Love Can Move Mountains
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"Love Can Move Mountains" is a song from 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 1992 album, called simply Celine Dion
Celine Dion (album)
Celine Dion is an eponymous album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on March 31, 1992. It is her second English album and 17th in total...

. It was released on November 2, 1992 worldwide. "Love Can Move Mountains" was the fourth single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 in the United States, Canada and Japan, and third in the rest of the world.

The song was written by Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...

 and produced by Ric Wake
Ric Wake
Ric Wake is a record producer who has won an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with vocalists such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Barry Manilow, and Marc Anthony...

.

The B-side included an unreleased track "Cry Just a Little," a cover of Elizabeth Daily
Elizabeth Daily
Elizabeth Ann Guttman , better known by her stage names of Elizabeth Daily and E.G. Daily, is an American voice actress, actress, singer-songwriter, and musician...

's 1989 song. It's the second cover of Daily that Céline Dion recorded (in 1987 she did a French adaptation of "Love in the Shadows," called "Délivre-moi
Delivre-moi
"Délivre-moi" is the fifth single from Céline Dion's album Incognito, released in June 1988 in Quebec, Canada."Délivre-moi" is a French cover of Elizabeth Daily's "Love in the Shadows" from 1985. The song was very successful and reached number 4 on the Quebec chart...

").

"Love Can Move Mountains" was remixed for the clubs by Tommy Musto (Tommy Musto's 7" edit, club mix, underground vocal mix, underground instrumental, club dub, underground dub), Ric Wake and Richie Jones (Wake & Jones dub), and by Daniel Abraham
Daniel Abraham (record producer)
Daniel Abraham is a French record producer, sound engineer and record mixer.He has most closely been associated with the band Duran Duran, with whom he worked on the Notorious and Big Thing albums....

 (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit).

"Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) won a Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...

 for Best Dance Recording in 1993.

The music video was made for the Daniel Abraham's 7" edit, by director Jeb Brian and released in November 1992. It appeared on Céline Dion's DVD video collection All the Way… A Decade of Song & Video
All the Way… A Decade of Song & Video
All the Way... A Decade of Song & Video is Céline Dion's sixth home video release. It's a collection of her English music videos, released on February 20, 2001. This retrospective anthology features videos and live performances of many Céline Dion favorites, with nine signature singles and seven...

(2001).

The single was included also on Dion's greatest hits albums: All the Way… A Decade of Song in 1999 and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection
My Love: Essential Collection
My Love: Essential Collection is a greatest hits album by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records on October 24, 2008 as the follow up to her previous English-language compilation, All the Way... A Decade of Song . Before releasing My Love: Essential Collection,...

in 2008.

"Love Can Move Mountains" was a part of every Dion's tour, including the latest Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances Tour
Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Céline Dion, in support of her 2007 studio albums, D'elles and Taking Chances. The tour marked the return of Dion after performing her groundbreaking show A New Day... in Las Vegas for five years. The tour visited Africa, Asia,...

. Dion performed this song also five nights a week during her show A New Day...
A New Day...
A New Day... was a Las Vegas residency show performed by Céline Dion at the 4000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was created and directed by Franco Dragone and premiered on March 25, 2003...

at Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....

, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

. Live versions of "Love Can Move Mountains" can be found on the 1994 À l'Olympia
À l'Olympia
À l'Olympia is a live album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 14, 1994. It's her 2nd live album, 16th French album and 19th in total.-Album information:...

CD and the Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert
Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert is a live album/home video by Canadian recording artist Céline Dion. It was released between April 29 and May 14, 2010 in two versions: English and French, both in CD/DVD format...

DVD/CD.
In 1998, Céline Dion re-recorded "Love Can Move Mountains" with a gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

 group God's Property, for the soundtrack of the popular CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

-TV drama Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della...

. She also appeared as herself on one episode of the series, titled Psalm 151, and performed the song.

"Love Can Move Mountains" was a hit on the club charts in the U.S., reaching number 3 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...

 and number 5 on the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

. It was Dion's debut on these charts. The single hit also top 10 in Canada (number 8) and reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 in the U.S (number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay). It enjoyed a moderate success in the rest of the world. According to Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...

 the single has sold 60,000 copies in the U.S.

Formats and track listings

UK CD single
  1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04
  2. "Beauty and the Beast" – 4:04


Worldwide CD single
  1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham
    Daniel Abraham (record producer)
    Daniel Abraham is a French record producer, sound engineer and record mixer.He has most closely been associated with the band Duran Duran, with whom he worked on the Notorious and Big Thing albums....

    's 7" edit) – 4:04
  2. "Cry Just a Little" – 4:29


Australian CD maxi single
  1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04
  2. "Cry Just a Little" – 4:29
  3. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30
  4. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Wake & Jones dub) – 5:41
  5. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground dub) – 5:35


European/UK CD maxi single
  1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04
  2. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30
  3. "Cry Just a Little" – 4:29
  4. "Beauty and the Beast" – 4:04


European/UK 12" maxi single
  1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30
  2. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground vocal mix) – 7:10
  3. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground instrumental) – 4:38
  4. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club dub) – 5:30
  5. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground dub) – 5:35
  6. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Wake & Jones dub) – 5:41


U.S. CD maxi single
  1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04
  2. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Tommy Musto's 7" edit) – 4:10
  3. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30
  4. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground vocal mix) – 7:10
  5. "(If There Was) Any Other Way
    (If There Was) Any Other Way
    " Any Other Way" is a song from Céline Dion's English debut album Unison. It was released as the first single in Canada and second in the United States and the rest of the world...

    " (remix) – 5:39
  6. "Unison" (mainstream mix) – 7:15


U.S. 12" maxi single
  1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30
  2. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground vocal mix) – 7:10
  3. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Wake
    Ric Wake
    Ric Wake is a record producer who has won an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with vocalists such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Barry Manilow, and Marc Anthony...

     & Jones dub) – 5:41
  4. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club dub) – 5:30
  5. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground dub) – 5:35
  6. "Unison" (mainstream mix) – 7:15

Official versions

  1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Tommy Musto's 7" edit) – 4:10
  2. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30
  3. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club dub) – 5:30
  4. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground vocal mix) – 7:10
  5. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground instrumental) – 4:38
  6. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground dub) – 5:35
  7. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Wake
    Ric Wake
    Ric Wake is a record producer who has won an Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. During his tenure as staff producer with Sony Music Entertainment he has worked with vocalists such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Barry Manilow, and Marc Anthony...

     & Jones dub) – 5:41
  8. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham
    Daniel Abraham (record producer)
    Daniel Abraham is a French record producer, sound engineer and record mixer.He has most closely been associated with the band Duran Duran, with whom he worked on the Notorious and Big Thing albums....

    's 7" edit) – 4:04
  9. "Love Can Move Mountains" (album version) – 4:53
  10. "Love Can Move Mountains" (with God's Property) – 5:05

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

54
Canadian Record's Retail Singles Chart
The Record (magazine)
The Record was a Canadian music industry magazine that featured record charts, trade news and opinions. David Farrell launched the publication in mid-1981, continuing its printed version until August 1999 when The Record continued as a website-based publication...

8
Canadian Record's Contemporary Hit Radio Chart
The Record (magazine)
The Record was a Canadian music industry magazine that featured record charts, trade news and opinions. David Farrell launched the publication in mid-1981, continuing its printed version until August 1999 when The Record continued as a website-based publication...

3
Canadian RPM Top Singles
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

2
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

1
Canadian RPM Dance/Urban
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

5
German Singles Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...

61
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

46
US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

36
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 8
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 5
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...

3
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream
Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)
The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart...

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