Red, Green & Blue

[mcjessica]

Okay so this isn't meant to turn into a "I like this genre better than this genre thread". I just wanted to see who liked what versions of which songs on the Up! album.

IMO:

1) Up! [Red]
2) I'm Gonna Getcha Good [Red/Green]
3) She's Not Just a Pretty Face [Red]
4) Juanita [Blue]
5) Forever and For Always [Red/Green]
6) Ain't No Particular Way [Green/Blue]
7) It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing [Green]
8) Nah! [Red]
9) (Wanna Get To Know You) That Good! [Green]
10) C'est La Vie [Green]
11) I'm Jealous [Green]
12) Ka-Ching! [Red]
13) Thank You Baby! (For Making Someday Come So Soon) [Red/Green]
14) Waiter! Bring Me Water! [Doesn't Matter]
15) What A Way To Want To Be! [Red]
16) I Ain't Goin' Down [Green]
17) I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No)! [Green]
18) In My Car (I'll Be The Driver) [Red]
19) When You Kiss Me [Red/Green]

[faithfully]

Okay so this isn't meant to turn into a "I like this genre better than this genre thread". I just wanted to see who liked what versions of which songs on the Up! album.

IMO:

1) Up! [Red]
2) I'm Gonna Getcha Good [Red/Green]
3) She's Not Just a Pretty Face [Red]
4) Juanita [Blue]
5) Forever and For Always [Red/Green]
6) Ain't No Particular Way [Green/Blue]
7) It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing [Green]
8) Nah! [Red]
9) (Wanna Get To Know You) That Good! [Green]
10) C'est La Vie [Green]
11) I'm Jealous [Green]
12) Ka-Ching! [Red]
13) Thank You Baby! (For Making Someday Come So Soon) [Red/Green]
14) Waiter! Bring Me Water! [Doesn't Matter]
15) What A Way To Want To Be! [Red]
16) I Ain't Goin' Down [Green]
17) I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No)! [Green]
18) In My Car (I'll Be The Driver) [Red]
19) When You Kiss Me [Red/Green]
All red versions for me:D

[dreamer]

up red
IGGG green
SNJAPF all vers
Jaunita green
FAFA red
ANPW green
IOHWIB blue
Nah! red
IWGTNYTG green
CLV red
I'm Jealous red or blue
Ka-ching red
TYB green
WBMW red
IAGD red blue or green
INITMTSN red or green
IMC red or blue
WYKM red or green

[ELEANOR MAW]

Green all the way!

[FinnFreak]

My order of preference: red, blue, green


John - ;)

[Annette]

This is very easy for me... red all the way and then green. I don't like the blue and have only listened to it once.

[Paul]

1. Red
2. Green
3. Blue

[matty]

1. Green
2. Red
3. Blue

[shania megafan]

1. Red
2. Green
3. Blue

[timminslover]

1, Red
2, Green
3, Blue

I feel the green mixes slow the uptempo songs down too much,although they work nice on the ballads. I also think the red mixes have more bass and drive and seem to fit the songs better. I'm sorry the blue mixes just don't do it for me.

[Steve F]

Definitely Red!:music:
Green would be next, but I am not that much of a country fan. On the other hand, Shania Country is a different animal from the other stuff.:bow:

Blue? Weird!:help:

Steve

[Miss T]

1) Up! [Red]
2) I'm Gonna Getcha Good [Red]
3) She's Not Just a Pretty Face [Red/Green]
4) Juanita [Red but I like more live version on Up! Live In Chicago because of instrumental part]
5) Forever and For Always [Red]
6) Ain't No Particular Way [Red but also live on Up! Close & Personal]
7) It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing [Red]
8) Nah! [Red]
9) (Wanna Get To Know You) That Good! [Red]
10) C'est La Vie [Red]
11) I'm Jealous [Red/Blue]
12) Ka-Ching! [Red/Green/Blue]
13) Thank You Baby! (For Making Someday Come So Soon) [Red]
14) Waiter! Bring Me Water! [Red]
15) What A Way To Want To Be! [Red/Green]
16) I Ain't Goin' Down [Red/Green]
17) I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No)! [Red]
18) In My Car (I'll Be The Driver) [Red]
19) When You Kiss Me [Red]

[SevenUp!]

