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Shania Twain: Up!

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Mercury Records
Released: 2002.11.19
Time:
 72:55 / 73:17
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.shaniatwain.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2002.12.14
Price in €: 13,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


Red Disc:
[1] Up! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 2:52
[2] I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:29
[3] She's Just Not a Pretty Face (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:49
[4] Juanita (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:50
[5] Forever and for Always (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:43
[6] Ain't No Particular Way (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:24
[7] It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:19
[8] Nah! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:08
[9] (Wanna Get to Know You) That Good! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:33
[10] C'est la Vie (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:42
[11] I'm Jealous (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:05
[12] Ka-Ching! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:20
[13] Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon) (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:00
[14] Waiter! Bring Me Water! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:19
[15] What a Way to Wanna Be! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:36
[16] I Ain't Going Down (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:57
[17] I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:25
[18] In My Car (I'll Be the Driver) (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:16
[19] When You Kiss Me (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:08

Blue Disc:
[1] Up! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 2:52
[2] I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:29
[3] She's Not Just a Pretty Face (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:49
[4] Juanita (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:50
[5] Forever and Always (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:43
[6] Ain't No Particular Way (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:24
[7] It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:20
[8] Nah! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:13
[9] (Wanna Get to Know You) That Good! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:31
[10] C'est la Vie (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:38
[11] I'm Jealous (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:59
[12] Ka-Ching! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:20
[13] Thank You Baby (For Making Someday Come So Soon) (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:00
[14] Waiter! Bring Me Water! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:20
[15] What a Way to Wanna Be! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:33
[16] I Ain't Going Down (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:44
[17] I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:26
[18] In My Car (I'll Be the Driver) (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 3:14
[19] When You Kiss Me (R.J.Lange/S.Twain) - 4:06

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


SHANIA TWAIN - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

JOHN WILLIS - Acoustic Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin
BRENT MASON - Electric Guitar
PAUL FRANKLIN - Pedal Steel
JONATHAN YUDKIN - Mandolin, Violin, Cello
PAUL LEIM - Drums
MAURO PAGANI - Voices

ROBERT JOHN "Mutt" LANGE - Arranger, Producer
GAVIN GREENAWAY - String Arrangements
BOB BULLOCK - Engineer
BRIAN MASTERSON - Engineer
MIKE SHIPLEY - Mixing
CORY CHURKO - Mixing
MICHEL GALLONE - Assistant Engineer
OSWALD "Wiz" BOWE - Assistant
ALEX DIXON - Assistant
GUIDO ANDREANI - Assistant
BOB LUDWIG - Mastering
STEPHEN MARCUSSEN - Mastering
KIERAN LYNCH - Digital Editing
STEWART WHITMORE - Digital Editing
TONY STANTON - Copyist
ARTHUR STEAD - Pre-Production Arranger
GEORGE HOLZ - Photography
HELEN MITCHELL - Stylist
CHRIS BAKER - Stylist
KEITH HARRIS - Hair Stylist
HOWARD FUGLER - Hair Stylist
STACEY MARTIN - Make-Up

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2002 CD Mercury 088170314
2002 CD Universal 170314



Give Shania Twain points for honesty. Up!, her first new release in five years, offers both pop and country versions of the same 19 songs, the red disc boasting pop renditions while the green proffers country. It's a smart idea, since it allows Twain the freedom to dress a song in whatever arrangements and instrumentation she pleases--without setting herself up for criticism as to whether Canada's Queen of the Bare Midriff spat on the Holy Grail of Nashville. Often, the only difference is the substitution of pedal steel, fiddle, and banjo for strings, guitars, and keyboards. In these situations, where she employs the same riffs and melodic strains, the country version usually pales in comparison; however, the green disc wins on those songs where the subject matter hits closer to home, especially the unwed mother tune "I Ain't Goin' Down." Twain was never truly a country singer--she was merely marketed that way--and her red disc particularly pleases, while making no excuses. She is what she is: a perky lounge singer with a calculatedly honeyed voice, a penchant for inane lyrics--often about absolutely nothing--and, in tandem with her husband, Mutt Lange, a masterful command of rhythm, production, and mood. ("I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" is confection perfection.) There's something oddly hypnotic about much of this project, and it may be simply hearing what Shania can do when she abandons the pretense of being a country singer and concentrates on music. Call this a guilty pleasure--pop, country, or somewhere in between.

