Shania Twain Album Series - Queen Of Me (Revealing)
Apr 5, 2020 23:12:30 GMT -5
Post by taylor on Apr 5, 2020 23:12:30 GMT -5
Welcome to the Shania Twain Album Series!
Shania Twain was born Eileen Regina Edwards on August 28, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She is legally registered as having 50% Native American blood, as her father Jerry Twain was an Ojibwa from the Mattagami First Nation. Her childhood--as she details in her 2011 memoir From This Moment On--was incredibly difficult. Her parents divorced when she was two years old and upon moving to Timmins, Ontario, her mother Sharon married Jerry Twain, who later adopted Shania and her two sisters Jill and Carrie Ann. They also had Mark, Shania's only brother, together. But it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows of course: Money was hard to find and food was almost always scarce. From a young age, Shania witnessed Sharon and Jerry during a lot of vicious fights, many of which became physical. Shania convinced her mom in mid-1979 to take the rest of the family to a homeless shelter for assistance and they returned to Jerry in 1981.
Shania started singing in bars in Timmins from the time she was just eight years old to help her family with bills and would earn $20 between midnight and 1am after alcohol was put away. She hated the ordeal, but appreciated it as her own kind of performing arts school on the road. At the age of 10, she wrote her first songs, "Is Love a Rose" and "Just Like the Storybooks" which were rhyming fairy tales. At age 13, she was invited to play on the CBC's Tommy Hunter Show; while attending Timmins High and Vocational School, she was also the lead singer of a band called Longshot, which covered Top 40 hits.
Shania graduated from Timmins High in June 1983, eager to expand her musical horizons. After Longshot disbanded, she was approached by Diane Chase's band Flirt and toured all over Ontario with them. She also took singing lessons from a Toronto based coach and would often clean his house as payment. In the fall of 1984, Shania was noticed and was eventually sent down to Nashville to record some demos, which she found nearly impossible to finance. She became acquainted with local country singer Mary Bailey, who helped her with getting to record some demos. They were unsuccessful however: Shania had an interest to become a pop or rock singer, not a country artist! This desire would eventually cause a two-year falling out between she and Mary.
Shania's first break eventually came on February 8, 1987 when conductor John Kim Bell, who Mary had introduced Shania to, staged for her to appear at a fundraiser so she could perform with Broadway star Bernadette Peters, guitarist Don Ross, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Her performance wasn't received well, and Bell was convinced that Shania needed to stay far away from pop music and focus on being a country artist.
On November 7, 1987, Shania's parents were tragically killed in a car accident and she moved back to Timmins to take care of her siblings, all of whom were younger than her. She later moved them all to Huntsville, Ontario, where she would support them by performing at the Deerhurst Resort nearby. Several years later, her siblings moved out on their own, and she immediately assembled a demo tape of her songs and her manager in Huntsville set her up to present the material to record executives. She caught the attention of a few labels, including Mercury Nashville, who signed her within a few months.
The rest truly is country music history. Shania Twain has since gone on to sell over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-selling artists of all time. She's known as the Queen of Country Pop and has received five Grammy Awards, stars on the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame, and an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She is the only female artist in history to have three consecutive albums be certified Diamond by the RIAA.
And we're going to be ranking her albums! This album series is a long time coming, as the Shania singles rankdown was hosted by .indulgecountry 3 years ago now. We are going to go in order of release; we will then rank any extras/one-offs/etc. Hopefully as a bonus, we can try to rank The Complete Limelight Sessions as well! I hope you all will join me in celebrating Shania Twain and ranking these incredible albums!