I prefer the Red version and listen to it way more than the Green....funny how that works. I've actually never even heard the blue CD.

[timminslover]

I think my blue disc has only been out of it's case a handful of times. It still looks brand new.

The one green version I do prefer is FAFA.

[mcjessica]

I don't have blue (yet), but I have heard a few songs.
I'll agree it isn't nearly as good as the others, but the ones I have heard are decent.

[timminslover]

Actually I think all the ballads work well in green. I love the steel guitar break on WYKM.

[Paul]

I had my green stolen out of my car. :mad: I bet they have no idea how hard it is to get a copy in this country. Well hope they enjoyed it...:rolleyes:

[timminslover]

I think you can get it if you find a country music specialist shop. They have to import it too.

[SevenUp!]

I bet they have no idea how hard it is to get a copy in this country.

That's probably why they took it...:sad:

[timminslover]

You can get the red on it's own over here.

[Paul]

I got the red SACD with the red cover, my original got scratched.

[mcjessica]

Actually I think all the ballads work well in green. I love the steel guitar break on WYKM.

I love that too.
WYKM is probably my fav. Shania song.

[timminslover]

I've got 3 reds, 1 green and 1 blue.:)

[Paul]

Lol me too, the original red from the red/blue combo, the red from the red/green combo and the lone red from the SACD. I think I have Come On Over a few times too, I have the International, the US version which I love and I bought the International one again because it was reduced. I still don't know why, maybe I'm stocking up in case of an emergency!

[timminslover]

Never really got into collecting her singles, though. I know I'd get too obsessed.:p

[SevenUp!]

I still don't know why, maybe I'm stocking up in case of an emergency!

Well that's what you need in such a case....extra food, water, blankets, first aid kit and Shania!! :p :D

[Paul]

I buy them (singles) but rarely listen to them. I used to watch a lot of the DVDs when I had more time, once I'm done with my placement I might have a Shania weekend. :D

[Paul]

Well that's what you need in such a case....extra food, water, blankets, first aid kit and Shania!! :p :D

Absolutely! Every survival kit should have a Shania cd, after all could we survive without her?! :p

[StarryShania]

I'm going to have to get back to you on saying red, green or blue for each song.
But I like the green one 1st, then red, then blue.

[aFinn]

It's been a while since I have listened to any of the Up! albums as a whole, so I'll just list a few songs which I think really sound best in one version (that I remember):

Ain't No Particular Way [Up!Close and Personal]
Everything just clicked with this song when I heard the UCAP version, that's the way it should have been from the start.

C'est La Vie [Blue]
I remember hearing this as blue version from the IGGG single, and I really liked the reggae feel to it.

I Ain't Goin' Down [UCAP/Green]
Another song that I feel works best as a country/acoustic version. It is a country story song.

In My Car (I'll Be The Driver) [Red]
And this one works best as the red version.

Other songs I feel work ok as any version, or the difference in preferences are too small to mention. Of course, as a whole I prefer the green version. I just wish it had been done more differently from the red version, for starters, remove the drum machines and use a live drummer. The drum machine gives the same feel to all songs. Maybe it would have also benefited to have the vocals done separately, UCAP style.

[shania megafan]

Ain't No Particular Way [Up!Close and Personal]Everything just clicked with this song when I heard the UCAP version, that's the way it should have been from the start.

I agree with you! I just love that version! and I also love I Ain't Goin' Down from Up! Close and Personal.. it's so emotional :love:

[mcjessica]

Never really got into collecting her singles, though. I know I'd get too obsessed.:p

:funny: I haven't either for that reason.
I'll eventually break down and do it though.
Right now the only single I have is PF2.

[mcjessica]

I Ain't Goin' Down [UCAP/Green]
Another song that I feel works best as a country/acoustic version. It is a country story song.

I agree completely on that. That's one thing I love about the country music genre, it's one of the few genres where the songs tell a story.