Alanna Nash - Amazon.com



Shania Twain über die Enstehungsgeschichte ihrer Songs: "Berlin, Rom, Wien, Paris, Avignon (...) Mailand, Dublin, die Bahamas (...) Diese Musik hat eine magische Reise unternommen." Kein Wunder, dass Up! einen internationalen Anspruch erhebt. Einen Anspruch, dem Shania Twain auf ungewöhnliche Weise gerecht werden will: Die 19 Songs von Up! gibt es in gleich drei Versionen. CD 1 (rot): Die Pop-Version (rockig, amerikanisch produziert, eingängig und chartkompatibel im positiven Sinne des Wortes). CD 2 (blau): Die "Welt"-Version (verspielt exotisch, rhythmisch und mit Einflüssen/Instrumenten aus allen Teilen der Welt bestückt). Teil 3 (grün): Die wohl ursprünglichen Country-Versionen, die nicht auf dieser Doppel-CD zu hören sind, sondern als eigenständige Ausgabe Up! (Country Version) erscheinen.

Es ist müßig, darüber zu lamentieren, dass es sicher schöner wäre, neue Songs von dieser großartigen Künstlerin zu hören anstatt zweimal die gleichen Songs auf zwei CDs, denn letztlich sind es nichts anderes als Remixe der Stücke, die im Kern amerikanisch sind und ihre Country-Wurzeln (zum Glück!) nie ganz verhehlen können. So interessant die Überarbeitungen auch hier und da klingen mögen (nicht immer trägt die "Internationalisierung" dazu bei, die Songs zu verbessern), hier wäre weniger mehr gewesen. Dabei ist die Substanz des Songwritings (wie üblich gemeinsam mit Robert John "Mutt" Lange) durchaus solide. Oder einfacher und ehrlicher gesagt: Die Songs sind toll! Hits wie "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" und "What A Way To Wanna Be" sind sichere Chartstürmer und perfekte Nachfolger für Shanias weltweiten Erfolg "That Don't Impress Me Much", "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" ist die obligatorische Gänsehaut-Ballade und "Up!" macht schlicht gute Laune.

Bleibt abzuwarten, wie die grüne Nashville-Ausgabe klingen wird, die laut Shania Twain eher in der Tradition von Dolly Parton und Willie Nelson steht. Dann muss jeder selbst entscheiden, was er lieber mag: Den rauen, ungeschliffenen Rohdiamanten, den Hochkaräter oder den ziselierten Klunker auf Brokat.

Dirk Ruschepaul - Amazon.de



Shania Twain was always going to have trouble topping Come on Over. After all, selling 34 million copies, it was the most successful album ever by a solo female artist. So this time she's really thinking big: Up! comes as a double-CD, CD1 being a 19-track "pop" album and CD2 containing "world music" versions of the same songs ("country" versions are available free on her official Web site). All of Shania's trademarks are here once more: the positivism, the feminist self-empowerment, the comic put-downs, the yearning love songs. And there's all the trademarks of her husband/producer Mutt Lange, too: the staccato Foreigner keyboards, the chugging Cars guitar, the Def Leppard stomp.

With the Langes now residing in Switzerland, the "pop" version has an evident European bent. Check out the Spanish-stylings of "Juanita", the German cabaret feel of "Ka-Ching!", the Roxette-touched title track and "C'est La Vie", which sounds like Abba performing "Manic Monday". The "world music" version, meanwhile, introduces Carib clatterings and sweeping disco effects that often seem cheesy and inappropriate. Nashville purists will, naturally, weep into their bourbon, but then don't they always? The "pop" version of Up! will surely be another colossal success.

