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The exclamation points are back! They're right at the forefront, added to the end of "Giddy Up!," the song that opens Queen of Me, effectively announcing that Shania Twain is done with the introspection that characterized her 2017 album Now. There's nary a trace of self-reflection on Queen of Me. Those moments have been replaced by self-affirmations and celebrations, reverie punctuated by just a slight hint of romance. It's a shift from not only the manicured, mature Now but the boot-stomping hooks of Twain's imperial phase, as it moves Shania quite far away from country; the only thing Western about "Giddy Up!" is the titular phrase. Queen of Me is a relentless pop album, bedecked in spangly baubles and slathered in shiny digital effects, all designed to bring Shania Twain firmly into the pop mainstream. The change is deliberate. Twain collaborates with producers and writers who have worked with such 21st century superstars as Justin Bieber, Pitbull, and Halsey, all in an effort to give Queen of Me a fresh, sparkling sheen. There's no question that she's game -- she throws herself into the songs, not hesitating when "Pretty Liar" calls for her to curse -- and her spirits are so high they nearly counter the cacophonic cheer of the production. Nevertheless, the end results feel curiously constrained, as if Twain was dancing in front of a mirror instead of underneath a mirrorball.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Stewart, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synth Bass, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Walsh, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Snake Davis, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Sean Phelan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Hucks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom White, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - RØMANS, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Thirkell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jessica Agombar, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wayne Hector, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Priddy, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ralph, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Stewart, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synth Bass, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Sean Phelan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Hucks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Agombar, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Priddy, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ralph, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Mann, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Messinger, Producer, Vocal Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olle Romo, Programmer - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Percussion, Additional Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Iain Archer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis White, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abi Flynn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gemma Chester, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis White, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jack Savoretti, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abi Flynn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fred Washington, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Messinger, Producer, Vocal Engineer, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olle Romo, Programmer - Ray Parker Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donnell Spencer Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ralph, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Logan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olle Romo, Programmer - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis White, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Vocal Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Georgia Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Abi Flynn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gemma Chester, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fred Washington, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olle Romo, Programmer - Ray Parker Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donnell Spencer Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis White, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Vocal Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Logan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gemma Chester, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Curtis Bacon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Green, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wayne Hector, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis White, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Bass, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abi Flynn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gemma Chester, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olle Romo, Programmer - Paul Meany, Producer, Co-Producer - Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN AGNELLO, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tyler Joseph, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Matt Wolach, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
BYRON ISAACS, Acoustic Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Campbell, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Shania Twain, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ralph, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Simone Felice, Producer, Drums, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Baron, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - James Felice, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Milbourne, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Renée Hikari, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fred Washington, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Francis, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Donnell Spencer Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Shania Twain, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Logan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Josh Green, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Iain Archer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis White, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Breland, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abi Flynn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gemma Chester, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Adam Messinger, ComposerLyricist - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Ralph, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Colton, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Stewart, Producer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Synth Bass, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Walsh, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Shania Twain, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clint Gibbs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Snake Davis, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Phelan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan Hucks, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom White, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - RØMANS, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Thirkell, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jessica Agombar, ComposerLyricist - Malibu Babie, Remixer, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The exclamation points are back! They're right at the forefront, added to the end of "Giddy Up!," the song that opens Queen of Me, effectively announcing that Shania Twain is done with the introspection that characterized her 2017 album Now. There's nary a trace of self-reflection on Queen of Me. Those moments have been replaced by self-affirmations and celebrations, reverie punctuated by just a slight hint of romance. It's a shift from not only the manicured, mature Now but the boot-stomping hooks of Twain's imperial phase, as it moves Shania quite far away from country; the only thing Western about "Giddy Up!" is the titular phrase. Queen of Me is a relentless pop album, bedecked in spangly baubles and slathered in shiny digital effects, all designed to bring Shania Twain firmly into the pop mainstream. The change is deliberate. Twain collaborates with producers and writers who have worked with such 21st century superstars as Justin Bieber, Pitbull, and Halsey, all in an effort to give Queen of Me a fresh, sparkling sheen. There's no question that she's game -- she throws herself into the songs, not hesitating when "Pretty Liar" calls for her to curse -- and her spirits are so high they nearly counter the cacophonic cheer of the production. Nevertheless, the end results feel curiously constrained, as if Twain was dancing in front of a mirror instead of underneath a mirrorball.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:08
- Main artists: Shania Twain
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Republic Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2023 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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