The Collection 1982–1988

Thanks to the success of D'eux, which became the best-selling French-language album of all time, various music labels around the world issued compilations with Dion's early and rare recordings from the 1980s.

[1] Promis noted the heavily synthesized Europop of the 1988 Eurovision contest winner "Ne partez pas sans moi", which was the song that introduced Dion to international audiences, and is a milestone in her career.

[1] According to him, many of the songs on this set are fair, and differ from the processed teen pop of the late 1990s because of the ever-present sincerity in Dion's voice.

[1] Other songs almost make the mark, such as the dramatic "La religieuse", but are marred by sometimes bizarre production, and, in this case, a truly off-putting bridge.

[1] Others are sing-song, nursery rhyme-type material, especially "Hymne à l'amitié" and the incredibly 1980s sounding "Hello Mister Sam".