Dominic Wills - Amazon.co.uk



On Up!, superstar Shania Twain presents her first new material in five years to a country-pop populace that seems almost psychotically split between bluegrass 'n' roots rediscovery and bold, rock-styled productions that are "country" in name only. Only Shania Twain, it seems, can hold the two together. Fittingly, Up!'s 19 songs appear on both a "Green" CD of country arrangements and a "Red" CD with Twain's vocals dropped into pop arrangements, for those who prefer their Shania sans fiddles and banjos. The dual-disc arrangement allows Twain and her husband-producer, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, to indulge their rock tendencies and infuse the arrangements behind her soaring vocals with metal-edged guitars and hard-hitting rhythms. No matter what the style, it's futile to resist: Shania's voluptuous charms are as much aural as visual, and when Lange backs her come-hither cooings with a fierce rhythm track, it silences the argument about fiddles versus synths -- better just to melt with her. Twain prefers upbeat, positive songs, and Up! is loaded with 'em, from the groove-heavy hit single "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" to a cautionary, dramatic testimonial to self-assertiveness, "Juanita." On the ballad side, Twain is positively captivating in the urgency she brings to her vows of everlasting love in "Forever and for Always," which is most effective in the pop version that establishes an evocative ambience with the synth washes and a drum program. For even more Shania, check out the "Blue" mixes on her web site, which she describes in her liner notes as "more rhythmic with an Eastern influence." With Up!, Shania Twain offers enough lofty songs to raise the spirits of all her fans, country cosmopolitans and city slickers alike.

David McGee - Barnes & Noble



Up! is like ABBA Gold without all the melancholy.

Chris Willman - Entertainment Weekly
 

 L y r i c s


UP!

It's 'bout as bad as it could be
Seems everybody's buggin' me
Like nothing wants to go my way--
yeah, it just ain't been my day
Nothin's comin' easily

Even my skin is acting weird
I wish that I could grow a beard
Then I could cover up my spots
not play connect the dots
I just wanna disappear

[Chorus:]
Up--up--up--
Can only go up from here
Up--up--up--Up
where the clouds gonna clear
Up--up--up--
There's no way but up from here

Even something as simple as
Forgettin' to fill up on gas
There ain't no explanation why--
things like that can make you cry
Just gotta learn to have a laugh

[Repeat Chorus]

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah...

When everything is goin' wrong
Don't worry, it won't last for long
Yeah, it's all gonna come around
Don't go let it get you down
You gotta keep on holding on

It's 'bout as bad as it could be
Seems everybody's buggin' me
Like nothing want to go my way--
yeah, it just ain't been my day
Nothin's comin' easily

[Repeat Chorus]

Oh-- I'm going up [4x]
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah...


I'M GONNA GETCHA GOOD!

Let's go!

Don't wantcha for the weekend, don't wantcha for a night
I'm only interested if I can have you for life, yeah
Uh, I know I sound serious and baby I am
You're a fine piece of real estate, and I'm gonna get me some land

Oh, yeah
So, don't try to run honey, love can be fun
There's no need to be alone when you find that someone

[Chorus:]
(I'm gonna getcha)
I'm gonna getcha while I gotcha in sight
(I'm gonna getcha)
I'm gonna getcha if it takes all night
(Yeah, you can betcha)
You can betcha by the time I say "go," you'll never say "no"
(I'm gonna getcha)
I'm gonna getcha, it's a matter of fact
(I'm gonna getcha)
I'm gonna getcha, don'tcha worry 'bout that
(Yeah, you can betcha)
You can bet your bottom dollar, in time you're gonna be mine
Just like I should - I'll getcha good

Yeah, uh, uh
I've already planned it - here's how it's gonna be
I'm gonna love you and - you're gonna fall in love with me
Yeah, yeah

Oh, yeah
So, don't try to run honey, love can be fun
There's no need to be alone when you find that someone

[Repeat Chorus]

Yeah, I'm gonna getcha baby I'm gonna knock on wood
I'm gonna getcha somehow honey yeah, I'm gonna make it good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, yeah
So, don't try to run honey, love can be fun
There's no need to be alone when you find that someone

[Repeat Chorus]

Oh, I'm gonna getcha, I'm gonna getcha real good
Yeah, you can betcha, oh, I'm gonna getcha
(I'm gonna getcha) just like I should, I'll getcha good
Oh, I'm gonna getcha good!


