Shania Twain (album)

Shania Twain
Studio album by Shania Twain
Released April 20, 1993
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Shania Twain is the self-titled debut album by Shania Twain, originally released in 1993. Although not a hit when originally released, Twain's subsequent successful albums gained her legions of fans, which generated more interest in Shania Twain causing it to be certified platinum in the US for shipments of one million copies. None of Shania Twain's songs were included in Twain's Greatest Hits album, released in 2004.

Three songs were originally recorded by other artists. "There Goes the Neighborhood" was recorded by Joe Diffie on his 1990 album A Thousand Winding Roads, "When He Leaves You" was previously a single for Donna Meade in 1989, and "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was recorded by Con Hunley in 1980 and Tom Jones in 1983.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What Made You Say That"  
2:58
2."You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"  
  • Hank Beach
  • Forest Borders II
2:48
3."Dance with the One That Brought You"  
2:23
4."Still Under the Weather"  
3:06
5."God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That"  
2:44
6."Got a Hold on Me"  
  • Rachel Newman
2:14
7."There Goes the Neighborhood"  
  • Tommy Dodson
  • Bill C. Graham
  • Alan Laney
3:17
8."Forget Me"  Stephony Smith3:21
9."When He Leaves You"  
4:21
10."Crime of the Century"  
3:29

Production

Personnel

Charts

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/shipments
Canadian RPM Country Albums[4] 28 2× Platinum 200,000[5]
Norwegian Albums Chart[6] 40
UK Albums Chart[7] 113 Silver 60,000[8]
US Billboard Top Country Albums[9] 67 Platinum 1,200,000[10]

Release History

Region Date Format Label
US, Canada April 20, 1993 CD, cassette Mercury Nashville
UK, Europe May, 2000 CD Mercury Nashville
US October 14, 2016 LP vinyl[11] Mercury Nashville

References

  1. ↑ Shania Twain at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Shania Twain". robertchristgau.com. Robert Christgau.
  3. ↑ McGee, David (1993-11-25). "Shania Twain: Shania Twain : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  4. ↑ "RPM Country Albums for June 15, 1998". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  5. ↑ CRIA
  6. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Shania Twain - Shania Twain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  7. ↑ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  8. ↑ BPI Certifications Database
  9. ↑ "Shania Twain - Shania Twain". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  10. ↑ RIAA
  11. ↑ {{http://www.cmt.com/news/1772133/shania-twain-releasing-album-catalog-on-vinyl/}}
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