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Shania Twain: Shania Twain

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Mercury Records
Released: 1993.04.20
Time:
 30:41
Category: Country
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.shaniatwain.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2001.05.21
Price in €: 6,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] What Made You Say That (Haselden/Munsey) - 2:58
[2] You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me (Beach/Borders) - 2:48
[3] Dance With the One That Brought You (Hogin/Peters) - 2:23
[4] Still Under the Weather (Ewing/White/White) - 3:06
[5] God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That (Robbins/Twain) - 2:44
[6] Got a Hold on Me (Newman) - 2:14
[7] There Goes the Neighborhood (Dodson/Graham/Laney) - 3:17
[8] Forget Me (Smith) - 3:21
[9] When He Leaves You (Reid/Robbins) - 4:21
[10] Crime of the Century (Fagan/Murthy) - 3:29

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


SHANIA TWAIN - Vocals (Birth name: Eilleen Regina Edwards)

DAVID BRIGGS - Keyboards
STEVE GIBSON - Guitar
GARY PRIM - Keyboards
MIKE BRIGNARDELLO - Bass
MARK CASSTEVENS - Rhythm Guitar
COSTO DAVIS - Synthesizer, Keyboards
ALLEN FRANK ESTES - Rhythm Guitar
SONNY GARRISH - Steel Guitar
JELLY ROLL JOHNSON - Harmonica
PAUL LEIM - Drums
CHRIS LEUZINGER - Acoustic Guitar
LARRY LONDIN - Drums
TERRY MCMILLAN - Harmonica, Percussion
GLENN WORF - Bass
JOHN WILLIS - Rhythm Guitar
REGGIE YOUNG - Guitar
LARRIE LONDIN - Drums
BILLY JOE WALKER - Acoustic & Electric Guitar

JOHN WESLEY RYLES - Backing Vocals
ANTHONY MARTIN - Backing Vocals
CINDY RICHARDSON WALKER - Backing Vocals
RONNY SCAIFE - Backing Vocals
CURTIS YOUNG - Backing Vocals
DENNIS WILSON - Backing Vocals

HAROLD SHEDD - Producer
NORRO WILSON - Producer
JIM COTTON - Engineer, Mixing
JAMES COTTON - Engineer
JOE SCAIFE - Engineer, Mixing
TODD CULROSS - Assistant Engineer
GRAHAME SMITH - Assistant Engineer

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


1994 CD Mercury 514422
1994 CS Mercury 514422
1993 CD Mercury
1993 CS Mercury 514 422
2000 CD Mercury Re-issued UK Release (1993/2000)



Shania Twain's eponymous debut album was a bland set of contemporary country that demonstrated her considerable vocal abilities, but none of the spark that informed her breakthrough, The Woman In Me. Part of the problem is that none of the songs are well-constructed and each leans toward soft-rock instead of country or country-rock. By and large, the songs are lacking in strong melodies, so they have to rely on Twain's vocal skills and, although she is impressive, she is too showy to make any of these mediocre songs stick. It's a promising debut, largely because it showcases her fine vocal skills, but it isnt' engaging enough to be truely interesting outside of a historical context.

Thom Owens, All-Music Guide



In a year that has seen a number of exceptional country singles, one of the strongest is by a new artist from Canada. Shania Twain would be worth watching if only for the incredible heart she displays on "What Made You Say That," the first single off Shania Twain, her debut album.

For the most part, Twain's brand of country is hard and bluesy, and her themes center on love in all its aspects. "What Made You Say That" communicates the exaltation of new love; "There Goes the Neighborhood" explores the aftermath of a community blown apart by divorce; "When He Leaves You," a straight-ahead country weeper written by Mike Reid and Kent Robbins, finds a wife matter-of-factly sympathizing with her unfaithful husband's soon-to-be ex-lover. Through it all, Twain works the vocal magic of an assured stylist whose every breath broadens a song's emotional landscape. The voice has a rough-hewn edge, falling somewhere in the Tanya Tucker-Trisha Yearwood realm, and range enough to get down and dirty ("Crime of the Century") or soft and tender ("Still Under the Weather").