[mcjessica]

I buy them (singles) but rarely listen to them. I used to watch a lot of the DVDs when I had more time, once I'm done with my placement I might have a Shania weekend. :D

I had a Shania day last weekend & watched all her DVDs. :)

[faithfully]

I had a Shania day last weekend & watched all her DVDs. :)
I done that a lot as well. I would watch her DVDs on my home cinema and have some wine - a great combinationhttp://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb286/tanktopshania/animations%20and%20smilies/sBo_jump.gif

[Troll]

My order of preference: red, blue, green


John - ;)

Same here.

[eilleen333]

I always listen to the green version. Sort of forgot what the red one sound like :hide: . Got the green and blue version on my Ipod, so I usually listen to the green one, but I love Juanita and Wanna Get To Know You That Good in blue. Dunno why, but I think those two sound very good in the blue version. Juanita is better in green, but I prefer That Good in blue :) .

[mcjessica]

Well I don't have blue yet, but I have all her albums on my iPod.

[tonyme]

The only songs that I like in the blue version are Im gonna getcha good! and ka-ching!

[ELEANOR MAW]

I never listen to the blue one anymore, I listen to the green & red albums a lot, the red album rocks more but the Green album is my favourite, I listen to both red and green the same amount of times.

[mcjessica]

Same here.
It all depends on the mood I'm in.
I haven't heard much of the blue, but I liked some of what I heard.

[Alex]

I hadn't seen this thread hoops! In order..

Red
Green
Blue

:D

[Alex]

The blue is just having mixes of good sounds, but I totally agree, love for more the red one :up:

[dreamer]

they are all good

[StarryShania]

I had a Shania day last weekend & watched all her DVDs. :)

I watched two of hers last night. But I always watch one atleast one a day, if not twice. Hopefully next weekend I can watch all of them. I wanted to last night but was TOO tired.

[mcjessica]

Wow I don't have nearly enough time to watch one a day.
That's cool though. :)

[Troll]

I watched two of hers last night. But I always watch one atleast one a day, if not twice. Hopefully next weekend I can watch all of them. I wanted to last night but was TOO tired.

That is commenment their.

[countrylover]

As being a country fan you would think I would like the green, but actually i like the red version alot better! But Blue is kinda neat too. But for my fav Red Version Wins!!

[Alex]

I think main of us love the pop version than others. And I rather the pop shania :boogie:

[StarryShania]

Wow I don't have nearly enough time to watch one a day.
That's cool though. :)

I know, I watch one before school and one after if I have some time. I get up too early in the morning for school so I just watch it.

[StarryShania]

As being a country fan you would think I would like the green, but actually i like the red version alot better! But Blue is kinda neat too. But for my fav Red Version Wins!!

:shocked: I should deffinately start listening to the Red Pop version more. I havn't listened to the whole thing. I feel so ashamed. When I listen to Up ! I always put on the Green Country disc.

[timminslover]

Do you have the Blue disc?

[StarryShania]

Do you have the Blue disc?

No, I don't. I've only heard a few songs from the Blue Disc. And I perfer others over it. My favourite Up ! song is C'est La Vie, so I went to listen to it in Blue and it was totally different. Not my favourite disc so far.

[timminslover]

I'm not too keen either. Over here we got it instead of the Green disc.

[ELEANOR MAW]

I thought the blue disc was a bad idea, hope Shania's next album does not make the same mistake.

[timminslover]

I remember when I played the blue disc the first time. I thought WTF is this.:funny:

[goinUP]

I remember when I played the blue disc the first time. I thought WTF is this.:funny:

Me too! lol!!! My "WTF is this??" was kind of a positive one though. I was laughing insanely because it's so weird....I really like it though. :]

[timminslover]

I've actually started to give it a chance lately and it's starting to grow on me.

[countrylover]

I had thought the same thing. But I have all three disc's and as I said Red is my fav but I do like blue too. Especially if I want something different. I hardly ever play the Green disc :hide: actually I think I have heard it once. LOL!!

[StarryShania]

Red seems to be very popular. :) I'm gonna have to listen to it again tomorrow.

