Tommy's #1 SHANIA TWAIN SuperSite Message Board

Butters, you dont know her very well if you think that because she has always written, she told us that many times. Just because her blog didnt mention it, does not mean she is not making music. You should think there is a possibility she wants to suprise her fans and not tell everything as it happens. I do agree with you though that it is nice to enjoy the blogs for what they are and ppl should stop being disappointed, she never said the blogs were to be about music.

And for Fred, they are happy together, is it better you want to see him disagreeing with her? There is smiles and happiness, do you want to see arguements as he films her? He knows the blogs are about her and does not say very much because of this. And the songs were just a little singalong, you cant compare that with other things you heard and say her voice is not what it used to be.

I know one fact that Shania is interested getting back to the music scene soon and she even said so herself.  If she was not, why she would do the blogs, home movies, and talk about the writing process.  Maybe she has some songs finished but wanted to get more creative.  She does travel alot and it helps her write songs.  I don't think she will blog that she's recording the songs until the album is finished. 

I have seen no evidence Fred is her lap dog. You seem to make a whole lot of assumptions.

Which are you?

I really do not think you need to Butter her up!

Loonie Echo wrote:

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Nobody in history will have had more pressure on them to come up with a hit album. Married to him or NOT - you can't have MUTT LANGE as your producer and suddenly NOT have him - he is the BEST at what he does - making MEGA hits. Shania is in the Caribbean now to relax, warm up - and she mentions writing songs...so maybe eventually, we'll get to hear some music - but the pressure must be ON for her - the music industry has gone down THE TOILET in the last 7 years - people do not buy CD's anymore - they download illegally for free - especially the 'pop' stuff played on the radio constantly - why buy it? So, no matter what Shania releases, she will be lucky if she sells even 3 million records. I'll buy them, and so will many of her fans - but she can not expect record sales of yesteryear.

I happily look forward to music from Shania - but I am patient. Have fun in Mustique!

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I think you're one of the few people to look at her situation accurately.  We all want new music, but like you said, that's no easy feat when you take ALL of those things into consideration.  I work as a DJ and know that there is little room for Shania's brand of pop music right now unless she stuck to country pop.  The first signs of her losing touch were seen on Up! which sold 11 mi. copies compared to 20 mi. copies of Come On Over.  It was around this time that the hip hop dance trend was starting to fire up on the pop scene.  Outkast, 50 Cent, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and The Black Eyed Peas were at the height of their popularity.  The type of music that these people sing is a lot different than Shania's happy go lucky pop sung with real instruments.

Even if she was still married to Mutt Lange I don't think his expertise would help her out much these days unless she decided to release a rock album since that's Mutt's specialty.  I've listened to her music and remixes and I think that she is actually pretty good with the electro dance stuff.  Kaching!, You're The One dance mix, Thank You Baby! and What A Way To Wanna Be! all show that she has a talent for the dance club oriented stuff.  That is the type of pop music that is in style right now.  Shania Twain built herself on being a modern woman who sang pop music with a country flair.  She is at a crossroads of whether to Dance With The One Who Brought Her to where she is or whether to pursue a new direction.

All superstars go through this.  Mariah Carey went through something similar when she split up with Tommy Mottola and explored a more R&B and hip hop sound.  She was struggling to remain relevant with her hit and miss albums until she released The Emancipation of Mimi which is among her most consistent work to date.  Whitney Houston suffered a similar decline when adult contempo R&B went out of style in the mid 1990s.  She released My Love Is Your Love, a more R&B and hip hop album, in 1998 to mixed results.  The rest is history.  Madonna is one of the few artists who hasn't had that type of decline up until now at age 51.  Though Madonna's not the best singer, since she started as a club singer who could dance she had more room to explore changing trends in that genre of music and still remain popular.  One thing that I've noticed throughout my life is that people love to dance no matter what era you're in.

One of Shania's problems is that she was an innovative force in a genre of music that prides itself on tradition.  There were other women singers before her who tried to jump the pop bandwagon to no luck like Wynonna, Lorrie Morgan, Reba, Trisha Yearwood, among others.  When you are the only successful artist who sings a particular style of music that you made popular, you become a specialist.  You also run the risk of being pigeonholed.

I think that Shania can and will be successful in her post Mutt outing, but she needs a total sound makeover in order to thrive in this new digital era.  She has to compel people to legally download her music and see her live performances.

I think her best bet at this point is to ink a Live Nation deal and ditch Mercury so she can be free to do her thing and still sell like hotcakes.

-- Edited by barebackwarrior on Thursday 11th of February 2010 08:40:21 PM

Do you know how many artists would kill to sell 11 million copies with one album these days.  Name one artist in the past 5 years that did that.  It's really hard to top Come on Over.  Thats something you will never do again and in fact nobody has ever topped it.  For example, Michael Jackson's album Thiller, its the best selling album of all time.  For so many years he had tried to top Thiller but he couldn't.  I even read somewhere that even fired his manager at the time and saying that its his fault that his Bad album didn't top it.  Don't forget when Michael wasn't happy about the sales of his last album,  he called his boss and his record company devils.  As long as Shania releases great music and that it does well and hopefully everything goes to #1, but she has always been a albums artist than a singles artist.  Maybe she will have a little sound makeover, but at the same I don't want her to lose her loyal fanbase and lose the sound that made her so successful. 