Accompanied by a host of top-flight Nashville, Tenn., players, Twain displays the grit and maturity of a woman who has experienced life to the depths. Check out her unflinching foray into the pleasures of the flesh on the R&Btinged "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"; when she soars and swoops on that number, you realize you may be hearing one of the best country torch singers since Patsy Cline. True, Shania Twain has a long way to go before she reaches that exalted peak, but attention must be paid. (RS 670)

DAVID MCGEE - 11/25/93, p.112
© Copyright 2001 RollingStone.com



Shania Twain's eponymous debut album was a bland set of contemporary country that demonstrated her considerable vocal abilities, but none of the spark that informed her breakthrough, The Woman In Me. Part of the problem is that none of the songs are well-constructed and each leans toward soft-rock instead of country or country-rock. By and large, the songs are lacking in strong melodies, so they have to rely on Twain's vocal skills and, although she is impressive, she is too showy to make any of these mediocre songs stick. It's a promising debut, largely because it showcases her fine vocal skills, but it isnt' engaging enough to be truely interesting outside of a historical context.

Thom Owens
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 L y r i c s


WHAT MADE YOU SAY THAT?

Maybe tonight I'm gonna tell him how I feel
Maybe I'll leave well enough alone
Maybe, just maybe, he'll want to be my baby
What if he's got plans of his own

I'm waiting for the perfect moment
Looking for the perfect phrase
The one I finally choose is simply "I love you"
As the words came out I heard a voice inside me say


What made you say that
Was it the moonlight, was it the starlight in your eyes
What made you say that
Have you been listening to your heart
It's too late now, you don't want to (I won't let you) take it back
'Cause I know love's
What made you say that

Look up to see his reaction
And a smile slowly spread across his face
He said "What took you so long
That's what I've been waiting on
I thought you'd take forever and a day"

What made you say that
Was it the moonlight, was it the starlight in your eyes
What made you say that
Have you been listening to your heart
It's too late now, you don't want to (I won't let you) take it back
'Cause I know love's
What made you say that

What made you say that
Was it the moonlight, was it the starlight in your eyes
What made you say that
Have you been listening to your heart
It's too late now, you don't want to (I won't let you) take it back
'Cause I know love's
What made you say that

Was it the moonlight, was it the starlight in your eyes
What made you say that
Have you been listening to your heart
What made you say that...


YOU LAY A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE ON ME

I can feel your body tugging gently on my mind
Stirring up a feeling I thought I'd never find
Ever since I met you, babe, I've been living in a dream
You lay a whole lot of love on me
whole lot of love on me

I get warm all over when you get close to me
Then I start to tremble from my head down to my feet
I become your piece of clay to do with what you please

You lay a whole lot of love on me
A whole lot of love on me
You lay a whole lot of love on me
A love I thought could never be
Let the whole world fall apart,
you're all I'll ever need

You lay a whole lot of love on me
A whole lot of love on me
You lay a whole lot of love on me
A whole lot of love on me


DANCE WITH THE ONE THAT BROUGHT YOU

Well he shines like a penny in a little kid's hand
When he's out on a Saturday night
He's a real go-getter and the best two-stepper you'll see
But when I'm sittin' alone at a table for two
'Cause he's already out on the floor
I think about somethin' that my mama used to say to me
You got to dance with the one that brought you
Stay with the one that want's you
The one who's gonna love you when all of the others go home
Don't let the green grass fool you
Don't let the moon get to you
Dance with the one that brought you and you can't go wrong

He's got his old best buddies and his new best friends
And all the girls give him the eye
He's a good time Charlie and the life of the party tonight
But when I think about another well I don't think twice
'Cause there'll never be another like him
I know he really loves me and I think maybe mama was right

