People Magazine wrote, "When Dion sings about letting down her defenses and giving in to love on "I Surrender", it's the song that gets belted into submission." Slant Magazine critic Sal Cinqueman states that 'I Surrender' is a "power ballad only a singer with Dion's voice could pull off." Christopher Smith from TalkAboutPopMusic said that it "has much drama and theatrics, so much so that you almost begin to think the producers are really looking to shape Celine into the next Barbra Streisand rather than herself." Live performance Ĭeline Dion performs this song in her video album Live in Las Vegas: A New Day., where she is surrounded by artistic backup dancers, who visually and dramatically express the song's lyrics in a miming manner. Reception Īccording to Chuck Taylor from Billboard, "Dion does not disappoint with ballads like the rafter-shaking 'I Surrender' where she sings of forbidden love amid a firestorm of utterly volcanic instrumentation". The song was produced and arranged by Grammy award winner and Golden Globe nominee Simon Franglen. The song was described as a "bombastic, heart-pounding" ballad, which has become a popular song choice for contestants on reality television singing competitions like American Idol. It uses a Neapolitan chord of Ab major before a suspended chord at the end of the verses.
The chorus uses the common chord progression of vi–IV–I–V, with Dion's vocal range spanning from note D ♭ 3 to D ♭ 5. Although the album does not includes other songs of Celine produced by David Foster as "Unison", "Let´s talk about love", "Then you look at me", "Live (for the one I love)", "In some small way" and "Love lights the world" (a promotional single featuring Celine, Peabo Bryson and Color Me Badd, released on Apand included on David Foster´s album also called "Love Lights The World", released on Apin Japan only).Having a tempo of 57 beats per minute with syncopation, the song is written in the key of G minor and it would feature piano, string ensemble, drums and a synthesizer. "The Best Of Celine Dion & David Foster" is the second exclusive release of Celine by Sony Music in Asia, after the first one titled "Complete Best", released on Februin Japan only.
Overall it seems like these have been remastered and remixed to add a bit more "colour" and "depth" to the arrangements. Background vocals are also stronger in "Because you loved me" and the orchestra is fuller in "The power of the dream". The whole section that breaks up the final chorus has a completely changed arrangement. The guitar during the bridge section of "The power of love" is stronger. Also it is noticed that there are some slight differences in "I surrender" and "To love you more". It was also removed the piano during the final chorus.
"All by myself" is noticeably difference especially during the first chorus. It is now officially released in a new studio version. Although this is a compilation with no new songs, some differences can be found in the songs.
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"If I can dream" was first performed on the "American Idol" TV special "Idols Gives Back", a charity show broadcast on USA in April 2007 to raise money for poor people in Africa and the USA. A Decade Of Song" in 1999) and an studio version of "If I can dream" with Elvis Presley (never released before).
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The collection of 17 songs, all produced by Celine´s long time friend David Foster, includes some of the biggest hits by Celine as "The power of love", "All by myself", "Because you loved me", "To love you more" and some famous duets as "When I fall in love" with Clive Griffin (from the movie "Sleepless In Seattle"), "The prayer" with Andrea Bocelli, "Tell him" with Barbra Streisand, "I hate you then I love you" with Luciano Pavarotti, and two virtual duets: "All the way" with Frank Sinatra (previously released on the album "All The Way.