[FinnFreak]

The Red version is the main release: released separately, as one CD and also DVD-A with 5.1 Surround Sound.

2 different versions given out at the price of one, is of course an attempt to try to minimize illegal downloads: you get two discs for the price of one, so why bother..? - Nowadays, it's a bit different... people download movies in just a couple of minutes... recently, Nightwish offered a bonus instrumental version disc... also, many artists release bonus DVDs with "Making of the album" documentaries... but many people in the music industry do claim, that the CD is already dead... sad.


John - :sad:

[eilleen333]

Yup, that's true and pretty sad too. But why do they still sell the cd's for 25 euro's here (about 37 CAD I believe). Because it's quite some money for me. I still buy original cd's, buy my classmates never do, because it's too expensive. Maybe they should lower the prices, so more people will be able to buy it.

[FinnFreak]

Maybe they should lower the prices, so more people will be able to buy it.

They can't. Not with the expense rate they currently have.

...if you look at the price of a CD, when they first came out, they were at 17 Euros... three times the price of a vinyl album. As more CDs would be sold, the industry said back then, they would eventually reduce the price as manufacturing costs would go down due to an increase in the unit numbers... guess what..? - It never happened - only the manufacturing costs went down.

The profit margins just got bigger and bigger... they should've gone forward before the consumer technology catched up... and now, the industry will reap what they have sown...


John - :smirk:

[Troll]

They can't. Not with the expense rate they currently have.

...if you look at the price of a CD, when they first came out, they were at 17 Euros... three times the price of a vinyl album. As more CDs would be sold, the industry said back then, they would eventually reduce the price as manufacturing costs would go down due to an increase in the unit numbers... guess what..? - It never happened - only the manufacturing costs went down.

The profit margins just got bigger and bigger... they should've gone forward before the consumer technology catched up... and now, the industry will reap what they have sown...


John - :smirk:

That is interesting

[countrylover]

downloading songs for me is only so i can hear the album to see what it is like and after hearing it a few times and i do like the full album or most then I will go out and buy the cd and delete the downloaded music, and rip the music off the cd so i can have it on my pc for me and i really don't let people download from me or i even hardly send songs to friends. But now i am finding cd's for a great price here in Canada I find good cd's at a pawn shop for $2 and or at Wal-Mart for $6.88 or $10 it depends which cd. So I don't mind going out to buy one. My collection is growing nicely.

[eilleen333]

They can't. Not with the expense rate they currently have.

...if you look at the price of a CD, when they first came out, they were at 17 Euros... three times the price of a vinyl album. As more CDs would be sold, the industry said back then, they would eventually reduce the price as manufacturing costs would go down due to an increase in the unit numbers... guess what..? - It never happened - only the manufacturing costs went down.

The profit margins just got bigger and bigger... they should've gone forward before the consumer technology catched up... and now, the industry will reap what they have sown...


John - :smirk:


I never knew that. I work in a shop that sells clothes. We once had these jackets. Original price: 80 euro's. Nobody wanted to buy them, and eventually we sold them for 10 euro's per jacket, and we still made profit (that's what my boss told me). I hoped this would count for cd's aswell. But unfortunately....

The stupid thing is, that like the Anny Murray album. I'd love to have it, but it's not for sale here, so yeah, I'm gonna download the songs. I've got no choice...

[Paul]

CDs are very cheap here now. The main reason was that supermarkets started selling them below £10 and everyone started buying their music from there. Then we got internet shops like play.com which pushed prices further down. And of course now there's downloads. Now the record shops have had to match it to compete, its all good for us customers. CDs were around £15 ten years ago, now they are half that price. I tried to buy a CD single recently from a well know record shop and I struggled to get it even though it was in the charts, people just aren't buying them as much.

[matty]

CDs are very cheap here now. The main reason was that supermarkets started selling them below £10 and everyone started buying their music from there. Then we got internet shops like play.com which pushed prices further down. And of course now there's downloads. Now the record shops have had to match it to compete, its all good for us customers. CDs were around £15 ten years ago, now they are half that price. I tried to buy a CD single recently from a well know record shop and I struggled to get it even though it was in the charts, people just aren't buying them as much.

