Come on Over (Shania Twain album)
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Come On Over is the third studio album
recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain
. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre. To date, the album has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, shipped over 20 million copies on United States
, and in the UK it has sold over 3.3 million.
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and stayed there for 50 non-consecutive weeks. It stayed in the Top Ten for 151 weeks.
's Jagged Little Pill
) in any genre, the biggest-selling country music album ever, the biggest-selling album by a Canadian ever, the biggest-selling album of the 1990s and one of the biggest-selling albums in music history.
Some of the reasons of its tremendous success were the availability of two different versions of the album (the original country version, released in 1997, and the pop and revised international versions released in 1998 and 1999 respectively) and the huge promotion that the album received, supported by an extensive world tour and an impressive 12 hit singles, all of them released from September 1997 through July 2000. Eleven of those singles were released in Canada and the U.S., and all of them reached The Top 5 on the Canada country chart, including No. 1 hits.
with a moderate 172,000 copies (3,000 units behind Mase
's Harlem World
), the album showed its consistency when it moved another 170,000 copies in its second week (a 1.2% decrease) to stay at No. 2 again behind Barbra Streisand
's Higher Ground. The RIAA certified Come On Over Gold, Platinum and 2× platinum on December 23, 1997. It sold more than 100,000 units in each of 62 weeks. The album's best sales week was its 110th week, during which it sold 355,000 units to settle at number ten (Christmas 1999). The album stayed on the top 100 for 151 weeks. Worldwide, the album has sold 40 million copies. Come On Over ranks as the second best-selling album of the Nielsen SoundScan
era in United States, with 15,487,000 copies sold up to December 24, 2009, trailing its nearest rival, Metallica
's 1991 self-titled album
, by 13,000 copies.
Remix for "You've Got a Way" and the (UK) Dance Remix for "That Don't Impress Me Much". In most countries this mix is titled the "Dance Mix" but for the UK, Netherlands and Germany is was titled the "UK Dance Mix".
In Australia a special edition was released with 19 tracks and contained a special bonus Video CD
which included three music videos and an interview.
Australian version
Asian version
"Bow Bros." gang fiddles on tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 13, and 15 (of original version) performed by Rob Hajacos, Joe Spivey, Glen Duncan, and Aubrey Haynie
.
Strings
on "From This Moment On" performed by Carl Marsh.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain
Shania Twain
Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
. It was released on November 4, 1997. It became the world's best-selling country music album and the best-selling studio album ever released by a female artist in any genre. To date, the album has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, shipped over 20 million copies on United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and in the UK it has sold over 3.3 million.
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and stayed there for 50 non-consecutive weeks. It stayed in the Top Ten for 151 weeks.
History
The album became an unprecedented blockbuster success, breaking many sales records around the world and becoming the biggest-selling studio album of all time by a female artist (surpassing Alanis MorissetteAlanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
's Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette. It was Morissette's first internationally released album, and her first studio album after the three year hiatus following her break with MCA Records. The album marked a shift from her style...
) in any genre, the biggest-selling country music album ever, the biggest-selling album by a Canadian ever, the biggest-selling album of the 1990s and one of the biggest-selling albums in music history.
Some of the reasons of its tremendous success were the availability of two different versions of the album (the original country version, released in 1997, and the pop and revised international versions released in 1998 and 1999 respectively) and the huge promotion that the album received, supported by an extensive world tour and an impressive 12 hit singles, all of them released from September 1997 through July 2000. Eleven of those singles were released in Canada and the U.S., and all of them reached The Top 5 on the Canada country chart, including No. 1 hits.
Chart performance
Twain topped her own record with the release of Come On Over, beating out then Diamond album The Woman in Me, as the best-selling country music album ever released by a female artist. It was, in fact, the best-selling album ever released by a female artist in any genre. Debuting at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
with a moderate 172,000 copies (3,000 units behind Mase
Mase
Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker...
's Harlem World
Harlem World
Harlem World is the critically acclaimed multi-platinum debut album by Harlem rapper Mase, released October 28, 1997.-Background:Seen as Puff Daddy's new protege since the passing of The Notorious B.I.G., Mase rose to fame after being a member of Children of the Corn with fellow Harlem rappers Big...
