Tell Him (Radio Edit [4:52] & Album Version [4:50]) (L. Thompson, W. Afanasieff, D. Foster)

• Produced & Arranged by: David Foster and Walter Afanasieff
• Mixed by: Humberto Gatica
• Taken from the forthcoming album: “Higher Ground”

“Tell Him” paired Barbra Streisand and then 29-year-old Celine Dion on a stunning ballad written for them by David Foster, his wife Linda Thompson, and Walter Afanasieff, and produced by David Foster and Walter Afanasieff.  The song was the first single released to promote both of the singers’ new albums — Streisand’s Higher Ground and Dion’s Let’s Talk About Love.



Radio stations worldwide received the song via satellite at 9 p.m. ET on October 7, 1997 and shortly thereafter received a promo CD (BSK 3469) with two tracks:



1. Radio Edit (4:52)
2. Album Version (4:50)



Also, simultaneously on 10/7/97, a RealAudio Netcast premiered the song for Web users.



The music video world premiered on the cable channel VH1 October 24, 1997.



Barbra & Celine's momentous collaboration single, previously slated by 550 Music/Epic Records Group/Columbia to be available in stores November 4, 1997 on CD (36K 78740), cassette, and 7-inch vinyl, was cancelled in the U.S. Reportedly, Sony and 550 battled over who would get to release the single and they decided not to release it at all in the U.S.



The single was released overseas in Australia, Canada, throughout Europe, and in other countries (665305-2).

A 12-inch single (665205-6) containing four songs—the “Tell Him” radio edit and album version, Barbra's “Everything Must Change,” and Celine's “Where Is The Love”—was manufactured in Holland and became available in Holland, France, and some other countries in November 1997.



To qualify the song for the 40th Grammy Awards, Sony Music did release a 7-inch vinyl single in the U.S. containing only “Tell Him” in late September/early October 1997. It was spotted on shelves for a brief few days, while limited to specialty retailers, and is out of print (36 78737).