| The Woman in Me | ||||
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| Studio album by Shania Twain | ||||
| Released | February 7, 1995 (North America) February 21, 1995 (UK) March 6, 2000 (European re-release) |
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| Genre | Country, country pop | |||
| Length | 48:08 | |||
| Label | Polygram/Mercury | |||
| Producer | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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| Allmusic | [1] |
| Robert Christgau | [2] |
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The Woman in Me, released on February 7, 1995, is the second studio album released by Shania Twain and her first with the majority of the songs co-written by her. It went onto become her biggest-selling recording at the time of its release, selling 4 million copies by the end of the year, and was eventually certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA on December 1, 2000, representing 12 million shipments throughout the United States.[3]
Contents |
All tracks written by Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, except "You Win My Love" (composed by Robert John "Mutt" Lange) and "Leaving Is the Only Way Out" (composed by Shania Twain).
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Any Man of Mine" | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Is There Life After Love?" | 4:39 |
| 7. | "If It Don't Take Two" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "You Win My Love" | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Raining on Our Love" | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Leaving Is the Only Way Out" | 4:07 |
| 11. | "No One Needs to Know" | 3:04 |
| 12. | "God Bless the Child" | 1:30 |
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48:08 | |
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| 13. | "You Win My Love" (Remix edit) | 3:54 | |||||||
| 14. | "Medley: Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)/The Woman in Me/You've Got a Way" (Live & Direct TV Mix) | 7:25 | |||||||
| 15. | "(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here!" (Remix) | 4:21 | |||||||
| 16. | "God Bless the Child" (Video) | 3:48 | |||||||
As listed in liner notes.[4]
"(If You're Not In It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" also features footsteps performed by Shania Twain, and a door slam performed by Paul Leim. Terry McMillan also performs boot stomping on "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"
All strings performed by the Nashville String Machine, arranged by Ronn Huff and contracted by Carl Gorodetzky.
Charts
End of decade charts
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| Preceded by The Hits by Garth Brooks Fresh Horses by Garth Brooks Borderline by Brooks & Dunn |
Top Country Albums number-one album July 22 - October 6, 1995 January 27 - May 3, 1996 June 29 - July 26, 1996 |
Succeeded by All I Want by Tim McGraw Borderline by Brooks & Dunn Blue by LeAnn Rimes |
| Preceded by The Hits by Garth Brooks New Country 2 by Various Artists John Michael Montgomery by John Michael Montgomery All I Want by Tim McGraw Fresh Horses by Garth Brooks Revelations by Wynonna Fresh Horses by Garth Brooks Borderline by Brooks & Dunn Borderline by Brooks & Dunn The Greatest Hits Collection by Alan Jackson Blue by LeAnn Rimes Calm Before the Storm by Paul Brandt Calm Before the Storm by Paul Brandt Blue by LeAnn Rimes Collection by The Rankin Family Everything I Love by Alan Jackson |
RPM Country Albums number-one album April 17 - April 23, 1995 May 22 - July 30, 1995 September 11 - October 1, 1995 October 16 - October 29, 1995 January 8 - March 3, 1996 March 18 - March 31, 1996 April 15 - May 12, 1996 May 20 - June 9, 1996 June 17 - June 30, 1996 July 22 - August 4, 1996 August 12 - August 18, 1996 September 2 - September 8, 1996 September 16 - September 29, 1996 November 11 - November 17, 1996 November 25 - December 22, 1996 January 20 - January 26, 1997 |
Succeeded by The Hits by Garth Brooks The Hits by Garth Brooks All I Want by Tim McGraw Now That I've Found You: A Collection by Alison Krauss & Union Station Revelations by Wynonna Fresh Horses by Garth Brooks Borderline by Brooks & Dunn Borderline by Brooks & Dunn Calm Before the Storm by Paul Brandt Blue by LeAnn Rimes Calm Before the Storm by Paul Brandt Calm Before the Storm by Paul Brandt Calm Before the Storm by Paul Brandt Collection by The Rankin Family Everything I Love by Alan Jackson Calm Before the Storm by Paul Brandt |
| Preceded by The Hits by Garth Brooks |
Top Country Albums number-one album of the year 1996 |
Succeeded by Blue by LeAnn Rimes |
| RPM Country Albums number-one album of the year 1996 |
Succeeded by Did I Shave My Legs for This? by Deana Carter |
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