SHE'S NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE

(Oh na, na, na)

She hosts a T.V. show--she rides the rodeo
She plays the bass in a band
She's an astronaut--
a valet at the parking lot
A farmer working the land
She is a champion--she gets the gold
She's a ballerina--the star of the show

[Chorus:]
She's--not--just a pretty face
She's--got--everything it takes
She has a fashion line--
a journalist for "Time"
Coaches a football team
She's a geologist--a romance novelist
She is a mother of three
She is a soldier--she is a wife
She is a surgeon--she'll save your life

[Chorus:]
She's--not--just a pretty face
She's--got--everything it takes
She's--mother--of the human race
She's--not--just a pretty face

Oh, oh, yeah
Oh na, na, na, na.....
She is your waitress--she is your judge--
she is your teacher
She is every woman in the world

Oh, la, la, la
She flies an airplane--
she dirve a subway train
At night she pumps gasoline
She's on the council--she's on the board
She's a politician--she praises the Lord

[Repeat Second Chorus]

No, she's (she's) not (not)--
just a pretty face
She's (she's) got (got)--everything it takes
She's--not--just a pretty face
She's got everything it takes
She's not just a pretty face


JUANITA

Juanita She is the restless river
running through my veins
She rides without the reins--
her name's Juanita
She lives in the heart of every
woman in the world
Within the reach of every girl
who wants to meet her

(She's gonna be ridin' through)
Her name's Juanita
(She's gonna be ridiin' free) She's ridin' free
(She's gonna be inside of you, gonna be
inside of me) She's inside of you
and inside of me, yeah

[Chorus:]
Oh, go with her--flow with her
Dream with her--scream with her
Let her take over, or just get to know her
Be everything you can be
If you can find her and free her
Juanita will unchain your heart

When someone tries to take
away the freedom of your choice
To take away your voice--
that's when you need her
She's there if you dare to give
your broken wings a try
C'mon and take a leap and fly,
and you can be her

(She's gonna be ridin' through) Oh, Juanita
(She's gonna be ridin' free) Ridin' free
(She's gonna be a part of you, gonna be a
part of me) She's a part of you and a part
of me, yeah

[Repeat Chorus]

[Instrumental Solo]

Oh, go with her--flow with her
Dream with her--scream with her
Let her take over, or just get to know her
Be everything you can be

[Repeat Chorus]


FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS

In your arms I can still feel the way you
want me when you hold me
I can still hear the words you whispered
when you told me
I can stay right here forever in your arms

And there ain't no way--
I'm lettin' you go now
And there ain't no way--
and there ain't not how
I'll never see that day....

[Chorus:]
'Cause I'm keeping you
forever and for always
We will be together all of our day
Wanna wake up every
morning to your sweet face--always

Mmmm, baby
In your heart--I can still hear
a beat for every time you kiss me
And when we're apart,
I know how much you miss me
I can feel your love for me in your heart

And there ain't no way--
I'm lettin' you go now
And there ain't now way--
and there ain't no how
I'll never see that day....

[Repeat Chorus]

(I wanna wake up every morning)

In your eyes--(I can still see
the look of the one) I can still see
the look of the one who really loves me
(I can still feel the way that you want)
The one who wouldn't put anything
else in the world above me
(I can still see love for me) I can
still see love for me in your eyes
(I still see the love)

And there ain't no way--
I'm lettin' you go now
And there ain't no way--
and there ain't no how
I'll never see that day....

[Repeat Chorus (2x)]

I'm keeping you forever and for always
I'm in your arms


AIN'T NO PARTICULAR WAY

(Here it comes
Mmm, the thing about love)

Love has a way to find ya
Sneaks up right behind ya
There ain't no particular way
You don't know when it's gonna
Come runnin' 'round the corner
There ain't no particular way
So, don't give up (don't give up
on love till you get your share)--
You're gonn get your share
The thing about love (The thing about
love is it's)--is that it's everywhere

[Chorus]
There ain't nowhere it won't hide
(There ain't nowhere it won't hide)
There ain't no speed it won't drive
(There ain't no speed in won't drive)
There ain't no law it won't break
(There ain't no law it won't break)
There ain't no chance it won't take
There ain't no, no particular way

Oh, it could come so fast it fools ya
Might take its time to move ya
There ain't no particular way
It might just drift in while you're dreaming
It don't sleep, always schemin'
There ain't no particular way

So, don't give up (don't give up
on love 'til you get your share)--
You're gonna get your share
The thing about love (The thing about
love is it's)--is that it's everywhere

[Repeat Chorus]

