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Incognito | 
| Artist: Celine Dion
Label: Tristar
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 500970
Media: Audio CD
UPC: 766928078322
EAN: 0766928078322
ASIN: B0000020GB
Release Date: August 29, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Incognito | | • | Lolita (Trop Jeune Pour Aimer) | | • | On Traverse un Mirroir | | • | Partout Je Te Vois | | • | Jours de Fievre | | • | D'Abord, C'Est Quoi l'Amour? | | • | Delivre-Moi | | • | Comme un Coeur Froid |
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Album Details
One of Diva's Early Albums that was Performed Entirely in French that was Recorded in her Adolescence. Even Then, the Qualities that Make her the Superstar She Eventually Became were Evident in her Delivery and Vocal Ability.
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The last truly great "old school" Celine album en francais... January 15, 2005
Veggiechiliqueen
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
From 1981-1985, Celine's earliest songs were written almost entirely by the late, great Eddy Marnay, songwriter to the likes of Edith Piaf, Nana Mouskouri, and Maurice Chevalier. Celine confided all of her dreams, her crushes, and her ambitions to Eddy, who created songs that captured the innocence and chaste crushes of childhood.
Around 1987, Celine underwent a drastic transformation from a gawkish teenager with long frizzy curls and pointed teeth to a confident, sexy young woman in preparation for her attempt to conquer the English-speaking market in Canada and south of the border (the United States). To reflect this change, Celine's manager and future husband Rene Angelil switched from Eddy Marnay to Quebecois lyricist Luc Plamondon (easily recognized by his wild blond pompadour and extravagant sunglasses), the edgy creator of the mega-musical Starmania, La Legende de Jimmy and more recently, Notre Dame de Paris (Celine contributed a track, "Live for the One I Love," on the English cast album).
The lyrics and music on Incognito reflect this change, with Celine spunkily erasing the memory of her last boyfriend (Incognito), crooning her desire (Lolita--"Lolita isn't too young to love, not too young to give herself when desire consumes her body to her fingertips") (Jours de Fievre-"the world's more than a hundred degrees, I have heaven and hell, love and war inside of me...I burn and you'll burn with me"), and heartbreak (D'abord, c'est quoi l'amour-"You talk too much, you play with words. When you talk, I believe you...when you say "I love you," I understand it as "for life," but for you it's just for a night, and without knowing what love is, you spend your time talking about love").
The music is delightfully 1980's old school as well, with cheesy synth and drum machine overkill. Sultry sax solos heat things up on "Comme un coeur froid." Although dated, this is still my favourite "old" Celine album. The unique melodies are high-energy and rock-and-roll influenced (especially Incognito, Delivre-moi, and Jours de Fievre), a step up from the string-drenched puppy love ballads of Celine's earlier years. Slower ballads are still to be found in On Traverse un Mirroir, Partout Je Te Vois (rerecorded in English as "Have a Heart" on her first English album Unison (1990), and the strong closing track Comme Un Coeur Froid.
"Incognito" is, for me, is the pinnacle of Celine as a young woman---sexy, confident, and flirtatious, without belting out showstopping lovesick ballads. You can really hear how much her voice has matured from when she first began recording in 1981, or even from her previous album C'est Pour Toi (1985), with clear indicators of her future diva status. She is just experiencing her first taste of love and all the possibilities that await her. If you only buy one French-language Celine Dion CD, make it Incognito and hear what you've been missing!
 A beautiful album! July 28, 1998
DerrickD11@aol.com (California)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Incognito" is Celine Dion's debut album. Before she became the diva of pop she is today, she was singing just as beautifully. You don't need to be fluent or even know any French to enjoy her beautiful voice and the beautiful melodies. The song "Partout Je Te Vois" was translated into English for "Unison", her first English album. It is called "Have A Heart" and is one of the most touching and beautiful songs I have ever heard.
Incognito December 29, 1999
Salvatore A. Ruggiero (Carmel, NY United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Celine- whom is my favourite singer of all time's first CD is awesome. It is a must have if you are a French speaker or for that all time Celine Fan!
An absolute gem! October 2, 2000
M. Vandover (Montgomery Village, MD United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A young Celine singing in her native language makes for an incredible listening experience. It is 80s-like and lots fo fun. As someone else noted, if you like Celine, this is a must-have!
One of her best French recordings March 31, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
An overlooked gem on her Sony debut c
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