A New Day...Live In Las Vegas w/Bonus DVD [Live]

Celine Dion | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00024GPTY
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nature Boy

2. It's All Coming Back To Me Now

3. Because You Loved Me

4. I'm Alive

5. If I Could

6. At Last

7. Fever

8. I've Got the World On a String

9. Je T'aime Encore

10. I Wish

11. I Drove All Night

12. My Heart Will Go On

13. What A Wonderful World

14. You and I

15. Ain't Gonna Look The Other Way

Editorial Reviews

New Day: Live in Las Vegas Celine Dion Label: Sony Release Date: 6/15/2004 1. Nature Boy 2. It's All Coming Back to Me Now 3. Because You Loved Me 4. I'm Alive 5. If I Could 6. At Last 7. Fever 8. I've Got the World on a String 9. Et Je T'Aime 10. I Wish 11. I Drove All Night 12. My Heart Will Go On 13. What a Wonderful World 14. You and I - (studio, new studio track) 15. Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way - (studio, new studio track)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your Money, May 5, 2006

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Larry Phillips (Pinconning, mi United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A New Day...Live In Las Vegas w/Bonus DVD (Audio CD)

If you like listening to a live performance without the video than this one is for you... the DVD is just a teaser that has some interesting information about Celine, but doesn't have the live Las Vegas show I wanted to see. Again... save your money and wait until we can buy a DVD with her live stage performance that will have some entertainment value. I gave it two stars... very disappointed! C'mon Celine ... make it right for your fans... give us your live Las Vegas show on DVD! and make everyone happy!

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Splendid Effort With Some Missteps, June 29, 2004

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Rudy Palma "The Writing Fiend" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A New Day...Live In Las Vegas w/Bonus DVD (Audio CD)

Celine Dion recently released her first live English language album. "A New Day...Live In Las Vegas," debuted at #10 on Billboard's album chart and is the precursor to a fall tri-DVD release featuring the same concert. While fans will certainly find plenty to enjoy it is not difficult to realize that this release could have been made far more relevant.

Dion's performance is, from beginning to end, top of the line. However, the quality of the setlist is not. After opening with Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy" she ill-advisedly rushes through two of her biggest hits, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and "Because You Loved Me". Both from her Grammy-winning 1996 album "Falling Into You," they are performed in just under six minutes and lack all the power of their original studio versions. Also, her low-key interpretation of Peggy Lee's "Fever" is extremely weak and a clear waste of space on the disc; the song does not suit her.

There are some extreme standouts, however. Her rendition of Barbra Streisand's "If I Could," which she dedicates to all the children and parents of the world, is heart tugging and inspired. Furthermore, her upbeat performances of her 2002 single "I'm Alive" and Stevie Wonder's "I Wish" perfectly demonstrate her versatility and vocal prowess. In fact, she displays it quite well throughout the entire performance, obviously without the use of any sneaky tricks or lip-syncing as she did in the past on her "The Colour of My Love Concert" DVD.

One problem with this release, nonetheless, is the blatant lack of Dion's own material. Of the thirteen tracks culled from the concert, eight were already made famous by other singers long before she ever sang them. She has enjoyed a rare career longevity and has had many well-deserved hits, such as her first stateside single "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" which hit #3 on Billboard's Hot 100, and the fact that only a droplet of those hits are represented is ultimately dissapointing, especially since there are exactly nineteen minutes of space on the disc where no music resides. On top of that, fans will be left irksome after noticing the obnoxious FBI "Unauthorized Duplication" warning stamp on the back of the album artwork and on the disc. Apparently, Dion has a penchant for intrusive logos, as was also evidenced by the shameless Chrysler advertisement included in the artwork for last year's quickly assembled "One Heart" album.

The addition of a bonus DVD that includes footage of Dion filming her "One Heart" video and in the recording studio as well as two lip-synced performances rounds out the package. It also is adorned by the FBI logo, and will only be part of the album's initial pressing. What still makes this worth your hard-earned money, though, are the two new studio recordings included at the end of the disc, "You and I" and "Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way". They are both perfect performances that prove that she is a world-renowned singer for a reason and that she is only getting better with age.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What happened to Céline Dion?, July 9, 2004

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iljc82 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A New Day...Live In Las Vegas w/Bonus DVD (Audio CD)

Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of Céline Dion's! And I still think she deserves that respect of mine for her phenomenal accomplishments in these short years. I think, however, I miss those days before All The Way... A Decade of Song, when she was really consummate in all her works. She did also admit that she was very disciplined in training her vocals as a professional. After her hiatus - and the baby - she began to sound all so nasal (she was in the first place, but she's getting more so!). This album totally proves that fact. Rather than the really majestic soaring voice she once had, she has been barely gratifying her fans now with very nasal thin vocals. What happened? Her rendition of What A Wonderful World in this album is one of the worst I've heard by a professional artist. Not forgetting the lackadaisical effort to please her fans with just 2 (2??) new songs. "I Ain't Gonna Look The Other Way" is good (but nasal still), but "You And I" was a disappointment, more suited for the new fans since A New Day Has Come. Bring back David Foster, Diane Warren... Bring back Céline Dion PLEASE.