Please Don't Sympathise
"Please Don't Sympathise" is a song by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, recorded for her 1982 album, Madness, Money & Music. It was written by Steve Thompson and produced by Christopher Neil. In 1983, Canadian singer Celine Dion recorded the song in French, titled "Ne me plaignez pas". It was included on her album, Les chemins de ma maison and released as a single in 1984.
| "Please Don't Sympathise" | |
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| Song by Sheena Easton | |
| from the album Madness, Money & Music | |
| Released | September 1982 |
| Length | 3:33 |
| Label | EMI |
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Thompson |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Neil |
Celine Dion version
| "Ne me plaignez pas" | ||||
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| Single by Celine Dion | ||||
| from the album Les chemins de ma maison | ||||
| Released | April 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Saisons | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | René Angélil | |||
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| "Ne me plaignez pas" on YouTube | ||||
"Ne me plaignez pas" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion for her 1983 album, Les chemins de ma maison.[1] It is a French-language adaptation of "Please Don't Sympathise", originally recorded by Sheena Easton in 1982. French words were written by Eddy Marnay and the song was produced by René Angélil. Dion also recorded an extended version of "Ne me plaignez pas", which appeared on her 1983 compilation, Du soleil au cœur.
In April 1984, "Ne me plaignez pas" was released as the second single from Les chemins de ma maison in Quebec, Canada. On 14 April 1984, it entered the charts in Quebec, spending eight weeks on it and peaking at number eleven.[2]
Track listings and formats
- Canadian 7" single[3]
- "Ne me plaignez pas" – 3:00
- "Vivre et donner" – 2:28
References
- Jenna Glatzer (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
- "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- Ne me plaignez pas (Canadian 7" single liner notes). Celine Dion. Saisons. 1984. SNS 6543.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Palmarès de la chanson francophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
