Courage
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Courage
Courage is the twelfth English-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Columbia Records on 15 November 2019. It is her first English album in six years after Loved Me Back to Life (2013). Dion worked on Courage with various writters and producers, including Sia, David Guetta, Greg Kurstin, Sam Smith, StarGate, Jimmy Napes, Lauv, LP, Jörgen Elofsson, Stephan Moccio, Eg White, Liz Rodrigues of The New Royales, and many more.
In June 2019, Dion ended her Las Vegas residency, Celine and released "Flying on My Own" as a gift to her fans. In September 2019, she embarked on the Courage World Tour and premiered three more new songs: "Imperfections", "Lying Down" and "Courage". The album, which includes sixteen songs and four additional tracks on the deluxe edition, received generally favorable reviews from music critics. It debuted atop the US Billboard 200, becoming Dion's first number-one album there in 17 years. It also debuted at number one in Canada, Switzerland and Belgium. Courage charted inside top ten in many other countries, including number two in the United Kingdom, France and Australia and number four in Austria and Germany.-Wikipedia
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Variety
One could argue that “Courage” is the sound of Celine Dion unbound and unwound, ready to experiment beyond her usual theatrical soundscapes, and play in the fields with her tween chart contemporaries. That’s fine. Get it out of your system now. At least half of the album is fantastic. But don’t let her make a habit out of this.
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Rolling Stone
Consider Courage to be Dion’s version of Cher’s Believe: an album that arrived at exactly the right time and proved to a new generation that she’s worth revisiting and recognizing as a diva very capable of keeping up with the times.
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The Line of Best Fit
In short, there’s a sad irony to the title of this album; as a body of work, it derives courage through its commitment to playing it safe.
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The Guardian
Its hipness or otherwise seems beside the point. There may conceivably be someone out there more interested in hearing Dion do pumping house music or cod-reggae than Courage, but as it reaches its climax, drenched in high-drama strings, that’s hard to imagine.
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Music OMH
The album closes with the mighty The Hard Way with an unbridled vocal, and a sublime gospel section in the middle-eight and is a touching treatment of how to find light after darkness. All in, Courage marks an impressive return.
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Riff Magazine
Thematically, Courage takes the 2016 death of Dion’s husband and manager, Rene Angélil, head on. But it doesn’t loiter in sad territory. It chronicles her efforts to move on, both in her life and profession.
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All Music
Dion opens herself to new things on "Say Yes," works on her self-confidence with "Imperfections," and bravely allows someone new into her heart with "Falling in Love Again." With unprecedented access and insight into Dion's world following such a life-changing few years, Courage is a triumph of spirit and resolve.
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Entertainment Focus
Courage isn’t a flawless album but it’s one that’s incredibly emotional and it feels like Dion’s most personal to date, even though she didn’t write a single lyric. She’s clearly handpicked songs that resonate with how she’s feeling and her skill has always been as a vocalist who can sell anything she sings. That’s the case here.
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Cryptic Rock
Overall, Courage is classic Celine Dion from start to finish. In truth, with a voice like her’s it is hard to hit the mark. However, the knowledge that she lost her husband/manager in 2016 to cancer, only amplifies the listening experience, because you can really feel the hurt in her inflections. All these factors in mind, Courage sees Dion digs deep down for a smoothing, yet emotionally arousing performance.
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