Shania Twain (album)

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Shania Twain
Studio album by Shania Twain
Released April 20, 1993 (North America)
May 3, 1994 (UK)
March 6, 2000 (European re-release)
Recorded 1992-1993
Genre Country
Length 30:41
Label Polygram/Mercury
Producer Harold Shedd, Norro Wilson
Shania Twain chronology
Shania Twain
(1993)
The Woman in Me
(1995)
Singles from Shania Twain
  1. "What Made You Say That"
    Released: March 9, 1993
  2. "Dance with the One That Brought You"
    Released: July 13, 1993
  3. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"
    Released: September 7, 1993

Shania Twain is the self-titled debut album by Shania Twain, originally released in 1993. Although not a hit when originally released, Twain's more recent successful albums gained her legions of fans, which has generated more interest in Shania Twain causing it to be certified platinum in the U.S. for shipments of one million copies. None of the songs were included in Shania Twain Greatest Hits Package.

Contents

[edit] Critical reception

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "What Made You Say That"   Tony Haselden, Stan Munsey 2:58
2. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"   Hank Beach, Forest Borders 2:48
3. "Dance with the One That Brought You"   Sam Hogin, Gretchen Peters 2:23
4. "Still Under the Weather"   Skip Ewing, L.E. White, Michael White 3:06
5. "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"   Kent Robbins, Shania Twain 2:44
6. "Got a Hold on Me"   Rachel Newman 2:14
7. "There Goes the Neighborhood"   Tommy Dodson, Bill Graham, Alan Laney 3:17
8. "Forget Me"   Stephony Smith 3:21
9. "When He Leaves You"   Mike Reid, Robbins 4:21
10. "Crime of the Century"   Richard Fagan, Ralph Murthy 3:29
Total length:
30:41

[edit] Production

  • Produced By Norro Wilson & Harold Shedd
  • Engineered & Mixed By Jim Cotton, Todd Culross, Graeme Smith & Joe Scaife
  • Mastered By Marty Williams

[edit] Personnel

  • Drums, Percussion: Paul Leim, Larrie Londin, Terry McMillan
  • Bass: Mike Brignardello, Glenn Worf
  • Guitars: Mark Casstevens, Allen Frank Estes, Sonny Garrish, Steve Gibson, Chris Leuzinger, Billy Joe Walker, John Willis, Reggie Young
  • Keyboards, Synthesizers: David Briggs, Costo Davis, Gary Prim
  • Harmonica: Terry McMillan, Jelly Roll Johnson
  • Backing Vocals: Anthony Martin, John Wesley Ryles, Ronny Scaife, Cindy Richardson Walker, Dennis Wilson, Curtis Young

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
position
Certification Sales/shipments
Canadian RPM Country Albums[2] 28 2× Platinum 200,000[3]
Norwegian Albums Chart[4] 40
UK Albums Chart[5] 58
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[6] 67 Platinum 1,200,000[7]

[edit] References

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