Shania Twain Album Series - Queen Of Me (Revealing)

[taylor]

The bottom three songs in this competition turned out to be the only three songs with point totals exceeding 200, so we were just about set in agreement on them. The next song escaped last-place status by just six points!!

[taylor]

We've slammed every door in anger

And we've opened wounds we can't mend

And one night lonely is one night too many

Don't want to wake up to one more night that won't end.

So slow down your horses

Stop draggin' me around

And if cryin' is the only way into your heart

Then leavin' is the only way out.

11. Leaving Is the Only Way Out

Track 10
Written by Shania Twain
Length: 4:07


Total: 211
Average: 9.59
Std. Dev.: 2.17

codyj100 - 3
tim - 7
mamooshka - 7
Kanenrá:ke - 8
toomuchboy - 8
bat1990 - 8
Troublemaker - 8
.indulgecountry - 9
lady𝓐fan - 9
bboat11 - 10
Ginger Spice - 10
Rose "Payola" Nylund - 10
ClevelandRox - 11
someguy - 11
schnetzka - 11
andrewantonio - 11
fearlessarrow - 11
castleoblivion26 - 11
austin - 12
taylor - 12
Cody Wants Out... - 12
Positive Tension - 12

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
Any Man of Mine
Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
If You're Not in It for Love (I'm Outta Here)!
The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)
Is There Life After Love?
If It Don't Take Two
You Win My Love
No One Needs to Know
God Bless the Child

[taylor]

The next ballad to leave us is the next song to leave us. Leaving really was the only way out for this album's only Shania solo write, as nearly all of us put it in our bottom half, including six correct placements. codyj100 does lose his #3 here, though. Sorry to you! Similar to "Raining on Our Love," I find this song to be a bit too slow which makes it a weak leak among such a stellar list of songs. This also is one song, however, that I never have a desire to seek out and revisit.

This little ballad also started out strong as a Top 10 contender, before eventually being pushed out. That didn't mean it didn't try to get back in the Top 10, tho! In fact, it managed to do so once again...until the final list pushed it right back to #11. The song it was fighting with has the blessing of being in the Top 10!  ;)

[toomuchboy]

Well, I got the bottom two right when wondering what would end up #12. I just go on instinct that ballads always go first, and these were the weakest of the ballads on this album for sure.

[taylor]

This boy is hungry, he ain't got enough to eat

That girl's cold and she ain't got no shoes on her feet

When a child's spirit's broken

And feels all hope is gone

God help them find the strength to carry on

But with hope and faith

Yea, we can understand

All God's children need is love

And us to hold their little hands.

10. God Bless the Child

Track 12
Written by Shania & Mutt
Length: 1:30 (Album); 3:49 (Single)

Placement in the singles rankdown: #33 of 40

Single Version:


Album Version:

Total: 203
Average: 9.23
Std. Dev.: 2.45

Positive Tension - 3
taylor - 6
castleoblivion26 - 6
bat1990 - 6
Rose "Payola" Nylund - 7
mamooshka - 8
ClevelandRox - 8
tim - 9
austin - 9
bboat11 - 9
Ginger Spice - 9
toomuchboy - 9
someguy - 10
schnetzka - 10
codyj100 - 11
Cody Wants Out... - 11
Kanenrá:ke - 12
andrewantonio - 12
fearlessarrow - 12
.indulgecountry - 12
lady𝓐fan - 12
Troublemaker - 12

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
Any Man of Mine
Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
If You're Not in It for Love (I'm Outta Here)!
The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)
Is There Life After Love?
If It Don't Take Two
You Win My Love
No One Needs to Know

[bboat11]

Aug 21, 2020 20:39:49 GMT -5 taylor said:

The next ballad to leave us is the next song to leave us. Leaving really was the only way out for this album's only Shania solo write, as nearly all of us put it in our bottom half, including six correct placements. codyj100 does lose his #3 here, though. Sorry to you! Similar to "Raining on Our Love," I find this song to be a bit too slow which makes it a weak leak among such a stellar list of songs. This also is one song, however, that I never have a desire to seek out and revisit.

This little ballad also started out strong as a Top 10 contender, before eventually being pushed out. That didn't mean it didn't try to get back in the Top 10, tho! In fact, it managed to do so once again...until the final list pushed it right back to #11. The song it was fighting with has the blessing of being in the Top 10! 

God Bless the Child next, huh?

Edit: Damn it! A hair slow!!