You got to dance with the one that brought you
Stay with the one that want's you
The one who's gonna love you when all of the others go home
Don't let the green grass fool you
Don't let the moon get to you
Dance with the one that brought you and you can't go wrong

You've got to dance with the one that brought you
and you can't go wrong


STILL UNDER THE WEATHER

My first lesson lsing a love was you
Learning to live with your memory was lesson number two
And I can't lie, baby
I still cry sometimes
But I've come a long way
Towards gettin' you out of my mind
I'm still under the weather
But I'm over the storm
I still miss the shelter
Of your loving arms
But what I thought would kill me
Has just made me strong
I'm still under the weather
But I'm over the storm

Sometimes your memory still gets the best of me
But that lonely ache in my heart
Ain't as bad as it used to be
And sometimes the way that I'm feelin'
Inside doesn't show
But I know
I'll get over you, I've just got a long way to go

I'm still under the weather
But I'm over the storm
I still miss the shelter
Of your loving arms
But what I thought would kill me
Has just made me strong
I'm still under the weather
But I'm over the storm

I'm still under the weather
But I'm over the storm


GOD AIN'T GONNA GETCHA FOR THAT

Hey you, sittin' in the corner
Can't ya hear the jukebox playin'
Everybody's up doing the two-step
And you're not even tappin' your toe
Won't you let a lady buy you a cold brew
Loosen you up a little more than you dare to
Maybe take a ride in my Cadillac
God ain't gonna getcha for that

God ain't gonna getcha for that
He's much too busy with the guys in the black hats
There's nothin' wrong with a man and a woman flirtin' with a honky-tonk moon
God ain't gonna pay no attention
If we're just makin' use of his invention
Come on, baby don't hold back
God ain't gonna getcha for that

I can tell you're the quiet type
Are you new in town or just a little bit shy
Didn't you ever catch me lookin?
I've been eyeing you all night

Won't you let a lady buy you a cold brew
Loosen you up a little more than you dare to
Maybe take a ride in my Cadillac
God ain't gonna getcha for that
God ain't gonna getcha for that
He's much too busy with the guys in the black hats
There's nothin' wrong with a man and a woman flirtin' with a honky-tonk moon
God ain't gonna pay no attention
If we're just makin' use of his invention
Come on, baby don't hold back
God ain't gonna getcha for that

God ain't gonna getcha for that
He's much too busy with the guys in the black hats
There's nothin' wrong with a man and a woman flirtin' with a honky-tonk moon
God ain't gonna pay no attention
If we're just makin' use of his invention
Come on, baby don't hold back
God ain't gonna getcha for that

No...God ain't gonna getcha for that
God ain't gonna getcha for that


GOT A HOLD ON ME

Got A Hold On Me
You're standing over me
Sometimes I hardly breathe at all
I need a little room
I need a lot of moon
I got to find it soon or I'll fall
Into the emptiness
Into the dark abyss
Too deep to climb the walls
Sometimes I want to flee
But that could never be
You got a hold on me
You got a hold on me
And I'm dancing to your song
You got a hold on me
And it's my heart you're holding on

You got the sweetest smile
You got a certain style

And I can never get enough
Of the way you move
And the way we groove
When it's feeling right to the touch
Then you turn around
And you stomp me down
And you want to call it love
You know it makes me bleed
But I could never leave
You got a hold on me

You got a hold on me
And I'm dancing to your song
You got a hold on me
And it's my heart you're holding on

You got a hold on me
I keep dancing to your song
You got a hold on me
And it's my heart you're holding on


THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The house next door just came up for sale
She's goin' home to mama - she says he can go to hell
The couple down the block is splitting up I hear
And they're the third ones on our street this year
It's just another day in anytown U.S.A.
Somebody's hurt, somebody's blue
And somebody moves away
What little they do to make it work
Don't seem to do much good
When love moves out... there goes the neighborhood

