Celine Dion
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Celine Dion's first studio album since 1997's multiplatinum Let's Talk About Love will finally hit stores on March 26.

A New Day Has Come, which will mark the end of the pop singer's two-year hiatus (see "Celine Dion's Next Delivery Will Be New Album In March"), will feature 16 songs, including covers of Etta James' "At Last" and Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy," according to Epic Records.

The album's title track will be the first single and will arrive at radio stations this week. On April 7, Dion will perform that song and others on a one-hour CBS special, also titled "A New Day Has Come" (MTV's parent company, Viacom, also owns CBS).

A New Day Has Come features songs written and produced by many of Dion's longtime collaborators, including Shania Twain producer/husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange ("Goodbye's [The Saddest Word]") and Walter Afanasieff (the Corey Hart-penned "Prayer").

Dion left the music industry two years ago to start a family with her manager/husband, Rene Angelil. She gave birth last January (see "It's A Boy For Celine Dion") and then in May announced she would end her hiatus in 2003 with a three-year residency at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas (see "Celine Dion Plans Colossal Return From Hiatus").

"The last two years have been among the best of my life, as my husband and I have started a family and enjoyed our time together," Dion said in a statement. "This has made going back into the studio a vehicle to express my growth both personally and artistically."

A New Day Has Come track list, according to Epic:

• "I'm Alive"

• "Right in Front of You"

• "Have You Ever Been in Love"

• "Rain, Tax (It's Inevitable)"

• "A New Day Has Come" (radio remix)

• "Ten Days"

• "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)"

• "Prayer"

• "I Surrender"

• "At Last"

• "Sorry for Love"

• "Aun Existe Amor"

• "The Greatest Reward"

• "When the Wrong One Loves You Right"

• "A New Day Has Come"

• "Nature Boy"

• Celine Dion
• Nat King Cole
• Etta James

David Bowie
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A techno "Nature Boy" will groove its way into the 21st century with David Bowie and Massive Attack's version of the 1940s standard.

The collaboration will appear on the soundtrack to "Moulin Rouge," the Baz Luhrmann film starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.

Bowie recently recorded his vocals for the updated "Nature Boy" in New York and sent the track off to Massive Attack's Robert '3D' Del Naja in London.

Bowie described the rendition as "slinky and mysterious" in a statement issued through his publicity firm. " '3D' has put together a riveting piece of work," Bowie said. "I'm totally pleased with the end result." Bowie and Massive Attack met when they shared a festival bill in Israel in the '90s.

Nat "King" Cole took "Nature Boy" to #1 on the pop chart in 1948. The song was written by Frank DeVol, who also penned the music to the "Brady Bunch" theme.

The "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack, due May 8, will also feature renditions of two of Bowie's '70s classics — Beck and Timbaland reworked "Diamond Dogs," while the film's ensemble sings a medley that includes "Diamond Dogs" and "Heroes." The first single from the soundtrack is the just-released remake of LaBelle's 1975 #1 disco hit, "Lady Marmalade," featuring Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim.

The film, set in a Parisian nightclub in 1899, is expected to hit theaters in May.

• David Bowie
• Massive Attack
• Nat King Cole