[Positive Tension]

Wow, had no idea "God Bless the Child" was so disliked, lol. I get that it's not for everyone, and normally songs like these aren't my cup of tea, but I think it's really pretty.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Huh really we let GBTC out of last place....I'm flabbergasted

[Positive Tension]

Nah, the other two ballads that placed below it were worse, lol. The slower songs on this album were generally the weak points, imo, but I loved "GBTC."

[taylor]

Kicking off the Top 10 is the first single to leave us! "God Bless the Child" was reworked from its original album version and that final product was released as the eighth and final single from the album on October 26, 1996. It didn't receive a warm reception at radio, missing the Top 40 entirely. This marked the second consecutive single from this album to miss the Top 20 and the first single of this album to miss the Top 40 altogether. Its radio peak of #48 came in January 1997, after just 9 weeks on the charts.

I have always loved this revamped version of the song for its hopefulness and Shania's vocal delivery. I wasn't too surprised to see it start out as a last place contender and I frankly was expecting it to be that way. I was shocked to see this song even hit the Top 10 on the trajectory, and am quite proud of the accomplishment! (Of course, it came back thanks to the last list  ) Positive Tension loses their #3 here; sorry to you!

[Kanenrá:ke]

Aug 21, 2020 21:00:51 GMT -5 taylor said:

Kicking off the Top 10 is the first single to leave us! "God Bless the Child" was reworked from its original album version and that final product was released as the eighth and final single from the album on October 26, 1996. It didn't receive a warm reception at radio, missing the Top 40 entirely. This marked the second consecutive single from this album to miss the Top 20 and the first single of Shania's career to miss the Top 40 altogether. Its radio peak of #48 came in January 1997, after just 9 weeks on the charts.

I have always loved this revamped version of the song for its hopefulness and Shania's vocal delivery. I wasn't too surprised to see it start out as a last place contender and I frankly was expecting it to be that way. I was shocked to see this song even hit the Top 10 on the trajectory, and am quite proud of the accomplishment! (Of course, it came back thanks to the last list  :kii: ) Positive Tension loses their #3 here; sorry to you!

Definitely wasn't her first single to miss the top 40 deary!

[taylor]

Since this thread is alive with activity now, I guess we can continue on for a couple more reveals  

[taylor]

Aug 21, 2020 21:02:29 GMT -5 Kanenrá:ke said:

Aug 21, 2020 21:00:51 GMT -5 taylor said:

Kicking off the Top 10 is the first single to leave us! "God Bless the Child" was reworked from its original album version and that final product was released as the eighth and final single from the album on October 26, 1996. It didn't receive a warm reception at radio, missing the Top 40 entirely. This marked the second consecutive single from this album to miss the Top 20 and the first single of Shania's career to miss the Top 40 altogether. Its radio peak of #48 came in January 1997, after just 9 weeks on the charts.

I have always loved this revamped version of the song for its hopefulness and Shania's vocal delivery. I wasn't too surprised to see it start out as a last place contender and I frankly was expecting it to be that way. I was shocked to see this song even hit the Top 10 on the trajectory, and am quite proud of the accomplishment! (Of course, it came back thanks to the last list  ) Positive Tension loses their #3 here; sorry to you!

Definitely wasn't her first single to miss the top 40 deary!

Duh me...read too fast when doing the write-up, oops!  

[someguy]

I like the whole album, so even my bottom ranks don't mean that I dislike a song. "God Bless The Child" is good, but imo her weakest single from the album by a lot. I think some stations considered it a "holiday" single, which is why it dropped off sharply in early January. It still wouldn't have gone much higher anyway, but I think that's why it peaked below the top 40.

[taylor]

Every road had a rainbow

And every wish had a star

Every tear had a shoulder to cry on

And every night had guitars

But every fool's a lonely fool

And such a fool am I

'Cause every night I think of you

And every night I die.

9. Is There Life After Love?

Track 6
Written by Shania & Mutt
Length: 4:39


Total: 194
Average: 8.82
Std. Dev.: 2.67 (2nd Highest)

tim - 2
Kanenrá:ke - 5
codyj100 - 5
fearlessarrow - 6
austin - 7
schnetzka - 7
taylor - 8
bboat11 - 8
someguy - 8
andrewantonio - 8
Positive Tension - 8
ClevelandRox - 10
Cody Wants Out... - 10
Troublemaker - 10
mamooshka - 11
Ginger Spice - 11
.indulgecountry - 11
lady𝓐fan - 11
castleoblivion26 - 12
toomuchboy - 12
Rose "Payola" Nylund - 12
bat1990 - 12

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
Any Man of Mine
Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
If You're Not in It for Love (I'm Outta Here)!
The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)
If It Don't Take Two
You Win My Love
No One Needs to Know

[Positive Tension]

"Life After Love" was definitely a grower. The verses are fine but the chorus and bridge are the highlights- the song just gets better as it goes along. Had I given myself more time to become familiar with it, it could've snuck in my top 6.

