Taking Chances

{{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox album | name = Taking Chances | type = studio | artist = Celine Dion | cover = TC1CDversion.jpg | border = yes | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2007|11|7}} | recorded = 2007 | studio = {{flatlist| * CMK, Conway, Westlake (Los Angeles) * Decibel (Stockholm) * Henson Recording (Hollywood) * At the Palms (Las Vegas) * The Carrington House (Atlanta) * The Studio (Philadelphia) }} | genre = * Pop * rock | length = 65:28 | label = Columbia | producer = * Peer Åström * Anders Bagge * Kara DioGuardi * Chuck Harmony * David Hodges * Emanuel Kiriakou * Kristian Lundin * Ben Moody * Christopher Neil * Aldo Nova * Linda Perry * Guy Roche * John Shanks * Tricky Stewart | prev_title = D'elles | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Complete Best | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Taking Chances | type = studio | single1 = Taking Chances | single1date = 18 September 2007 | single2 = Eyes on Me | single2date = 4 January 2008 | single3 = A World to Believe In | single3date = 16 January 2008 | single4 = Alone | single4date = 5 May 2008 }} }}

'''''Taking Chances''''' is the twenty-third studio album and tenth English-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion. It was released by Columbia Records on 7 November 2007. Dion returned to recording after nearly five years of performing A New Day... in Las Vegas. She worked on ''Taking Chances'' with a wide range of rock and pop producers, including John Shanks, Linda Perry, former Evanescence members Ben Moody and David Hodges, Kristian Lundin, Ne-Yo, Chuck Harmony, Tricky Stewart, Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, Kara DioGuardi, Emanuel Kiriakou, Anders Bagge, Peer Åström, Aldo Nova, Christopher Neil, and Guy Roche.

''Taking Chances'' sold 3.1 million copies worldwide in 2007 and reached the top 10 in several countries, including number one in Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, and on the European Top 100 Albums. It has sold 1.1 million units in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In Canada, the album was certified four times platinum after shipping over 400,000 copies. The first single, "Taking Chances", was released in September 2007 and reached the top 10 in multiple European countries and in Canada. In 2008, different markets received different second singles: "Eyes on Me" in the United Kingdom, "A World to Believe In" in Japan, and "Alone" in North America. "Alone" was also issued as the third and final single in the United Kingdom. On 14 February 2008, Dion began the year-long Taking Chances World Tour, which visited five continents and became one of the highest-grossing tours of all time.

== Background == On 24 August 2007, Dion's official website announced that she would release her new English‑language album, ''Taking Chances'', on 12 November 2007 in Europe and 13 November 2007 in North America.<ref name="cd1">{{cite web |title='Taking Chances' - Celine's New English Album |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/67831 |date=24 August 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002223036/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/67831 |archive-date=2 October 2012 }}</ref> The album was also scheduled for release in Japan on 7 November 2007, and in Australia and New Zealand on 10 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title='Taking Chances' International Release Dates! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68775 |date=6 October 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113155551/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68775 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> Dion said about ''Taking Chances'': "I think it represents a positive evolution in my career. I'm feeling strong, maybe a little gutsier than in the past, and just as passionate about music and life as I ever was".<ref name="cd1" /> On 2 September 2007, the album's cover became available to TeamCeline members.<ref>{{cite web |title='Taking Chances' Album Cover Inside TeamCeline!! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/67992 |date=1 September 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113160803/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/67992 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> Six days later, Columbia Records made small changes to the ''Taking Chances'' cover.<ref>{{cite web |title='Taking Chances' Album Cover Has Changed! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68095 |date=8 September 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113161220/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68095 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref>

The first single from the album, "Taking Chances", was sent to radio stations on 10 September 2007, and a video showing Dion recording the song in the studio was posted on Amazon.com.<ref name="press">{{cite web |title=Celine Dion debuts new single, "Taking Chances"... new Album and Worldwide tour, to come! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68191 |date=12 September 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021183214/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68191 |archive-date=21 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TeamCeline Advance Preview - "Taking Chances" In-Studio Video! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68136 |date=7 September 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113154917/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68136 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> On 12 September 2007, Columbia Records stated in a press release that "Taking Chances" was written by Kara DioGuardi and Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, produced by Grammy Award–winner John Shanks, and that the album would be supported by the Taking Chances World Tour in 2008 and 2009.<ref name="press" /> The music video for the first single was filmed on 17 September 2007 in several locations in the Las Vegas area and directed by Paul Boyd.<ref name="single1">{{cite web |title="Taking Chances" Music Video! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68392 |date=18 September 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113160508/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68392 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> The video became available to TeamCeline members on 16 October 2007, and later premiered on television.<ref name="single2">{{cite web |title='Taking Chances' Music Video - Now Inside TeamCeline! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68993 |date=16 October 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113155655/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68993 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref>