You can't hide, oh
(There ain't no time) It comes when you least expect it--
(There ain't no day)
When you thought you'd been rejected
(There ain't no how)(There ain't no way)
There ain't no particular way
(There ain't no why)
Love ain't for just the lucky
(There ain't no when)
It's there for everybody
(There ain' no what)
There ain't no particular way
(There ain't no way)

So, don't give up (don't give up
on love 'til you get your share)--
You're gonna get your share
The thing about love (The thing about
love is it's)--is that it's everywhere

[Repeat Chorus (1.5x)]

(There ain't no time) yeah, yeah, yeah
(There ain't no day)
(There ain't no how) There ain't no way
(There ain't no when) There ain't no time
(There ain't no what)(There ain't no way)
Oh, there ain't no way!


IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I'M BREATHING

Hope life's been good to you
since you've been gone
I'm doin' fine now--I've finally moved on
It's not so bad--I'm not that sad

I'm not surprised just how well I survived
I'm over the worst, and I feel so alive
I can't complain--I'm free again

[Chorus:]
And it only hurts when I'm breathing
My heart only breaks when it's beating
My dreams only die when I'm dreaming
So, I hold my breath--to forget

Don't think I'm lyin' 'round cryin' at night
There's no need to worry, I'm really all right
I've never looked back--as a matter of fact

[Repeat Chorus]

It only hurts when I breathe

Mmm, no, I've never looked back--
as a matter fact

[Repeat Chorus]

Hurts when I'm breathing
Breaks when it's beating
Die when I'm dreaming
It only hurts when I breathe


NAH!

I thought I might begin by fillin' you in--
in case you didn't already know
I'll never forget how you got up and left
In fact it was downright pretty low
There ain't no way I wanna,
you know I ain't gonna
Take you back, so don't even try
You can beg, you can plead--
you can sweat, you can bleed
Too bad I could care if you cry

That's it! (That's all!) We had fun!
(We had a ball!)
It was good while it lasted--
but now I'm past it
(It was sure!) It was sweet!
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then,
but would I do it all again--Nah--

[Chorus:]
You won't find me
Naked and cold justa sittin'
on the doctor's table
Witin' to be told justa why
I'm no longer able
To feel my heart beatin'--
give me a good reason why!
I kinda went numb just around
about the time you told me
You were movin' on, and you
said that you were gonna phone me
It's been so long, and there
ain't nothin' wrong with the line

It's too late to regret it,
but you're the one who said it
We're better off being apart
I hate to be a downer,
but don't bother comin' 'round here
'Cause I won't have a change of heart

That's it! (That's all!) We had fun!
(We had a ball!)
It was good while it lasted--
but now I'm past it
(It was sure!) It was sweet!
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then,
but would I do it again--Nah--

[Repeat Chorus]

Nah...

Well, I hope you learned a lesson,
'cause you'll never be messin'
With my head again the way that you did
It was never gonna work; you were
too much of a jerk
I'm finally fed up with it

That's it! (That's all!) We had fun!
(We had a ball!)
It was good while it lasted--
but now I'm past it
(It was sure!) It was sweet!
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then,
but would I do it all again--Nah--

[Repeat Chorus]

Nah...


(WANNA GET TO KNOW YOU) THAT GOOD!

I'll be there when you're sleepin'
and every hour you're awake
I wann hear your secrets--
wanna share your worries
Wanna go the deepest--
I don't wanna hurry
I wanna take a lifetime to
memorize your face
Wanna hold you closer--kiss you longer
Wanna hear your heartbeat--
stronger and stronger

Wanna know you all over
Till I know you be heart
Gotta know you with all that I got

[Chorus:]
I wanna know you that good!
Like no one knows you
Gonna reach way down deep in your mind
I wanna get to know you--
wanna get to know you
Wanna get to know you that good

Gonna know you right through
You know I want to
So badly it hurts all the time
I wanna get to know you--
wanna get to know you
Wanna get to know you that good
Yeah, I wanna know you that good

Every feel of your fingers-
every curl in your hair
Don't wanna miss a minute--
wanna be right in it
Do everything you're doin'--
go everywhere you're goin'

Wanna know you all over
Till I know you by heart
Gotta know you with all that I got

[Repeat Chorus]