Shania Twain's new letter to her fans

Shania Twain has given fans a new letter along with a couple of new videos. I've posted part of the letter and one of the videos (Shania's still definitely got it) here but you can read/watch the rest at www.ShaniaTwain.com.

http://www.nashvillegab.com/2010/02/shania-twains-new-letter-to-her-fans.html

barebackwarrior wrote:

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 She is at a crossroads of whether to Dance With The One Who Brought Her to where she is or whether to pursue a new direction.

-- Edited by barebackwarrior on Thursday 11th of February 2010 08:40:21 PM

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You made a lot of very good and valid points. But I will touch on this one. I cannot see her fitting in to the current pop music scene; age-wise and music wise. I would love for her to go traditional country in the vein of TWIM. Listen to her voice on the latest video blog; it was made for country.

 

SHANIA TWAIN'S WORKING HOLIDAY

Shania Twain is currently on vacation in the Caribbean and claims the hot weather makes her more creative.

Shania Twain goes on holiday to work.

The 'Still The One' hitmaker is currently on vacation in the Caribbean and believes heading off to sunnier climes makes her more creative.

She wrote in a letter on her website: "I'm writing you from the Caribbean where I'm warming up after a cold stretch in Canada during the holidays. The sunny weather gets me into writing mode. Many of the songs from 'The Woman In Me' and 'Come On Over' were written in the tropics so it's a good place for me to be creative."

Before heading off on holiday, Shania - who has a son, Eja, eight, with ex-husband Robert 'Mutt' Lange - was delighted to be asked to carry the Olympic torch, and particularly happy she completed her stint without "embarrassing" herself by showing how unfit she is.

She explained: "The once-in-a-lifetime experience of carrying the Olympic torch along its journey to the final stop in Vancouver, BC for the winter Olympic Games was an energizing opportunity.

I was worried about the length of the run as I didn't want to embarrass myself by arriving at the cauldron out of breath. It turned out we were ahead of schedule, and I was asked to take my time and even stop periodically so I didn't get to the cauldron too early.

"When Eja saw me after the run, he said, 'Mom, it is called an Olympic torch run because you are supposed to RUN, not WALK!' The temperatures were pretty low so running the whole way would probably have, ironically, kept me warmer.

"In any case, it was an awesome 300 metres and I will cherish the honour forever."

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/shania-twains-working-holiday_1131950

PurplePeopleEater wrote:

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I thought she was in Canada now?

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She can go from the Caribbean to Canada in no time at all.  She was probably in the Caribbean when the article was written.

Indubitably!

UpUpUp wrote:

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PurplePeopleEater wrote:

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I thought she was in Canada now?

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She can go from the Caribbean to Canada in no time at all.  She was probably in the Caribbean when the article was written.

 

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I thought maybe she was teleported.

 

I wish I had enough money to fly to whatever Island she is on now. But since it's snowing in Atlanta, my flight would be delayed and I'd miss her.  But I digress......

Listen everybody, remember one thing. All those new photos appeared for a reason.

Those CD photo's They WILL be on the new CD. If that is not the case, then she is just going into modeling.

PurplePeopleEater wrote:

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sunnysideup wrote:

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UpUpUp wrote:

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Welcome, sunnysideup. Nice name!

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Hello , great name is'nt it lol

 

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Yes but we hope you do not have egg on your face.

 

 

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Lol, nah! no egg here lol

 

Yes. No more in the sheets.

At a slightly different angle, that could have been as good as the famous Farrah Fawcett poster!!

Shania Twain Gets Creative On Caribbean Vacation

By: Margy Holland

Shania Twain has updated fans with a new letter on her website. She is currently thawing out in the Caribbean after a cold holiday stay in Canada, and the warm weather is doing wonders for her songwriting. Shania says, "The sunny weather gets me into writing mode. Many of the songs from The Woman In Me and Come On Over were written in the tropics so it's a good place for me to be creative."

She also reflects on her past month or so, talking about her Olympic torch run, or walk, as the case may have been. She said, "I was worried about the length of the run as I didn't want to embarrass myself by arriving at the cauldron out of breath ... When (son) Eja saw me after the run, he said, 'Mom, it is called an Olympic torch run because you are supposed to RUN, not WALK! 'The temperatures were pretty low so running the whole way would probably have, ironically, kept me warmer. In any case, it was an awesome 300 meters and I will cherish the honor forever."

Shania also posted a nearly three minute video of her singing songs by the fire with one of her cousins. The footage was taken by Frederic Thiebaud, her boyfriend and the ex-husband of her one-time best friend, Marie-Anne Thiebaud, who was having an affair with Shania's then husband, Mutt Lange.

CHECK IT OUT

To see the home video of Shania, click here: http://shaniatwain.com

http://www.cjdccountry.com/news/music/80/1069000