Shania Twain - Up!

Artist:

Twain, Shania

See Also:

Cline, Patsy Travis, Randy Strait, George Various Artists - String Quartet Tribute To Shania Twain Various Artists - An All Star Tribute To Shania Twain [Digipak] Mozart - Le Nozze Di Figaro (DVD)

Description:

UP! includes 2 CDs: a "red" disc featuring a pop-electric mix plus a second "green" disc featuring a country-acoustic mix of the same tracks.
Personnel includes: Shania Twain (vocals); Jon Willis (acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin); Heitor Perreira (acoustic, electric & Spanish guitar, mandolin); Michael Thompson (electric guitar, slide guitar, bouzouki); Brent Mason (electric guitar); Cory Churko (slide guitar); Paul Franklin (pedal steel); Jonathan Yudkin (mandolin, violin, cello); Irish Film Orchestra, The Leahy`s (strings); Simon & Diamond Duggal (percussion).
Includes liner notes by Shania Twain.
UP! was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Country Album. "Forever And For Always" was nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and for Best Country Song.
UP! marks Shania Twain`s emergence from a five-year hiatus that found her absconding to Switzerland and having a child with husband/producer/collaborator Robert "Mutt" Lange. As ever, Twain continues to be the master of the pop crossover. This time around, she takes 19 songs presents two different versions of each, divided between a pair of discs. CD 1 (the "Red CD") features more rock-flavored versions as opposed to CD2 (the "Green CD"), which includes considerably more pedal steel guitar et al.
Regardless of the genre, Twain and Lange continue to make a formidable pop-writing team. The two manage to craft catchy cuts on topics ranging from mundane situations in a relationship like who`s behind the wheel (the sassy "In My Car [I`ll Be The Driver]") to weightier fare like rampant materialism (a mechanized "Ka-Ching!") and female empowerment (the soaring "She`s Not Just A Pretty Face"). Otherwise, Twain tills the fertile nuances of romance via convincing balladry that touches on dalliances with the green-eyed devil (a heartfelt "I`m Jealous") and rock-solid pledges of fidelity (an ethereal "Forever And For Always") guaranteed to be 2003`s quintessential wedding song.

Track Listing:

DISC 1: RED DISC (POP-ELECTRIC MIX):

1. Up!
2. I`m Gonna Getcha Good!
3. She`s Not Just a Pretty Face
4. Juanita
5. Forever and For Always - (remix)
6. Ain`t No Particular Way
7. It Only Hurts When I`m Breathing
8. Nah!
9. That Good!, (Wanna Get to Know You)
10. C`Est la Vie
11. I`m Jealous
12. Ka-Ching!
13. Thank You Baby! (For Makin` Someday Come So Soon)
14. Waiter! Bring Me Water!
15. What a Way to Wanna Be! - (remix)
16. I Ain`t Goin Down
17. I`m Not in the Mood (To Say No)!
18. In My Car (I`ll Be the Driver)
19. When You Kiss Me

DISC 2: GREEN DISC (COUNTRY-ACOUSTIC MIX):

1. Up!
2. I`m Gonna Getcha Good! - (remix)
3. She`s Not Just a Pretty Face - (remix)
4. Juanita - (remix)
5. Forever and For Always
6. Ain`t No Particular Way - (remix)
7. It Only Hurts When I`m Breathing - (remix)
8. Nah!
9. That Good!, (Wanna Get to Know You)
10. C`Est la Vie - (remix)
11. I`m Jealous - (remix)
12. Ka-Ching! - (remix)
13. Thank You Baby! (For Makin` Someday Come So Soon) - (remix)
14. Waiter! Bring Me Water! - (remix)
15. What a Way to Wanna Be!
16. I Ain`t Goin Down - (remix)
17. I`m Not in the Mood (To Say No)! - (remix)
18. In My Car (I`ll Be the Driver) - (remix)
19. When You Kiss Me - (remix)

Album Information

Release Date:

11/19/2002

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Subgenre:

Contemporary Country

Label:

Mercury Nashville

Producer:

Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Catalog Number:

170 314

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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