Editing Celine Dion (section)

=== 1996–1999: ''Falling into You'', ''Let's Talk About Love'', and ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' ===
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In the five years since her debut English language album in 1990, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' stated she had already sold 40 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Chuck |date=7 December 1996 |title=Celine Dion: The Chantuese Who Conquered the World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Celine+Dion+Unison+billboard&pg=PA41 |magazine=Billboard |language=en |page=41 |access-date=3 May 2021 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404195011/https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=Celine+Dion+Unison+billboard&pg=PA41#v=snippet&q=Celine%20Dion%20Unison%20billboard&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Falling into You]]'' (1996), Dion's fourth English-language album, presented Dion at the height of her popularity and showed a further progression of her music.<ref name="autogenerated22" /> In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the album combined many elements, such as complex orchestral sounds, African chanting, and elaborate musical effects. Additionally, instruments like the violin, [[Classical guitar|Spanish guitar]], trombone, the [[cavaquinho]], and saxophone created a new sound.<ref name="autogenerated17">{{Cite news |title=Entertainment Weekly |work=Review --Falling into You |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,291693_4_0_,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=14 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105235656/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C291693%2C00.html |archive-date=5 January 2009}}</ref> The singles encompassed a variety of musical styles. The title track "[[Falling into You (song)|Falling into You]]" and "[[River Deep – Mountain High]]" (a [[Tina Turner]] cover) made prominent use of percussion instruments; "[[It's All Coming Back to Me Now#Celine Dion version|It's All Coming Back to Me Now]]" (produced by its writer, Jim Steinman) and a remake of [[Eric Carmen]]'s "[[All by Myself#Celine Dion version|All by Myself]]" maintained a soft-rock atmosphere, combined with the classical sound of the piano; and the No. 1 single "[[Because You Loved Me]]", which was written by Diane Warren, was a pop ballad served as the theme to the 1996 film ''[[Up Close and Personal (film)|Up Close and Personal]]''.<ref name="Inter" />

''Falling into You'' garnered career-best reviews for Dion. While Dan Leroy wrote it was not very different from her previous work<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leroy, Dan |date=12 March 1996 |title=Album Review: Falling into You |url=http://music.uk.launch.yahoo.com/read/review/12030099 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708214631/http://music.uk.launch.yahoo.com/read/review/12030099 |archive-date=8 July 2012 |access-date=1 February 2012 |website=Yahoo Music}}</ref> with Stephen Holden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' and Natalie Nichols of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' writing the album was "formulaic",<ref>Stephen, Holden. ''Review: Falling into you''. ''[[The New York Times]]''. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York: 14 April 1996.</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">Nichols, Natalie. ''Pop music review: The Grammy Winner is Charming At the Universal Amphitheatre But Her Singing Still Lacks Emotional Connection''. ''Los Angeles Times''. Los Angeles: 27 March 1997. p. 47</ref> other critics, such as Chuck Eddy of ''Entertainment Weekly'', Stephen Thomas Erlewine, and Daniel Durchholz, lavished the album as "compelling", "passionate", "stylish", "elegant", and "remarkably well-crafted".<ref name="autogenerated17" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Allmusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r232836 |access-date=1 November 2005 |website=Review --Falling into You |archive-date=2 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502080955/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r232836 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Falling into You'' became Dion's most critically and commercially successful album, topping the charts in many countries and becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Angelfire.com |url=https://www.angelfire.com/pop/divacelinedion/Sales.html |access-date=1 November 2005 |website=Céline Dion Discography |archive-date=1 October 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051001042309/http://www.angelfire.com/pop/divacelinedion/Sales.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, [[CBC Music]] ranked ''Falling into You'' 33rd in their list of the 100 greatest Canadian albums ever.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBC Music |url=http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/7/100-greatest-Canadian-albums-ever-40-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/7/100-greatest-Canadian-albums-ever-40-21 |archive-date=1 March 2016 |access-date=27 September 2014 |publisher=Music.cbc.ca}}</ref> In the United States, the album reached No. 1,<ref name="mtv.com">{{Cite news |last=Basham |first=David |date=5 April 2002 |title=Got Charts? Wrestling With WWF LPs; Breaking Records With Celine |work=[[MTV News]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1453281/got-charts-wrestling-with-wwf-lps-breaking-records-with-celine/ |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715094241/http://www.mtv.com/news/1453281/got-charts-wrestling-with-wwf-lps-breaking-records-with-celine/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was later certified 12× Platinum for over 12&nbsp;million copies shipped.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Falling into you |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701162536/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100 |archive-date=1 July 2007 |access-date=19 March 2010 |publisher=Riaa.com}}</ref> In Canada, the album was certified diamond for over one million copies shipped.