), the album showed its consistency when it moved another 170,000 copies in its second week (a 1.2% decrease) to stay at No. 2 again behind Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
's Higher Ground. The RIAA certified Come On Over Gold, Platinum and 2× platinum on December 23, 1997. It sold more than 100,000 units in each of 62 weeks. The album's best sales week was its 110th week, during which it sold 355,000 units to settle at number ten (Christmas 1999). The album stayed on the top 100 for 151 weeks. Worldwide, the album has sold 40 million copies. Come On Over ranks as the second best-selling album of the Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
era in United States, with 15,487,000 copies sold up to December 24, 2009, trailing its nearest rival, Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
's 1991 self-titled album
Metallica (album)
Metallica is the self-titled fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Mainly produced by Bob Rock, it was released on August 12, 1991 through Elektra Records to critical acclaim...
, by 13,000 copies.
Critical reception
Original version (1997)
International version (1998)
The International version was remixed for a more pop and world feel. The only song that stayed the same on both versions was "Rock This Country!".Revised international version (1999)
The album was later re-released after the success of "That Don't Impress Me Much". This 'revised version' included the Notting HillNotting Hill (film)
Notting Hill is a 1999 British romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999. The screenplay was by Richard Curtis, who had written Four Weddings and a Funeral. It was produced by Duncan Kenworthy and directed by Roger Michell...
Remix for "You've Got a Way" and the (UK) Dance Remix for "That Don't Impress Me Much". In most countries this mix is titled the "Dance Mix" but for the UK, Netherlands and Germany is was titled the "UK Dance Mix".
In Australia a special edition was released with 19 tracks and contained a special bonus Video CD
Video CD
Before the advent of DVD and Blu-ray, the Video CD became the first format for distributing films on standard 120 mm optical discs. The format is a standard digital format for storing video on a Compact Disc...
which included three music videos and an interview.
Tour editions
A limited edition tour edition was released in Australia and Asia which contains a bonus disc with bonus mixes and live tracks. Also included was a list of tour dates.Australian version
Asian version
Country
- "Love Gets Me Every Time"
- "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
- "You're Still the One"
- "From This Moment On"
- "Honey, I'm Home"
- "That Don't Impress Me Much"
- "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
- "You've Got a Way"
- "Come On Over"
- "Rock This Country!"
- "I'm Holdin' on to Love (To Save My Life)"
U.S. Pop/AC
- "You're Still the One"
- "From This Moment On"
- "That Don't Impress Me Much"
- "You've Got a Way" (AC only)
- "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
Europe
- "You're Still the One"
- "When" (UK only)
- "From This Moment On"
- "That Don't Impress Me Much"
- "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
- "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
Australia
- "You're Still the One"
- "From This Moment On"
- "That Don't Impress Me Much"
- "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
- "You've Got a Way"
- "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentinian Albums Chart | 1 | 2× Platinum | 160,000 |
| Australian Albums Chart | 1 | 15× Platinum | 1,050,000 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 4 | Gold | 25,000 |
| Belgian Flanders Albums Chart | 1 | 2× Platinum | 100,000 |
| Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart | 4 | ||
| Brazilian Albums Chart | Gold | 100,000 | |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 1 | 2× Diamond | 2,000,000 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 1 | ||
| Danish Albums Chart | 1 | 2× Platinum | 100,000 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 1 | 5× Platinum | 400,000 |
| European Albums Chart | 1 | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 6 | Gold | 38,958 |
| French Albums Chart | 4 | Platinum | 300,000 |
| German Albums Chart | 8 | 3× Gold (Platinum) | 750,000 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 24 | ||
| Irish Albums Chart | 1 | 125,000 | |
| Italian Albums Chart | 20 | Gold | 50,000 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 59 | 30,000 | |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 10 | Gold | 100,000 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 1 | 21× Platinum | 315,000 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 1 | 6× Platinum | 300,000 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 8 | Platinum | 150,000 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 4 | 3× Platinum | 150,000 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 4 | 3× Platinum | 150,000 |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 | 10× Platinum | 3,300,0002 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 2 | 2× Diamond | 20,000,000 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 |
Sales
- The album has sold 40 million copies worldwide, but despite this it wasn't able to top the Billboard 200, reaching a peak of #2. It did however top the charts for 11 weeks in the UK.