They still are in HMV. That is one of the worst shops for CD's. I hate buying things from there. I only shopped in there recently beause I had vouchers. They are complaining that they're losing money, but they still want to rip people off. I'd love to see them fold. We used to have a Music Zone in tow. I could get a CD in there for £7-£10 but the same CD in HMV was £16-20 :scowl:

[ELEANOR MAW]

Your right Matty they suck in HMV, the staff all seem to have a bad unhelpful attitude, the sooner that Crap record shop goes out of business the better. I only buy my albums from supermarkets or online, I bought a Paul Weller Album for £5 online new, if I had bought it in HMV it would of probably cost me £14.99.

[mcjessica]

downloading songs for me is only so i can hear the album to see what it is like and after hearing it a few times and i do like the full album or most then I will go out and buy the cd and delete the downloaded music, and rip the music off the cd so i can have it on my pc for me and i really don't let people download from me or i even hardly send songs to friends. But now i am finding cd's for a great price here in Canada I find good cd's at a pawn shop for $2 and or at Wal-Mart for $6.88 or $10 it depends which cd. So I don't mind going out to buy one. My collection is growing nicely.

I do the same. I feel wierd...almost guilty when I listen to a song when I haven't gotten the album. I guess it's just a wierd pet peeve I have.

[ELEANOR MAW]

I do the same. I feel wierd...almost guilty when I listen to a song when I haven't gotten the album. I guess it's just a wierd pet peeve I have.I am the same :)

[StarryShania]

I finally got around to listen to the red disc. Omg I :love: it ! It's really good. I really like In My Car, What A Way To Wanna Be, Nah ! and I'm Jealous and Ain't No Particular Way.

[countrylover]

I finally got around to listen to the red disc. Omg I :love: it ! It's really good. I really like In My Car, What A Way To Wanna Be, Nah ! and I'm Jealous and Ain't No Particular Way.

That's cool, i love all the songs on it i listen to it all the time. But I was worried that I would wear out the cd to fast by how much i listen to it so I copied it to my pc and I listen to it that way.

[dreamer]

great

[Hockeystick]

I still don't understand why internationally it wasn't the same as US/Canada with green/red? Why the blue was given with the red internationally I will not make sense of. It was a neat novelty but sounds like many are not pulling the blue out much these days.

[eilleen333]

I got the red/blue international one, and it took me so long to find the green one. It was available for download on the site, but I wanted the original. I think she shoul've released both the albums everywhere.
The 'two for the price of one' idea sold, but I think it's a shame that so many european fans got the blue one that simply is not as good as the green one...

[ELEANOR MAW]

When Shania release her new album I am going to order online the U.S version first of all and then get the international one later on if I like the U.S one, you can bet your bottom dollar that they will be having two or more versions of Shania's next album.

[countrylover]

the odd time i do but that's it. Red is still my fav.

[eilleen333]

I'll buy the one I see first :p . After that I'll try to find all the possible version available :p .

[tonyme]

I always order the North American version first, and then buy the International release

[EmmaBonJovi]

1. Red (Definitely my fav n this is the 1 ive got on CD)
2. Green (Good Versions of the songs too has its country of course but i'd rather hv a poppier Up!)
3. Blue (Don't actually like the Blue version it just doesn't sound right at all)

[faithfully]

When Shania release her new album I am going to order online the U.S version first of all and then get the international one later on if I like the U.S one, you can bet your bottom dollar that they will be having two or more versions of Shania's next album.

The US version seems to sound good in ways when compared to our European release;)

[countrylover]

Red - love it
Blue - like the sound
Green - only listened to it once

[dreamer]

oh wow!

[Hockeystick]

Red - love it
Blue - like the sound
Green - only listened to it once

So I take it you are a countrylover, country meaning nature not country music eh? :D

[StarryShania]

1. Red (Definitely my fav n this is the 1 ive got on CD)
2. Green (Good Versions of the songs too has its country of course but i'd rather hv a popper Up!)
3. Blue (Don't actually like the Blue version it just doesn't sound right at all)

I agree with everything you've said.

