"The Reason" is a single from Céline Dion's album Let's Talk About Love. It was released on December 8, 1997 in selected European countries: United Kingdom, Ireland and Belgium. In France, it was issued as a double A-side single with "My Heart Will Go On."[1]
"The Reason" was co-written by Carole King and produced by the famous Beatles producer Sir George Martin. King did also the background vocals.
The song peaked at number 11 in the United Kingdom and number 13 in Ireland.
Carole King wrote this song first for the band Aerosmith.
The music video was directed by Scott Floyd Lochmus and released in December 1997. It was showing the recording of the song in the studio.
Dion performed "The Reason" during her Let's Talk About Love Tour, and as a duet with Carole King on VH1 Divas and at the 48° Festival di Sanremo on 1998 in Italy. On that occasion she performed also My Heart Will Go On.
The track was included later on The Collector's Series, Volume One in 2000 and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection European edition in 2008.
The recording of this song was included as a bonus on the Au cœur du stade DVD.
"The Reason" is also included in the set list of Dion's new Las Vegas show, Celine.
Contents
- 2 Formats and track listings
- 3 Official versions
- 4 Cover versions
- 5 Charts and certifications
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Critical reception[edit]
The New York Observer editor Jonathan Bernstein reviewed: "It kicks off in time-honored fashion with a bombastic power ballad, “The Reason,” co-written by Carole King and produced by Sir George Martin. Thus, straight away, we find the inherent wrongheadedness of this record. Carole King hasn’t written a memorable song in many a year and-hello?-didn’t George Martin recently announce that he was quitting the producing racket because his hearing was going? The latter affliction was probably incurred by a silent prayer offered up during the recording of “The Reason” to be struck deaf."[2]
Formats and track listings[edit]
French CD single
- "The Reason" – 5:01
- "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:40
UK CD single
- "The Reason" – 5:01
- "Be the Man" – 4:39
UK CD maxi single #1
- "The Reason" – 5:01
- "Be the Man" – 4:39
- "Make You Happy" – 4:31
- "With this Tear" – 4:12
UK CD maxi single #2
- "The Reason" – 5:01
- "Cherche encore" – 3:24
- "Lovin' Proof" – 4:09
- "The Christmas Song" – 4:12
Official versions[edit]
- "The Reason" (radio edit) – 4:31
- "The Reason" (album version) – 5:01
- "The Reason" (Live version from VH1 Divas Live) – 5:59[3]
Cover versions[edit]
Carole King recorded also her own version of this song for her 2001 album Love Makes the World, this time with Céline Dion on backing vocals.
Rachel Tucker recorded a cover for her debut album also titled "The Reason" released in 2013.
Charts and certifications[edit]
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