I wanna know you that good
Wanna know your emotions--
wanna taste every tear
Wanna hear you breathin'--
feel what your feelin'
I wanna get to know
Know you that good!
Like no one knows you
Gonna reach way down deep in your mind
I wanna get to know you--
wanna get to know
I wanna get to know you--
wanna get to know
Wanna get to know you
To know you
I wanna know you by heart
I wanna know you that good


C'EST LA VIE

It must be Monday! What a dumb day!
Can't drag my butt outta bed
Somebody stop me--I need another coffee
Like a hole in my head

When everyday begins this way
Gets you down and can drive you mad
The daily grind can freak your mind
But life isn't all that bad

[Chorus:]
Don't let it get to you
C'est la vie! That's life,
and that's how it's gonna be
C'est la vie! Hold tight,
it comes right eventually. Oh--ho--

If only I could sleep in--
and wake up on the weekend
Oh, what a dream that would be, yeah
But fat chance for that one--
it ain't gonna happen
Better get back to reality

I could be a slob or keep my job
That is the choice we have
The daily grind can freak your mind
But life isn't all that bad

[Repeat Chorus]

Everybody's got to do it!
Everybody's got to earn their way
Uh, come on now
You gotta work your own way through it
Everybody's got their dues to pay
Yeah

The daily grind can freak your mind
But life isn't all that bad

[Repeat Chorus]

Yeah, yeah
C'est la vie! That's life, and that's
how it's gonna be
Uh, come on now
C'est la vie! Hold tight,
it comes right eventually. Oh--ho--

C'est la vie


I'M JEALOUS

If I were the moon, I could
catch your eye--I'm jealous of the moon
If I were the wind, I would
make you fly--I'm jealous of that too

I wish I were the sun shining
on your face--caressing like a lover
I would wrap you in a warm embrace--
we'd be holdin' one another
(I'm jealous of the sun)
I'm jealous of the sun
(Jealous of the sun) Oh,
I'm jealous of the sun

Oh, I don't wanna share you with
nothing else--I gotta have you to myself
Oh--I can't help it--I'm so in love--
I just can't get you close enough, no

[Chorus:]
When the sun's on your skin--
I can't hold it in
And I know it's a sin--
but I'm jealous of the sun

I wish I were the rain runnin' down your
neck--and drippin' from your fingers
Then I could be the drops rollin' off your
back--I'd love to let it linger
(Jealous of the rain) Oh,
I'm jealous of the rain

Oh, I don't wanna share you with nothing
else--I gotta have you to myself
Oh--I can't help it--I'm so in love--
I just can't get you close enough, no

[Chorus:]
When it rains on your face--
I almost can taste
Your beauty, your grace--
I'm jealous of the rain

[Instrumental Solo]

[Chorus:]
When the wind's in your hair--
the way it blows through the air
Oh, it's seems so unfair, yeah

[Chorus:]
When the moon's in your eyes--
you seem to light up the skies, yeah
And I realize--
I'm even jealous of the moon


KA-CHING

We live in a greedy little world--
that teaches every little boy and girl
To earn as much as they can possibly--
then turn around and
Spend it foolishly
We've created us a credit card mess
We spend the money we don't possess
Our religion is to go and blow it all
So it's shoppin' every Sunday at the mall

All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store

[Chorus:]
Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
It's such a beautiful thing--Ka-ching!
Lots of diamond rings
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things

When you're broke go and get a loan
Take out another mortgage on your home
Consolidate so you can afford
To go and spend some more when
you get bored

All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store

[Repeat Chorus]

Let's swing
Dig deeper in your pocket
Oh, yeah, ha
Come on I know you've got it
Dig deeper in your wallet
Oh

All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest store

[Repeat Chorus]

Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
You'll live like a king
With lots of money and things
Ka-ching!


THANK YOU BABY! (FOR MAKIN' SOMEDAY COME SO SOON)

Oh, thank you baby for
lovin' me like you do
I didn't like datin'--
and trying to find someone
I gave up waitin'--for love to come along
There had to be someway--
I knew I'd find it someday

[Chorus:]
Yeah, thank you baby!
For makin' someday come so soon
Yeah, thank you baby!
For lovin' me the way you do

So many numbers--so many guys to call
Is it any wonder--I got nowhere at all
Oh, well it had to be someway (it had to be
someway) I knew I'd find it someday

[Repeat Chorus]

Thank you baby (check it out)

[Instrumental Solo]

Oh,
Uh, uh, uh, yeah
There had to be someway--
I knew I'd find it someday

[Repeat Chorus]
(Thank you baby) Thank you baby!
(Thank you baby) For lovin'
me the way, me the way you do
Baby someway, someday, somewhere
Yeah, yeah
Oh, thank you baby! For lovin'
me like you do
Oh, thank you baby


WAITER! BRING ME WATER!

