On Ne Change Pas
Celine Dion
On ne change pas is Céline Dion’s first comprehensive French‑language greatest‑hits collection, released in September 2005 by Columbia/Epic. Spanning recordings from 1981 to 2005, it gathers her major Francophone hits from Quebec and France alongside three new songs—“Je ne vous oublie pas,” “Tous les secrets,” and “I Believe in You” (a duet with Il Divo)—all of which were also issued as singles. The title, borrowed from her 1998 Jean‑Jacques Goldman song “On ne change pas” from S’il suffisait d’aimer, works metaphorically for the compilation: it suggests that despite fame and evolution, Dion remains the same “little girl from Charlemagne,” and the set traces that continuity across more than two decades of music.
Multiple versions of the album were released. The core 2‑CD edition presents a broad, chronologically mixed overview, while a collector’s digipak adds a DVD with about 30 minutes of exclusive footage and the “Je ne vous oublie pas” video, and an “intégrale” 3‑CD/DVD longbox expands the track list to 50 songs, covering essentially all of her major French‑language hits plus rarities. The North American configuration balances 1980s Quebec staples like “Ce n’était qu’un rêve,” “D’amour ou d’amitié,” “Mon ami m’a quittée,” and “Ne partez pas sans moi” (her Eurovision‑winning song) with 1990s/2000s favorites such as “Pour que tu m’aimes encore,” “Je sais pas,” “Ziggy,” “S’il suffisait d’aimer,” “Tout l’or des hommes,” “Sous le vent,” “Zora sourit,” and film track “Ma Nouvelle‑France.” Critically, the compilation was praised for its breadth and song selection; commercially, it was a major hit, spending seven consecutive weeks at number one in France, becoming the country’s best‑selling compilation of 2005, and earning triple‑platinum certifications in both France and Canada, as well as platinum in Belgium and gold in Switzerland.
On Ne Change Pas
Celine Dion
On ne change pas is Céline Dion’s first comprehensive French‑language greatest‑hits collection, released in September 2005 by Columbia/Epic. Spanning recordings from 1981 to 2005, it gathers her major Francophone hits from Quebec and France alongside three new songs—“Je ne vous oublie pas,” “Tous les secrets,” and “I Believe in You” (a duet with Il Divo)—all of which were also issued as singles. The title, borrowed from her 1998 Jean‑Jacques Goldman song “On ne change pas” from S’il suffisait d’aimer, works metaphorically for the compilation: it suggests that despite fame and evolution, Dion remains the same “little girl from Charlemagne,” and the set traces that continuity across more than two decades of music.
Multiple versions of the album were released. The core 2‑CD edition presents a broad, chronologically mixed overview, while a collector’s digipak adds a DVD with about 30 minutes of exclusive footage and the “Je ne vous oublie pas” video, and an “intégrale” 3‑CD/DVD longbox expands the track list to 50 songs, covering essentially all of her major French‑language hits plus rarities. The North American configuration balances 1980s Quebec staples like “Ce n’était qu’un rêve,” “D’amour ou d’amitié,” “Mon ami m’a quittée,” and “Ne partez pas sans moi” (her Eurovision‑winning song) with 1990s/2000s favorites such as “Pour que tu m’aimes encore,” “Je sais pas,” “Ziggy,” “S’il suffisait d’aimer,” “Tout l’or des hommes,” “Sous le vent,” “Zora sourit,” and film track “Ma Nouvelle‑France.” Critically, the compilation was praised for its breadth and song selection; commercially, it was a major hit, spending seven consecutive weeks at number one in France, becoming the country’s best‑selling compilation of 2005, and earning triple‑platinum certifications in both France and Canada, as well as platinum in Belgium and gold in Switzerland.