Results for each album:
{Shania Twain (1993)}
1. What Made You Say That (27)
2. Dance With the One Who Brought You (42)
3. God Ain't Gonna Getcha For That (70)
4. Crime of the Century (75)
5. You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me (82)
6. There Goes the Neighborhood (85)
7. Still Under the Weather (92)
8. When He Leaves You (116)
9. Forget Me (117)
10. Got a Hold on Me (119)
1. What Made You Say That (27)
2. Dance With the One Who Brought You (42)
3. God Ain't Gonna Getcha For That (70)
4. Crime of the Century (75)
5. You Lay a Whole Lot of Love On Me (82)
6. There Goes the Neighborhood (85)
7. Still Under the Weather (92)
8. When He Leaves You (116)
9. Forget Me (117)
10. Got a Hold on Me (119)
{The Woman In Me (1995)}
1. Any Man of Mine (64)
2. (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here! (75)
3. No One Needs to Know (82)
4. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? (83)
5. You Win My Love (111)
6. The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You) (140)
7. Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore) (161)
8. If It Don't Take Two (177)
9. Is There Life After Love? (194)
10. God Bless the Child (203)
11. Leaving Is the Only Way Out (211)
12. Raining On Our Love (217)
1. Any Man of Mine (64)
2. (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here! (75)
3. No One Needs to Know (82)
4. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? (83)
5. You Win My Love (111)
6. The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You) (140)
7. Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore) (161)
8. If It Don't Take Two (177)
9. Is There Life After Love? (194)
10. God Bless the Child (203)
11. Leaving Is the Only Way Out (211)
12. Raining On Our Love (217)
{Come On Over (1997)}
1. That Don't Impress Me Much (103)
2. Man! I Feel Like A Woman! (104)
3. You're Still the One (108)
4. When (180)
5. Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) (184)
6. From This Moment On (187)
7. Love Gets Me Every Time (189)
8. Rock This Country! (259)
9. Whatever You Do! Don't! (267)
10. Black Eyes, Blue Tears (272)
11. Honey, I'm Home (272)
12. You've Got A Way (279)
13. Come On Over (286)
14. I'm Holdin' On To Love (To Save My Life) (295)
15. If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask! (339)
16. I Won't Leave You Lonely (342)
1. That Don't Impress Me Much (103)
2. Man! I Feel Like A Woman! (104)
3. You're Still the One (108)
4. When (180)
5. Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) (184)
6. From This Moment On (187)
7. Love Gets Me Every Time (189)
8. Rock This Country! (259)
9. Whatever You Do! Don't! (267)
10. Black Eyes, Blue Tears (272)
11. Honey, I'm Home (272)
12. You've Got A Way (279)
13. Come On Over (286)
14. I'm Holdin' On To Love (To Save My Life) (295)
15. If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask! (339)
16. I Won't Leave You Lonely (342)
{Up! (2002)}
1. Forever and for Always (93)
2. I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (116)
3. Up! (168)
4. It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing (205)
5. Nah! (206)
6. She's Not Just A Pretty Face (270)
7. When You Kiss Me (275)
8. Ka-Ching! (292)
9. In My Car (I'll Be the Driver) (294)
10. Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon) (310)
11. I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! (312)
12. (Wanna Get to Know You) That Good! (319)
13. I'm Jealous (335)
14. I Ain't Goin' Down (359)
15. What A Way to Wanna Be! (371)
16. Ain't No Particular Way (378)
17. C'est la vie (383)
18. Waiter! Bring Me Water! (386)
19. Jaunita (408)
1. Forever and for Always (93)
2. I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (116)
3. Up! (168)
4. It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing (205)
5. Nah! (206)
6. She's Not Just A Pretty Face (270)
7. When You Kiss Me (275)
8. Ka-Ching! (292)
9. In My Car (I'll Be the Driver) (294)
10. Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon) (310)
11. I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)! (312)
12. (Wanna Get to Know You) That Good! (319)
13. I'm Jealous (335)
14. I Ain't Goin' Down (359)
15. What A Way to Wanna Be! (371)
16. Ain't No Particular Way (378)
17. C'est la vie (383)
18. Waiter! Bring Me Water! (386)
19. Jaunita (408)
{Now (2017)}
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{Extras (1999-2021)}
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Gonna go ahead and tag country AND pop, as she is known as the Queen of Country Pop:
Country:
Adrian C. 🍓 @annebury austin BB🌕 bboat11 bigfan101 taylor castleoblivion26 cedric Cody Wants Out... HeyHeyHey ClevelandRox g8erboi tim LBTrocks @doinktheclown Crimsonio Fancy fearlessarrow hydraflare .indulgecountry Leo ✔ born Kanenrá:ke The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 lady𝓐fan Mylo13 💜 RobbyFlorida someguy zaclord 🌈 SwiftlySheeran Au$tin toomuchboy @xfer
Pop:
13 Adrian C. 🍓 alexcuse @annebury @aprettyoddmusicbox austin avatar awesomecharts Az Paynter yuh yuh BB🌕 bigfan101 Linnethia Monique Future Captain taylor castleoblivion26 cedric charmander78 CF15 Choco Cody Wants Out... g8erboi tim @crapkuki23 @doinktheclown eidde Crimsonio fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe @greento GrinningLikeADevil newpower ry4n hydraflare .indulgecountry @jadenlefranks Leo ✔ born Kanenrá:ke Juanca Mr. Thonk Eyes jtd Thee Stallion Fire kimberly lyhom mamooshka shootingstar16 @matthewlam @mirza Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 Caviar Nick P Normi SHOOTER owenlovesmusic RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij @sklohiorawr stallie zaclord 🌈 SwiftlySheeran tallen2001 tanooki Au$tin Rose "Payola" Nylund 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 toomuchboy trilogy Ty woods @waffle walt91 weaver willapted33 YotamTS Zach
THEN we'll get to the big albums!
Heavy on the unless.
