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Shania Twain's second record, The Woman in Me, became a blockbuster, appealing as much to a pop audience as it did to the country audience. Part of the reason for its success was how producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange -- best-known for his work with Def Leppard, the Cars, and AC/DC -- steered Twain toward the big choruses and instrumentation that always was a signature of his speciality, AOR radio. Come on Over, the sequel to The Woman in Me, continues that approach, breaking from contemporary country conventions in a number of ways. Not only does the music lean toward rock, but its 16 songs and, as the cover proudly claims, "Hour of Music," break from the country tradition of cheap, short albums of ten songs that last about a half-hour. Furthermore, all 16 songs and Lange-Twain originals and Shania's sleek, sexy photos suggest a New York fashion model, not a honky tonker. And there isn't any honky tonk here, which is just as well, since the fiddles are processed to sound like synthesizers and talk boxes never sound good on down-home, gritty rave-ups. No, Shania sticks to what she does best, which is countrified mainstream pop. Purists will complain that there's little country here, and there really isn't. However, what is here is professionally crafted country-pop -- even the filler (which there is, unfortunately, too much of) sounds good -- which is delivered with conviction, if not style, by Shania, and that is enough to make it a thoroughly successful follow-up to one of the most successful country albums by a female in history.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Silver, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Stead, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leim, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Guitar, Electric Sitar, Electric 6-String, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BIFF WATSON, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Programmer - Joe Chemay, Electric Bass, Fretless Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Meadows, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bryan White, FeaturedArtist - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF BALDING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Hagen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hobbs, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Leim, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - DANN HUFF, Electric Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - JEFF BALDING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - BIFF WATSON, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Olle Romo, Programmer - Joe Spivey, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Chemay, Electric Bass, Fretless Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Glen Duncan, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Hagen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Hajacos, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Shania Twain, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF BALDING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Hagen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Olle Romo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JEFF BALDING, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Hagen, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Shania Twain's second record, The Woman in Me, became a blockbuster, appealing as much to a pop audience as it did to the country audience. Part of the reason for its success was how producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange -- best-known for his work with Def Leppard, the Cars, and AC/DC -- steered Twain toward the big choruses and instrumentation that always was a signature of his speciality, AOR radio. Come on Over, the sequel to The Woman in Me, continues that approach, breaking from contemporary country conventions in a number of ways. Not only does the music lean toward rock, but its 16 songs and, as the cover proudly claims, "Hour of Music," break from the country tradition of cheap, short albums of ten songs that last about a half-hour. Furthermore, all 16 songs and Lange-Twain originals and Shania's sleek, sexy photos suggest a New York fashion model, not a honky tonker. And there isn't any honky tonk here, which is just as well, since the fiddles are processed to sound like synthesizers and talk boxes never sound good on down-home, gritty rave-ups. No, Shania sticks to what she does best, which is countrified mainstream pop. Purists will complain that there's little country here, and there really isn't. However, what is here is professionally crafted country-pop -- even the filler (which there is, unfortunately, too much of) sounds good -- which is delivered with conviction, if not style, by Shania, and that is enough to make it a thoroughly successful follow-up to one of the most successful country albums by a female in history.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:13
- Main artists: Shania Twain
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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