Come on over

[cilin]

前几天去音箱店转时，看到了Shania Twain 的Come On Over。以前好象看过据说这专辑在美国就卖了1000多万张？于是想估计不错的，就狠心卖下了。回去也没时间听，今天才拿出来听了听，除了Divas里唱过的那两首，和一首二重唱外，其他的感觉也就一般吧，好象没啥感觉啊？！估计是我不会欣赏吧？！你们感觉怎么样呢？另外说它卖了1000多万，好象说是至今在美国销量最多的一张女歌手专辑，是不是真的？

[Bellamy]

是真的。

[dolores]

说这话肯定会被某个同志踢PP,不过我真的觉得她的音乐一般般

美国人本来就喜欢乡村嘛,爵士和乡村在美国不愁没市场

[sge]

不只1000万,现在被RIAA认证20P了,实际销量是15M多一点,

是美国仍至全球销量最高的女歌手的专辑了,

 

超级喜欢这张专辑!

ST的每张专辑都很励志的,尤其是COME ON OVER和UP!

[cilin]

真有那么好？！那我有时间要好好品位下了。我看到come on over有两个版本耶，封面不一样的，一个是真实的照片（感觉很像李若彤的样子），一个像是蜡笔画的封面，我卖的是后一个。

[steven]

这张专集很好听啊，shania的歌不错的，虽说并不是像celine那样有的歌好有难度，她的是另一种风格。

她的歌从come on over开始多是以轻快的为主，像同名主打，还有man i feel like a womon ; that don't imprees me much 等等都非常好听，整个转机听下来也是一气呵成，非常流畅。至于里面的几首柔情的歌更可以说是首首经典，这几首歌的mv也是超级的美!!

说起来shania其实还比celine大一点点的，不过，恕我直言，呵呵，我感觉她真的看着好年轻，看着比celine要小些的~~~

[callingdion]

come on over比较喜欢，up一般般乐就

[AdamTokyo]

Cilin, did you mean these two different versions of 'Come On Over'? I think the one with Shania wearing a red blouse the one being released in the US whereas the other one with a sleeveless shirt an international edition released worldwide except the US. I fell in love with this album the moment I first listened to it for the first time two years ago. Very nice album, with light music.

[cilin]

Haha! Yes, I've seen both of them, but I only brought the first one, which you say is rereleased in the US! You know in China, US edition isn't as much as European. So, I' m so luck! But still, I like the real picture of shania, so beatiful! Thank you for giving both the cover of "Come On Over".

[zqimagine]

喜欢喜欢 Edited October 28, 2005 at 10:45 AM by zqimagine

[sge]

我认为左边那个,北美版的更好听一些,大概是乡村版的

 

右面的国际版好像是流行版的,

[jackydion]

this album is fabulous!!!maybe the first time you listened thought that these songs are just like the same!but...after few times you will love it

!!!this is the best selling album of all time!!!

[Bellamy]

this album is fabulous!!!maybe the first time you listened thought that these songs are just like the same!but...after few times you will love it

!!!this is the best selling  album of all time!!!

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best seeling album by female artist in the USA only. not worldwide, and not including male artists.

[jackydion]

this album is fabulous!!!maybe the first time you listened thought that these songs are just like the same!but...after few times you will love it

!!!this is the best selling  album of all time!!!

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best seeling album by female artist in the USA only. not worldwide, and not including male artists.

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oh yes!but isn't worldwide?it's still whitey's?

[Bellamy]

whitney? which one? how many?

actually there's no accurate worldwide stat. but I think Celine's LTAL or FIY sold more than COO worldwide. cause Shania sell very little outside USA.

[jackydion]

whitney? which one? how many?

actually there's no accurate worldwide stat. but I think Celine's LTAL or FIY sold more than COO worldwide. cause Shania sell very little outside USA.

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保镖啊~~我昨天看有人说come on over卖了3600, 保镖卖了3400 fiy 卖了3200?

[cilin]

我认为左边那个,北美版的更好听一些,大概是乡村版的

 

右面的国际版好像是流行版的,

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难道两个版本的编曲还不一样呢？那我应该买国际版的了，我更偏好流行。

Edited October 29, 2005 at 03:46 PM by cilin

[AdamTokyo]

Below is the introduction about Shania that I found in her official website. It's a bit long but if you're interested, please read it.

 

More than 41 million albums sold in the U.S.; the top selling female artist in history; multi-platinum album sales in 32 countries including Canada, Australia, the UK, Indonesia, Holland and Norway; the sixth-biggest selling album of all time and 17 top ten songs, half of which reached #1. Shania Twain is a phenomenon.

 

Most amazing of all, Shania has reached beyond all feasible music boundaries with just three albums – all of which have received Diamond certification by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales of 10 million copies in the U.S. She is the only artist to have three consecutive albums sell more than 10 million copies.

 

Behind all those statistics are millions of individuals who hear their own stories and feelings in her lyrics. Whether her songs are bursting with attitude or declaring her love in sweet and simple terms, they resonate with listeners. Now she’s brought together all of the singles that fans have come to love on one record. Shania Twain Greatest Hits boasts 17 favorites, plus three new songs.