He took me to--our favorite spot
A place we go to hang a lot
Something seemed to catch his eye
Oh--oo--oh over my shoulder
Oh--oo--oh over my shoulder

I turned around--to see what's up
A pretty young thing sure enough
She was new--he wanted to
Kno--oo--oh--oh--oo--ow her
Kno--oo--oh--oh--oo--ow her

Oh--yeah--
then she flicked her hair (yeah!)
Oh--yeah--he began to stare

[Chorus:]
Waiter! (Waiter) Bring me water!
I gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter) Bring me water!
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter) Bring me water!

Uh, oh, I did my best--to block his view
But it was like he could see through me
I just knew--he wanted to
Ho--oo--oh--oh--oo--oh--old her
Ho--oo--oh--oh--oo--oh--old her

Oh--yeah--I ain't gettin' nowhere (yeah!)
Oh--yeah--she's still standing there

[Repeat Chorus]

There's gotta be a way to cool this clown--
he's starting to embarrass me
I may even have to hose him down--
bring me water
I don't know what he finds so distracting--
what's so hot about her
I really don't like the way he's acting
Bring me water!

Uh, Bring it on!
Uhhhh
Oh
What's so hot about her
Uh, uh, uh,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Waiter, bring me water)
Gotta make him keep his cool
(Waiter, bring me water)
Send him back to school
(Waiter, bring me water)
He's acting like a fool
(Waiter, bring me water)
Waiter, bring me water


WHAT A WAY TO WANNA BE!

I don't wanna wear that
It only makes me look fat
Time to tone my thighs-- gotta lose another size, yeah!
What a way to wanna be

Exfoliate--look great!
Feel guilty 'bout what you ate
You're buyin' all the books--
to learn the latest looks, yeah
What a way to wanna be

We like to buy, we like to spend,
to keep up with the latest trend
But we don't get no satisfaction
living like a slave to fashion
No more thinking for yourself,
just get it off a shelf

[Chorus:]
Oh--oh, why be perfect--no--oh,
it's not worth it
Don't be so obsessed--c'mon give it a rest
This is not some contest--just do your best
'Cause no--oh body's perfect!
What a way to wanna be

Moisturize, exercise, erase the
rings around your eyes
Cover what you can,
get a Coppertone tan, yeah
What a way to wanna be!

Stabilize the mood you're in--
you're back on diet food again
Bigger is the best, but only
in the chest, yeah!
What a way to wanna be

We like to buy, we like to spend,
to keep up with the latest trend
But we don't get no satisfaction
living like a slave to fashion
No more thinking for yourself,
just get it off a shelf

[Repeat Chorus]

It's so very--unnecessary
Yeah, how insane--to be so vain
It's so synthetic--I just don't get it
I don't get it, baby, yeah, yeah

Don't be so obsessed--c'mon give it a rest
This is not some contest--just do your best
'Cause no--oh body's perfect!

(Ooooohhhhhh)

Oh, no--oh body's perfect
No--oh, it's not worth it
Don't be so obsessed
(No--oh body's perfect)
This is not some contest
(No--oh body's perfect)
Perfect! What a way to wanna be


I AIN'T GOIN' DOWN

I'm gonna hold on--
'cause what I believe in is so strong
No matter how long, no one
Can tell me I'm wrong--I ain't goin' down

I had a baby at fifteen--
daddy never did forgive me
I never heard from the guy again
I had to drop outta high school--
everybody treated me so cruel
But I didn't give in and giver her away

[Repeat Chorus]

Her smile got me through the day--
and every night I'd pray
I could give her enough
At night I'd lie awake and cry--
hopin' we'd get by
'Cause you can't live on love

I worked night and day to keep us goin'
Through the sweat and tears
without her knowin'
It was worth it just to watch her grow
Oh, oh, at least I was able to hold her
Whenever she needed my shoulder
I'm so glad I never let her go

[Repeat Chorus]

Her smile got me through the years--
dried away the tears
And filled me with hope
At night I'd lie awake and cry--
prayed we would get by
And for the courage to cope
Oh, oh, oh

[Instrumental solo]

Her smile got me through the day--
and every night I'd pray
I could give her enough

[Repeat Chorus (2x)]

No on can tell me I'm wrong
I ain't goin' down


I'M NOT IN THE MOOD (TO SAY NO)!