First they take off their wedding bands
They call it quits and call the moving vans
He takes his and she takes hers
And what's left over is left on the curb

It's just another day in anytown U.S.A.
Somebody's hurt, somebody's blue
And somebody moves away
What little they do to make it work
Don't seem to do much good
When love moves out... there goes the neighborhood

It's just another day in anytown U.S.A.
Somebody's hurt, somebody's blue
And somebody moves away
What little they do to make it work
Don't seem to do much good
When love moves out... there goes the neighborhood

When love moves out... there goes the neighborhood


FORGET ME

Don't go around talkin' to your friends about me
Bury the past, just let it rest in peace
Leave well enough alone
Treat me like someone you've never known
Forget me
Like you forgot to come home at night
Forget me
Like you forgot to hold me tight
(Well) now you're sorry, now you cry
But don't you wipe those tears
'Til your memories run dry
Please forget me

Don't let the lonely days remind you of anything
Oh baby try to erase the fact we had everything
No you can't come back this time
So let me slip right out of your mind

Forget me
Like you forgot to come home at night
Forget me
Like you forgot to hold me tight (Well) now you're sorry, now you cry
But don't you wipe those tears
'Til your memories run dry
Please forget me
'Cause I forgot to forgive and forget
So just pretend we never met

Forget me
Like you forgot to come home at night
Forget me
Like you forgot to hold me tight
(Well) now you're sorry, now you cry
But don't you wipe those tears
'Til your memories run dry
Please forget me

Baby, please forget me
Forget me


WHEN HE LEAVES YOU

I come here as a friend
Though I don't really know you
I know you're in love with him
And he's made your world brand new
I know you think he loves you
And he may believe it too
Pour some coffee and I'll tell you
What you'll soon be going through

When he leaves you
It's gonna more than break your heart
When he leaves you
It's gonna tear your world apart
And you're conna cry a million teardrops
One for every shattered dream
When he leaves you
And comes back home to me

I've known him all thses years
Honey this time's not the first time
I've paid for loving him with tears
And when it's over he'll be mine

I can see I've upset you
Guess I'm a fool to try and help
When it comes hearts and heartache
You got to find out for yourself

When he leaves you
It's gonna more than break your heart
When he leaves you
It's gonna tear your world apart
And you're conna cry a million teardrops
One for every shattered dream
When he leaves you
And comes back home to me

When he leaves you
And comes back home to me


CRIME OF THE CENTURY

I was into bein' out on my own
I could take love or leave it alone
That's how you get when you're hurt to the bone
One too many times
I had this heart of mine locked away
I kept my guard up night an' day
I had enough of the games they play Out there on the line...
It was the crime of the century
You played Robin Hood an' rescued me
Ali Baba an' the Forty Thieves
Ain't got nothin' on you
You came on like Jesse James
You stole my heart like you were robbin' trains
I'm gonna lock you up for life with me
It was the crime of the century

You stacked the deck, you didn't gamble at all
You knew exactly how the cards would fall
You bet your heart, but as I recall
I didn't even stand a chance
I bet you had an ace up your sleeve
An' here I thought that you were so naive
You took my hand an' made me believe
In love an' real romance...

It was the crime of the century
You played Robin Hood an' rescued me
Ali Baba an' the Forty Thieves
Ain't got nothin' on you
You came on like Jesse James
You stole my heart like you were robbin' trains
I'm gonna lock you up for life with me
It was the crime of the century

An' if I live to be a hundred an' one
Honey, don'cha think that it would be fun
To do it all over again...

It was the crime of the century
You played Robin Hood an' rescued me
Ali Baba an' the Forty Thieves
Ain't got nothin' on you
You came on like Jesse James
You stole my heart like you were robbin' trains
I'm gonna lock you up for life with me
It was the crime of the century

I'm gonna lock you up and throw away the key
It was the crime of the century
It was love in the third degree
It was the crime of the century

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