Greatest Hits [Summer Tour 2024 Edition]

by Shania Twain

Overview

Just like the albums her husband/producer Mutt Lange produced for Def Leppard, Shania Twain's albums are designed to generate hit singles for two or three years, which means that each of her blockbuster records -- 1995's The Woman in Me, 1997's Come On Over, 2002's Up! -- already seem like greatest-hits records, since they're filled with huge hits. This makes assembling an actual greatest-hits album a little difficult, since not only is the material overly familiar, but there are so many hits that they're difficult to fit on a single-disc collection. Impressively, 2004's Greatest Hits -- the first compilation Shania has released in her career -- doesn't skimp in either the hits or its actual length. Weighing in at a whopping 21 tracks, it has every big hit from her career, bypassing just a handful of tracks (including anything from her eponymous 1993 debut, plus "God Bless the Child" from 1996 and "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" from 2004), none of which are greatly missed. The collection runs in reverse chronological order, beginning with the ballad "Forever and Always" from Up! then running through hits like "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!," "That Don' Impress Me Much," "You're Still the One," "Any Man of Mine" -- all in their most familiar radio mixes, which means pop mixes alternate with country mixes according to the song -- before ending with four new tracks (the gleefully goofy "Party for Two" is featured in two versions, a pop version with Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath and a country version with Billy Currington). Taken as a whole, this is a pretty impressive and consistent body of work -- sure, her hits can be slick, glossy, and silly, but they're infectious, irresistibly catchy, impeccably crafted, and most importantly, still tremendous fun after hundreds of plays. This isn't straight country, but it never pretends that it is. Instead, Twain and Lange poached the catchiest elements from arena rock and adult contemporary pop, peppered it with '90s pop culture references -- anything from bad hair days to Brad Pitt -- and developed a glorious, supersized sound that defined mainstream pop and country for nearly a decade. And, as this wonderful collection proves, Shania's hits not only defined their time, but transcend them, as this Greatest Hits is as fun as pop music can get. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/05/2024
Label:	Universal Uk
UPC:	0602465646634
Rank:	139810

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shania Twain   Primary Artist,Vocals,Clapping,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Mark McGrath   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Billy Currington   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Michael Thompson   Guitar (Electric),Bouzouki,E-Bow,Slide Guitar
Joe Chemay   Guitar (Bass),Fretless Bass,Bass (Electric)
Noam Pikely   Banjo
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Diamond Duggal   Percussion
Arthur Stead   Organ,Piano,Wurlitzer
Paul Franklin   Pedal Steel,Pedabro,Pedal Steel
Tom White   Trombone
Matthew Koma   Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Tom Walsh   Trumpet
David Stewart   Bass,Drums,Keyboards,Percussion,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Matt Chamberlain   Drums
The Nashville String Machine   Strings
Matt Rollings   Piano
Snake Davis   Saxophone
Nick Keca   Clapping
Brent Mason   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Glen Duncan   Fiddle
Dan Book   Vocals (Background)
Dann Huff   Guitar,Talk Box,6-String Bass,Sound Effects,Wah Wah Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Sitar (Electric),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Electric)
Bruce Bouton   Pedal Steel
John Thirkell   Trumpet
Terry McMillan   Harp,Cowbell,Stomping,Harmonica
Larry Byrom   Guitar,Slide Guitar,Drums (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic)
Jonathan Yudkin   Mandolin,Cello,Fiddle,Violin
Joey Miskulin   Accordion
David Hamilton   Strings
Kevin Churko   Vocals (Background)
Michael Omartian   Piano
The Irish Film Orchestra   Strings
John Hughey   Pedal Steel
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Paul Leim   Drums,Percussion
Gabe Witcher   Violin
Mike Viola   Guitar
Carl Marsh   Strings
David Hungate   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
John Hobbs   Organ,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer
John Willis   Banjo,Bouzouki,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Joe Spivey   Fiddle
John Barlow Jarvis   Piano,Wurlitzer
Simon Duggal   Percussion
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background),Clapping
Ron Aniello   Percussion,Synthesizer,Bass (Vocal),Guitar (Electric)
Rob Hajacos   Fiddle
Roy Bittan   Piano
Aubrey Haynie   Fiddle
Biff Watson   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Nylon String)
B.J. Cole   Dobro,Pedal Steel
Billy Crain   Slide Guitar

Technical Credits

Bob Bullock   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Brian Masterson   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Robert John "Mutt" Lange   Audio Production,Recording Arranger,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Bryce Bordone   Mixing Assistant
Jessica Agombar   Composer
Sadaharu Yagi   Engineer
Rob Degroff   Engineer,Assistant,Technical Maintenance
Tim Waters   Assistant Engineer
Alex Dixon   Assistant
Helen Mitchell   Wardrobe
Caitriona Walsh   Orchestra Manager
Ross Petersen   Engineer
Taketo Gohara   Assistant
Wendy Goldstein   A&R
Robert Charles   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Lippencott   Copyist
Mark Hagan   Assistant Engineer
Jackson King   Assistant Engineer
Sandy Jenkins   Assistant Engineer
Randy Merrill   Mastering Engineer
Mike Carroll   Engineer
Bethany Newman   Design,Art Direction
Guido Andreani   Assistant
Angelis, Peppe de   Assistant
Kieran Lynch   Digital Editing
Susan McCarthy   Make-Up
Brian Lucey   Mastering Engineer
Tony Stanton   Copyist
Frankie Foye   Hair Stylist
Michel Gallone   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer,Technical Assistance
Ron "Snake" Reynolds   Recording
Sean Phelan   Engineer
Rob Lebret   Engineer
Matthew Koma   Engineer,Producer,Programming
ROMANS   Composer
David Stewart   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Steve McMillan   Mixing
Nick Keca   Engineer
Olle Romo   Engineer,Recording,Programming
Mike Shipley   Mixing
Oswald Bowe   Assistant
Dan Book   Editing,Programming
Dann Huff   Tic Tac
Cory Churko   Digital Editing
David Hamilton   String Arrangements
Lee Groitzsch   Engineer
Kevin Churko   Recording
Wayne Morgan   Assistant Engineer
Ron Reynolds   Engineer
Mark Hagen   Assistant Engineer
Ronn Huff   Arranger,String Arrangements
Michael Freeman   Mixing Assistant
Carl Gorodetzky   Contractor
Craig White   Assistant Engineer
Gavin Greenaway   String Arrangements
Carl Marsh   String Arrangements
Shania Twain   Composer,Producer
Lynn Peterzell   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
John Hanes   Mixing Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Jeff Balding   Engineer,Recording
Warren Peterson   Engineer
Jonathan Hucks   Engineer
Geoff Swan   Mixing Assistant
Ron Aniello   Engineer,Producer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Steve MacMillan   Mixing Engineer,Mixing
Simon Pressey   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Terry Manning   Engineer