 

One of the new songs, and the first single from the album, “Party for Two,” is a flirty, fun duet with country artist Billy Currington that is receiving immediate kudos from critics bowing to its unabashed catchiness. There is also a second version of “Party for Two” with Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath. Entertainment Weekly deemed Shania Twain Greatest Hits one of the most anticipated albums of the fall, noting, “Let the hoi polloi lust after her hits. To the bubblegum aficionados among us, Twain and husband/producer Mutt Lange are the Queen and King of Pop. That’s why we’re craving the new confections, which include the ballad “Don’t” and “I Ain’t No Quitter,” a country foot-stomper harking back to her twangier days.”

 

Though she released an album in the early 1990s with little fanfare, most people consider 1995’s The Woman In Me to be the first true Shania Twain album. That’s because, unlike her debut record, it contained songs that Twain herself wrote and delivered in her own distinctive way. Produced by husband Mutt Lange, The Woman In Me stunned the country music world, brilliantly bringing a catchy pop sensibility to the genre. “Mutt, as a producer, obviously gave country a sound that it never had before,” Twain said at the time. “That was a big bonus, it was a big risk too, but it turned out to be a bonus. Then you've got Mutt the co-writer who has done wonders for me as a songwriter, because so many of the titles or concepts for the songs on this album were things I had already written the year before for my first album and didn't get taken seriously the first time around. But I got together with Mutt and worked on those songs with him, and he was like, ‘Wow, I can't believe this got overlooked. This is great!’ He gave me a new confidence I had never had before, and that just opened up all kinds of doors. He contributed in a big way to my confidence, and that just made all the difference.”

 

“Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under,” the first single from the album made an impression, but the brash and sassy “Any Man of Mine” really set the tone for Twain’s impact on country music. A runaway hit, complemented by a video that showed Twain’s star power off to dazzling perfection, the song became her first #1 followed by the equally attitude-filled “I’m Outta Here,” and the more low-key “No One Needs To Know.” The Woman In Me went on to sell over 12 million copies in the U.S., replacing Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits as the best-selling album by a female country artist, and earning Twain a Grammy in 1996 for “Best Country Album.”

 

She followed that remarkable success with Come On Over in 1997, which saw one single after the next hit the top of the charts. “Man, I Feel Like A Woman!,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” “Love Gets Me Every Time” and “You’re Still The One” solidified her musical persona as a strong, but playful woman who believed in and demanded true respect. With sales of 19 million in the U.S., the album became the biggest seller by a woman in any genre of music. Not only did Twain reach beyond country music to reach pop fans, she crossed oceans, becoming a top selling artist worldwide. “Shania has become what a lot of stars seek to become,” Billboard editor Chet Flippo said. “Which is a sort of global star with no discernible genre.”

 

In May of 1998, with two wildly successful albums, and enough hit songs for a solid show, Twain set out on her first headlining tour, Come On Over. Over the course of 19 months, she performed for more than 2.5 million screaming fans, silencing critics who wondered if she could re-create her music in a live setting. “I have a lot of fun with the touring, it’s the big reward,” Twain said. “I can see on their faces what the songs mean to them. I’m affected by music when I sit and listen. I’m high by it so when I see I’m affecting them the same way, I really feel I’ve done what I came to do.” The tour was the highest-grossing tour in country music history, and having done what she came to do, Twain finally took a break.

 

She and her husband retreated to their home in Switzerland, had a baby boy in 2001, and generally lived their lives for the next few years. Her distinctive voice was missed, and Country Music magazine ran an article that read like a letter to Twain, begging her to come back with more music. At the end of 2002 she did.

 

UP! didn’t disappoint. Released in the U.S. as a 2-CD set - one offering a country version of the songs, the other a pop mix of them, the album delighted fans, who snapped up nearly three million copies in less than a month. The first single, “I’m Gonna Getcha Good,” showed that motherhood and time away had not drastically altered Twain’s approach to her music. “There is a typical Shania attitude in the lyric, a definite female confidence,” Twain said of the song. “In my experience it’s more typical to run into guys with such confidence. I thought it would be fun to write with that same confidence, but from a woman’s point of view. I wanted the first single to reflect that playful attitude because I wanted people to relate to the Shania they already knew, at the same time, hearing a fresh new sound.” Time magazine called UP!, “Easily the best pop album of the year...with the kind of energy that reminds you how much fun the genre can be.”

 

Once again, the proof of Shania’s power as songwriter and performer was seen in the sales chart. UP!, certified at 10 million U.S. sales, made Twain the only artist in history to have three consecutive 10x Platinum RIAA-certified albums [the other two being The Woman In Me (12x platinum) and Come On Over (19x platinum)]. Her UP! tour was the top-grossing country tour of 2004, and often caused jaded music critics to talk in Shania-like exclamation points.

 

With three powerhouse albums to draw from, Shania Twain Greatest Hits is the ultimate exclamation point to her career so far. “I wanted to put together all of my favorite songs from over the years for a fun, high energy album,” she says. “This record is exactly that, as well as a dedication to all of the passionate fans who have enjoyed the music and supported me throughout the years.”

[jackydion]

upstairs guys!yours is wonderful !!!!

[daisy]

shania的声线真的是不一样的，很欣赏她，我的第2爱~：）

[daisy]

另外，她很漂漂的~：0

[fallinginto]

其实她的歌曲是很好听的啊,尤其是come on over全球的销量更是有3400W呢,觉得整张专集十分流畅,这也是她一贯以来的风格.