[ELEANOR MAW]

The US version seems to sound good in ways when compared to our European release;)The European release sounded a bit to much like Abba, not saying I don't like Abba but I would prefer Shania to sound more Western.

[Hockeystick]

The European release sounded a bit to much like Abba, not saying I don't like Abba but I would prefer Shania to sound more Western.

Well some say when Shania moved away from North America to Europe she has been influenced and became more Europeanized actions and style. UP shows that a lot, music, wardrobe, ect.

Maybe a little out of touch with actions and style of NA? :dunno:

[mcjessica]

Me too! lol!!! My "WTF is this??" was kind of a positive one though. I was laughing insanely because it's so weird....I really like it though. :]

hahaha that was my exact reaction when I heard the whole album for the first time. I just got it for Christmas and when I played it I broke out laughing because it sounds so wierd to hear it on songs you're so used to hearing one way. I like most of the songs though, it sounds better than I thought it would.

[StarryShania]

Well some say when Shania moved away from North America to Europe she has been influenced and became more Europeanized actions and style. UP shows that a lot, music, wardrobe, ect.

Maybe a little out of touch with actions and style of NA? :dunno:

I think your right, that's most likely the reason. But, maybe she just wanted a change ... you know, trying something new and see how it goes. Which, isn't a bad thing. If alot of people tended to like it that way, she'd probably start to have that shown in her music more, but if the fans didn't really like it all that much, then she probably won't do it again.

[Hockeystick]

I think your right, that's most likely the reason. But, maybe she just wanted a change ... you know, trying something new and see how it goes. Which, isn't a bad thing. If alot of people tended to like it that way, she'd probably start to have that shown in her music more, but if the fans didn't really like it all that much, then she probably won't do it again.

Shania said she wanted more international success and that she got with UP. I would say that album did a whole lot better as a whole with international fans than it did with North American fan. Much more claim internationally and while TWIM and COO did very well internationally, they were mega hits in North America compared to UP. She's got the European mentality now, her music, her style, wardrobe, more open with her sexiness-sex appeal, and how she goes about her business.

Change isn't bad but I would like if she warmed up to us over here a little more especially long time fans of hers who heard her on country radio first. I know that's an unpopular feel around here since most fans on this site came after the big pop crossover success. Just sharing thoughts.

[tonyme]

Up! is Shania's most successful album internationally. I know this because it got me to become a fan and because a whole lot of people started loving her since UP!
Here, Shania's most famous song is "ka-ching!"

[Hockeystick]

Yup, UP was HUGE internationally, but just BIG in NA.

[tonyme]

Yup, UP was HUGE internationally, but just BIG in NA.

True :great:

[matttwain]

In My Opinion:
1. Up! (Red/Blue)
2. I'm Gonna Getcha Good! (Green/Red/Blue)
3. She's Not Just A Pretty Face (Red/Green)
4. Juanita (Green)
5. Forever And For Always (Green/Blue/Red)
6. Ain't No Particular Way (Blue)
7. It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing (Green/Blue/Red)
8. Nah! (Green/Red)
9. (Wanna Get To Know You) That Good! (Blue/Green)
10. C'est La Vie (Red/Green)
11. I'm Jealous (I'm absolute fan of this song so I love it very much in all versions!)
12. Ka-Ching! (Red)
13. Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon) (Red)
14. Waiter! Bring Me Water! (Red)
15. What A Way To Wanna Be! (Red)
16. I Ain't Goin' Down (Green/Blue)
17. I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No)! (Red/Green)
18. In My Car (I'll Be The Driver) (Red/Green)
19 When You Kiss Me (Green/Red/Blue)

[ELEANOR MAW]

Shania said she wanted more international success and that she got with UP. I would say that album did a whole lot better as a whole with international fans than it did with North American fan. Much more claim internationally and while TWIM and COO did very well internationally, they were mega hits in North America compared to UP. She's got the European mentality now, her music, her style, wardrobe, more open with her sexiness-sex appeal, and how she goes about her business.

