En Toute Intimité (Lara Fabian album)
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En toute intimité is the title of both the CD
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 and DVD
DVD
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 from Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....

's 2003 acoustic concerts at the Olympia in Paris. Both the CD and DVD were recorded during the concerts on February 2 & 3 2003.

This intimate, piano-based concert showcases acoustic versions of songs from Fabian's previous studio albums as well as many classic songs in Italian
Italian language
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, French
French language
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 and English
English language
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 previously not recorded by Fabian. Many of Fabian's songs such as "J'y crois encore" were completely re-arranged to fit the acoustic sound.

On the CD and DVD, alongside some of Fabian's most remarkable hits and album tracks, are classics such as: Dalla's "Caruso" (performed by Fabian many times before); Jevetta Stelle's "Calling you" from the Bagdad Café soundtrack; French singer Renaud's "Mistral Gagnant"; and a medley from the worldwide known Francophone musical "Starmania". The DVD contains some tracks which were left off the CD. Most notably, the DVD contains Fabian's homage to Celine 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 biggest French classic "Pour que tu m'aimes encore
Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" is the first hit single from album D'eux by Céline Dion. It was released on March 13, 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996...

". Fabian makes it clear how much respect and appreciation she had for the Canadian singer, despite years of media comparisons between the two. Also, Fabian took advantage of the intimacy in the room and closeness with the audience to share her passion for acting, creating a new dimension to many of her performances. Another highlight found only on the DVD is Fabian's rendition of Lama's "Je Suis Malade". This popular song was included on her album Carpe diem
Carpe diem (Lara Fabian album)
Carpe diem is Lara Fabian's second French album released in 1994.The album sold more than 250,000 copies.- Track listing :...

, recorded nine years before. This time around her performance of the song was a mixture of a spoken monologue and theatrical singing accompanied by a piano.

CD track listing

# |Title Written by Time
1. "J'y crois encore" Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian
Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....

, Rick Allison
Rick Allison
Rick Allison is a Belgian musician.Of Irish and Russian descent, he became bilingual. His mother was an amateur pianist and his father had international music interests. At the age of 15, Allison started a band and gradually performed more and more gigs in clubs around Brussels...

 
05:04
2. "Comme ils disent" Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...

 
05:26
3. "Caruso" Lucio Dalla
Lucio Dalla
Lucio Dalla is a popular Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He also plays clarinet and keyboards.He is the composer of Caruso , which has been covered by numerous international artists...

 
05:01
4. "S'en aller" Lara Fabian, Rick Allison 03:46
5. "Voir un ami pleurer" Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...

 
04:26
6. "Je t'aime" Lara Fabian, Rick Allison 04:41
7. "Je suis mon coeur" Charles Lidon, Daniel Lavoie
Daniel Lavoie
Daniel Lavoie is a Canadian singer–songwriter.Lavoie was born in Dunrea, Manitoba, Canada. His mother was a musician and he learned to play piano at a young age...

 
05:22
8. "Addio del passato" Francesco Maria Piave
Francesco Maria Piave
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, Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...

 
05:28
9. "Mistral gagnant" Renaud
Renaud
Renaud, born Renaud Séchan, is a French singer, songwriter and actor.Renaud may also refer to:* Renaud , a male French given name* Renaud , a 1783 opera by Antonio Sacchini* Renaud, Quebec, part of Laval, Quebec...

 
04:10
10. "Si tu m'aimes" / "Parce que tu pars" Lara Fabian, Rick Allison 05:27
11. "Tu es mon autre
Tu es mon autre
"Tu es mon autre" is a 2002 song recorded as a duet by Belgian singers Lara Fabian and Maurane. It was the fifth and last single from Fabian's fifth studio album Nue, and was released in October 2002...

" - duet with Maurane
Maurane
Maurane, real name Claudine Luypaerts, is a Belgian singer. She lives currently in Schaerbeek.Maurane was born at Ixelles. Her father was director in the Académie de Musique de Verviers, and when she was a teenager she took part in several musical contests...

Lara Fabian, Rick Allison 04:19
12. "Medley Starmania" Luc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon
Luc Plamondon, OC, CQ is a French-Canadian lyricist.-Career:Plamondon has written for many artists, notably the Québécois singers Bruno Pelletier, Diane Dufresne, Robert Charlebois, Céline Dion, Ginette Reno, Fabienne Thibeault, Martine St. Clair, and Garou, as well as the French singers Julien...

, Michel Berger
Michel Berger
Michel Berger , born Michel Jean Hamburger, was a very successful French singer and songwriter. He was a central figure of France's pop music scene for two decades both as a singer and as a songwriter for well-known French artists like his wife France Gall, Françoise Hardy and Johnny Hallyday...

 
05:55
13. "Calling you" Robert Telson  05:27
14. "Tout" Lara Fabian, Rick Allison 03:57
15. "Immortelle" Lara Fabian, Rick Allison 03:15
16. "Bambina" - guitar/voice version with Jean-Félix Lalanne Lara Fabian, Rick Allison 03:59

DVD track listing

  1. "Bambina" - intro
  2. "J'y crois encore"
  3. "Comme ils disent"
  4. "Caruso"
  5. "S'en aller"
  6. "Aimer déjà"
  7. "Voir un ami pleurer"
  8. "Je t'aime"
  9. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore
    Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
    "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" is the first hit single from album D'eux by Céline Dion. It was released on March 13, 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996...

    "
  10. "Je suis mon coeur"
  11. "Addio del passato"
  12. "Mistral gagnant"
  13. "Si tu m'aimes" / "Parce que tu pars"
  14. "Tu es mon autre" - duet with Maurane
    Maurane
    Maurane, real name Claudine Luypaerts, is a Belgian singer. She lives currently in Schaerbeek.Maurane was born at Ixelles. Her father was director in the Académie de Musique de Verviers, and when she was a teenager she took part in several musical contests...

  15. "Medley Starmania"
  16. "Calling you"
  17. "Tout"
  18. "Je suis malade"
  19. "Immortelle"
  20. "Bambina" - guitar/voice version with Jean-Félix Lalanne

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