Please Don't Sympathise Explained

Please Don't Sympathise
Type:song
Artist:Sheena Easton
Album:Madness, Money & Music
Released:September 1982
Length:3:33
Label:EMI
Producer:Christopher Neil

"Please Don't Sympathise" is a song by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, recorded for her 1982 album, Madness, Money & Music. It was written by Steve Thompson and produced by Christopher Neil. In 1983, Canadian singer Celine Dion recorded the song in French, titled "Ne me plaignez pas". It was included on her album, Les chemins de ma maison and released as a single in 1984.

Celine Dion version

Ne me plaignez pas
Cover:Ne me plaignez pas.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Celine Dion
Album:Les chemins de ma maison
B-Side:Vivre et donner
Genre:Pop
Length:3:00
Label:Saisons
Producer:René Angélil
Prev Title:Un enfant
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Une colombe
Next Year:1984

"Ne me plaignez pas" (English: "don't pity me") is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her 1983 album, Les chemins de ma maison.[1] It is a French-language adaptation of "Please Don't Sympathise", originally recorded by Sheena Easton in 1982. French words were written by Eddy Marnay and the song was produced by René Angélil. Dion also recorded an extended version of "Ne me plaignez pas", which appeared on her 1983 compilation, Du soleil au cœur.

In April 1984, "Ne me plaignez pas" was released as the second single from Les chemins de ma maison in Quebec, Canada. On 14 April 1984, it entered the charts in Quebec, spending eight weeks on it and peaking at number eleven.[2]

Track listing and formats

  1. "Ne me plaignez pas" – 3:00
  2. "Vivre et donner" – 2:28

Charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jenna Glatzer. Céline Dion: For Keeps. registration. Andrews McMeel Publishing. 2005. 0-7407-5559-5.
  2. Web site: Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes. BAnQ. French. 14 March 2019.
  3. Ne me plaignez pas. Celine Dion. 1984. Canadian 7" single liner notes. Saisons. SNS 6543.
  4. Web site: Palmarès de la chanson francophone au Québec. BAnQ. French. 14 March 2019.