"Love Can Move Mountains" is a song by Canadian recording artist Céline Dion from her 1992 self-titled seventeenth studio album. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake, it was released as a single on November 2, 1992 as the fourth from the album. An up-tempo pop song drawing influence from gospel and dance music, its lyrics detail the abilities that love has as an emotion.
The B-side included an unreleased track "Cry Just a Little", a cover of a song from E.G. Daily's 1989 album Lace Around the Wound. It's the second cover of Daily that Céline Dion recorded as in 1987 she did a French adaptation of "Love In the Shadows" called "Délivre-moi".
"Love Can Move Mountains" was remixed for the clubs by Tommy Musto (Tommy Musto's 7" edit, club mix, underground vocal mix, underground instrumental, club dub, underground dub), Ric Wake and Richie Jones (Wake & Jones dub), and by Daniel Abraham (Daniel Abraham's 7" edit).
"Love Can Move Mountains" (club mix) won a Juno Award for Best Dance Recording in 1993.
The music video was made for the Daniel Abraham's 7" edit, by director Jeb Brian and released in November 1992. It appeared on Céline Dion's DVD video collection All the Way… A Decade of Song & Video (2001).
The single was included also on Dion's greatest hits albums: All the Way… A Decade of Song in 1999 and My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection in 2008.
"Love Can Move Mountains" was a part of every one of Dion's tours, including the latest Taking Chances Tour. Dion performed this song also five nights a week during her show A New Day... at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Live versions of "Love Can Move Mountains" can be found on the 1994 À l'Olympia CD and the Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert DVD/CD. In 1998, Céline Dion re-recorded "Love Can Move Mountains" with a gospel group God's Property, for the soundtrack of the popular CBS-TV drama Touched by an Angel. She also appeared as herself on one episode of the series, titled Psalm 151, and performed the song.
"Love Can Move Mountains" was a hit on the club charts in the U.S., reaching number 3 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales and number 5 on the Hot Dance Club Play. It was Dion's debut on these charts. The single hit also top 10 in Canada (number 8) and reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S (number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay). It enjoyed a moderate success in the rest of the world. According to Nielsen SoundScan the single has sold 60,000 copies in the U.S.
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