== Content == The album was recorded mainly over a three‑week period in July 2007 at Palm Studios in Las Vegas.<ref name="press2">{{cite web |title=Columbia Records announces the release of "Taking Chances," the long-awaited new studio album from multi-platinum Grammy-winning musical artist Celine Dion |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69332 |date=31 October 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113160814/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69332 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> Dion worked with a group of well-known songwriters and producers, including Linda Perry, Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, former Evanescence member Ben Moody, Ne-Yo, John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi, Kristian Lundin, Anders Bagge, Peer Åström, Aldo Nova, Tricky Stewart, and Christopher Neil.<ref name="press2" /> One of Dion's favorite songs on the album is "That's Just the Woman in Me", written by Kimberley Rew, a former member of Katrina and the Waves.<ref name="press2" /> The song had been offered to Dion 15 years earlier, but she felt it suited her artistic direction only when she began working on the new album.<ref name="press2" /> Dion said: "I think this album represents a positive evolution in my career. As time goes by, and we have more experiences in life, it's easier to get in touch with our innermost feelings... to know more about what we really want, how we really feel".<ref name="press2" /> Other covers on the album include Heart's "Alone", Platinum Weird's "Taking Chances", Linda Perry's "New Dawn", and Tim Christensen's "Right Next to the Right One".<ref name="press2" />

== Singles == The first single from the album, "Taking Chances", premiered on 10 September 2007 and was sent to radio stations around the world on the same day.<ref name="press" /> The song was written by Kara DioGuardi and Dave Stewart, and produced by John Shanks.<ref name="press" /> The digital single was released on 17 September 2007, and the CD single was issued in selected countries in late October and early November 2007. The music video, directed by Paul Boyd, was filmed in mid-September 2007 in Las Vegas and premiered on 17 October 2007.<ref name="single1" /><ref name="single2" /> "Taking Chances" became a successful single in Europe, peaking inside the top 10 in Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, and France, and reaching the top 40 in Austria, Norway, Germany, Belgium's Wallonia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. In North America, it peaked at number nine on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 54 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Taking Chances" also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs and the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart. It has sold over 20,000 digital downloads in Canada, receiving gold certification, and 500,000 digital copies in the United States.

In the United Kingdom, "Eyes on Me" was chosen as the second single. The song was written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha, and Delta Goodrem, and produced by Lundin. The digital single was released on 4 January 2008, and the CD single was issued on 7 January 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title="Eyes On Me" Single Available in the U.K. |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/71692 |date=11 January 2008 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019081732/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/71692 |archive-date=19 October 2014 }}</ref> The song peaked at number 113 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "Eyes on Me", using footage from the Taking Chances World Tour, was released on 5 May 2008. In Japan, "A World to Believe In", written by Tino Izzo and Rosanna Ciciola and produced by John Shanks, was selected as the second track to promote the album. It was re-recorded as an English–Japanese duet with Yuna Ito, titled "あなたがいる限り: A World to Believe In". The song premiered on radio on 1 December 2007, and the music video debuted two days later. The video was filmed in Las Vegas in October 2007 during the recording of the duet. The CD single was issued on 16 January 2008 and peaked at number eight on the Japanese Oricon chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duo Celine Dion / Yuna Ito : sortie single le 16 janvier 2008 |publisher=Orient Extreme |url=http://www.orient-extreme.net/index.php?menu=musique&sub=actu&article=1236 |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-date=27 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127061210/http://orient-extreme.net/index.php?menu=musique&sub=actu&article=1236 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Yuna Ito Information |publisher=Sony Music Japan |url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/yunaito/info/index.html |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113162447/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/yunaito/info/index.html |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/440511/ranking/cd_single// |title=Yuna Ito Celine Dion singles sales ranking |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref>

The music video for the second North American single, "Alone", was taken from the ''That's Just the Woman in Me'' television special and released on 15 March 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title="Alone" Music Video On Celinedion.com! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/75414 |date=13 March 2008 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113162727/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/75414 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> The promotional single was sent to radio stations in Canada and the United States on 12 March 2008. This cover of Heart's hit song was produced by Ben Moody. "Alone" was also chosen as the third and final single in the United Kingdom and was digitally released on 5 May 2008. The song peaked at number 57 on the Canadian Hot 100, number 85 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 24 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. "My Love", written and produced by Linda Perry, was included on Dion's next album, ''My Love: Essential Collection'', and released as a single from it in September 2008.

== Promotion == [[File:CelineDion concert.jpg|thumb|right|Dion on stage performing "Eyes on Me" during her Taking Chances Tour stop in Montréal in August 2008.]] [[File:Eaton Centre, Toronto (6196208831).jpg|thumb|right|An advertising billboard for ''Taking Chances'' outside the Toronto Eaton Centre in May 2009.]]

Dion visited the United Kingdom in late October 2007 and began promoting the album by performing "Taking Chances" on ''The X Factor'' on 27 October 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine on 'The X Factor' This Week! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69172 |date=24 October 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113160457/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69172 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> She later performed "Alone" and "Taking Chances" on ''Saturday Night Divas'', broadcast on 3 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title='Saturday Night Divas' Featuring Celine to Air in the UK |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/86112 |date=3 February 2009 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113155955/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/86112 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> Dion also recorded ''An Audience with Celine Dion'', broadcast on 22 December 2007, where she performed "Taking Chances", "Eyes on Me", "Alone", and several of her earlier hits, including "My Heart Will Go On", "Think Twice", a medley of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", "Because You Loved Me", and "To Love You More", "I Drove All Night", "River Deep, Mountain High", and "The Prayer" in a duet with Andrea Bocelli.<ref>{{cite web |title="An Audience With Celine Dion" Tickets Available! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68995 |date=17 October 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113160947/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68995 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref>

