Shania Twain - "Greatest Hits" - In Stores NOW

[HolidayGuy]

Just checked Shania's Mediabase airplay- some impressive numbers this woman has. Her 14 most-played tracks are played more than Britney Spears' most-played recurrent (pre-In the Zone). :o For the record, it's Sometimes, with a mere 65 spins in the past week. Ony comparing the two, since they both have greatest hits albums being released.

Pre-Up! Most-Played Tracks in last Week (at all formats)-:
1. You're Still the One: 1,407 spins
2. Man! I Feel Like a Woman: 1,044 spins
3. That Don't Impress Me Much: 904 spins
4. From This Moment On: 764 spins
5. Any Man of Mine: 587 spins
6. (If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here: 512 spins
7. Honey I'm Home: 411
8. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Benn Under: 347 spins
9. Love Gets Me Every Time: 208
10. You've Got a Way: 153 spins
11. Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You): 143 spins
12. No One Needs to Know: 114 spins
13. Come on Over: 81 spins
14. You Win My Love: 74 spins

Other hits: Rock This Country (7 spins), Dance With the One... (6 spins), Home Ain't... (3 spins), I'm Holdin' Out For Love (3 spins)

[anafan]

JAZ said:

I hope she has more than one new song on it.

According to USA Today, there will be 3 new songs.

[HolidayGuy]

that Shania's forthcoming compilation could rival Madonna's legendary Immaculate Collection as one of the definitive female compilation/era-defining albums. :eek (not just talking about commercial success). Her music continues to thrive, and her music really gave a refreshing "attitude" to country music.

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AnaFan said:

According to USA Today, there will be 3 new songs.

That's correct.

So far, all news sources in and out of country music are saying that Shania's "Greatest Hits" cd will contain three new songs.

[drock89]

Just picked up some new news..

Expect a single within 4-6 weeks!!

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shaniagotchagood said:

Just picked up some new news..

Expect a single within 4-6 weeks!!

It will be interesting to see what her new singles are like, particularly the first one.

[chriskolm]

shaniagotchagood said:

Just picked up some new news..

Expect a single within 4-6 weeks!!

Awesome!!

[drock89]

Rumor has it that this will

1) Be a double-cd set
2) Include a Bonus DVD..

C'mon Mercury!! Start talkin!!

[chriskolm]

shaniagotchagood said:

Rumor has it that this will

1) Be a double-cd set
2) Include a Bonus DVD..

C'mon Mercury!! Start talkin!!

More great news!!

[HER MINAJesty]

Is it Nov. 9? For some reason I thought it was Nov. 16

[drock89]

Just said:

Is it Nov. 9? For some reason I thought it was Nov. 16

First it was November 23rd, then the rumor changed to November 16th, now it is "officially" November 9th!!( The same day as the CMAs, coincidence? I don't think so!!)

[HER MINAJesty]

Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up

[musicmuse]

Just for the record, November 23 was the first "official" date for her Greatest Hits album -- supplied by her Canadian label and reported by MuchMoreMusic.... and now it has been moved up to the firm date of November 9.  Unwise move, but that's another story.

[anafan]

Shania Twain First Ever Greatest Hits Album in Stores November 9, 2004

Press Release Source: Mercury Records Nashville


Thursday August 26, 6:01 am ET


NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Shania Twain's Greatest Hits, the first ever greatest hits album from the multi-Grammy, platinum-selling artist will be released November 9, 2004. The 21-track album will consist of Twain's chart-topping hits, as well as three brand new songs.

Twain has celebrated 16 top ten career hits -- 10 of which have reached the top five and 8 secured the elite no. 1 spot. With her most recent album UP! earning certification of 10x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, Twain is the only artist in history to have three consecutive 10x platinum certified albums. The other two being The Woman In Me (12x platinum) and Come On Over (19x platinum).

"Party for Two," the first single to be released to radio, is recorded in two versions. In one version, Twain pairs with Sugar Ray front man Mark McGrath, the other with country newcomer Billy Currington. Videos for both versions were recently filmed in Europe and are scheduled to begin airing in September.

"I wanted to put together all of my favorite songs from over the years for a fun, high energy album. This record is exactly that, as well as a dedication to all of the passionate fans that have enjoyed and supported me throughout the years," exclaims Twain.

