Shania Twain (album)

Shania Twain is the self-titled debut studio album by Shania Twain, released on April 20, 1993 by Polygram and Mercury Records. The album was a worldwide commercial failure when first released, but following the significant success of Twain's three subsequent albums, an interest in Shania Twain developed, leading it to be certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies. To promote the album, the singles, "What Made You Say That", "Dance with the One That Brought You" and "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me", were released as singles and accompanied by music videos.

Shania Twain
Studio album by
Shania Twain
ReleasedApril 20, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
GenreCountry
Length30:41
Label
Producer
Shania Twain chronology
Shania Twain
(1993)		 The Woman in Me
(1995)
Singles from Shania Twain
  1. "What Made You Say That"
    Released: March 6, 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]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Four songs were originally recorded by other artists. "There Goes the Neighborhood" was recorded by Joe Diffie in 1990, "When He Leaves You" was a single for Donna Meade in 1989, "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was recorded by Con Hunley in 1980 and Tom Jones in 1983, and "What Made You Say That" was recorded by Wayne Massey in 1989. In her 2011 autobiography, From This Moment On, Twain expressed displeasure with her debut studio album, revealing that she had very little creative control and was frustrated with being unable to showcase her songwriting abilities.[5] However, she did cowrite one song on the album titled "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That".

After she attained worldwide stardom in the late 1990s, Twain essentially disowned this album and none of its songs were included on her Greatest Hits (2004) album. Only the song "What Made You Say That" was performed live by Twain on tours directly following the release of the album and it was dropped following the conclusion of her Come on Over Tour in 1999, leaving no songs from the album appearing in any of her live sets for well over two decades.

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

Music Videos
  1. "What Made You Say That"
  2. "Dance with the One That Brought You"
  3. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1993–2000) Peak
position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)[6] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 64
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 113
UK Country Albums (OCC)[10] 3
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] 67
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[12] 35

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Silver 85,692[15]
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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[17] 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. Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Shania Twain". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 828-29. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. Twain, Shania (May 3, 2011). From This Moment On. New York: Atria Publishing Group. ISBN 9781451620740.
  6. "RPM Country Albums for June 15, 1998". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Shania Twain – Shania Twain". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  8. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  9. "Chart Log UK 1994–2010". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH). Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  10. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  11. "Shania Twain Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  12. "Shania Twain Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  13. "Canadian album certifications – Shania Twain – Shania Twain". Music Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  14. "British album certifications – Shania Twain – Shania Twain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 13, 2017. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Shania Twain in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  15. James Hanley (July 31, 2017). "World Exclusive: Shania Twain". Music Week. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  16. "American album certifications – Shania Twain – Shania Twain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 13, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  17. Shania Twain Releasing Album Catalog on Vinyl
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