Next, Dion visited France and performed "Taking Chances" and two of her French-language hits with contestants on ''Star Academy'' on 2 November 2007.<ref name="star">{{cite web |title=Celine To Appear On Star Academy 7 Tomorrow!! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69353 |date=1 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113155244/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69353 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> She also recorded performances of "Taking Chances" for two other French television programs, ''Hit Machine'' and ''Vivement Dimanche'', broadcast on 1 December 2007 and 9 December 2007 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine On 'Hit Machine' Tomorrow! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70493 |date=30 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113155802/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70493 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celine On Vivement Dimanche! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70653 |date=7 December 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113161015/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70653 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> On 4 November 2007, Dion travelled to Monaco where she received the Legend Award at the World Music Awards and performed "Taking Chances".<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine to Receive Legend Award at the World Music Awards! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69414 |date=4 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113155535/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69414 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> The performance was broadcast on 22 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Celine at the World Music Awards! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70033 |date=21 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228190817/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70033 |archive-date=28 December 2014 }}</ref> On 7 November 2007, Dion visited Italy and performed "Taking Chances" and "I Knew I Loved You" on ''Domenica In'', broadcast four days later. On 10 November 2007, she travelled to Germany and performed "Taking Chances" on ''Wetten, dass..?''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Interview on German Talk Show! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69425 |date=8 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113155256/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69425 |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref>

The promotional campaign in the United States began on 12 November 2007 with an episode of ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' dedicated to Dion.<ref name="oprah">{{cite web |title=Celine on Oprah! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69429 |date=10 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228185026/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69429 |archive-date=28 December 2014 }}</ref> She recorded the episode before her visit to the United Kingdom and performed "Taking Chances", "Alone", and several of her earlier hits, including "My Heart Will Go On", "Because You Loved Me", "A New Day Has Come", and "I Drove All Night".<ref name="oprah" /> On 14 November 2007, Dion performed three songs on ''Today'', including "Taking Chances", "Alone", and "I Drove All Night".<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Scheduled to Perform on 'The Today Show'! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68813 |date=10 October 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928084611/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/68813 |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref> On the same day, ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' aired an episode with Dion that included performances of "Taking Chances" and "Because You Loved Me".<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine on Ellen! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69754 |date=13 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228184228/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69754 |archive-date=28 December 2014 }}</ref> Dion also performed "Taking Chances" at the American Music Awards on 18 November 2007 and on ''All My Children'' on 21 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Performing At 2007 American Music Awards! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69252 |date=30 October 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928143315/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69252 |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celine On 'All My Children'! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69937 |date=19 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928150656/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/69937 |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref> On 23 November 2007, she performed "Taking Chances", "Alone", and "Because You Loved Me" on ''The Early Show'', and "Taking Chances" and "Alone" on ''The View''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Performing on The View! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70132 |date=22 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228183532/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70132 |archive-date=28 December 2014 }}</ref> On 27 November 2007, Dion performed "Taking Chances" and "My Heart Will Go On" on the finale of ''Dancing with the Stars''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Performs on Dancing With The Stars this Tuesday!! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70212 |date=25 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228190817/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70212 |archive-date=28 December 2014 }}</ref> The following day, she performed "Taking Chances", "Alone", and "The Christmas Song" at the Annual NYC Tree Lighting Ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual NYC Tree Lighting Ceremony |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70253 |date=26 November 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928154653/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70253 |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref> On 21 December 2007, two performances recorded during one of the final A New Day... concerts were broadcast on ''Larry King Live'': "Taking Chances" and "The Christmas Song".<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine on Larry King! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/71132 |date=19 December 2007 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928160300/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/71132 |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref>

In late January 2008, Dion returned to France.<ref name="fr">{{cite web |title=Celine To Perform On Star Academy 7! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/72094 |date=22 January 2008 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903134331/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/72094 |archive-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> On 25 January 2008, she appeared on the ''Star Academy'' finale and performed "Alone" and two of her French-language hits with the contestants.<ref name="fr" /> The following day, Dion performed "Taking Chances" at the NRJ Music Awards, where she received the NRJ Award of Honor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Celine's NRJ Music Awards Performance Online! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/72755 |date=4 February 2008 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903134318/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/72755 |archive-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> Before her second visit to France, Dion recorded the television special ''That's Just the Woman in Me'' for the United States and Canada, broadcast on 15 February 2008.<ref name="woman">{{cite web |title=Pop Music Superstar Celine Dion Returns To The CBS Television Network With Her First Concert Since Completing Her Five Year Run In Las Vegas, "Celine Dion: That's Just The Woman In Me" To Be Broadcast Friday, Feb. 15 |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/72694 |date=31 January 2008 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903134343/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/72694 |archive-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> She performed "Taking Chances", "Alone", an "Eyes on Me" remix with will.i.am, "That's Just the Woman in Me", and also "Something" with Joe Walsh on guitar, "The Power of Love", "River Deep, Mountain High", and "The Prayer" in a duet with Josh Groban.<ref name="woman" /> "The Prayer" was released as a digital download on 12 February 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Celine Duet with Josh Groban - Digital Download Coming Soon! |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/73232 |date=10 February 2008 |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903134355/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/73232 |archive-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> On 14 February 2008, Dion began her Taking Chances World Tour, which visited Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, and concluded on 26 February 2009.<ref name="press" /> It grossed over US$279 million, making it at the time the third highest-grossing tour by a female artist, behind Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour and MDNA Tour. The tour was documented in the film ''Celine: Through the Eyes of the World'', released on DVD and Blu-ray in April 2010. The concert itself was issued on DVD and CD as ''Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert'' and ''Tournée mondiale Taking Chances: Le spectacle''.

