The Best So Far... 2018 Tour Edition
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| The Best So Far... 2018 Tour Edition | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 30 May 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 74:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Celine Dion chronology | ||||
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The Best So Far... 2018 Tour Edition is the fourth English-language greatest hits album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records in selected Asia-Pacific countries to coincide with Dion's 2018 tour. The album was issued in Japan on 30 May 2018, in Australia on 6 July 2018, and in New Zealand on 20 July 2018. It includes studio versions of 17 songs recorded between 1993 and 2013. The album artwork uses a photograph taken during Dion's previous 2017 tour. The Best So Far... 2018 Tour Edition reached number four in both Australia and New Zealand, and number 24 in Japan.
The album includes Dion's most successful songs from 1993 to 2013, many of which she performed during her Celine Dion Live 2018 tour.[1][2] It contains Australian number-one singles: "The Power of Love", "Because You Loved Me", and "My Heart Will Go On". Other Australian chart entries include: "Think Twice" (number two), "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (number eight), "Falling into You" (number 12), "That's the Way It Is" (number 14), "A New Day Has Come" (number 19), "I Drove All Night" (number 22), "Immortality" and "All by Myself" (both peaking at number 38), and "Taking Chances" (number 60). Many of these tracks also charted in New Zealand, including top 10 hits: "Because You Loved Me", "The Power of Love", "That's the Way It Is", and "It's All Coming Back to Me Now". The album also includes the Japanese number-one single "To Love You More".[3]
Commercial performance
The Best So Far... 2018 Tour Edition debuted at number 10 in Australia and became Dion's fourth 'best of' release to enter the ARIA Albums Chart since her first, All the Way... A Decade of Song, in 1999, while her previous compilation was My Love: Essential Collection in 2008.[4] Overall, The Best So Far... 2018 Tour Edition became Dion's ninth top 10 album in Australia since her 1994 release, The Colour of My Love.[4] In its fourth week, the album rose to a new peak of number four.[5] It also topped the ARIA Physical Albums Chart in August 2018.[6] In other markets, The Best So Far... 2018 Tour Edition reached number four in New Zealand and number 24 in Japan.[7][8] In Japan, it also peaked at number four on the Oricon International Albums Chart.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Heart Will Go On" |
| 4:41 | |
| 2. | "To Love You More" (radio edit) | Foster | 4:41 | |
| 3. | "Immortality" (with the Bee Gees) | Afanasieff | 4:12 | |
| 4. | "Falling into You" |
| 4:20 | |
| 5. | "The Power of Love" (radio edit) | Foster | 4:48 | |
| 6. | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (radio edit) | Jim Steinman |
| 5:32 |
| 7. | "That's the Way It Is" |
| 4:03 | |
| 8. | "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" | Jean-Jacques Goldman |
| 4:14 |
| 9. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Ewan MacColl | Foster | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Think Twice" | 4:49 | ||
| 11. | "Because You Loved Me" | Diane Warren | Foster | 4:34 |
| 12. | "I Drove All Night" |
| 4:00 | |
| 13. | "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix) |
| 4:21 | |
| 14. | "Alone" |
| Ben Moody | 3:26 |
| 15. | "Taking Chances" | John Shanks | 4:03 | |
| 16. | "Loved Me Back to Life" |
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| 3:52 |
| 17. | "All by Myself" | Foster | 5:11 | |
| Total length: | 74:56 | |||
Notes
- ^a signifies a co-producer
- ^b signifies an additional producer
- ^c signifies a vocal producer
- The Japanese edition includes a bonus track, "River Deep, Mountain High".
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan[14][15] | 30 May 2018 | SMEJ | SICP-31172 | |
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SICP-31170 〜 SICP-31171 | |||
| Taiwan[16] | 1 June 2018 | Columbia |
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19075842342 |
| Thailand[17] | 15 June 2018 |
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| Australia[1] | 6 July 2018 | |||
| New Zealand[18] | 20 July 2018 |