According to Music Row, Shania's four albums - Shania Twain (1993), The Woman In Me (1995), Come On Over [2 records] (1997), Up! [Green version - 2 records] + [Red version - 2 records] (2002) - will be released on vinyl October 14.
I wonder if this is purposeful on her part, to market her albums and get everyone back into the groove of seeing her albums again, seeing her name again, and it will be followed by the new album? I take it if she was releasing the new music before the vinyl, they would have announced the new music. So I bet we are at least looking for after October 14th for the new music...
I like the idea. Maybe that's it, i.e., they are trying to get her some current recognition. Vinyl is great and is enjoying new popularity. CDs, downloads, etc., are perfect, but vinyl is special. It is something real and raw and I love the little flaws you get with vinyl. I have missed that. I'm not sure yet if I will venture into this and add her vinyl to my collection of old-time records of which I have about 600. Not to mention my 45rpms which are about as many. When I was a lad, LP Vinyl albums ran about $2-$4, not like Shania's & other artists of today's $25+.
Steve
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By Buddy Iahn | The Music Universe | September 27, 2016
Shania Twain, one of the biggest country music superstars of 90’s, is making her vinyl debut this fall. Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) has announced that it will release each of her four studio albums on 120-gram vinyl for the first time ever on October 14th.
Shania Twain was released by Mercury Records in 1993, but was not an immediate success. It charted two minor singles — “What Made You Say That” and “Dance With The One Who Brought You” — but wasn’t certified platinum by the RIAA until six years later, after she was more successful.
The Woman In Me was Twain’s breakthrough album which launched her superstardom with his such as “Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?” and “Any Man Of Mine.” Produced by veteran rock producer, Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Def Leppard), the album sold more than 20 million copies and changed the course of country music.
Come On Over, also produced by Lange, was Twain’s third album and saw 12 of the album’s 16 tracks released as singles. The album charted for two years and sold more than 40 million copies, making it the biggest-selling album of all time by a female musician. Tracks include “Love Gets Me Everytime,” “Honey I’m Home” and “From This Moment On,” a duet recorded with Bryan White but re-recorded as a solo track for pop radio.
UP! was Twain’s fourth album and third with Lange in the producer’s chair. The album went to on to sell 11 million copies, making Twain the only female artist to have three consecutive Diamond albums released in the United States. Three versions of the album were released: a pop version (red disc), a country version (green disc), and an international version (blue disc) in the style of Indian film music. “I’m Gonna Getcha Good,” “Forever And For Always” and “She’s Not Just A Pretty Face” were released as singles.
As of this writing, none of the international versions of her albums nor her Greatest Hits album are set for release on vinyl.
Shania Twain Catalog On Vinyl For The First Time Ever - Available Oct. 14
CMT to Honor Twain with Artist of a Lifetime Award
PRNewswire | News provided by Mercury Nashville | Oct 12, 2016, 3:49 PM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time ever, Shania Twain's full album catalog will be available on vinyl. Twain is an international superstar and a five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist. With more than 75 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female country artist of all time.
The vinyl releases include Shania Twain, Twain's Platinum-selling 1993 debut; The Woman in Me, her GRAMMY Award-winning, Double Diamond-selling 1995 release; Come On Over, the best-selling studio album in Soundscan history by a female artist in any genre and the best-selling country album of all time with over 40 million units sold worldwide; and UP!, Twain's third consecutive Diamond-selling album release. As with its original release, UP! has both a Country (green) and a Pop (red) version available. The entire collection is available now for pre-order HERE and available for purchase at record stores and anywhere vinyl albums are sold this Friday, Oct. 14.
Shania Twain's catalog will be released on vinyl for the very first time on October 14.
CMT recently announced Twain as the first female artist to receive its prestigious Artist of a Lifetime Award for her indelible impact and achievements in country music. Previous recipients of CMT's Artist of a Lifetime Award include the legendary Kenny Rogers and Merle Haggard. The ceremony, taped live at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center, premieres Thursday, Oct. 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.
I ordered Come On Over to start with. It came it today - sounds really good. I'm here for it. I'll probably buy Woman In Me next and Up after that.
Update - Some of the tracks are sped up a considerable amount, especially on Side D. I noticed it with Rock This Country. So I replayed that side of the record and noticed that I Won't Leave You Lonely is about 4:00 (vs. 4:13 listed on the sleeve) and RTC is ~4:06 (vs. 4:23 listed on the sleeve). I didn't notice it with the other tracks but next time I listed to the whole thing I may time each song to see if they are all faster. Unless it's just that my record player is spinning too fast - if anyone else has the album, let me know if you noticed the same thing.
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