== Critical response == {{Music ratings | MC = 53/100<ref name="Metacritic" /> | rev1 = About.com | rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="about">{{Cite news |url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/celinediontakin.htm |title=Celine Dion - Taking Chances 'What Might Have Been' |publisher=About.com - The New York Times Company |author=Lamb, Bill |date=14 November 2007 |access-date=23 April 2011 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224151313/http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/celinediontakin.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev2 = AllMusic | rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic" /> | rev3 = Amazon.com | rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VI5CF4 |title=Taking Chances - Amazon Review |website=Amazon |year=2011 |access-date=10 March 2011}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Billboard'' | rev4Score = favorable<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3idd293825dd51c45c4645602dffc3375a |title=Taking Chances - Billboard Review |last=Taylor |first=Chuck |magazine=Billboard |access-date=10 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111120205/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3idd293825dd51c45c4645602dffc3375a |archive-date=11 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev5 = ''The Boston Globe'' | rev5Score = favorable<ref name="Boston Globe">{{cite news |url=http://articles.boston.com/2007-11-13/news/29231789_1_celine-dion-ben-moody-ballads |title=Dion takes few risks on 'Chances' |newspaper=Boston Globe |last=Rodman |first=Sarah |date=13 November 2007 |access-date=10 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020204921/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/11/13/dion_takes_few_risks_on_chances/?camp=pm |archive-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev6Score = C+<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/11/09/taking-chances/ |title=Taking Chances Review |last=Willman |first=Chris |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=16 November 2007 |access-date=10 March 2011 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021003201/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20159226,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref> | rev7 = ''The Globe and Mail'' | rev7Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Globe and Mail">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071113.CD13/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Music/ |title=Celine Dion - Taking Chances - Globe and Mail Review |newspaper=Globe and Mail |access-date=10 March 2011 |location=Toronto |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221064800/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071113.CD13/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Music/ |archive-date=21 December 2007}}</ref> | rev8 = ''NOW'' | rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="NOW">{{cite web |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-11-15/music_feature.php |title=Celine Dion - Taking Chances - NOW Review |publisher=NOW |access-date=10 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125150640/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-11-15/music_feature.php |archive-date=25 January 2008}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Toronto Star'' | rev9Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Toronto Star">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/275882 |title=Celine takes a chance |last=Infantry |first=Ashante |newspaper=Toronto Star |date=13 November 2007 |access-date=10 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003053951/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2007/11/13/celine_takes_a_chance.html |archive-date=3 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev10 = ''USA Today'' | rev10Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="USA Today">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2007-11-11-celine-chances_N.htm?csp=34 |title='Chances' takes Celine to broader territory |newspaper=USA Today |date=11 November 2007 |access-date=10 March 2011 |first=Edna |last=Gundersen}}</ref> }}

''Taking Chances'' received mixed reviews from music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received a weighted average score of 53 based on 8 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Taking Chances |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/taking-chances/critic-reviews |access-date=9 March 2011 |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref>

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album 3 stars and wrote that ''Taking Chances'' is "an album of its time: it offers extravagance in the guise of self-help, which can be alluring in doses, especially those bizarre blues-rockers, but it's just too much of a very expensive yet not particularly tasteful thing".<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |class=album |id=taking-chances-r1213654|pure_url=yes}} |title=Taking Chances - Allmusic Review |website=AllMusic |access-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref> The ''Billboard'' review stated: "Packing an emotional wallop, ''Chances'' should quash critics who insist that Dion's voice is stainless steel".<ref name="Billboard" /> Bill Lamb of About.com rated the album 3 stars out of 5 and commented: "Listening to 16 consecutive songs can be an endurance test for even the most ardent Celine fan. 14 of the songs here suffer, to various degrees, from leaning to the ordinary or seeming to lack inspired artistic fire. However, they are sandwiched by 2 brilliant tracks that, sadly, give a hint of what ''Taking Chances'' might have been".<ref name="about" />

Sarah Rodman of ''The Boston Globe'' wrote: "Are chances taken? Not many, but there are rewards if you're willing to enjoy Dion's precise vocalizing and the hooky songs".<ref name="Boston Globe" /> ''Entertainment Weekly'' noted: "It's cool that Dion can mimic everyone from Shakira to Sam Phillips... but her appalling Janis Joplin impression is a chance too far".<ref name="EW" /> Sal Cinquemani of ''Slant Magazine'' opined that: "The laborious 16-track record purportedly finds the queen of adult contemporary-turned-Vegas attraction taking chances by modernizing her treacly power ballad sound with lots of overdubbed guitars and of-the-moment collaborators".<ref name="Slant">{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/celine-dion-taking-chances/1212 |title=Celine Dion - Taking Chances - Slant Review |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |publisher=Slant |date=6 November 2007 |access-date=10 March 2011}}</ref>

The Amazon.com review was positive, stating: "As far as standard Celine fare goes, in fact, ''Chances'' is likely her strongest non-French outing since 2002's ''A New Day Has Come''; nobody unfolds a lyric with more care or nuance".<ref name="Amazon" /> The ''NOW'' review observed: "The album is also comfortably ignorant of the times. With its feathery production and common pop arrangements, it could have come out in 1996".<ref name="NOW" /> Edna Gundersen of ''USA Today'' wrote: "With ''Chances'', the diva seems to be stretching artistic muscles, yoga-style not aerobically, and seeking an escape from expectations".<ref name="USA Today" /> Ashante Infantry of ''Toronto Star'' concluded: "''Taking Chances'', Dion's 10th album, finds her doing just that. With an obvious reach for contemporary radio, Dion padded the efforts of longtime collaborators with in-the-now hitmakers Ne-Yo, Linda Perry, and Ben Moody, who co-wrote the self-empowering anthem 'This Time' about an abused woman breaking free. The result is an edgier rock sound that won't alienate loyal fans, but may engage some new ones".<ref name="Toronto Star" />

