Up! (album)
Up! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 19, 2002 (US) | |||
Recorded | Fall 2001 – Summer 2002 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 72:55 (red disc) | |||
Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
Producer | ||||
Shania Twain chronology | ||||
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Singles from Up! | ||||
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Up! is the fourth
The album became a commercial success, albeit less successful than Come On Over. Up! gave Twain her best first week sales in the United States, debuting at number one on the
Eight singles were released from the album, albeit in different chronological order. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was released on October 7, 2002 with hype surrounding its release. The song became a record-breaker, peaking at number seven and four on US country and the UK and topping the charts in Canada and Romania. "Up!", the title track, was released as the second single in the US and Australia and as a double a-side single with "When You Kiss Me" in the UK (being the final single over there) and the final single in Europe. Albeit less successful than other singles, it still entered the top five in Canada and Hungary and also peaked at number twelve on the US country charts. "Ka-Ching!" was exclusively released in Europe, becoming a massive commercial success over there; it topped the charts in Portugal and reached the top ten in six other countries. "Forever and for Always" was the album's most successful single in the US, peaking at number four on the country charts and at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as entering the top ten in six countries. Like Ka-Ching!, "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)" was only released in Europe, entering the top ten in Scotland. "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" peaked within the top ten on the US country charts and was a top-forty hit in Romania. "When You Kiss Me", as a standalone single, only entered the top ten in Portugal. The album's last single "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" was a minor top-twenty US country and adult contemporary hit.
The album was promoted with interviews and television performances including the Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show. It was further promoted with the successful Up! Tour, which visited North America and Europe, and eight singles with each accompanied by a music video.
Up! was Twain's final studio album until 2017's Now and her final album to be produced by her then-husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
Production
Writing and recording 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 (at the famous Compass Point Studios), The Grenadine Islands, and Mumbai.[2] 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.
Release and promotion
When the album was originally released, different regions received different versions of the album. North America received a two-disc set, containing the red disc and the green disc. Most international markets received a two-disc set, referred to as the "International Version," containing the red disc and the blue disc. Both two-disc versions contain a note from Shania offering free downloads of whichever set of mixes not included (e.g. a download of the blue version is offered with the red/green set), for a limited time on her website. Australia received both two-disc sets, with the red/green version being subtitled "U.S. Version".
The red and green versions were released on vinyl in the United States and Europe on October 14, 2016.
Twain launched an extensive promotional tour for the album, starting in October 2002. Major events included the
On October 2, 2002, Twain 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 she filmed a mini-concert for CD:UK. On November 6, she launched the US leg of the promotional tour by opening the 2002 Country Music Awards. On November 24, Twain performed in Edmonton at the 2002 Grey Cup halftime show.
Twain embarked on the successful Up! Tour in September 2003.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Amazon.com | (positive)[9] |
Blender | [10] |
Billboard | (favorable)[11] |
Entertainment.ie | [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | A[13] |
PopMatters | [10][14] |
Robert Christgau | [15] |
Rolling Stone | [16] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [17] |
Yahoo! Music UK | [18] |
Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 72/100 from
Chris Willman from
Commercial performance
Up! debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200, selling 874,000 copies in its first week of release.[20] In its second week, it remained at the top spot on both charts, selling 623,000 copies. In its third week, sales were still strong enough to top both charts again, selling more than 317,000 copies and beating Tim McGraw's Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors, which held the No. 2 spot for a second consecutive week.[21] The album remained at No. 1 after its fourth week of release, selling more than 373,000 copies. Its last reign on the all-genre chart was after its fifth week. The album's five-week total alone stands at an estimated 2,646,000 units. The RIAA certified the album 11× platinum (Diamond), denoting shipments of 5.5 million in the United States; the RIAA counts each disc separately for certification purposes.[22] It stayed in the Top 200 of the Billboard top 200 albums sales chart for more than 60 weeks.
The album was also certified
In 2007, the album's cover was listed on Maxim's Sexiest Album Covers.[24]
Track listing
All songs are written by Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Track lengths correspond to the red, green and blue disc versions, respectively.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Up!" | 2:53/2:53/3:14 |
2. | "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" | 4:29/4:29/4:34 |
3. | "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" | 3:49/3:49/3:40 |
4. | "Juanita" | 3:51/3:50/3:51 |
5. | "Forever and for Always" | 4:43/4:43/4:52 |
6. | "Ain't No Particular Way" | 4:25/4:25/4:27 |
7. | "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" | 3:19/3:20/3:32 |
8. | "Nah!" | 4:09/4:14/4:05 |
9. | "(Wanna Get to Know You) That Good!" | 4:34/4:31/4:28 |
10. | "C'est la vie" | 3:43/3:39/3:36 |
11. | "I'm Jealous" | 4:05/3:59/4:10 |
12. | "Ka-Ching!" | 3:21/3:20/3:33 |
13. | "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)" | 4:01/4:01/4:01 |
14. | "Waiter! Bring Me Water!" | 3:20/3:20/3:37 |
15. | "What a Way to Wanna Be!" | 3:36/3:33/3:33 |
16. | "I Ain't Goin' Down" | 3:58/3:45/3:43 |
17. | "I'm Not in the Mood (To Say No)!" | 3:26/3:26/3:23 |
18. | "In My Car (I'll Be the Driver)" | 3:17/3:15/3:11 |
19. | "When You Kiss Me" | 4:09/4:07/3:56 |
Singles chronology
United States
- "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
- "Up!"
- "Forever and for Always"
- "She's Not Just a Pretty Face"
- "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
- "When You Kiss Me"
Europe
- "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
- "Ka-Ching!"
- "Forever And For Always"
- "She's Not Just a Pretty Face"
- "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)
- "When You Kiss Me"
- "Up!"
United Kingdom
- "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
- "Ka-Ching!"
- "Forever and for Always"
- "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)"
- "When You Kiss Me / Up!" (Double A side)
Music videos
- "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
- "Up!"
- "Ka-Ching!"
- "Forever and for Always"
- "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)"
- "When You Kiss Me"
- "She's Not Just a Pretty Face"
- "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
Personnel
- Rakesh Chaurasia – flute
- Cory Churko – slide guitar, soloist
- Kevin Churko – programming
- Sunil Das – sitar
- Diamond Duggal – bouzouki, coral sitar, bass guitar, synthesizer guitar, keyboards, mandolin, percussion
- Simon Duggal – bass guitar,
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Gavin Greenaway – string arrangements
- The Irish Film Orchestra – strings
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange – background vocals
- Paul Leim – drums
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Mauro Pagini – background vocals
- Chintoo Singh – rabab
- Jatinder Thakur – violin
- Michael Thompson – electric guitar, slide guitar
- Shania Twain – lead vocals, background vocals
- Sanjay Vyas – tabla
- John Willis – banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Jonathan Yudkin – cello, mandolin, violin
Charts
Weekly charts
Up! (Country Mixes)
All-time charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[83] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[84] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[85] | Gold | 25,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[86] | Platinum | 125,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[88] | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000‡ / 1,144,000[87] |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[89] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
France ( SNEP)[90]
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Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[91] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ)[92] | Platinum | 200,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[93] | Gold | 40,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[94] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[95] | 3× Platinum | 120,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[96] | Gold | 35,000* |
Portugal (AFP)[97] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[45] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[98] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[99] | 3× Platinum | 120,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[101] | 2× Platinum | 791,728[100] |
United States (RIAA)[103] | 11× Platinum | 11,000,000‡ / 5,500,000[102] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[104] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
See also
- List of best-selling albums by women
- List of best-selling albums in Canada
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
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