Complete Limelight Sessions - Shania Twain

Advantages: Great country love songs, easy listening
Disadvantages: only 12 songs

...Shania Twain, born Eileen Edwards in Windsor Ontario Canada, raised the Ojibwa Indian cultural way by her adopted father Jerry Twain and mother Sharon, with her two sisters and two brothers. They lived in a small town called Timmins in Ontario, She worked in a reforestation business owned by her father, from the age of 17-21, but would often be found singing in the local bars and clubs from a very young age. Her parents were killed in a car crash when she was just 21, leaving her to take charge of the family, to make money she relied more on the singing in bars as the main income. In 1990 she adopted the name of SHANIA from a local Ojibwa woman, Shania meaning "I'm on my way" in Ojibway. Shania's first album titled Shania Twain only had one song written by her, brought mixed reviews from the country critics... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing songs.
Disadvantages: Doesn't include single version of God Bless The Child

...When Shania first arrived in Nashville she ran into alot of problems. First of all, Shania is a writer and her record company wouldn't let her write her own songs, second of all, Shania appeared to be to opinionated for Nashvilles taste. Shania truly thought she'd never make it, until she met 'Mutt' Lange, legendary producer of great acts such as Bryan Adams and AC/DC. When Shania and 'Mutt' met all the pieces finally formed and she was saved. The Woman In Me is the first album Twain and Lange wrote together, and is the album that they fell in love making. This is Shania's second album, her debut was a Nashville record but this one, Shania says, is all her. Shania has put her heart and soul into this record, and it shows. Unlike Shania's later albums, The Woman In Me consists mainly of ballads. 'Home Aint Where His Heart Is, Anymore... Read review

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Advantages: Fantasic and original music.
Disadvantages: None.

...Shania Twain endured much hardship as a child. She had her first musical experience when she was just 8 years old, her mother would wake her up in the middle of the night and take her to sing in bars when they stopped serving alcohol. Shania's mother suffered from depression, her nor her husband had enough money to feed their children proparly so Shania often found herself going to school with mustard sandwiches for lunch. Shania's parents died in a vicious car crash when she was just 21 years old, leaving her to take up the parental role in her household and provide for her 3 younger siblings. This bad luck would detare anyone from their ambitions, but not Shania, to support her family Shania sold their home and moved to the Deerhurst Resort where she performed as an on stage artist. When her 2 youngest sibling were old enough to move... Read review

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