== Commercial performance == Two months before its official worldwide release, ''Taking Chances'' was among the most pre-ordered albums on Amazon.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ow4EAAAAMBAJ |title=Billboard |date=13 October 2007 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=29 |language=en}}</ref> According to the IFPI, it was the eight best-selling album by a female artist worldwide in 2007, with sales of over 3.1 million copies that year.<ref name="ifpi" />

=== Canada === In Canada, ''Taking Chances'' debuted at number one with 80,000 copies sold, surpassing Dion's own record for the biggest debut of 2007 (her French-language album ''D'elles'' sold 72,000 units in its first week in May 2007).<ref name="canoe1">{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/D/Dion_Celine/2007/11/28/4692231-ca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928235436/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/D/Dion_Celine/2007/11/28/4692231-ca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2015 |title=Celine is queen of Cdn. charts |last=Williams |first=John |date=28 November 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013 |work=Jam! |publisher=Canoe.ca }}</ref> Achieving two of the highest sales debuts in Canada for two different albums in one year gave Dion an unprecedented milestone in Canadian Nielsen SoundScan history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Dion sweeps the charts! 'Taking Chances' claims the number one positions on radio and sales charts |publisher=celinedion.com |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70232 |date=23 November 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083508/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/node/70232 |archive-date=19 August 2014 }}</ref> In its second week, the album remained at number one with 44,000 copies sold.<ref name="canoe1" /> It then fell to number two, staying there for four consecutive weeks with sales of 39,000, 45,000, 37,000, and 43,000 units, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Groban_Josh/2007/12/05/4708874-ca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928185500/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Groban_Josh/2007/12/05/4708874-ca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2015 |title=Groban, Dion battle for No. 1 |last=Williams |first=John |date=5 December 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013 |work=Jam! |publisher=Canoe.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Groban_Josh/2007/12/12/4720710-ca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928155932/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Groban_Josh/2007/12/12/4720710-ca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2015 |title=Cdn. shoppers boost CD sales |last=Williams |first=John |date=12 December 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013 |work=Jam! |publisher=Canoe.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Groban_Josh/2007/12/20/4734082-ca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928232843/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Groban_Josh/2007/12/20/4734082-ca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2015 |title=Groban rules '07 holiday sales |last=Williams |first=John |date=20 December 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013 |work=Jam! |publisher=Canoe.ca }}</ref> Dion returned to number one for the final week of 2007, selling another 13,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/D/Dion_Celine/2008/01/03/4750805-ca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928225400/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/D/Dion_Celine/2008/01/03/4750805-ca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2015 |title=Celine tops final week of '07 |last=Williams |first=John |date=3 January 2008 |access-date=5 April 2013 |work=Jam! |publisher=Canoe.ca}}</ref> With 301,000 units sold in 2007, ''Taking Chances'' became the third best-selling album of the year in Canada according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref name="canend07">{{cite magazine |url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Groban_Josh/2008/01/14/4772010-ca.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928164055/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/G/Groban_Josh/2008/01/14/4772010-ca.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2015 |title=Groban, Feist top '07 charts |date=14 January 2008 |access-date=5 April 2013 |magazine=Jam! }}</ref> The album spent two additional weeks inside the top 10. In July 2008, it was certified four times platinum by the CRIA for shipments exceeding 400,000 copies.<ref name="cria">{{cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/gold/0708_g.php |title=Gold & Platinum Certification, July 2008 |work=cria.ca |publisher=CRIA |access-date=5 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325202425/http://www.cria.ca/gold/0708_g.php |archive-date=25 March 2010}}</ref> It also finished as the number-one album on the 2008 Canadian year-end ''Billboard'' chart.<ref name="canend08">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-canadian-albums |title=2008 Year End Charts – Canadian Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref>

=== United States === In the United States, ''Taking Chances'' debuted at number three with 215,000 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-of-nov-19-2007-alicia-gives-kanye-a-run-for-his-money.html |title=Week Of Nov. 19, 2007: Alicia Gives Kanye A Run For His Money |last=Grein |first=Paul |work=Yahoo! Music |publisher=Yahoo! |date=20 November 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> It then fell to number eight, remaining there for two weeks with sales of 128,000 and 93,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-of-nov-26-2007-idol-schmidol-jordin-not-setting-off-sparks.html |title=Week Of Nov. 26, 2007: Idol Schmidol – Jordin Not Setting Off Sparks |last=Grein |first=Paul |work=Yahoo! Music |publisher=Yahoo! |date=28 November 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-of-dec-3-2007-will-josh-grobans-noel-be-soundscans-1-album-of-2007-is-santa-jolly.html |title=Week Of Dec. 3, 2007: Will Josh Groban's Noel Be SoundScan's #1 Album of 2007? Is Santa Jolly? |last=Grein |first=Paul |work=Yahoo! Music |publisher=Yahoo! |date=5 December 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> For the next four weeks, the album remained inside the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 84,000 (number 12), 92,000 (number 15), 134,000 (number 18), and 50,000 units (number 20).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-of-dec-10-2007-josh-groban-ties-elvis-didnt-jay-z-just-do-that.html |title=Week Of Dec. 10, 2007: Josh Groban Ties Elvis (Didn't Jay-Z Just Do That?) |last=Grein |first=Paul |work=Yahoo! Music |publisher=Yahoo! |date=12 December 2007 |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> ''Taking Chances'' was certified platinum by the RIAA in February 2008 and has sold 1.1 million copies in the US as of May 2010.<ref name="SoundScanSales2016">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-celine-dions-career-sales-biggest-hot-100-hits/ |title=Ask Billboard: Celine Dion's Career Sales & Biggest Hot 100 Hits |author=Gary Trust |magazine=Billboard |date=22 May 2016 |access-date=23 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="riaa">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=Gold & platinum searchable database |work=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=26 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="ussales">{{cite magazine |author=Gary Trust |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-celine-dion-celebrates-chart-anniversary/ |title=Ask Billboard: Celine Dion Celebrates Chart Anniversary |date=10 December 2010 |access-date=10 December 2010 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

=== Other markets === The album reached number one in Switzerland, South Africa, and on the European Top 100 Albums, and peaked inside the top 10 in numerous other countries. It received gold certifications in several markets, and platinum or multi-platinum awards in others. According to the IFPI, ''Taking Chances'' sold 3.1 million copies worldwide in 2007 alone.<ref name="ifpi">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top-50-albums-2007.pdf |title=2007 - Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums |publisher=IFPI |access-date=11 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411183036/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top-50-albums-2007.pdf |archive-date=11 April 2008}}</ref>

== Accolades == In 2008, Dion won the World Music Award for World's Best Selling Canadian Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Journey So Far: Awards |publisher=Five Star Feeling Inc |url=http://www.celinedion.com/ca/awards |access-date=9 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109154008/http://www.celinedion.com/ca/awards |archive-date=9 January 2014}}</ref> At the Juno Awards of 2008, she was nominated in six categories, including Album of the Year (''Taking Chances''), Pop Album of the Year (''Taking Chances''), Artist of the Year, and the Fan Choice Award.<ref name="juno">{{cite web |title=Awards: Artist Summary |publisher=CARAS |url=http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/?artist_name=celine+dion&submit=Search |access-date=8 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108144327/http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/?artist_name=celine+dion&submit=Search |archive-date=8 January 2014}}</ref> At the Juno Awards of 2009, Dion received three nominations, including Single of the Year for "Taking Chances" and the Fan Choice Award.<ref name="juno" />

== Track listing == {{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 65:28 | title1 = Taking Chances | writer1 = {{hlist|Kara DioGuardi|Dave Stewart}} | extra1 = John Shanks | length1 = 4:02 | title2 = Alone | writer2 = {{hlist|Billy Steinberg|Tom Kelly}} | extra2 = Ben Moody | length2 = 3:23 | title3 = Eyes on Me | writer3 = {{hlist|Kristian Lundin|Savan Kotecha|Delta Goodrem}} | extra3 = Lundin | length3 = 3:54 | title4 = My Love | writer4 = Linda Perry | extra4 = Perry | length4 = 4:09 | title5 = Shadow of Love | writer5 = {{hlist|Anders Bagge|Aldo Nova|Peter Sjöström}} | extra5 = Shanks | length5 = 4:10 | title6 = Surprise Surprise | writer6 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|Martin Harrington|Ash Howes}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Emanuel Kiriakou|DioGuardi}} | length6 = 5:13 | title7 = This Time | writer7 = {{hlist|David Hodges|Moody|Steven McMorran}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Moody|Hodges}} | length7 = 3:46 | title8 = New Dawn | writer8 = Perry | extra8 = Perry | length8 = 4:45 | title9 = A Song for You | writer9 = {{hlist|Bagge|Nova|Robert Wells}} | extra9 = Bagge | length9 = 3:26 | title10 = A World to Believe In | writer10 = {{hlist|Tino Izzo|Rosanna Ciciola}} | extra10 = Shanks | length10 = 4:08 | title11 = Can't Fight the Feelin{{'-}} | writer11 = Nova | extra11 = {{hlist|Shanks|Nova}} | length11 = 3:51 | title12 = I Got Nothin' Left | writer12 = {{hlist|Shaffer Smith|Charles Harmony}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Chuck Harmony|Ne-Yo{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length12 = 4:19 | title13 = Right Next to the Right One | writer13 = Tim Christensen | extra13 = Christopher Neil | length13 = 4:10 | title14 = Fade Away | writer14 = {{hlist|Peer Åström|David Stenmarck|Nova}} | extra14 = Åström | length14 = 3:16 | title15 = That's Just the Woman in Me | writer15 = Kimberley Rew | extra15 = Shanks | length15 = 4:33 | title16 = Skies of L.A. | writer16 = {{hlist|Christopher Stewart|Terius Nash|Thaddis Harrell}} | extra16 = {{hlist|Tricky Stewart|Kuk Harrell{{ref|b|[b]}}}} | length16 = 4:23 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Digital deluxe edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 77:16 | title17 = Map to My Heart | writer17 = {{hlist|Guy Roche|Shelly Peiken}} | extra17 = Roche | length17 = 4:15 | title18 = Taking Chances | note18 = i-Soul extended remix | writer18 = {{hlist|DioGuardi|D. A. Stewart}} | extra18 = {{hlist|Shanks|i-Soul{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length18 = 7:33 }}

{{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 73:25 | title18 = The Reason I Go On | extra18 = Moody | writer18 = {{hlist|Christian Leuzzi|Nova|Anders Borgius}} | length18 = 3:42 }}

=== Notes === * {{sup|{{note|a|a}}}} signifies a co-producer * {{sup|{{note|b|b}}}} signifies a vocal producer * {{sup|{{note|c|c}}}} signifies a remixer * The physical deluxe edition includes a bonus DVD with a preview of ''Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...'' and four songs from the show. * The US Walmart edition includes a bonus DVD with the recording sessions for six songs from ''Taking Chances''. * The French digital deluxe edition also includes "Immensité".

== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|Weekly chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2007–2008) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|12|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Austria|3|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|7|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=24 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=1 December 2007}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|Croatia|8|id=56|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|Czech|17|artist=Celine Dion|album=Taking Chances|year=2008|week=27|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|2|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=23 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2007}} |- ! scope="row"| European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-12-01.pdf |title=Hits of the World |magazine=Billboard |page=81 |date=1 December 2007 |access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Finland|13|artist=Celine-Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|France|2|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=17 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Germany|5|id=74403|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2016}} |- ! scope="row"| Greek Foreign Albums (IFPI)<ref name="greek">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |title=Top 50 Ξένων Άλμπουμ |access-date=28 July 2014 |publisher=IFPI Greece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027160549/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm |archive-date=27 October 2007}}</ref> | 2 |- {{album chart|Hungary|12|year=2008|week=7|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|6|artist=Céline Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|Italy|5|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2007}} |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref name="jp">{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/98172/ranking/cd_album/ |script-title=ja:セリーヌ・ディオンのアルバム売り上げランキング |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 6 |- !scope="row"| Japanese International Albums (Oricon)<ref name="jp" /> | 2 |- ! scope="row"| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://acharts.co/mexico_albums_top_100/2007/48 |title=Mexico Albums Top 100 |publisher=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas |access-date=12 June 2020}}</ref> | 40 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=19 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Norway|7|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Poland|21|id=425|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|Portugal|9|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=25 November 2007}} |- ! scope="row"| Quebec (ADISQ)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/musique/collection_numerique/bd_specialisee/palmares/ |title=Palmarès des ventes d'albums au Québec |publisher=BAnQ |language=fr |access-date=14 March 2019 |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127210358/http://www.banq.qc.ca/collections/collections_patrimoniales/musique/collection_numerique/bd_specialisee/palmares/}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20071118|rowheader=true|access-date=13 May 2015}} |- !scope="row"|South African Albums (RISA)<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.rsgmusiek.co.za/musiek_top20.asp |title=Suid-Afrika se enigste amptelike Top 20 is eksklusief aan RSG |publisher=Recording Industry of South Africa |access-date=8 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307121559/http://www.rsgmusiek.co.za:80/musiek_top20.asp |archive-date=7 March 2008}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 1 |- {{album chart|Spain|8|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=8 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|8|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=22 November 2007}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Céline Dion|album=Taking Chances|rowheader=true|access-date=9 December 2007}} |- {{album chart|UK2|5|date=20071124|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Celine Dion|rowheader=true|access-date=28 July 2014}} |}

=== Monthly charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|Monthly chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| South Korean Albums (RIAK)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_200711.htm |title=2007. 11월 - POP음반 판매량 |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Korea |language=ko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224125246/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_200711.htm |archive-date=24 February 2009 |access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> | 7 |} {{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|2007 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2007/albums-chart |title=ARIA Top 50 Albums for 2007 |publisher=ARIA |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 71 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2007&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2007 |publisher=Ultratop |language=nl |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 98 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2007&cat=a |title=Rapports annuels 2007 |publisher=Ultratop |language=fr |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 51 |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (SoundScan)<ref name="canend07" /> | 3 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://top20.dk/chart/2007 |title=Chart of the Year 2007 |publisher=Mogens Nielsen |access-date=28 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903101645/http://top20.dk/chart/2007 |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> | 31 |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2007&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten - Album 2007 |publisher=Hung Medien |language=nl |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 45 |- ! scope="row"| Finnish Foreign Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref name="finland">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2007/ulkomaiset/albumit |title=Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2007 |language=fi |publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland |access-date=28 July 2014 |archive-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620043931/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2007/ulkomaiset/albumit |url-status=dead}}</ref> | 16 |- ! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2007 |title=Tops de l'année - Top Albums 2007 |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |language=fr |access-date=12 June 2020}}</ref> | 52 |- ! scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimi.it/news/classifiche-annuali-2007-fimi-ac-nielsen-al-primo-posto-eros-ramazzotti-con-e2.kl |title=Classifiche Annuali 2007 FIMI-AC Nielsen: al primo posto Eros Ramazzotti con "E2" |language=it |publisher=FIMI |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref> | 70 |- ! scope="row"| Norwegian Christmas Period Albums (VG-lista)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2/dato/2007/periode/julen |title=Topp 40 Album Julen 2007 |publisher=VG-lista |access-date=28 July 2014 |language=no}}</ref> | 15 |- ! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=83&dfom=20070001 |title=Årslista Album - År 2007 |publisher=Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening |access-date=28 July 2014 |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106221833/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=83&dfom=20070001 |archive-date=6 January 2014}}</ref> | 72 |- ! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2007 |title=Swiss Year-end Charts 2007 |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 26 |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf |title=The Official UK Albums Chart 2007 |publisher=OCC |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 52 |- ! scope="row"| Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref name="ifpi" /> | 19 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|2008 year-end chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2008&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2008 |publisher=Ultratop |language=nl |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 45 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2008&cat=a |title=Rapports annuels 2008 |publisher=Ultratop |language=fr |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 42 |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="canend08" /> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| Croatian Foreign Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hdu-toplista.com/index.php?what=arhiva&w=details&id=484 |title=Godišnja top lista stranih za 2008 |publisher=HDU |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 33 |- ! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitlisterne.dk/hl07/annuals/top08.html |title=Top 2008 |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=14 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719124655/http://www.hitlisterne.dk/hl07/annuals/top08.html |archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> | 76 |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2008&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten - Album 2008 |publisher=Hung Medien |language=nl |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 98 |- ! scope="row"| European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboarddirectories.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2008/chart_display.jsp?f=European+Top+100+Albums&g=Year-end+Albums |title=2008 Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=28 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090227/http://www.billboarddirectories.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2008/chart_display.jsp?f=European%2BTop%2B100%2BAlbums&g=Year-end%2BAlbums |archive-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> | 35 |- ! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2008 |title=Swiss Year-end Charts 2008 |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 76 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-billboard-200-albums |title=2008: Billboard 200 Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> | 34 |}

