Up! is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 19, 2002, by Mercury Nashville. Three versions of the album were released: a pop version (red disc), a country version (green disc), and a version in the style of Indian film music (blue disc). The album was heavily hyped by the media due to it being Twain’s follow-up to her high-selling 1997 studio album Come On Over.
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 Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart with 874,000 copies sold first week. It later became the best-selling country album of 2003 in the US and third overall among all genres. Internationally, Up! was a commercial success, entering the top ten in almost all the markets it entered and topped the charts in Australia, Twain’s native Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the UK country charts. On September 23, 2004, the RIAA certified Up! at eleven-times platinum, giving her the distinction of being the only female artist to have three consecutive diamond albums released in the United States.
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.
- “Up!” 2:53
- “I’m Gonna Getcha Good!” 4:29
- “She’s Not Just a Pretty Face” 3:49
- “Juanita” 3:51
- “Forever and for Always” 4:43
- “Ain’t No Particular Way” 4:25
- “It Only Hurts When I’m Breathing” 3:19
- “Nah!” 4:09
- “(Wanna Get to Know You) That Good!” 4:34
- “C’est la vie” 3:43
- “I’m Jealous” 4:05
- “Ka-Ching!” 3:21
- “Thank You Baby! (For Makin’ Someday Come So Soon)” 4:01
- “Waiter! Bring Me Water!” 3:20
- “What a Way to Wanna Be!” 3:36
- “I Ain’t Goin’ Down” 3:58
- “I’m Not in the Mood (To Say No)!” 3:26
- “In My Car (I’ll Be the Driver)” 3:17
- “When You Kiss Me” 4:09
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, darbouka, dholak, drum programming, keyboards, percussion, tabla
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
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