Love Can Move Mountains

"Love Can Move Mountains"
Single by Celine Dion
from the album Celine Dion
B-side	"Cry Just a Little"
Released	October 1992
Format	CD single, cassette single, vinyl single
Recorded	Cove City Sound Studios
Genre	Pop dance-pop gospel soul R&B
Length	4:53 (album version) 4:01 (radio edit) 4:04 (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit)
Label	Columbia, Epic
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Ric Wake
Celine Dion singles chronology
"Quelqu'un que j'aime, quelqu'un qui m'aime" (1992) "Love Can Move Mountains" (1992) "Water from the Moon" (1993) Music video "Love Can Move Mountains" on YouTube

"Love Can Move Mountains" is a song by Canadian recording artist Celine Dion from her 1992 self-titled second English-language studio album. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake, it was released as a single in October 1992 as the fourth from the album.^[1] An up-tempo pop song drawing influence from gospel and dance music, its lyrics detail the abilities that love has as an emotion.

The B-side included an unreleased track "Cry Just a Little", a cover of a song from E.G. Daily's 1989 album Lace Around the Wound. It's the second cover of Daily that Dion recorded as in 1987 she did a French adaptation of "Love in the Shadows" called "Délivre-moi".

"Love Can Move Mountains" was remixed for the clubs by Tommy Musto (Tommy Musto's 7" edit, club mix, underground vocal mix, underground instrumental, club dub, underground dub), Ric Wake and Richie Jones (Wake & Jones dub), and by Daniel Abraham (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit).

"Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) won the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year and the original version was nominated for the Juno Award for Single of the Year.^[2]

The music video was made for the Daniel Abraham's 7" edit, by director Jeb Brian and released in November 1992. It appeared on Dion's DVD video collection All the Way… A Decade of Song & Video (2001).

The single was included also on Dion's greatest hits albums: All the Way… A Decade of Song in 1999 and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection in 2008.

"Love Can Move Mountains" was a part of every one of Dion's tours, including the latest Sans attendre Tour. Dion performed this song also five nights a week during her show A New Day... at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Live versions of "Love Can Move Mountains" can be found on the 1994 À l'Olympia CD, the Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert DVD/CD, and the Céline une seule fois / Live 2013 DVD/CD. In 1998, Dion re-recorded "Love Can Move Mountains" with a gospel group God's Property, for the soundtrack of the popular CBS-TV drama Touched by an Angel. She also appeared as herself on one episode of the series, titled Psalm 151, and performed the song. In 2016, Dion performed this song during her Summer Tour 2016.^[3]

"Love Can Move Mountains" was a hit on the club charts in the U.S., reaching number 5 on the Hot Dance Club Play. The single hit number 2 in Canada and reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. It enjoyed a moderate success in the rest of the world.

Critical reception

Chicago Tribune editor Jan DeKnock wrote: "The album also features an effective journey into gospel ("Love Can Move Mountains.")"^[4] Also, it has been picked as a standout song along with "If You Asked Me To" and "Beauty and the Beast" by AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine.^[5] AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis reviewed the single, giving a three out of five stars rating: "There are two remixed radio edits of "Love Can Move Mountains," one bouncy and the other sleek, and two housey club versions, similar to most dance music from the early '90s in that it seemed to possess a since-lost elegance and a since-lost innocence."^[6]

Formats and track listings

UK CD single "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04 "Beauty and the Beast" – 4:04 Worldwide CD single "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04 "Cry Just a Little" – 4:29 Australian CD maxi single "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04 "Cry Just a Little" – 4:29 "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30 "Love Can Move Mountains" (Wake & Jones dub) – 5:41 "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground dub) – 5:35 European/UK CD maxi single "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04 "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30 "Cry Just a Little" – 4:29 "Beauty and the Beast" – 4:04

European/UK 12" maxi single "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30 "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground vocal mix) – 7:10 "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground instrumental) – 4:38 "Love Can Move Mountains" (club dub) – 5:30 "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground dub) – 5:35 "Love Can Move Mountains" (Wake & Jones dub) – 5:41 U.S. CD maxi single "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04 "Love Can Move Mountains" (Tommy Musto's 7" edit) – 4:10 "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30 "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground vocal mix) – 7:10 "(If There Was) Any Other Way" (remix) – 5:39 "Unison" (mainstream mix) – 7:15 U.S. 12" maxi single "Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) – 5:30 "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground vocal mix) – 7:10 "Love Can Move Mountains" (Wake & Jones dub) – 5:41 "Love Can Move Mountains" (club dub) – 5:30 "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground dub) – 5:35 "Unison" (mainstream mix) – 7:15

Official versions

1. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Tommy Musto's 7" edit) – 4:10
2. "Love Can Move Mountains" (club dub) – 5:30
3. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground vocal mix) – 7:10
4. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground instrumental) – 4:38
5. "Love Can Move Mountains" (underground dub) – 5:35
6. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Wake & Jones dub) – 5:41
7. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit) – 4:04
8. "Love Can Move Mountains" (album version) – 4:53
9. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Live from Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert) – 4:38
10. "Love Can Move Mountains" (Live from À l'Olympia) – 5:25
11. "Love Can Move Mountains" (with God's Property) – 5:05
12. "Love Can Move Mountains" (New Edit) – 4:05
13. "Love Can Move Mountains/River Deep, Mountain High" (Medley) (Live from Céline une seule fois / Live 2013) – 6:07

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–93) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 54 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 2 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[9] 1 Canada Dance (RPM)[10] 5 Canada (The Record's Retail Singles Chart)[11] 8 Canada (The Record's Contemporary Hit Radio)[12] 3 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 61 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 46 US Billboard Hot 100[15] 36 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 8 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] 5 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18] 22

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[19] 20 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[20] 13 Canada Dance (RPM)[21] 40 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[22] 40

Cover versions

• In 2016, the song was used in the US version of the musical The Passion. It appears on the official soundtrack recorded by cast members including Jencarlos, Prince Royce, Chris Daughtry, Shane Harper & Michael W. Smith.

See also

• Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year

References

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2. "Awards: Artist Summary". CARAS. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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4. Celine Dion Celine Dion (Epic) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2...
5. Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
6. Review by Jose F. Promis
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
8. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1839." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
9. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1845." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
10. "RPM Dance". RPM. 6 February 1993. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
11. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 30 January 1993. p. 56. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
12. Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Céline Dion – Love Can Move Mountains". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
14. "Celine Dion: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
15. "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Celine Dion. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
16. "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Celine Dion. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
17. "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Celine Dion. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
18. "Celine Dion – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Celine Dion. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
19. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. 18 December 1993. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
20. "The RPM Top 100 AC Tracks of 1993". RPM. 18 December 1993. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
21. "The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1993". 18 December 1993. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
22. "The Year in Music: 1993" (PDF). Billboard. 25 December 1993. p. 46. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics