Up! (album)

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Up!
Studio album by Shania Twain
Released	November 18, 2002 (International) November 19, 2002 (North America)
Recorded	2001 – 2002
Genre	Pop, country
Length	145:44
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment.ie link Entertainment Weekly (A) link Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone link
Shania Twain chronology
The Complete Limelight Sessions (2001) Up! (2002) Greatest Hits (2004)
Alternate cover
European re-release
Singles from Up!
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" Released: September 23, 2002 "Up!" Released: January 6, 2003 "Ka-Ching!" Released: February 17, 2003 "Forever and for Always" Released: April 7, 2003 "Thank You Baby!" Released: August 11, 2003 "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" Released: October 6, 2003 "When You Kiss Me" Released: November 10, 2003 "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" Released: February 9, 2004

Up! is a studio album released in 2002 by Canadian singer Shania Twain. Three versions of the album were released; a country version ("Green" disc), a pop version ("Red" disc) and an "international" version ("Blue" disc). The country and pop versions were released together in North America, while the pop and international versions were released outside of the U.S. and Canada. In the U.S., Up! debuted at number one with sales of 874 000 copies.

Contents 1 Production 2 Promotion 3 Sales 4 Track listing 5 Critical Reception 6 Chart positions 7 References

[edit] Production

Writing and recording the for the album took place across the world. According to the album booklet Twain and Lange wrote and recorded in Berlin, Rome, Vienna, Paris, Avignon, Provence, Milan, Dublin, The Bahamas, The Grenadine Islands and Mumbai.^[1] For the "Blue" international disc, the pair enlisted British-Asian music producers Simon and Diamond Duggal for production collaboration. Canadian folk music group Leahy provided group fiddles throughout the album.

[edit] Promotion

Twain launched an extensive promotional tour for the album, starting in October 2002. Major events included the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, the 2002 and 2003 Country Music Awards, the 2003 American Music Awards, the 2003 Juno Awards, the 2003 ECHO Awards, the 2003 Billboard Music Awards, and the 2003 CMT Flameworthy Awards.

On October 2, 2002 Shania performed on the Dutch program TROS TV Show. On October 5 she appeared on Wetten, dass..?. On October 19 she appeared on the BBC show Parkinson and on France's Star Academy. On October 26 Shania filmed a mini-concert for CD:UK. On November 6 she launched the U.S. leg of the promotion tour by opening the 2002 Country Music Awards. On November 24 Shania performed in Edmonton at the 2002 Grey Cup halftime show.

[edit] Sales

The RIAA certified the album at 11x platinum, denoting shipments of 5.5 million in the United States; since it is over 100 minutes in length, the RIAA counted each disc separately for certification purposes, as of 2007 UP! has sold 12 million copies worldwide.^[2][3]

The album was also certified diamond in Canada a month after its release date.^[4]

In 2007 the album's cover was listed on Maxim's Sexiest Album Covers.^[5]

[edit] Track listing

All songs composed by Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

1. "Up!" – 2:52
2. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" – 4:29
3. "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" – 3:49
4. "Juanita" – 3:50
5. "Forever and for Always" – 4:43
6. "Ain't No Particular Way" – 4:24
7. "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" – 3:19
8. "Nah!" – 4:08
9. "(Wanna Get to Know You) That Good!" – 4:33
10. "C'est la Vie" – 3:42
11. "I'm Jealous" – 4:05
12. "Ka-Ching!" – 3:20
13. "Thank You Baby! (for Makin' Someday Come So Soon)" – 4:00
14. "Waiter! Bring Me Water!" – 3:19
15. "What a Way to Wanna Be!" – 3:36
16. "I Ain't Goin' Down" – 3:57
17. "I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)!" – 3:25
18. "In My Car (I'll Be the Driver)" – 3:16
19. "When You Kiss Me" – 4:08

[edit] Critical Reception

“

This double-CD follow-up to Shania Twain's previous two multiplatinum efforts features both "pop" and "more pop" versions of 19 new Twain/Lange compositions. Both discs boast a signature Lange sound—crisp, punchy, multi-layered, with hooks for days. It's also quintessential Shania, light as vapor, sweet as sugar, rendered with personality and undeniable charisma. Twain works hard on such bouncy fare as the title cut, the swirling debut single "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!," and such interchangeable girl-power anthems as "She's Not Just a Pretty Face," "Nah!," "In My Car (I'll Be the Driver)," and Latin-tinged "Juanita." The breezy "Forever and for Always" shows impressive range, and Twain infuses "I Ain't Goin' Down" with some passion. It's hard to stay UP! over the course of 19 cuts (never mind 38), and Twain's trademark vocal tricks do get repetitive. All the better for her fans, though; expect precious metal.

”

– Billboard, November 30, 2002

[edit] Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
Australia[6]	1
Austria[7]	2
Belgium (Flanders)[8]	4
Belgium (Wallonia)[9]	9
Canadian Albums Chart	1
Denmark[10]	5
Finland[11]	20
France[12]	5
Germany	1
Netherlands[13]	8
New Zealand[14]	1
Norway[15]	2
Portugal[16]	8
Sweden[17]	8
Switzerland[18]	2
UK Albums Chart	4
U.S. Billboard 200	1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
United World Chart	1

[edit] References

1. ^ Up! album booklet
2. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/diamond.asp
3. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/certification/criteria.asp
4. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - December 2002
5. ^ Sexiest Album Covers on Maxim
6. ^ http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=shania Australian album peaks
7. ^ http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a Austrian album peaks
8. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=a&lang=nl&search=shania Belgian album peaks
9. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=a&lang=nl&search=shania Belgian album peaks
10. ^ http://danishcharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a Danish album peaks
11. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a Finnish album peaks
12. ^ http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a French album peaks
13. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a Dutch album peaks
14. ^ http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a New Zealand album peaks
15. ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a Norwegian album peaks
16. ^ http://portuguesecharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a Portuguese album peaks
17. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a Swedish album peaks
18. ^ http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=shania&cat=a Swiss album peaks

Preceded by The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse by Jay-Z

Billboard 200 number-one album December 7, 2002 – January 10, 2003

Succeeded by Come Away with Me by Norah Jones

v • d • e Shania Twain Studio albums Shania Twain (1993) · The Woman in Me (1995) · Come on Over (1997) · Up! (2002) Compilations The Complete Limelight Sessions (2001) · Greatest Hits (2004) DVDs Live · The Platinum Collection · The Specials · Up! Live in Chicago · Up! Close and Personal Tours Come on Over Tour · Up! Tour Related articles Discography · Awards · Videos · Shania Twain Centre · Shania: A Life in Eight Albums · Robert John "Mutt" Lange