<ref>[http://cria.ca/cert_db_search.php Search Certification Database] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019175407/http://cria.ca/cert_db_search.php|date=19 October 2010}} CRIA.ca; retrieved 31 December 2009.</ref> The [[IFPI]] certified ''Falling into You'' 9× Platinum, an accolade has been given to only two other albums in history, with one of the two being Dion's own album, ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/platinum-europe-awards-2007.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725051454/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/platinum-europe-awards-2007.pdf |archive-date=25 July 2013 |access-date=7 January 2010 |publisher=IFPI}}</ref> The album also won [[Grammy Award]]s for [[Best Pop Album]] and the academy's highest honour, [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]].<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite web |title=Celine Dion Biography |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,423645,00.html |access-date=27 September 2013 |website=ARTISTdirect |archive-date=21 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821044728/http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,423645,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 1996, she launched the [[Falling into You Tour]] in support of her new album, performing concerts around the world for over a year. In July 1996, she performed "[[The Power of the Dream]]" at the [[1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]].<ref>Carwell, Nikea. "Over the Years", ''Variety'', 13 November 2000, pg. 66. vol 380; No. 13 {{ISSN|0042-2738}}.</ref> 
[[File:Celine Dion by Linda Bisset.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Dion during the promotion of ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'', 1998]] She followed ''Falling into You'' with ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' (1997), which was publicized as its sequel.<ref name="autogenerated13">{{Cite web |year=2007 |title=Review- Let's Talk About Love |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r328599 |access-date=7 January 2010 |publisher=AllMusic Guide |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404195110/https://www.allmusic.com/user/nav?1712260270137 |url-status=live }}</ref> The recording process took place in London, New York City, and Los Angeles, and featured a host of special guests, such as [[Barbra Streisand]] on "[[Tell Him (Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion song)|Tell Him]]"; the [[Bee Gees]] on "[[Immortality (Celine Dion song)|Immortality]]"; and [[tenor]] [[Luciano Pavarotti]] on "[[I Hate You Then I Love You]]".<ref name="autogenerated22" /><ref name="archives">{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=Celine Dion, Let's Talk About Love |url=http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2002/celinedion-letstalkaboutlove.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715094203/http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2002/CelineDion-LetsTalkAboutLove.aspx |archive-date=15 July 2011 |access-date=7 January 2010 |website=plugged in.com |publisher=Focus on the Family}}</ref> Other musicians included [[Carole King]], [[George Martin]], [[Bryan Adams]] and Jamaican singer [[Diana King]], who added a [[Reggae fusion|reggae tinge]] to "[[Treat Her Like a Lady (Celine Dion song)|Treat Her Like a Lady]]".<ref>Céline Dion, at ''Junior Canadian Encyclopedia (2002)''. [[Historica Canada]]. 2002.</ref>

''Let's Talk About Love'' was another major success, reaching No.&nbsp;1 all over the world, attaining platinum status in twenty-four sales territories, and becoming the fastest selling album of her career.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sandler |first1=Kevin S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q1Q8PlAnosQC&pg=PA52 |title=Titanic: anatomy of a blockbuster |last2=Studlar |first2=Gaylyn |publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-8135-2669-0 |access-date=9 November 2020 |archive-date=4 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404195011/https://books.google.com/books?id=q1Q8PlAnosQC&pg=PA52#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> In the United States, the album topped the chart in its seventh week of release,<ref>{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=Let's Talk About Love – Celine Dion |url=https://www.billboard.com/album/1503022/lets-talk-about-love |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407123806/http://www.billboard.com/album/1503022/lets-talk-about-love |archive-date=7 April 2013 |access-date=7 January 2010 |publisher=Billboard music charts}}</ref> and was later certified 11× Platinum in the U.S. for over 11&nbsp;million copies shipped.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=GOLD & PLATINUM certification |url=http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524143006/http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=24 May 2012 |access-date=7 January 2010 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)}}</ref> In Canada, the album sold 230,212 copies in its first week of release, which remains a record.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Let%27s%20Talk%20About%20Love |title=Billboard 26 December 1998 – 2 January 1999 |publisher=Billboard music charts |year=2009 |access-date=9 November 2020 |archive-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219160702/https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Let%27s%20Talk%20About%20Love#v=snippet&q=Let's%20Talk%20About%20Love&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> It was eventually certified diamond in Canada for over one million copies shipped.<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php Search Certification Database] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501065534/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php|date=1 May 2010}} CRIA.ca; retrieved 31 December 2009.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Let%27s+Talk+About+Love |title=Billboard Magazine |date=2 January 1999 |access-date=27 September 2014 |archive-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219160705/https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=Let%27s+Talk+About+Love#v=snippet&q=Let's%20Talk%20About%20Love&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> The most successful single from the album was the classically influenced ballad "[[My Heart Will Go On]]", which was written and composed by [[James Horner]] and [[Will Jennings]], and produced by Horner and [[Walter Afanasieff]].<ref name="autogenerated2" />

