Céline Dion: "The Power of Love" (Live in Boston)

"The Power of Love" is a power ballad co-written and originally recorded by Jennifer Rush. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Air Supply, Laura Branigan and Céline Dion, and translated into several languages, becoming a pop standard.

The song was first recorded by Jennifer Rush in 1984. The American born Rush, who had been recording for CBS (Frankfurt) with producers Gunther Mende and Candy DeRouge since 1982, had her first German chart placings in 1984 with the Top 30 hits "25 Lovers" and "Ring of Ice"; "The Power of Love" - written by Rush, Mende and DeRouge with Mary Susan Applegate - then took Rush into the Top 20 with a #17 peak in March 1985. According to wikipedia, "The Power of Love" becoame the second (if counting "When I Fall in Love" as first) single from Céline Dion's 1993 album, The Colour of My Love. It was released on November 1, 1993 in North America, in December in Japan, and the next year in the rest of the world.

"The Power of Love" is the second Jennifer Rush song Dion has covered. Earlier the same year she recorded a French adaptation of "Higher Ground," called "Plus haut que moi." The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single in 1995."The Power of Love" is one of the most often performed songs by Céline Dion. She sang it for five nights a week in her show A New Day... at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, and later during her 2008-09 Taking Chances Tour. It was included on Dion's greatest hits compilations: All the Way… A Decade of Song in 1999 and My Love: Essential Collection in 2008. Live versions of this song can be found on the albums: À l'Olympia, Live à Paris and Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert.

"The Power of Love" became an international smash hit. The song rose to the top of the charts in the United States, Australia and Canada. In the U.S. it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, the first Céline Dion single to do so. It also went to number 1 for 5 weeks on the Hot 100 Singles Sales and to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. It was also number 1 for 4 weeks on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.


- Lyrics:

The whispers in the morning
Of lovers sleeping tight
Are rolling like thunder now
As I look in your eyes


I hold on to your body
And feel each move you make
Your voice is warm and tender
A love that I could not forsake


(first chorus)
'Cause I am your lady
And you are my man
Whenever you reach for me
I'll do all that I can


Lost is how I'm feeling lying in your arms
When the world outside's too
Much to take
That all ends when I'm with you


Even though there may be times
It seems I'm far away
Never wonder where I am
'Cause I am always by your side


(repeat first chorus)


(second chorus)
We're heading for something
Somewhere I've never been
Sometimes I am frightened
But I'm ready to learn
Of the power of love


The sound of your heart beating
Made it clear
Suddenly the feeling that I can't go on
Is light years away


(repeat first chorus)
(repeat second chorus)