Twain's recently wrapped 2003-2004 UP! Tour reached nearly $80 million overall in ticket sales for North America. The 2004 leg alone brought in over $34 million, making this leg of Twain's tour the top grossing country tour of 2004.

Shania Twain's Greatest Hits track listing (in sequence order):

"Forever and For Always"
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good"
"UP!"
"Come On Over"
"Man! I Feel Like A Woman!"
"That Don't Impress Me Much"
"From This Moment"
"Honey, I'm Home"
"You're Still The One"
"Don't Be Stupid"
"Love Gets Me Every Time"
"No One Needs To Know"
"You Win My Love"
"I'm Outta Here"
"The Woman In Me"
"Any Man Of Mine"
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots"
"Party for Two' (with Mark McGrath)"
"Don't!"
"Party for Two (with Billy Currington)"
"I Ain't No Quitter"


Universal Music Group is the world's largest music company with wholly owned record operations or licensees in 71 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's largest global music publishing operations.

Universal Music Group consists of record labels Decca Record Company, Deutsche Grammophon, DreamWorks Records, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor, Universal Music Latino, Universal Motown Records Group, and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Strategic Marketing & Commercial Affairs (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes eLabs, a new media and technologies division.

Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.

biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040826/clth003a_1.html

[drock89]

YAAAAAAHHOOOOO!!!!!!

[Jaffas85]

Predictions for how well this Greatest Hits Package Will Sell?

Atleast 50X Platinum I'd say.....

Well I think it could sell similar to Usher's current album.

[jimmy74747]

Jaffas85 said:

Predictions for how well this Greatest Hits Package Will Sell?

Atleast 50X Platinum I'd say.....

Well I think it could sell similar to Usher's current album.

I don't know. It would need a very strong single to get past triple platinum.

The problem is everyone already has all of Shania's albums. "Come on Over" is 19 times platinum, while "The Woman in Me" is 11 or 12 times platinum. Wh buy another CD if you already have the songs in your collection. Her die-hard fans will buy it and it will be a popular holiday gift, but without a strong single, I see it falling fast.

[anafan]

Three New Cuts Join Twain's 'Greatest'

A trio of new songs will appear among the first collection of Shania Twain's "Greatest Hits." Due Nov. 9 from Mercury, the 21-track set will be led by the single "Party for Two," which appears on the album in two different versions.

Twain recorded one take of "Party" with Sugar Ray vocalist Mark McGrath, while another was completed with country newcomer Billy Currington. Videos for both versions were recently shot in Europe. The other new cuts on "Greatest Hits" are "Don't!" and "I Ain't No Quitter."

The rest of the disc consists of tracks from Twain's 1995 breakthrough, "The Woman in Me" and follow-up albums 1997's "Come on Over" and 2002's "UP!," all released via Mercury. There are no tracks representing her 1993 self-titled debut.

Among the featured songs are "Any Man of Mine," "(If You're Not In it for Love) I'm Outta Here" and "No One Needs To Know," all of which reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"I wanted to put together all of my favorite songs from over the years for a fun, high energy album," Twain says in a statement. "This record is exactly that, as well as a dedication to all of the passionate fans that have enjoyed and supported me throughout the years."

Here is the track list for Twain's "Greatest Hits":

"Forever and for Always" (from "UP!")
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good" (from "UP!")
"UP!" (from "UP!")
"Come on Over" (from "Come on Over")
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" (from "Come on Over")
"That Don't Impress Me Much" (from "Come on Over")
"From This Moment On" (from "Come on Over")
"Honey, I'm Home" (from "Come on Over")
"You're Still the One" (from "Come on Over")
"Don't Be Stupid" (from "Come on Over")
"Love Gets Me Every Time" (from "Come on Over")
"No One Needs To Know" (from "The Woman in Me")
"You Win My Love" (from "The Woman in Me")
"(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here" (from "The Woman in Me")
"The Woman in Me" (from "The Woman in Me")
"Any Man of Mine" (from "The Woman in Me")
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" (from "The Woman in Me")
"Party for Two" (with Mark McGrath)
"Don't!"
"Party for Two" (with Billy Currington)
"I Ain't No Quitter"

www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000619673

[WhySoSerious?]

They left off most of the ones I mentioned besides "Don't Be Stupid".

