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1 Fille & 4 Types

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Sorry I had to copy another review's title but I couldn't agree more with it. Years pass by and really, only 1% of all music is any good. 1 Fille & 4 Types is an album that defines what music was always meant to be. It's emotional and creative. I LOVE the cover of this album. Celine in a natural environment with Jacques, Erick, Jean-Jacques, and Gildas. This is MUSIC people! It's not trying to be something it's not. She doesn't try to be Britney here like she does on "One Heart." This album is all about creativity and art. I'm serious here people. Albums like this don't come around every day. If you don't buy this album you are missing something special. I don't care if you're not a Celine Dion fan. I don't care if you don't understand French. This is QUALITY music!

I have all Celine's albums since 1990 but this is one of my favourites! Its her best since 1997 ''lets talk about love''multi-million seller.If you know french or not it doesn't matter here, the songs are so good and her voice sounds so nice that you will love it ! great songs are ''le vol d'un ange'',''tu nages'' , ''je lui dirai'',''mon homme'',''contre nature'' ,'' des milliers de baisers'' and the most AMAZING french song she has ever done ''RIEN N"EST VRAIMENT FINI''- its musicality you can feel it! It comes from the heart! I could go on about how good the album is but buy it and see you will love it! Unfortunatelly the album did not sell well in the Uk (due to a lack of promotion also) - just to show how bad the music industry is at the moment - this is a masterpiece!Forget about her last 2 albums ---- Believe me this is Celine's best french album so far!

This album is what ONE HEART should have been. What's better is that it's in FRENCH! Celine is a great singer...but she does sooo much better when she sings in her native tongue. It seems easier for her to sing. I am so glad that there are no ads for Chrysler on the inside of the CD jewel case. Actually, all of these songs are really good....nice and acustic sounding. This is a good album to play in the car while driving on a crisp fall afternoon. I highly recommend this one....you won't be disappointed!

The last few years have been a roller coaster for Celine Dion, and her music of late seems to reflect that - she's released dance tunes, ballads, and even jazz classics. However, Celine returns to her roots on "1 Fille & 4 Types" with songs that are not only in her native French, but beautiful tracks.

You don't have to understand the language to appreciate the tunes contained on this album. They are all very much alive, and there is distinct emotion communicated in each. To write about each one would take more time and room than either of us have patience for, so here are the highlights:

'Je Lui Dirai': The first time I heard this song, I fell in love with it. The story of a mother telling her child about his family and the world around him, it is at once light, catchy, and a beautiful track.

'Je t'Aime Encore': Celine recorded the English version of this acoustic gem on her last album, "One Heart", and she treats fans to a French - language version on this album. In many ways, the song sounds better in French, and the delicacy of the mood is even more evident in this language.

'Ne Bouge Pas': I never thought I would hear Celine Dion singing something resembling country music in French, but in 'Ne Bouge Pas', she does just that. It's a fun track to sing along to, with relatively easy lyrics to learn and a catchy refrain.

'Retiens - Moi': Sounding like something you would normally hear from an artist like Jewel, 'Retiens - Moi' is a warm, acoustic song with a beautiful melody and lyrics.

'Valse Adieu': A bonus track on this album, 'Valse Adieu' ('Goodbye Waltz') is a beautiful track, ballad-like but with acoustic guitar. NOTE: It is not listed on the album's tracklist, but Amazon has included it on theirs.

Overall, this album is a great new sound for Celine. She has toned down the powerful vocals she has been performing in ballads for years, yet it's much tamer than her more recent dance albums. I highly recommend "1 Fille & 4 Types" to anyone who enjoys beautiful, relaxing music. This one's not full of studio magic - there's just a great voice singing heartfelt songs. C'est tres bien.

This is a fifth French album of Celine Dion. And it is great! For Celine singing in French is singing from her heart. Celine Dion, a french-canadian, started her career by singing in French. It is French that defines Celine's personal identity as it is in our mother tongue that we can best express ourselves.

Generally, Dion's French albums are better than the English ones. They all have soul, they are more subtle, they are carefully planned and released. "1 fille & 4 types" (a girl and 4 guys) continues this tradition. Tender tunes, meaningful lyrcis, and great vocals.

Is the new French album for francophones only? No. But it helps a lot if you understand a bit of French :-)

What describes the album: Acoustic, guitar, vocal.

Tout l'or des hommes (All Of Man's Gold) a first single from the album sounds very guitar. This might be the flavor of the entire album. Jean-Jacques Goldman admits that it was his idea to make this album more acoustic, more guitar. Jean Jacques Goldman, a long time collaborator oversaw Dion's "D'Eux - The French Album" in 1995 and "S'il Suffisait D'Aimer" in 1998.

So the bottomline - "& fille & 4 types" is a brilliant CD with a heart and soul, and you've gotta have it :-)

If you wish to hold in your hands the best album ever heard, seen, produced, or recorded, order Céline Dion's 1 FILLE & 4 TYPES.

1F&4T is extroadinary. It is different than any album I've ever heard, and it's VERY different from Céline's English works. These songs have SOUL! CDs like this don't come around often; everything is covered here with grace, simplicity, and quality: From rock (TOUT L'OR DES HOMMES) to something between 80s and the future (APPRENDES-MOI) to soulful light rock (LE VOLE D'ANGLE) to country-rock (NE BOUGE PAS) to haunting ballads (TU NAGES), everything is covered here -- and those listed above are just the first five tracks! This is an awesome CD that shows Céline's range of ability is even wider than her range of notes. Now, if only we could get an Anglais album like this...

...oh, one more thing: make sure to stay tuned for the ghost track, VALSE ADIEU. It comes on about 64 seconds after the beautiful DES MILLIERS DE BAISERS, and is definately worth the wait.

The new CD by Celine Dion is really good. The French lyrics add a sweet touch to the ear, and each song is exquisite and unique. Tout l'or des hommes is unique in its hard rock theme. Apprends-moi seems a bit too pop ballady. My favorite on the album, Le vol d'un ange, is a emotionally touching and a beautiful-tuned song. Je lui dirai is very funky, and Ne bouge pas is hilarious. Get the CD!

Whenever people criticize me for being a Céline Dion fan, I always tell them to listen to her in French because it is so much better than her English recordings. While I like many of those as well, 1 Fille & 4 Types is of the same quality as D'eux and S'il Suffisait D'Aimer. The melodic quality and intimacy of these recordings really makes her vocals shine without the overblown aspects people tend to dislike in her English songs. Give it a try!

I'm sure most Americans will ignore this CD just because it's sung in French. It's their loss, I tell you, since this is where Celine is more authentic. Without the pressure of having to sell a gazillion CDs in the American market, she takes a detour from her mainstream career, and it's a very good thing. This Celine doesn't feel she has to be singing high notes all the time, and experiments with more country/folk songs. Even let the 4 guys ("4 types") of the CD title sing with her! Brava, Celine! If you enjoy this title, go back and also buy her previous French-language release, the beautiful "S'il suffisait d'aimer."

When Celine sings in French, I believe she does understand the lyrics. You bet: This is important! There is true emotion and real art in this CD. After all the Las Vegas very bad bad stuff and all these advertising tracks for Chrysler, this is good news.

Learn some French, just for this CD. You won't regret it.
"Tout l'or des hommes" is so great, "Des milliers de baisers" is so emotional, so intense.

Enfin! Un bon disque!

Celine: You should really leave Vegas and stay in Paris for good.