C'est pour vivre is a compilation

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 of Céline Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

's early French recordings. It was released on January 27, 1997 in selected countries.

Album information

This compilation was released without any promotion. It had many titles and covers, and was issued by various music labels.

Other titles:

• D'amour française
• The French Love Album
• Mon ami
• Les premières années: The Very Best of the Early Years

Chart success

C'est pour vivre charted in the United Kingdom, peaking at #49 (although the album wasn't promoted in any way). It was also #32 in Belgium. The album sold over 200,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

#	Title	Writers	Length
1.	"Mon ami m'a quittée Mon Ami M'a Quittee "Mon ami m'a quittée" is the first single from Céline Dion's album Les chemins de ma maison. It was released in September 1983 in Quebec, Canada, and later in France and Belgium.... "	E. Marnay, C. Loigerot, T. Geoffroy	3:05
2.	"La dodo la do"	E. Marnay, C. Gaubert	3:06
3.	"Hymne à l'amitié"	E. Marnay, D.B. Bembo, M. Giacomelli, S. Bardot	4:01
4.	"Je ne veux pas Je Ne Veux Pas "Je ne veux pas" is a single by Céline Dion, released in France in 1987.The song was written and produced by Romano Musumarra who later worked with Dion on her 1991 album Dion chante Plamondon.... "	E. Marnay, R. Musumarra	4:06
5.	"C'est pour vivre C'est Pour Vivre "C'est pour vivre" is the second single from Céline Dion's album C'est pour toi. It was released in 1985 in Quebec, Canada... "	E. Marnay, A. Popp	4:04
6.	"En amour"	E. Marnay, C. Loigerot, T. Geoffroy	3:20
7.	"Ne me plaignez pas Ne Me Plaignez Pas "Ne me plaignez pas" is the second single from Céline Dion's album Les chemins de ma maison. It was released in 1984 in Quebec, Canada."Ne me plaignez pas" is a French adaptation of "Please Don't Sympathise," originally recorded by Sheena Easton and composed by Steve Thompson... "	E. Marnay, S. Thompson	3:05
8.	"Les chemins de ma maison"	E. Marnay, A. Bernard, P. Lemaitre	4:16
9.	"Hello mister Sam"	E. Marnay, C. Loigerot, T. Geoffroy	4:17
10.	"Trois heures vingt"	E. Marnay, P. Greedus, B. Blue	3:41
11.	"Trop jeune à dix-sept ans"	E. Marnay, D.B. Bembo, M. Giacomelli, S. Bardot	4:54
12.	"Paul et Virginie"	E. Marnay, C. Loigerot, T. Geoffroy	3:23
13.	"La voix du bon Dieu"	E. Marnay, S. Dumont	3:22
14.	"Benjamin"	E. Marnay, P. Papadiamandis	4:38

Chart performance

Country	Peak position	Number of weeks	Sales
Belgium Wallonie	32	2	n/a
United Kingdom	49	9	n/a
United States	-	-	3,500