[bamafan2102]

I wonder if the Don't song near the end is Whatever you do! Don't! I really liked that song off of Come On Over and hoped she would release it. Maybe now she will.

[HolidayGuy]

HUGE. It doesn't matter that she has such huge-sellign albums, really. This ia a collection of pretty darn good tunes, and she's again reaching different audiences by having two versions of the first single).

Tracklisting looks good.

[WhySoSerious?]

I think it'll sell well, but can't see it going much over 4 million.

[drock89]

The reason I think this will be BIG is because even though so many already have her albums, for the non-diehard this is an opprotunity to get only the songs you like on one cd, instead of buying the album for one song.

[chriskolm]

Yea, I think this will be big.

[HolidayGuy]

Are you talking about initial chart run, TCorey?

I can definitely see this album selling for years and years after its initial chart run.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

shaniagotchagood said:

I disagree. Esp. in the case of COO there were so many hits that 5-6 would leave out some great stuff. If this GH is to be done right, all the singles should be included, excluding her debut album.

If people want all of her COO singles, they'll get her COO CD.

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Another article talking about the "Greatest Hits" news

Shania Rocks Out And Twangs Up On Greatest Hits Disc[/size][/color]

Thursday August 26, 2004 @ 05:30 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff



For millions, Shania Twain helped make country music seem somewhat palatable by masking it with standard rock hooks and sexing it up in a way Dolly’s big bazoombas never could. The video for "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" alone was enough to make most men say, "Y’know, country’s not that bad…" Now the Canadian country popstar is set to release her first Greatest Hits album after recently finishing up her top grossing country tour for UP!

With four full-length studio albums under her belt, Twain has enough diamonds to make Elizabeth Taylor blush. 1995’s The Woman In Me and 1997’s Come On Over were both certified two-times diamond in Canada while 2002’s UP! Has reached the almost unreachable status now as well. That’s one million albums sold per diamond rating, buck-o and Twain is the only artist in the history of artists to have three diamond-certified albums in Canada. Sloan, who? Tragically Hip, what? Shania Twain, all right!

The 21-track album features her career-spanning chart toppers, a bunch of songs we've never heard of and three new tracks, one of which is done twice over. The majority of the songs on the Greatest Hits album come from The Woman In Me and Come On Over, with only one or two off UP! and none from her 1993 self-titled debut release. And here I thought "Dance With The One That Brought You" was a sure classic.

New tracks include "Don’t!," "Party For Two" and the grammatically incorrect "I Ain’t No Quitter" with "Party" emerging as the first single. Twice over. The single (double?) features Twain alongside a Choose Your Own Adventure vocalist, either Mark McGrath or Billy Currington depending on your mood at the time. The Sugar Ray frontman and country newcomer both filmed videos with Twain for their respective versions as record execs undoubtably sit back wondering whether they should market Twain as more rock or more country on the next album.

The tracklisting for Twain’s Greatest Hits album is:

"Forever And For Always"
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good"
"UP!"
"Come On Over"
"Man! I Feel Like A Woman!"
"That Don't Impress Me Much"
"From This Moment On"
"Honey, I'm Home"
"You're Still The One"
"Don't Be Stupid"
"Love Gets Me Every Time"
"No One Needs To Know"
"You Win My Love"
"(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here"
"The Woman In Me"
"Any Man Of Mine"
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under"
"Party For Two" (with Mark McGrath)
"Don't!"
"Party For Two" (with Billy Currington)
"I Ain't No Quitter"

—David Missio



www.chartattack.com/damn/2004/08/2608.cfm

[HolidayGuy]

Garth Brooks' The Hits sold- it is certified for 10 million in shipments- and his albums also sold like ghangbusters. His album was "limited," but his past sales sure didn't stop people from eating up his GH.

Would it be out of the ordinary if Shania's album reaches such heights down the road? Absolutely not.

[Jaffas85]

If promoted well and if the first single does pretty well I think this GH album will deffinitely reach 10X Platinum.

I really like Shania Twain but have never felt compelled enough to buy one of her albums but because all of her hits will be included on the GH then i'll deffinitely be buying it and I think many other people will act in the same way.

[chriskolm]

j said:

Mark McGrath? Mark McGrath as in the Sugar Ray guy? I wanna hear that.

Sure is.