S'il Suffisait d'Aimer

S'il Suffisait d'Aimer is an album by Céline Dion, sung in French and released on September 7 1998. It's her nineteenth French album and twenty fourth in total. It was named in the United States S'il Suffisait d'Aimer / If Only Love Could Be Enough.

Album information

The project reunites Céline Dion and Jean-Jacques Goldman, who last worked together on the very successful album D'eux. In their first collaboration Goldman wrote songs for Dion, this time he wrote more in his own style, while letting Céline Dion sing her own unique way, like she has been singing a long time ago. Most of the arrangements on that album are simple to let her voice dominate the songs. In "Zora Sourit" and "Je Chanterai" Dion is backed by a gospel choir.

S'il Suffisait d'Aimer won the Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album.

Dion performed "Terre" live during the Gala de l'ADISQ in November 1998. She promoted this album also during her Let's Talk About Love Tour. The show at the Stade de France in Paris was recorded and released as Au Cœur Du Stade, including five songs from S'il Suffisait d'Aimer. It was promoted by the video of Céline Dion performing "Dans un Autre Monde."

Some tracks from from S'il Suffisait d'Aimer were featured on Dion's 2005 greatest hits album On Ne Change Pas. In addition, video from behind the scenes of the recording session of S'il Suffisait d'Aimer was included as a bonus on the Au Cœur Du Stade DVD.

The album was re-released in January 2004 as 2-CD set with D'eux. It was re-released again in September 2006 as 3-CD set with D'eux and 1 Fille & 4 Types. On May 11 2007 S'il Suffisait d'Aimer was released in Switzerland and France as a digipak.

Chart success

S'il Suffisait d'Aimer is the second (after D'eux) best-selling French album of all time. It topped the charts in Belgium, Canada, Europe, France, Switzerland and Greece, selling 5 million copies in total (including 1.5 million in France alone). S'il Suffisait d'Aimer became the second (after D'eux) French-language album to be certified gold in the United Kingdom. It was certified also in other non French-speaking countries. The album was promoted by successful French singles: "Zora Sourit" (#20; silver certification), title track "S'il Suffisait d'Aimer" (#4; gold certification), and "On Ne Change Pas" (#17). There were also two promotional singles issued in 1999: "En Attendant Ses Pas" and "Je Crois Toi."

Track listing

#	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"Je Crois Toi" ("I Believe You")	J.J. Goldman	5:05
2.	"Zora Sourit" ("Zora Smiles")	J.J. Goldman, J. Kapler	3:51
3.	"On Ne Change Pas" ("We Don't Change")	J.J. Goldman	4:09
4.	"Je Chanterai" ("I Will Sing")	J.J. Goldman	4:10
5.	"Terre" ("Earth")	E. Benzi	4:17
6.	"En Attendant Ses Pas" ("Waiting for His Steps")	J.J. Goldman	4:07
7.	"Papillon" ("Butterfly")	E. Benzi	4:01
8.	"L'Abandon" ("Desertion")	J.J. Goldman	4:27
9.	"Dans un Autre Monde" ("In Another World")	J.J. Goldman	4:38
10.	"Sur le Même Bateau" ("On the Same Boat")	J.J. Goldman	4:25
11.	"Tous les Blues Sont Écrits Pour Toi" ("All the Blues Are Written for You")	J.J. Goldman	4:48
12.	"S'il Suffisait d'Aimer" ("If Only Love Could Be Enough")	J.J. Goldman	3:35

Chart Performance

Country	Peak Position	Number of Weeks	Certification	Sales
Belgium Wallonie	1 (4w)	58	Platinum	50,000
Canada	1 (1w)	23	4x Platinum	400,000
Europe	1 (1w)	n/a	2x Platinum	2,000,000
France	1 (4w)	67	Diamond	1,492,200
Greece	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Switzerland	1 (5w)	26	2x Platinum	100,000
Belgium Flanders	2	23	-	-
Austria	3	11	Gold	25,000
Netherlands	5	18	Gold	50,000
Germany	11	14	-	n/a
Finland	12	9	-	n/a
France (Back Catalogue)	15	9	-	-
Hungary	15	13	-	n/a
United Kingdom	17	8	Gold	100,000
Sweden	23	10	-	n/a
Italy	33	4	-	20,000
Japan	37	5	-	30,430
Poland	n/a	n/a	Gold	50,000
Portugal	n/a	n/a	Silver	10,000
United States	-	-	-	109,535

Awards

Year	Award Show	Award
1999	Juno Awards	Best Selling Francophone Album – S’il Suffisait d’Aimer

References