Céline Dion is one of pop’s all-time greatest voices and without a doubt THE voice of the 1990s.

She’s worked with the best producers and songwriters – from David Foster to Walter Afanasieff, Jean-Jacques Goldman and many more – and has always elevated their songs to heights only she can reach.

Céline Dion has an “international” career (in English), and a French career.  If you are not familiar with her French songs, there are some real gems that I hope you will discover with this blog.

Rather than pointlessly rehash her biography and numerous achievements, I’m going to leave you with a list of personal favorites and greatest hits from Céline’s repertoire, with links to the official YouTube videos whenever available and the full playlist below and on my YouTube channel:

I friend of mine noted that “One Of These Days” is very reminiscent of Wilson Phillips… remember them?

Wilson Phillips took the world by storm in 1990 – seemingly out of nowhere – with the breakthrough hit single “Hold On” and that beautiful music video shot in in the great California outdoors.

The self-titled debut album sold over 10 million copies and spawned 5 hit singles – 3 of which went to #1 in the US (“Hold On”, “Release Me”, “You’re In Love”) plus “Impulsive” and “The Dream Is Still Alive” – making Wilson Phillips the biggest-selling female band of all time (at that point)...

I caught up today with Greig Watts, my co-writer on “One Of The Days” and the “W” in the “DWB Music” songwriting, production and publishing group.  Greig told me about his latest hit with Korean superstar BoA, offered some great insights on writing and producing for the “Idol” market, and advice for songwriters trying to break in the business…

(Pictured from left to right: Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Paul Drew)