S'il suffisait d'aimer

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S'il suffisait d'aimer

Studio album by Celine Dion

Released

September 7, 1998

Recorded

1998
Pop

Genre

rock
Length

51:46
Columbia

Label

Epic
Erick Benzi

Producer

Jean-Jacques Goldman
Celine Dion chronology
Let's Talk About

S'il suffisait

These Are

Love

d'aimer

Special Times

(1997)

(1998)

(1998)

Singles from S'il suffisait d'aimer

1. "Zora sourit"

Released: September 14, 1998

2. "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
Released: November 23, 1998
3. "On ne change pas"
Released: March 1, 1999
4. "En attendant ses pas"
Released: July 5, 1999
5. "Je crois toi"
Released: July 5, 1999
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"On ne change pas"

S'il suffisait d'aimer (meaning If Loving Were Enough) is an album by Canadian singer Celine
Dion, released on September 7, 1998. It's her 19th French album and 24th in total. S'il suffisait
d'aimer is the second best-selling French-language album of all time, after Dion's
own D'eux (1995).
Contents
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1Content and promotion

2Critical reception

3Chart performance

4Awards

5Track listing

6Charts
o

6.1Weekly charts

6.2Year-end charts

6.3All-time charts

7Certifications and sales

8Release history

9See also

10References

Content and promotion[edit]

The project reunited 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 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.
During the francophone concerts in the Let's Talk About Love Tour, Dion performed six songs
from S'il suffisait d'aimer. The concerts in Paris were recorded and released as Au cur du
stade in 1999. It was promoted by the video of Dion performing "Dans un autre monde". 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 cur du stade DVD.
Some tracks from S'il suffisait d'aimer were featured on Dion's 2005 greatest hits album On ne
change pas.

Critical reception[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores

Source

AllMusic

Rating

[1]

AllMusic said that "fans will be pleased to hear Dion's return, in a sense, to her roots, especially
since the album is about as consistent as any of her albums, both English and French." [2]

Chart performance[edit]
S'il suffisait d'aimer is the second, after D'eux, best-selling French album of all time. It has sold
over 4 million copies worldwide,[3][4] including 2 million in Europe, where it was certified 2x
Platinum by the IFPI.[5] S'il suffisait d'aimer has sold over 1,890,000 copies in France alone and
was certified Diamond.[6] In Canada, it has sold 500,000 copies[7] and was certified 4x Platinum[8]
The album was certified Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum around the world, also in nonFrancophone countries. S'il suffisait d'aimer became the second, after D'eux, French-language
album to be certified Gold in the United Kingdom.[9] In the United States, although a Frenchlanguage release, it has sold 112,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.[10][11]
S'il suffisait d'aimer topped the charts in Switzerland (for five weeks), France (for four weeks),
Belgium Wallonia (for four weeks), and in Canada, Greece, Poland and on the European Top 100
Albums. It charted inside top 40 in many non-Francophone countries, including the United
Kingdom, where it peaked at number 17.

Awards[edit]

S'il suffisait d'aimer won a Juno Award for Best Selling Francophone Album. It was also
nominated for the Victoires de la Musique in category Pop, Rock Album of the Year and Dion was
nominated in category Female Artist of the Year.

Track listing[edit]
No
Title
.
1. "Je crois toi"

Writer(s)
Jean-Jacques Goldman

2. "Zora sourit"

Goldman
J. Kapler

Producer(s)

Length

Goldman
Erick Benzi

5:05

Goldman
Benzi

3:51

3. "On ne change pas"

Goldman

Goldman
Benzi

4:08

4. "Je chanterai"

Goldman

Goldman
Benzi

4:10

5. "Terre"

Benzi

Goldman
Benzi

4:17

6. "En attendant ses pas"

Goldman

Goldman
Benzi

4:07

7. "Papillon"

Benzi

Goldman
Benzi

4:01

8. "L'abandon"

Goldman

Goldman
Benzi

4:27

9. "Dans un autre monde"

Goldman

Goldman
Benzi

4:38

10. "Sur le mme bateau"

Goldman

Goldman
Benzi

4:25

11. "Tous les blues sont crits pour

toi"

Goldman

Goldman
Benzi

4:48

12. "S'il suffisait d'aimer"

Goldman

Goldman
Benzi

3:35

Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (199899)

Peak
position

Austrian Albums (3 Austria)[12]

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]

Chart (199899)

Peak
position

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14]

Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]

Canadian Albums (RPM)[16]

Czech Albums (NS IFPI)[17]

17

Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[17]

30

Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18]

European Albums (Top 100)[19]

Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20]

12

French Albums (SNEP)[21]

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]

11

Greek Albums (IFPI)[17]

Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[23]

15

Italian Albums (FIMI)[17]

33

Japanese Albums (Oricon)[24]

37

Polish Albums (Music Corner)[17]

Peak
position

Chart (199899)

Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17]

15

Scottish Albums (OCC)[25]

31

Slovakian Albums (IFPI)[17]

28

South Korean Albums (IFPI)[17]

23

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26]

23

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]

Taiwanese Albums (IFPI)[17]

UK Albums (OCC)[28]

17

Certifications and sales[edit]

Region

Certification

Certified units/Sales

Austria (IFPI Austria)[43]

Gold

25,000*

Belgium (BEA)[44]

Platinum

50,000*

Canada (Music Canada)[45]

4 Platinum

500,000[46]

Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[47]

France (SNEP)[48]

18,344[40]

Diamond

1,890,000[49]

Region

Certification

Certified units/Sales

Germany (BVMI)[50]

120,000[17]

Japan (RIAJ)[51]

41,000[17]

Netherlands (NVPI)[52]

Gold

50,000^

Poland (ZPAV)[53]

Gold

50,000*

Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[54]

2 Platinum

100,000^

United Kingdom (BPI)[55]

Gold

100,000^

United States (RIAA)[56]

112,000[10]

Summaries

Europe (IFPI)[57]

2 Platinum

Worldwide

2,000,000*

4,000,000[3][4]
*
sales figures based on certification alone
shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history[edit]
Region

Europe

Date

Label

September 7, 1998

Format

CD

Catalog

4918592

Sony Music, Columbia

Canada

September 8, 1998

United States

October 13, 1998

80339

Epic

86400

Japan

January 21, 1999

Sony Music Japan, Epic

See also[edit]

Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year

ESCA 7425