Serving as the love theme for the 1997 blockbuster film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', the song topped the charts across the world and became Dion's signature song.<ref name="autogenerated19">{{Cite journal |last=Weatherford, Mike |year=2004 |title=Show review: As Dion feels more comfortable, her show improves |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-01-Fri-2004/weekly/24865136.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012071727/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Oct-01-Fri-2004/weekly/24865136.html |archive-date=12 October 2004 |website=Reviewjournal.com}}</ref> Horner and Jennings won the [[Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]],<ref>[http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29146 My Heart Will Go On], Goldenglobes.org; retrieved 22 October 2009. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919221454/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29146|date=19 September 2012}}</ref> while Dion herself garnered two Grammy Awards for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] and the most coveted, [[Record of the Year]], (the song itself won four awards, but two were presented to the songwriters).<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 1999 |title=That thing: Lauryn Hill sets Grammy record |work=[[CNN]] |url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9902/24/grammy/index.html |access-date=27 September 2013 |archive-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929041657/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9902/24/grammy/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> "My Heart Will Go On" and "Think Twice" made her the only female artist in the UK to have two singles to sell more than a million copies.<ref name="jealous">{{Cite web |last=Iley |first=Chrissy |date=10 December 2007 |title=People are jealous |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/dec/10/popandrock1 |access-date=27 September 2013 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114412/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/dec/10/popandrock1 |url-status=live }}</ref> In support of her album, she embarked on the [[Let's Talk About Love Tour]] between 1998 and 1999.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=6 August 1998 |title=Babs, Pavarotti, Others May Sing With Celine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5919196/babs_pavarotti_others_may_sing_with_celine/print |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224033306/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5919196/babs_pavarotti_others_may_sing_with_celine/print |archive-date=24 February 2009 |access-date=29 July 2008}}</ref>

Dion ended the 1990s with three more extremely successful albums: the [[Christmas music|Christmas album]] ''[[These Are Special Times]]'' (1998), the French-language album, ''[[S'il suffisait d'aimer]]'', and the compilation album ''[[All the Way... A Decade of Song]]'' (1999).<ref name="autogenerated4">Taylor, Chuck. "Epic/550's Dion offers Hits", ''Billboard'', 6 November 1999. pg. 1.</ref> On ''These Are Special Times'', she co-wrote the song "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" along with [[Ric Wake]] and Peter Zizzo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=These Are Special Times Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/these-are-special-times-mw0000601239 |access-date=27 September 2014 |website=AllMusic |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330163623/https://www.allmusic.com/album/these-are-special-times-mw0000601239 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was her most classically influenced yet, with orchestral arrangements found on virtually every track.<ref>Lewis, Randy. "Album Review/Pop; Celine Dion Aims to Be the Christmas Star; ''These Are Special Times'', ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (page F-28), October 1998.</ref> The album featured the single "[[I'm Your Angel]]" (a duet with [[R. Kelly]]), which became her fourth US No. 1 single, and a smash hit across the world. The album's second single "[[The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|The Prayer]]" (a duet with [[Andrea Bocelli]]) served as the soundtrack of the 1998 film ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. ''All the Way... A Decade of Song'' drew together her most successful hits coupled with seven new songs, including the lead-off single "[[That's the Way It Is (Celine Dion song)|That's the Way It Is]]", a cover of [[Roberta Flack]]'s "[[The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face]]", and "[[All the Way (Frank Sinatra song)|All the Way]]", a duet with [[Frank Sinatra]].<ref name="autogenerated4" /> ''All the Way'' became one of the best-selling compilation albums of all time, reaching No. 1 in the United States for three weeks.<ref name="mtv.com" /> The album was later certified 7× Platinum in the U.S. for 7&nbsp;million copies shipped.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GOLD & PLATINUM |url=http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524143006/http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=24 May 2012 |access-date=19 March 2010 |publisher=Riaa.org}}</ref> It also topped the charts in the UK,<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK Top 40 Hit Database |url=http://www.everyhit.co.uk/ |access-date=27 September 2014 |publisher=Everyhit.co.uk |archive-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122034912/http://everyhit.