Stop right now. If you are a genuine Céline Dion fan, you probably already have her new album and are currently humming along to Taking Chances."" But if you are a typical person, you are wary of the woman who belts out the ""Titanic"" theme song and emotionally beats her chest on stage. If you think Dion only sings manufactured, unrealistically corny love songs, just give her a chance.
Her latest album, _Taking Chances_, is another jewel in Dion's 17-year career in the music industry. Her most recent albums followed similar themes: _A New Day Has Come_ reflected her family and her young son, René-Charles, and _One Heart_ was an anthem of love. Prior to its release, critics said that the style of Taking Chances was jazzier than Dion's typical sound, but it carries strong reminders of her greatest songs and ranges from ballads of love to songs about abuse.
Dion is the best-selling female artist of all time because of the emotion she injects into every word and breath. She has so much power and control in her voice that you experience the words instead of just hearing them. One instance is the entrancing and commanding ""Just Fade Away,"" where she sings ""So I try to smile/But after a while/The memories come back/But I won't give in/'Cause I know that then/My heart will fade to black.""
The best songs on Chances are the album's anthem, ""Taking Chances,"" her remake of Heart's 1987 hit ""Alone,"" which is brimming with yearning and angst, and the tender ""My Love,"" where her pure voice lifts above the mellow music.
She inevitably falls short on some songs, such as ""Can't Fight the Feelin
