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In
collaborating on Miracle, Celine Dion and her partner
in baby love Anne Geddes carefully sidestepped the
L-word--a smart move, considering that the songs
captured here, despite their electric-blanket warmth,
aren't always lullaby-like in their delivery.
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Though
the collaboration is about babies--the liner notes to this
CD provide a sneak peek at Geddes' visual wizardry available
in both the expanded box set and book--Miracle is not necessarily
for them. Which works out great for Celine fans who have
made contact with their maternal sides.
More than anything, the disc plays as a valentine to new
mothers: "Le Loup, La Biche et le Chevalier (Une Chanson
Douce)," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,"
and John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy" get the trademark
melt-away vocal treatment.
While tenderness flows from each track as consistently as
formula from a baby bottle, though, the chanteuse doesn't
shy away from the passion and note-pounding that are also
her trademarks.
Thus, the miracle of Miracle lies not in its ability to
soothe the tiny creatures it swollen-heartedly celebrates,
but in its ability to set the sentiments of listeners who
love them to song. --Tammy La Gorce
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Celine
Dion - Earlier Album Sales