Change isn't bad but I would like if she warmed up to us over here a little more especially long time fans of hers who heard her on country radio first. I know that's an unpopular feel around here since most fans on this site came after the big pop crossover success. Just sharing thoughts.I love Shania's Country Rock side the best, Up was a great album but I would hope her next album goes back to more Country Rock songs and not an UP part 2. and I am not from North America, I am originally from Northern Ireland. I seem to of read that the UP album in the UK was not as successful as Come On Over, so I think the UP album must have been more successful in other European countries, There was only one major hit from the UP album in the UK and two less successful hits. The Come On Over Album had far more hit singles from it in the UK and was the album that made Shania big in the UK.

[StarryShania]

Up! is Shania's most successful album internationally. I know this because it got me to become a fan and because a whole lot of people started loving her since UP!
Here, Shania's most famous song is "ka-ching!"

I heard about Ka-Ching being a big hit in Europe. Ka-Ching wasn't as big over here (unfortunately). I don't know why because I thought it was a great song.

[FinnFreak]

Ka-Ching! was released in Europe as a single & got lots of airplay. Mercury Nashville (UMG) feared that the irony of the song, would be misunderstood in NA. hah.

She should attempt to conquer China with her next release - that would be rather interesting.


John - ;)

[Troll]

Ka-Ching! was released in Europe as a single & got lots of airplay. Mercury Nashville (UMG) feared that the irony of the song, would be misunderstood in NA. hah.

She should attempt to conquer China with her next release - that would be rather interesting.


John - ;)

Yes that would be interesting.

[Hockeystick]

I love Shania's Country Rock side the best, Up was a great album but I would hope her next album goes back to more Country Rock songs and not an UP part 2.

I hope the same as you.

and I am not from North America, I am originally from Northern Ireland. I seem to of read that the UP album in the UK was not as successful as Come On Over, so I think the UP album must have been more successful in other European countries, There was only one major hit from the UP album in the UK and two less successful hits. The Come On Over Album had far more hit singles from it in the UK and was the album that made Shania big in the UK.

Come On Over was the mega hit for Shania all over the world and all those singles. Untouchable at this point. Although the one thing I notice with UP it seems to have done a lot better in Europe and Asia than it did in North America. The only big hit here was FAFA. It did well on both the country and pop charts. IGGG had some mediocre success, but I don't hear it played much on radio anymore after its initial run on radio. Also UP, SNJAPF, and IOHWIB had mediocre success and I rarely hear them. Those were the songs that were released in North America. From what I gathered the songs released in Europe had more lasting impressions with radio and listeners.

I still hear a lot more of the TWIM and COO singles compared to the UP singles besides FAFA. That was the one smash hit. Of course with the conglomerate takeover of radio in recent years, I have a much more unfavorable opinion of radio programmers and I don't think Shania cares to play that political favoritism game. The radio gig is mostly a fixed game nowadays.

Let's just hope for good things to come with this next album for people here and for people over your way. That it will blow our socks off. :)

[ELEANOR MAW]

This next album will be a make or brake for Shania, but she has done a lot of good music in the past so Shania won't be to bothered, but just because it might not be successful does not mean it will be a bad album, in fact it might be her most interesting album, but might not be commercial and that would probably be more interesting to me.

[Hockeystick]

I agree with that. And I don't think this next album will be as commercial as material in her past. She will have a lot of pressure from the industry with this long of a wait. There will be some people who will want to pick it apart. I think the next album will have that personal touch which could very well make it her best album in a sense that a commercial album differs from. And in someway it can also possibly catch a few buys that appreciate those kind of efforts. We will see.

[dreamer]

good points

[StarryShania]

I agree.

[Troll]

I agree with that. And I don't think this next album will be as commercial as material in her past. She will have a lot of pressure from the industry with this long of a wait. There will be some people who will want to pick it apart. I think the next album will have that personal touch which could very well make it her best album in a sense that a commercial album differs from. And in someway it can also possibly catch a few buys that appreciate those kind of efforts. We will see.

That is a good point

[malshania]

my up album of the month is BLUE!!! :D :D i dont know about next month tho! :D