[taylor]

Up next at #9 is "Is There Life After Love?" This song happened to start quite strong, becoming a contender for the Top 5...and the runner-up position  before quickly being shown what for by the rest of the competition. As more lists continued to trickle in, the song continued to fall, eventually stopping at #9. tim sadly loses his #2 here, and a couple others lose Top 5 placements as well.

I've always found this song to be quite lovely; it's not as great as the rest of the songs I'd placed above it, but it certainly isn't anything to overlook considering the strength of this album!

[Kanenrá:ke]

Wow didn't expect that many tankers for this. I always loved the chorus and wish it was a single!

[taylor]

I'm going to go ahead and pause reveals for the night. Stay tuned for tomorrow's set of three, which will take us to the Top 5! 

[tim]

Of course two of the most traditional country songs would be the first ones out! I was actually going to guess that “Raining On Our Love” might be the first song out just based on the fact that it seems to get overshadowed by the rest of the album. And I suppose the same thing can be said for “Leaving Is the Only Way Out” as again the overall strength of the record probably pushes this one further back amongst those songs that most people seek out from the record.

I assumed that “God Bless the Child” would be out somewhere in the bottom three and speaking for myself I much prefer the a cappella version personally. I agree with someguy that at the time a lot of country radio stations treated this as a holiday single and therefore I don’t think there was an actual major push for it either.

I’m happy to see “Is There Life After Love” escape the bottom three as I thought it might land there if only because it would be more on the polarizing side. This has always been not just one of my favorite songs from the album but one of my all-time favorite album tracks from her. I’m not sure how this would’ve fared at country radio but I agree with Kanenrá:ke that I too wish it had been a single.

[taylor]

Gather round y'all for more reveals!



Kanenrá:ke  codyj100  tim  austin  mamooshka  taylor  ClevelandRox  bboat11  someguy  schnetzka  Ginger Spice  andrewantonio  fearlessarrow  castleoblivion26  toomuchboy  Rose "Payola" Nylund  Cody Wants Out...  .indulgecountry  lady𝓐fan  bat1990  Troublemaker  Positive Tension

[taylor]

It takes two hearts with one beat

And it takes two to say I do

But the champagne won't taste sweet

And the dream just won't come true

Yeah, if it don't take two.

8. If It Don't Take Two

Track 7
Written by Shania & Mutt
Length: 3:40


Total: 177
Average: 8.05
Std. Dev.: 2.56

codyj100 - 2
Kanenrá:ke - 4
lady𝓐fan - 4
castleoblivion26 - 5
someguy - 6
Cody Wants Out... - 6
bboat11 - 7
.indulgecountry - 7
austin - 8
schnetzka - 9
Positive Tension - 9
ClevelandRox - 9
Troublemaker - 9
mamooshka - 9
Rose "Payola" Nylund - 9
bat1990 - 9
fearlessarrow - 10
andrewantonio - 10
tim - 11
taylor - 11
toomuchboy - 11
Ginger Spice - 12

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
Any Man of Mine
Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
If You're Not in It for Love (I'm Outta Here)!
The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)
You Win My Love
No One Needs to Know

[taylor]

Leaving first tonight is "If It Don't Take Two" at #8. This one's a fun little jam...but this album has quite a few fun little jams, and this fun little jam isn't quite the jammiest of them. I do find it to be a bit repetitive towards the end...and some of the lyrics are head-scratchers! Like...who is Noah?! 

This song did start out very strongly, and was even the FIRST song in the submission process to be a #1 contender, spending time there for one list before the myriad of lower ranks quickly brought it to its knees. codyj100 , whose list sent this to that brief #1 position, loses his runner-up here. Sorry to you! Meanwhile Ginger Spice says good riddance to a last-place ranking.

[taylor]

Which means that all singles remain!!!!!

[taylor]

We built a love so strong it couldn't break

There was not a road we were afraid to take

And we'd kiss all the way from Arkansas to Rome

'Cause in each other's arms we were home sweet home

But he don't feel the same

Since our lives became

Years of bills, babies and chains

Home ain't where his heart is anymore

He may hang his hat behind our bedroom door

But he don't lay his head down to love me like before

Home ain't where his heart is anymore.

7. Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)

Track 1
Written by Shania & Mutt
Length: 4:12

Placement in the singles rankdown: #25 of 40


Total: 161
Average: 7.32
Std. Dev.: 2.55

Kanenrá:ke - 1
.indulgecountry - 1
bboat11 - 6
andrewantonio - 6
ClevelandRox - 6
toomuchboy - 6
fearlessarrow - 7
taylor - 7
Positive Tension - 7
Troublemaker - 7
Ginger Spice - 7
lady𝓐fan - 7
codyj100 - 8
schnetzka - 8
Cody Wants Out... - 8
Rose "Payola" Nylund - 8
someguy - 9
austin - 10
mamooshka - 10
castleoblivion26 - 10
bat1990 - 10
tim - 12

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Any Man of Mine
Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
If You're Not in It for Love (I'm Outta Here)!
The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)
You Win My Love
No One Needs to Know

[bboat11]

OMG I have had EVERY song thusfar ranked higher than its placement by 1 position 👀

Which means, where is my #12??!!!?!

[taylor]

The first of the remaining singles to leave us is "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)," which was the VERY first song to spend any amount of time at #1 in the submission process, as Kanenrá:ke kicked things off with his list. Sadly that ended just as quickly as it began, as he and .indulgecountry lose their #1 song, a song about a woman lamenting the fact that her man just doesn't love her like he used to. It was released to radio on July 24, 1996 as the album's seventh single, and became the first song of the album era to miss the Top 20. It spent 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #28 on the chart dated October 5, 1996.

This is such a strong album, but I feel I could've sneaked this into my Top 5 because y'all...this song is beautiful. And it's heartbreaking. Imagine spending so much of your life loving one person with all your heart only for them to become burnt out on you. I particularly enjoy the line He may hang his hat behind our bedroom door/But he don't lay his head down to love me like before. WOW.

Everyone did put this in their Top 10 tho...except for tim and his head-scratching #12 rank!

[taylor]

Aug 22, 2020 21:12:10 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

OMG I have had EVERY song thusfar ranked higher than its placement by 1 position 👀

Which means, where is my #12??!!!?!

Right here, all you had to do was ask! An odd song to put at #12 but ok

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When the world wants too much
And it feels cold and out of touch

It's a beautiful place

When you kiss my face

The woman in me

Needs you to be

The man in my arms

To hold tenderly

'Cause I'm a woman in love

And it's you I run to

Yeah, the woman in me

Needs the man in you.

6. The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)

Track 5
Written by Shania & Mutt
Length: 4:50

Placement in the singles rankdown: #19 of 40


Total: 140
Average: 6.36
Std. Dev.: 2.85 (Highest!)

codyj100 - 1
toomuchboy - 3
bat1990 - 3
andrewantonio - 4
Ginger Spice - 4
schnetzka - 4
tim - 4
fearlessarrow - 5
taylor - 5
.indulgecountry - 6
Troublemaker - 6
Rose "Payola" Nylund - 6
mamooshka - 6
ClevelandRox - 7
someguy - 7
Cody Wants Out... - 7
castleoblivion26 - 9
Kanenrá:ke - 10
Positive Tension - 10
lady𝓐fan - 10
austin - 11
bboat11 - 12

SPOILER: Click to show

{Songs Remaining}
Any Man of Mine
Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
If You're Not in It for Love (I'm Outta Here)!
You Win My Love
No One Needs to Know

[taylor]

The last song to miss the Top 5 is the namesake for this album, "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)." This song is so beautifully sung and executed. It's simply immaculate. No words I put together can really do it justice tbh!! This was released as the album's third single on August 9, 1995 and spent 20 weeks on the charts, reaching a peak position of #14 on November 4, 1995 and becoming Shania's third Top 20 hit at country radio.

codyj100 loses his #1 here (very sorry to you!) and some of us lost some Top 5s, while on the other end, bboat11 finally rids of his #12. The song was never really destined for Top 5 status. It tried a couple times, but wound up being pushed back against the bigger hits of the album.

[taylor]

And here is your Top 5!

Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
You Win My Love
If You're Not in It for Love (I'm Outta Here!)
Any Man of Mine
No One Needs to Know

Feel free to make predictions for this and stay tuned to witness the bloodbath tomorrow night!!!