Céline Dion
ListenCe n’était qu’un rêve · 1982
Céline Dion — Ce n’était qu’un rêve, 1981 recording.
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1982 · Pathé
Ce n’était qu’un rêve / L’amour viendra
Céline Dion was twelve when she made the song that brought her to René Angélil’s attention. “Ce n’était qu’un rêve” began as a family collaboration in Québec; this French picture-sleeve single carried it to another market in 1982. [1] [2]
| Accession | OMMA-0073 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Céline Dion |
| Release | 1982 · France |
| Label | Pathé · 2C 008 72466 |
| Format | 7-inch vinyl single · 45 rpm |
| Issue | French commercial issue of the debut title |
| Runouts | Not documented |
| Recorded grade | NM · E picture sleeve |
Release history and significance
Dion wrote the song with her mother, Thérèse, and brother Jacques. Her mother sent a cassette to Angélil because he had managed Ginette Reno, a family favorite. At their meeting, he handed Céline a pencil to use as a microphone and asked her to sing as though she faced a full house. Her performance persuaded him to take on the young singer. [2]
The first Canadian single appeared on Les Disques Showbizz in 1981. The following year, Pathé issued this French edition, pairing “Ce n’était qu’un rêve” with “L’amour viendra.” Its portrait sleeve presents the teenage singer at the beginning of her international career. [1]
Dion’s first television appearance came on Michel Jasmin’s Québec talk show in June 1981. The cassette, the audition and that early broadcast belong to the same brief period in which music made within a large family became a professional recording career. [2]
Market context
The French Pathé single and the 1981 Canadian Showbizz issue occupy different places in Dion’s early discography. This edition combines the debut song with a French-market portrait sleeve; the earlier Canadian pressing documents its first commercial release. Edition, sleeve presence and condition are the useful points of comparison. [1]
Physical Description
Black vinyl in the original French portrait picture sleeve. The Pathé label identifies the release as 2C 008 72466. A small sticker is present on the sleeve.
Condition
The vinyl is graded Near Mint and the picture sleeve Excellent. The sleeve retains its portrait artwork and has a small applied sticker.
Provenance
Acquired through Discogs from seller Sumblo on 9 December 2025.
Sources
- Discogs, Céline Dion – Ce N’était Qu’un Rêve, release 2491562. 1982 French Pathé issue, tracks, songwriting credits and related Canadian edition.
- Céline Dion, official biography. Family composition, cassette, audition with René Angélil and first television appearance.
Catalogue text reviewed 13 September 2026.