Mon ami m'a quittée explained

Mon ami m'a quittée
Cover:monamim.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Celine Dion
Album:Les chemins de ma maison
B-Side:Et puis un jour
Genre:Pop
Length:3:00
Prev Title:D'amour ou d'amitié
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Un enfant
Next Year:1983

"Mon ami m'a quittée" (English: "my friend left me") is the first single from Celine Dion's album Les chemins de ma maison. It was released in October 1983 in Quebec, Canada and in November 1983 in France.[1] The song was very successful in Quebec. On 8 October 1983 it entered the singles chart and became number 1 for nine weeks. It spent twenty four weeks on the chart in total. Dion received also 2 Félix Awards the next year. "Mon ami m'a quittée" was released later as a single in France to promote Dion's first album in that country, Du soleil au cœur. A music video was made in 1984, for the Sur les chemins de ma maison TV special. Dion recorded also a German version of this song called "Mon ami, geh nicht fort". It was included as B-side on "Was bedeute ich dir" single, released in Germany in 1984.

"Mon ami m'a quittée" was also released as a single in the Netherlands in 1997 by BR Music to promote the C'est pour toi compilation. In 2005, the song became a part of Dion's official French best of album On ne change pas.

Track listing and formats

  1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:00
  2. "Et puis un jour" – 3:12
  1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:00
  2. "La dodo la do" – 3:00
  1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:00
  2. "Ne me plaignez pas" – 3:46
  1. "Mon ami m'a quittée" – 3:00
  2. "Hymne à l'amitié" – 3:59

Notes and References

  1. Book: Glatzer, Jenna. Céline Dion For Keeps. registration. 2005. Andrews McMeel Publishing. 978-0-7407-5559-0 .
  2. Mon ami m'a quittée. Celine Dion. 1983. Canadian 7" single liner notes. Saisons. SNS 6527.
  3. Mon ami m'a quittée. Celine Dion. 1983. French 7" single liner notes. Pathé Marconi EMI. 1653817.
  4. Mon ami m'a quittée. Celine Dion. 1983. French 12" single liner notes. Pathé Marconi EMI. 1549216.
  5. Mon ami m'a quittée. Celine Dion. 1997. Dutch CD single liner notes. BR Music. CDS 6058.
  6. Web site: Québec Info Musique: Céline Dion. Québec Info Musique. 2 September 2014.