Celine Dion began work on Encore un Soir in the summer of 2015 when her husband Rene Angelil was quite ill.
He passed away in January 2016, around the midpoint of the sessions, so it could stand to reason the album was a way for Dion to work through her grief, but this French-language record isn't quite as simple as that.
For one, Dion's art isn't strictly autobiographical; she may pour herself into her performances but a correlation between her personal life and her recordings isn't easy to draw.
Secondly, Encore un Soir is evenly divided between pop tunes and ballads, not too dissimilar from her usual albums.
That said, there's a certain sense of restraint and deliberateness to Encore un Soir that does give it an emotional pull.
It's too pat to call it a response to her husband's death -- after all, the album was underway prior to his passing -- but at the very least the measured performances here suggest that Dion is starting to feel settled in her middle age, no longer wanting to push at the boundaries of her range but deciding to let her interpretations breathe.
As such, this album is one of the subtlest and most moving collections in her catalog.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plus Qu' Ailleurs | Céline Dion | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | L' Étoile | Céline Dion | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Ma Faille | Céline Dion | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Encore Un Soir | Céline Dion | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Je Nous Veux | Céline Dion | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Les Yeux Au Ciel | Céline Dion | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Si c'était à Refaire | Céline Dion | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Ordinaire | Céline Dion | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Tu Sauras | Céline Dion | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Toutes Ces Choses | Céline Dion | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Le Bonheur en Face | Céline Dion | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | À la Plus Haute Branche | Céline Dion | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | À Vous | Céline Dion | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Ma Force | Céline Dion | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Trois Heures Vingt (Remastered) | Celine Dion | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 56 mins | 130 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Arnold | Violin |
| 2 | Guy Bélanger | Harmonica |
| 3 | Marc Bercovitz | Direction |
| 4 | Thierry Blanchard | Instrumentation, Piano, Programmer, Realization |
| 5 | Jascha Bordon | Cello |
| 6 | Francis Cabrel | Guitar |
| 7 | Ludovic Carquet | Bass, Clavier, Programmer, Realization |
| 8 | Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums |
| 9 | Flavien Compagnon | Piano |
| 10 | Céline Dion | Choir/Chorus, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 11 | Élisabeth Dubé | Cello |
| 12 | Phillippe Dunnigan | Violin |
| 13 | Nathan East | Basse |
| 14 | Jennifer Eriksson | Violin |
| 15 | Bram Faber | Viola |
| 16 | Peppe "Squared" Folliero | Mixing |
| 17 | Humberto Gatica | Choir/Chorus, Engineer, Mixing, Realization, Recording |
| 18 | Eric Giausserand | Trumpet |
| 19 | Christine Giguère | Cello |
| 20 | Kaven Girouard | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 21 | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Arranger, Realization |
| 22 | Mark Gray | Assistant |
| 23 | Simon Hale | Fender Rhodes, Piano |
| 24 | Patrick Hampartzoumian | Drums, Percussion, Programmer, Realization |
| 25 | Earl Harvin | Drums |
| 26 | Annemarie Hensens | Viola |
| 27 | Marije De Jong | Cello |
| 28 | Michaël Joussein | Trombone |
| 29 | Rob Katz | Assistant |
| 30 | Yves Labonté | Basse |
| 31 | Luc Leroy | Clavier, Piano, Programmer |
| 32 | Silvio Lisbonne | Basse, Clavier, Drums, Executive Producer, Fender Rhodes, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboard Programming, Percussion, Piano, Production Executive, Programmer, Realization |
| 33 | Yann Macé | Clavier, Drums, Mixing, Percussion |
| 34 | Ars Magna | Design |
| 35 | Alix Malka | Photography |
| 36 | Therry Marie-Louise | Bass, Clavier, Programmer, Realization |
| 37 | Eddy Marnay | Realization |
| 38 | Vincent Martinez | Guitar |
| 39 | Guy Matteoni | Arranger |
| 40 | Vlado Meller | Mastering |
| 41 | Valérie Michelin | Production Executive |
| 42 | Hinse Mutter | Cello |
| 43 | Everton Nelson | Leader |
| 44 | Martin Nessi | Assistant, Choir/Chorus, Engineer, Mixing, Percussion, Recording |
| 45 | Dean Parks | Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 46 | Jason Patterson | Assistant |
| 47 | Yanna Pelser | Viola |
| 48 | Tim Pierce | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 49 | Eddy Pradelles | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 50 | Scott Price | Arranger, Clavier, Piano, Realization |
| 51 | Patrice Pruneau | Assistant |
| 52 | Rebecca Ramsey | Violin |
| 53 | Paul Richard | Percussion |
| 54 | Pierre-Luc Rioux | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 55 | Thérèse Ryan | Cello |
| 56 | Denis Savage | Engineer, Recording |
| 57 | Yannick Soccal | Sax (Tenor) |
| 58 | Michael Thompson | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 59 | Giorgio Tuinfort | Piano |
| 60 | Franck van der Heijden | Arranger, Percussion, Programmer |
| 61 | Jacques Vénéruso | Guitar, Realization |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |