Tim: It’s a slight shame that Celine’s SoundCloud has her name on it, because it would be quite fun to play a “guess the singer” game after you’ve heard this. Beauty and the Beast it is not.
https://soundcloud.com/celinedionofficial/celine-dion-loved-me-back-to-life/
Tom: Oh, that’s strange, isn’t it? It’s a dark ballad written for a modern pop singer, but that’s obviously Celine’s vocal performance. I… I rather like that.
Tim: This is not a place I, or indeed pretty much everybody else, ever really imagined the Taking Chances hitmaker to visit, and yet she has, and with an almost surprising amount of success.
Tom: I really shouldn’t be surprised by this – she’s got one hell of a voice and the eighth best-selling single of all time. With hindsight, this is almost an obvious step to take – but only with hindsight.
Tim: Aside from the frankly incredible Tony Moran mix of My Heart Will Go On, dance music was never really something I thought Celine Dion could work with, and certainly not two-step. But yet – it’s brilliant. It was written by Sia (most notable for being half of David Guetta feat. Sia) and features a very modern sound, but still brings the epic vocals that she’s best known for. This really is quite the triumph.
Tom: That’s who else it sounds like! Yes! It sounds like a Sia track – that’s brilliant!
Tim: If this isn’t enough for you, she’s described her upcoming album as her ‘edgiest record to date’, and features two tracks written by Ne-Yo, one of which is called Incredible. Really. But now we’re going to finish with this. Because every Celine Dion discussion should finish with this. And open with this. And, probably, consist solely of this.