=== All-time charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|All-time chart performance}} ! scope="col"| Chart ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Artists Albums (SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2017/06/30/canada-150-charts |title=The Canada 150 Charts |publisher=FYI Music News |author=Karen Bliss |date=30 June 2017 |access-date=30 June 2017 |archive-date=3 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703154444/http://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2017/06/30/canada-150-charts |url-status=dead}}</ref> | 43 |} {{col-end}}

== Certifications and sales == {{Certification Table Top|caption={{sro|Certifications}}}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|certyear=2008|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|relmonth=11|certmonth=12|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=2008|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|certyear=2008|relyear=2007|relmonth=11|id=22|source=chart|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|type=album|artist=Celine Dion|title=Taking Chances|relyear=2007|salesamount=11,516|salesref=<ref name="finland" />|nocert=true}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014|salesamount=150,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |author=Jonathan Hamard |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Celine-Dion/news-83636.html |title=Céline Dion : écoutez le titre "Unfinished Song", extrait de la B.O. de "Song for Marion" (màj) |publisher=PureMédias |date=2 March 2013 |language=fr |access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2022|relyear=2007|access-date=9 December 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2008|relyear=2008|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{certification Table Entry|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|type=album|region=Italy|nocert=true|relyear=2007|salesamount=100,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7147.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305174048/http://musicaedischi.it/mdonline/7147.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2016 |title=Le Cifre di Vendita – Album – Dati 2007 |publisher=Musica e dischi |date=8 January 2008 |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>|note=sales 2007}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|certmonth=12|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2008|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2008}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2007|id=2007-12-28|source=newchart|access-date=20 November 2024|relyear=2007}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2008|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Russia|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore (RIAS)|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2008|relyear=2007|certref=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianpacificpost.com/article/1464-singapore-too-cheap-celine-dion.html |publisher=Asian Pacific Post |date=4 November 2008 |access-date=17 April 2021 |title=Singapore too cheap for Celine Dion | Asian Pacific Post | Chinese newspaper -Vancouver, Richmond, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, North York, Montreal}}</ref>|salesamount=8,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianpacificpost.com/article/1464-singapore-too-cheap-celine-dion.html |title=Singapore too Cheap for Celine Dion |date=4 November 2008 |access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=South Africa (RiSA)|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|certref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediaupdate.co.za/?IDStory=8215 |title=Celine Dion makes an appearance on M-Net Idols |publisher=Media Update |date=10 December 2007 |access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref>|salesamount=100,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Diane Coetzer |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1312765/celine-in-sa-for-world-tour-starter |title=Celine in SA for World Tour Starter |magazine=Billboard |date=13 February 2008 |access-date=13 February 2008}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=3,199|salesref=<ref name="miak.or.kr">{{cite web |url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_200711.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923164357/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_200711.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2008 |title=2007. 11월 - POP음반 판매량 |publisher=Recording Industry Association Of Korea |language=ko}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2008|relyear=2007 |access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Gold|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Dion|award=Platinum|certyear=2007|relyear=2007|access-date=28 July 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Taking Chances|artist=Celine Dion|award=Platinum|certyear=2008|relyear=2007|id=6454-3394-2|salesamount=392,998|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |author=Alan Jones 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== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ {{sro|Release history}} ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Catalog |- ! scope="row"| Japan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/CelineDion/discography/EICP-875 |title=Taking Chances |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan |access-date=20 September 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> | 7 November 2007 | SMEJ | CD | EICP-875 |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Europe | rowspan="2"| 9 November 2007 | rowspan="2"| Columbia | CD | 88697081142 |- | CD/DVD | 88697147842 |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Australia | rowspan="2"| 10 November 2007 | rowspan="2"| Epic | CD | 88697081142 |- | CD/DVD | 88697147842 |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| United States | rowspan="2"| 13 November 2007 | rowspan="7"| Columbia | CD | 88697081142 |- | CD/DVD | 88697147842 |- | 11 December 2007 | CD/DVD/Perfume | 88697147862 |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| Canada | rowspan="2"| 13 November 2007 | CD | 88697081142 |- | CD/DVD | 88697147842 |- | 11 December 2007 | rowspan="2"| CD/DVD/Perfume | 88697147862 |- ! scope="row"| Europe | 8 February 2008 | 88697147862 |}

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