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| Sales Rank: | 15024 (lower is better) |
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| Release Date: | 2002-11-19 |
| Label: | Mercury Nashville |
| UPC: | 088170314226 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Mercury Nashville |
| ASIN: | B00006IX86 |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Up! by Mercury Nashville
- Up! (Pop Version)
- I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (Pop Version)
- She's Not Just A Pretty Face (Pop Version)
- Juanita (Pop Version)
- Forever And For Always (Pop Version)
- Ain't No Particular Way (Pop Version)
- It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing (Pop Version)
- Nah! (Pop Version)
- (Wanna Get To Know You) That Good! (Pop Version)
- C'est La Vie (Pop Version)
- I'm Jealous (Pop Version)
- Ka-Ching! (Pop Version)
- Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon) (Pop Version)
- Waiter! Bring Me Water! (Pop Version)
- What A Way To Wanna Be! (Pop Version)
- I Ain't Goin' Down (Pop Version)
- I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No!) (Pop Version)
- In My Car (I'll Be The Driver) (Pop Version)
- When You Kiss Me (Pop Version)
- Up! (Country Version)
- I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (Country Version)
- She's Not Just A Pretty Face (Country Version)
- Juanita (Country Version)
- Forever And For Always (Country Version)
- Ain't No Particular Way (Country Version)
- It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing (Country Version)
- Nah! (Country Version)
- (Wanna Get To Know You) That Good! (Country Version)
- C'est La Vie (Country Version)
- I'm Jealous (Country Version)
- Ka-Ching! (Country Version)
- Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon) (Country Version)
- Waiter! Bring Me Water! (Country Version)
- What A Way To Wanna Be! (Country Version)
- I Ain't Goin' Down (Country Version)
- I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No!) (Country Version)
- In My Car (I'll Be The Driver) (Country Version)
- When You Kiss Me (Country Version)
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Amazon.com
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
Customer Reviews
Despite the Generosity, 'Up!' Is a Step Down - Reviewed on 2007-08-01
4 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.
(3 1/2 *'s) Shania Twain is entirely fun, frolicking, and infectious. Her preceding two albums, 'The Woman in Me' and 'Come on Over' are hybrid classics that are remarkable and entertaining. On 'Up' we get the same generous helpings as always, even if the fare is uneven in quality throughout. The best moments are almost at par with her best, but the lesser works sound like middle of the road music from the 1980's. If she were more selective about the quality, she could give us all another great C.D. like its predecessors. If only the delivery lived up to the exclamation points of her song titles, this musical trek could have gotten unstuck in a trot and gone for a gallop.
Off to a promising start, the title track ushers her familiar effervescence with fun lyrics to match. Following is the playful mischief of "I'm Gonna Get You Good,' which is then almost matched by "She's Just Not a Pretty Face". In the slower realms she truly satifies with the heartwarming "Forever and for Always" and later with "I Ain't Going Down". Unfortunately, most of the rest goes downhill. "Ain't No Particular Way" and "Ka-Ching" add variety but in an unremarkable way. Most of the rest is filler that reminds one of middle of the road pop from the eighties.
You can't knock her generosity too heavily. Complete with two C.D.'s one more pop friendly, the other with country leanings, Shania Twain may well rest on her laurels for awhile. For even a decent entry on her behalf, she's always a welcome addition to my C.D. collection.
Great Variety - Reviewed on 2007-04-30
I love the title son "Up" - but there are sooo many songs on this albusm-Shania really likes to give her fans their money's worth. I had to listen to a few a couple of times, at first, they are so different from her previous style. And so many songs! Maybe there's too many-I mean, I don't think some of my favorites got much airtime-In My Car Ill Be the Driver-I thought for sure that would be a really big hit. And "No Particular Way"--that is really great. Not pop-not countryi-I don't know, but I really enjoyed it. And, "I'm Not in the Mood" pop version, really has a great beat. Of Course, "Forever and Always", GOnna Getcha Good, and many others, are good, too. She is my absolute favorite female artist-my kids introduced me to her years ago with "An Man of Mine", and I've been hooked ever since.
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Book Subjects
- Country
- Pop
- Adult Contemporary
- Contemporary Country
- Country-Pop
- Pop/Rock
- Worldbeat
- Country & Western
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