The Prayer - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Prayer

Céline-Dion - Live In Concert

"The Prayer" Is A Popular Song Written By David Foster Carole Bayer Sager Alberto Testa And Tony Renis. It Is Most Commonly Known As A Duet Between Céline Dion And Andrea Bocelli. It Is The Second Single From Dion's Christmas Album These Are Special Times And The First From Bocelli's Album Sogno And Was Released As A Promotional Single On March 1 1999.The Song Won The Golden Globe Award For Best Original Song From The 1998 Film Quest For Camelot. It Was Also Nominated For An Academy Award For Best Original Song In 1999 And A Grammy Award For Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals In 2000. Originally "The Prayer" Was Recorded As Two Separate Solo Versions Dion's In English And Bocelli's In Italian. They Appeared On The Quest For Camelot Soundtrack In May 1998. The Duet Was Included On Albums By Both Artists Released A Few Months Later. The Song Won The Golden Globe Award For Best Original Song From The 1999 Film Quest For Camelot The Second Win In A Row For A Céline Dion Song. In That Film Dion Sang It As A Solo With Slightly Different Lyrics. It Was Also Nominated For An Academy Award For Best Original Song In 1999 And A Grammy Award For Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals In 2000. Dion Performed It With Bocelli At Both Ceremonies.
It Was Also Featured On Dion's Compilation The Collector's Series Volume One 2000 And Greatest Hits My Love Ultimate Essential Collection 2008 . A Re-Recorded Solo Version By Céline Dion Renamed "A Mother's Prayer" Appeared On Her 2004 Album Miracle. Dion Performed "The Prayer" Live During Her Taking Chances Tour As A Virtual Duet With Bocelli On The Screen The Performance Was Released In The Taking Chances World Tour The Concert CD/DVD. The Song Appeared Also On Bocelli's 2007 Compilation The Best Of Andrea Bocelli Vivere. Both Dion And Bocelli Have Sung The Song With Other Artists And Various Other Artists Have Recorded The Song Either As A Duet Or A Solo. "The Prayer" Was Popular On The Adult Contemporary Charts In Canada And The United States Peaking At Number 8 And Number 22 Respectively. It Has Also Become Popular During Christmas And In Some Cases Funerals.