| "Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Newton-Davis and Celine Dion | ||||
| from the album Spellbound | ||||
| B-side | "Stop Me (Before I Dream Again)" | |||
| Released | July 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer | Andy Goldmark | |||
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"Can't Live with You,Can't Live Without You" is a song recorded as a duet by Billy Newton-Davis and Celine Dion. Released in Canada in July 1989 as the second single from Newton-Davis's album Spellbound,it followed the parent album's April 1989 issue. [3] Written by Dan Hill,John Parker and Steve Kipner,and produced by Andy Goldmark,the track was later included on Dion's Japanese single "Unison" (1991). Goldmark also produced "Unison" for Dion's 1990 album of the same name,while Hill would later contribute "Seduces Me" to her 1996 album Falling into You .
The single marked Dion's second commercial English-language release,following her 1985 track "Listen to the Magic Man". [4] She performed the song during her Unison Tour.
RPM magazine wrote that the songs on Spellbound were well written,meticulously produced and suited for radio. [5] The review highlighted Dion's contribution to "Can't Live with You,Can't Live Without You",calling it an obvious choice for a second single. [5]
"Can't Live with You,Can't Live Without You" entered the Canadian RPM charts in July 1989. [6] It reached number 41 on the Top Singles chart, [7] number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart, [8] and number 13 on the Canadian Content Singles chart. [9] In Quebec,it peaked at number 19. [10]
The music video for "Can't Live with You,Can't Live Without You" won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best MOR Video in 1990. [11]
Canadian 7-inch single [12]
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [7] | 41 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [8] | 12 |
| Canada Cancon Singles ( RPM ) [9] | 13 |
| Quebec (ADISQ) [13] | 19 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Canada | July 1989 | 7-inch vinyl | Columbia | [6] |