Don't wanna wait in line--uh, uh
It's such a waste of time--uh, uh, uh
Won't find me on the couch--uh, uh
Sleepin' like a slouch--uh, uh, uh

I don't like sittin' down doin' nothin'
I'd rather spend my time doin' somethin'
Ain't no need to plan it--
jump right in and jam it
No need to say no--oh, oh, oh

[Chorus:]
(I'm not in the mood) I'm not in the mood
(I'm not in the mood) To be shy--
to stand by--and not give it a try
No, I'm not in the mood
(I'm not in the mood) To stay home--
be alone--face the night on my own
No, I'm not in the mood (to say)--
to say--(to say)--to say no!

I won't be layin' low--uh, uh
It's not my style to take it slow--uh, uh, uh
No, it ain't like me to slack--uh, uh
There's no time for holdin' back--
uh, uh, uh

I won't be sittin' down doin' nothin'
I'd rather spend my time doin' somethin'
Ain't no need to plan it--
jump right in and jam it
No need to say no--oh, oh, oh
Uh

[Repeat Chorus]

Uh, uh, mmmm
Ha, ha
I'm jumpin' right in
Oh, yeah, huh
Jumpin' right in
Uh, I'd rather spend my time doin'
somethin'
I won't be sittin' 'round doin' nothin'
Ain't no need to plan it--
jump right in and jam it
No need to say no--oh, oh, oh, uh

[Repeat Chorus]


IN MY CAR (I'LL BE THE DRIVER)

You can choose the channel
when we're watchin' the T.V.
Oh, babe--it's okay
And you can pick the flavor
when we're orderin' ice cream
I don't mind--yeah, that's fine
I'd do--hoo--hoo--
anything for you--hoo--hoo

Ah, it's all right if you sleep with
your socks on--oh, babe! It's okay!
And you can hurt my head with
your favorite rock song
I don't mind--yeah, that's fine

For you--hoo--hoo--there's
nothin' that I wouldn't do--hoo--hoo
You can put a hole in my shoe

[Chorus:]
But in my car--I'll be the driver
In my car--I'm in control
In my car--I come alive and
In my car--I am the driver--
watch me now!

You can blame me when you run outta
razors--oh, babe--it's okay!
And I will run around when
you ask me for favors--
I don't mind--that's fine

For you--hoo--hoo--There's nothin'
that I wouldn't do--hoo--hoo
You can put a hole in my shoe

[Repeat Chorus]

[Instrumental Solo]

I don't mind if you think you're
the strong one, yeah
Oh, babe! It's okay!
And you can have your way, honey,
even when you're wrong
I don't mind! Yeah, that's fine!

For you--hoo--hoo--There's nothin'
that I wouldn't do--hoo--hoo
You can put a hole in my shoe

[Repeat Chorus]

Not you--hoo--hoo, not you--hoo--
hoo, not you--hoo--hoo
Yeah, in my car I'll be the driver


WHEN YOU KISS ME

This could be it, I think I'm in love
It's love this time
It just seems to fit, I think I'm in love
This love is mine

I can see you with me when I'm older
All my lonely night are finally over
You took the weight of the world off my
shoulders (the world just goes away)

[Chorus:]
Oh, when you kiss me

I know you miss me--
and when you're with me
The world just goes away
The way you hold me
The way you show me that you
adore me--oh, when you kiss me
Oh, yeah

You are the one, I think I'm in love
Life has begun

I can see the two of us together
I know I'm gonna be with you forever
Love couldn't be any better

[Repeat Chorus]

[Instrumental Solo]

I can see you with me when I'm older
All my lonely nights are finally over
You took the weight of the world off my
shoulders (the world just goes away)

[Repeat Chorus]

And when you kiss me
I know you miss me
Oh, the world just goes away
When you kiss me

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