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Canada,<ref name="Jam! Showbiz">{{Cite web |title=Jam! Showbiz |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music |access-date=27 September 2014 |publisher=Jam.canoe.com |archive-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219160706/https://www.canoe.ca/rowing-to-the-rhythm-paddling-with-music-on-the/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref> and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CÉLINE DION – ALL THE WAY... A DECADE OF SONG (ALBUM) |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=All+The+Way%2E%2E%2E+A+Decade+Of+Song&cat=a |access-date=19 March 2010 |publisher=Australian-charts.com |archive-date=16 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016140926/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=All+The+Way%2E%2E%2E+A+Decade+Of+Song&cat=a |url-status=live }}</ref> Her last French-language studio album of the 1990s, ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'', was very successful as well, topping the charts in every major French-speaking country, including France,<ref>[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=S%27il+suffisait+d%27aimer&cat=a French Albums Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011141204/http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=S%27il+suffisait+d%27aimer&cat=a |date=11 October 2011 }}, LesCharts.com; retrieved 31 December 2009.</ref> Switzerland,<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=S%27il+suffisait+d%27aimer&cat=a Swiss Albums Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119075230/http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=S%27il+suffisait+d%27aimer&cat=a |date=19 January 2012 }} ''Hit Parade''; accessed 27 June 2017.</ref> the Wallonia region of Belgium,<ref>[https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/b06/Celine-Dion-S'il-suffisait-d'aimer CÉLINE DION – S'IL SUFFISAIT D'AIMER (ALBUM)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328143956/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/b06/Celine-Dion-S%27il-suffisait-d%27aimer |date=28 March 2022 }}, UltraTop.be; retrieved 31 December 2009.{{in lang|fr}}</ref> and Canada.<ref name="Jam! Showbiz" /> In France, the album was certified diamond, selling 1.5&nbsp;million copies.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111212161548/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?id=259165&year=1998 LES CERTIFICATIONS], disqueenfrance.com; retrieved 31 December 2009.</ref> By the end of the 1990s, Dion had sold more than 130&nbsp;million records worldwide, and had won a slew of industry awards.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2000-03-18 |title=Epic Records advertisement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT1 |magazine=Billboard |language=en |access-date=5 June 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219160809/https://books.google.com/books?id=nA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT1#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated3">Taylor, Chuck. "Epic/550's Dion offers Hits". ''Billboard''. 6 November 1999. p. 1</ref> Her status as one of the music industry's biggest pop divas was further solidified when she was asked to perform on [[VH1]]'s ''Divas Live'' special in 1998, with superstars [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Shania Twain]], and [[Mariah Carey]].<ref>Macdonald, Patrick (8 October 1998) [https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19981008/2776388/the-unsinkable-celine-dion----pop-diva-is-on-top-of-the-world-and-not-even-an-iceberg-could-stop-her-now "The Unsinkable Celine Dion – Pop Diva Is On Top Of The World, And Not Even An Iceberg Could Stop Her Now"], ''[[Seattle Times]]''; retrieved 22 October 2009.</ref> That year, she also received two of the highest Canadian honours: "Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Contemporary Music"<ref name="gg.ca" /><ref name="gazette.gc.ca" /> and "Officer of the [[National Order of Quebec]]".<ref name="ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca" /> A year later, she was inducted into the [[Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame]], and was honoured with a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Céline Dion |url=https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/celine-dion |access-date=30 October 2006 |website=Canada's Walk of Fame |archive-date=14 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214185814/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/celine-dion |url-status=live }}</ref>

Starting from the mid-1990s, the [[pop rock]] influence more noticeable in her earlier releases was replaced by a more mature feel.<ref name="autogenerated13" /> Additionally, the recurring theme of "love" dominated most of her releases, which led to some critics dismissing her music as banal.<ref name="autogenerated24">{{Cite news |title=findarticles.com |work=The unsinkable Céline Dion&nbsp;— French-Canadian singer&nbsp;— Interview |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_3_29/ai_54133689 |url-status=dead |access-date=5 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408032911/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_3_29/ai_54133689 |archive-date=8 April 2005}}</ref> Other critics, like Elysa Gardner and Jose F. Promis, praised her voice during this period, describing it as a "technical marvel".<ref>Gardner, Elysa. "Review: Falling Into You". ''Los Angeles Times'': 16 November 1997, p. 68</ref><ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r367753|pure_url=yes}} À l'Olympia Celine Dion] AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2010.</ref> Steve Dollar, in his review of ''These Are Special Times'', opined Dion was a "vocal Olympian for whom there ain't no mountain—or scale—high enough".<ref>Dollar, Steve. "Review: These Are Special Times", ''[[The Atlanta Constitution]]'', pg. C01, 3 November 1998.</ref>