine you don't have to be up on the latest trends A good song is a good song And she really knows now to put a good song The duet with Streisand sterna from Baba invitation after Dkm performed the Bryan AdamsEtreiBand duet Finally Found-Someone? at the Oscars last raring a dream come true to wok with Dion said longtime producer David Foster plus Linda Thompson and Whiter Afanarieff were asked to com-for the pair: couple to consider a new dbum fir the holidays a surprise that Dion would release another album so soon after "Falling" which remained in the top 10 for more the Loved "Up Close All Coming Bade to Me and "All By Myself" But Dion insists that if die had not uncovered such out-the album until TiCTt yean "We were very hidgr to find such good said By FRED SHUSTER lot Angela! bail Newt LOS ANGELES Itfe almost too easy to antagonize the swarm of publicists surrounding easy-listening pop diva Celine Dial All you have to do is bring UP human naerifina "Oh no don't do one of Dionb wonied assistants when it's suggested that songbird be questioned about the Mood-letting rituals that just might be the red explanation fir her incredible success doesn't understand sarcasm Whob being sarcastic? How else but the use of dark rites to explain 1996 release "Falling Into You" the best-sell-ing album of that year to the tune of a startling 25 million copies worldwide Or the many awards Grammy Oscar and otherwise snagged by the FVend Canadian singer whose new album Talk About Love" which hit stores Nov Meanwhile "IM1 Him" a Dion duet with Barbra Streisand is nearing the top of the adult-contemporary mart Dionis latest disc finds the 29-yearold singer working with Thaft all the differ- an uncertain Dion to admit her love to a boyfriend recorded their The singers ture whim opens Dec 19 As for the fixture Dim says like to act have a baby and record in other languages hi fact Dion wiU cut her next Frenchrlanguage album early next year begun taking acting classes but read scripts" she said deaded on anything" The youngest of 14 children Dim gave bar first performance at the age cf 5 ana at 12 recorded a demo that found its to Angelil Taking her his wing Angelil steered the youngster's career even remortgaging his house to pay for the recording of Diont debut album She was embraced first in Tbkya where she won the Gdd Medal at the 1982 Yamaha World Song Festival and in FVance where die received a gold disc the following yeas She then won the 33rd annual Fhirovision Song Contest in Dublin Ireland performing for Switzerland She recorded four topedbng Frendi-language albums in Canada before signing RindN8LMcMH Cefine new afoum "Let's TMk About contains "1M a duet with Barbra Streisand anted singers in the world said company Gefine is a breath of ence Everyone understood that if the songs weren't there we wouldn't record yet" hi her native Canada as well as France Dion has been popular since she was a teen ft wasn't until 1991 when she re- leased an English-language record that her soaring pop voice brake in the United Rates Her theme to "Beauty and the Beast? was an eaify smash At popular adult-contemporary stations like KOST-FM and KBIG-FM (1043) Dion is a core artist one of the voices that drives and defines the top-rated fonnat one of the most taL separately heard her voice I almost passed out I almost lost it I just ted Dion recalled Dion will join the Bee Gees for their only stateside concert of the year Friday at the MGM Grand Hotel in Ins Vegas Dion wQl sing her new single which was pomed by the brothers Gibh who contributed background vocals to the hallari The Bee Gees have such a specific and wonderfully warm sound that right away you connect and feel what i Johnny Chiang music director at HOST "And one of the most popular: A lot of it has to do with timing hi the past two years adult pop radio has been rmmri atari with female rockets like Alanis Morissette and Fiona Apple hi that kind of fresh fihiang nlan pm'ritari out that the of femalft adult-COO-temporary Mariah Carey Whitney Houston Tbni Braxton and Janet Jackson have gone in a more rftb direction with their music leaving Dion "the a host of Hgtorofile tors including Beatles produoer George Martin Luciano Pavarotti Carole King the Bee Gees and Streisand railing it the album of my life" Dion said by telephone from Quebec "It represents: what Fve been looking for my entire Streisand chart 1997 a Christmas Time Nov 26 Nov 30 Knoxville Convention and Exhibition Center at the Fair Park Dates and Times JJr mu Wednesday Nov 26 9 am -9 pm Thursday Nov 27 Thanksgiving Day 3 pm -9 pm ps-sAi 9f Iha Holywood Reporter LOS ANGELES Barbra 1 new album stood head and dero above the the week ended landing atop the weekly Bifl- board 200 album chart with 207000 copies sold is second consecutive studio album to arrive in the Na 1 spot following to in 1993b The alhum is on the way to gold status according to Columbia Records marketing head Rater Fletcher which would make it Streisand's 37th gold Ihm Only Elvis Presky and the Beaties have recorded more But Streisand's was hot the only debut among the top 10 albums on the weak Mystikafs and LSG'a each delivered strong showings remk-ing third and fourth respective- lyaccordimtoSoundScan "Unpredictable? drummed up sales dr 157000 copies putting it behind Shania Twainb on which continues to sell well dropping only marginally to 170000 from last ween 172000 generated 138XX) sales in its Mase dropped out of the Na 1 mot to Na 5 with "Harlem World" Album sales dropped from 175X)0 copies to 134000 Country singer LeAnn Rimes proved her stayuu power as her ou Iight Up My Life In-mirational Songs? was Na 6 flat week-to-week galea of 12600 the four remaining titles among the top 10 all managed to improve their week-to-week performance Friday Nov 28 9 am 9 pm 1 Saturday Nov 29 9 am 9 pm Sunday Nov 30 Noon -6 pm 1 Featuring deigner Christmas trees and accessories holiday marketplace shops children's activities and festive entertainment -a Admission Adults: $600 Children 6-ll)rears: $200 Children under 6ears: Free Advance tldiets available far purchase at all Home Federal Bank branches wF ISTORAGEISHEDS1 MU Oa Tnr I till I Id CMncta Only 799 281-9157 TENNESSJ Media Sponsors: SS3VK FM MH7 Family clothing Major Spoftsors: gig Sm Our New Larger Store Now Open In West Haven Center od mnH Sa wmiBa EURO HIKER Al Leather Mai Price 110 OurPrtM s80es for the benefit of rW Hospital For Fantasy of Trees Information Call Infbiink at 673-2020 Access Code TREE (8733).