- Before the success of Come on Over, the record for the highest-selling album by a female country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist was the album Rose GardenRose Garden (Lynn Anderson album)Rose Garden was an album released in 1971 by country singer Lynn Anderson. The album was the same name as the single she released in late 1970. The song went on to top the country charts, where it stayed at the #1 position for five weeks, and reached #3 on the pop charts in 1971. Anderson received...
by Lynn AndersonLynn AndersonLynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
in 1971, after she had her massive country popCountry popCountry pop, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock, is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to Top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to...
hit "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" the previous year. - The album set a record for longest stay in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, remaining in the Top 20 for 112 weeks. - The album is one of the highest-selling albums ever in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, reaching 15 times platinum and spending 19 weeks at No. 1 and 165 weeks in the top 100 (or more than 3 years). It is still the best-selling album of the 1990s in Australia. - The album sat at the top spot of the Canadian country albums chart for over 110 weeks (more than 2 years).
- During the Thanksgiving week of 1999, the Come on Over: International Version was released in conjunction to Shania's Thanksgiving CBS special, Come on Over that week earned the Billboard chart "Greatest Gainer" title, jumping 24-11 on the Billboard 200, a 246% increase in sales from a 57,000 the previous week to a 197,000 the week after.
- Come on Over topped the Billboard Country album chart for a record 50 weeks, finishing second to Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
' SevensSevens (album)Sevens is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 25, 1997, and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and on the Top Country Albums chart. The album also topped the Country album charts in Britain for several months and crossed over into the...
in 1998, finishing first in 1999, and third in 2000 behind Dixie ChicksDixie ChicksThe Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...
' Fly and Faith HillFaith HillFaith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
's BreatheBreathe (Faith Hill album)-Personnel:*Faith Hill: Vocal*Dennis Wilson, Gene Miller, Stephanie Bentley, Lisa Bevill, Bekka Bramlett, Chris Rodriguez, Kim Parent, Lisa Cochran: Vocal Backing*Jerry McPherson, B...
.
Personnel
The following musicians performed on the album's American release.- Bruce Bouton – steel guitarSteel guitarSteel guitar is a type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument. Developed in Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a steel guitar is usually positioned horizontally; strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of one or more strings with the use...
- Larry ByromLarry ByromLarry Byrom is an American guitarist who has written, recorded, and toured with acts like Steppenwolf, Ratchell, Neil Young, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton, Eddie Rabbit and Tanya Tucker.- References :...
– slide guitarSlide guitarSlide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide refers to the motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides: the necks of glass bottles... - Joe Chemay – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, fretless bass - Stuart DuncanStuart DuncanStuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
– fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music... - Larry Franklin – fiddle
- Paul FranklinPaul Franklin (musician)Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
– steel guitar, "cosmic steel" - Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- John Hobbs – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Dann HuffDann HuffDann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
– electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
riffs, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, talk boxTalk boxA talk box is an effects unit that allows a musician to modify the sound of a musical instrument. The musician controls the modification by lip syncing, or by changing the shape of the mouth...
guitar, electric 12-string guitar, Wa-wa, six-string bass guitar, electric sitarSitarThe 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
, all guitar textures - John HugheyJohn HugheyJohn Hughey was an American musician. He was known for his work as a session pedal steel guitar player for various country music acts, most notably Vince Gill and Conway Twitty...
– steel guitar - John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- Mutt Lange – background vocals
- Paul Leim – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Brent MasonBrent MasonBrent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
– electric guitar licks and solos - Joey MiskulinJoey MiskulinJoseph M. Miskulin is a hall of fame accordionist and producer of Grammy Award-winning music albums. In a music career spanning more than four decades, Joey Miskulin has collaborated with a range of artists including Paul McCartney, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, Andy Williams, Ricky Van Shelton,...
– accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.... - Michael OmartianMichael OmartianMichael Omartian is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and music producer. He has been a participant in over 350,000,000 albums and CD’s sold worldwide, as a producer, arranger, artist or musician, during a career that has spanned over 38 years...
– piano - Eric Silver – mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
- Arthur Stead – piano, organ, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
- Shania Twain – lead vocals, background vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar riffs, rhythm guitar, nylon string guitar
"Bow Bros." gang fiddles on tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 11, 13, and 15 (of original version) performed by Rob Hajacos, Joe Spivey, Glen Duncan, and Aubrey Haynie
Aubrey Haynie
Aubrey Haynie is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he wrote himself...
.
Strings
String section
The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
on "From This Moment On" performed by Carl Marsh.
See also
- List of BMG Music Club's top-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom
- List of best-selling albums in Australia
- List of best-selling albums worldwide