Up! Live in Chicago
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Up! Live in Chicago is the third live video album by Canadian singer Shania Twain
. Directed and produced by Beth McCarthy-Miller
, the concert was held and filmed on July 27, 2003 at the Hutchinson Field in the south-side of Grant Park
in Chicago, Illinois
; there were over 50,000 attendants. The concert itself differed from that of the Up! Tour
(2003–04), featuring divergent stages, setlits, and production. Behind-the-scenes footage was filmed during the same week, when Twain visited local landmarks and events. The concert film debuted on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on August 19, 2003, and was watched by over 8.87 million viewers, becoming the second-most-viewed concert film on television, behind Celine Dion
's A New Day... Live in Las Vegas (2003).
Due to its high television ratings, Up! Live in Chicago was released as a video album on November 18, 2003 by Mercury Nashville Records. Released both in standard DVD
packaging and in a jewel case, it featured additional performances not included on the television presentation, and was received positively by music critics, who complimented Twain's interaction with the audience; however, some questioned her singing. The video peaked at number two on Billboard
s Top Music Video sales chart, and was certified platinum
by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) for shipments of 100,000 copies in the United States. It was also certified platinum in Australia and gold in Austria and Brazil. Excerpts from Up! Close and Personal were used as the music videos for Twain's singles "She's Not Just a Pretty Face
" (2003) and "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing
" (2004).
(2002). The singer scheduled the trek primarily because of her prolonged absence from live performances and to ensure playing a concert in the United States prior to her Up! Tour
. At the time, it was to commence in September 2003 in Europe, although it ultimately did so in North America. She said, "With the tour starting in September, I didn't want to miss the summer without staging a concert in the U.S. After living with these 19 songs [from Up!] and going through the recording process, it's time to get on stage and perform them." She conceptualized the shows to consist mainly of uptempo numbers and to be almost void of ballads to "spend the night rocking" and maintain an energized spirit. She also deliberately left much room for improvisation, stating that she preferred for the performances to be very spontaneous, than choreographed and music video
-like. Twain first performed on July 5, 2003 at Nowlan Park
in Kilkenny, Ireland
, and then on July 12, 2003 at Hyde Park
in London, England
with a setlist composed of twenty-two songs.
The singer then headed to Chicago, Illinois
to perform a free outdoor concert on July 27, 2003, held at the Hutchinson Field in the south-side of Grant Park
. Meanwhile, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was seeking an artist to host a prime time television music special, and contacted Twain to discuss the possibilities of filming the concert in Chicago. NBC executives sought Twain for the special because she was a well-established artist with a lengthy career and crossover history that could draw in more viewers. She accepted the offer, and the show was directed and produced by Beth McCarthy-Miller
. Prior to performing at Grant Park, Twain spent a week in Chicago to film behind-the-scenes footage that would be used for the television special. She visited landmarks and attended local events, such as a Chicago Cubs
game where she tossed the first pitch and sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" for the audience. The singer also took a riverboat trip and visited outposts of her favorite charity Kids Cafés, a program specialized to feed children in America. The concert was produced by JAM Creative Productions
, and sponsored by local radio station WUSN
and the Chicago Tribune
, which disseminated information about obtaining concert tickets. The show was attended by over 50,000 people.
The concert's setlist consisted primarily of songs from Up!, with several hits from Twain's The Woman in Me (1995) and Come on Over
(1997). The songs from Up! were not performed in a specific format from the three studio versions of the album. Twain desired to approach the live productions as their "own beast". The show commenced with Twain, who was costumed by a yellow rash guard and black cargo pants, arriving from the back of the stage to perform "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
" alongside her band. The singer then followed with "Up!
" and continued to perform a total of ten songs during the segment. At one point, Twain invited a male fan onstage, where he proposed to his girlfriend. She accepted and the two slow dance
d onstage as Twain sang "When You Kiss Me", sitting on a stool placed towards the end of the runway. The segment ended with a performance of "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
", where Twain invited several small children to join her onstage. The succeeding segment, where Twain donned a tan, multi-patterned halter top and black, sequined wide leg trousers, begun with "From This Moment On". She then performed "No One Needs to Know
" while playing an acoustic guitar
and "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)
" with a small orchestra
accompanying her. Concluding with a performance of "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!
", Twain sung nine numbers in the second division of the show. The singer, wearing a black, long-sleeve top with an American flag imprinted in the center and denim capri pants, returned to the stage for the third and final segment of the concert, the encore
. Twain first performed a rendition of "You're Still the One
" again playing an acoustic guitar and then proceeded to end the show with "Nah!" and "Rock This Country!
".
's A New Day... Live in Las Vegas special, which aired on CBS
on March 25, 2003. Following the film's success on television, it was released by Mercury Nashville Records on November 18, 2003 in Region 1 and on November 24, 2003 in Region 2. The video was released in DVD
format, both in conventional DVD packaging and in a jewel case; both appeared in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1
(4:3). The DVD release featured six additional performances that were not shown during the airing of Up! Live in Chicago on NBC, and both stereo and 5.1 surround sound
mixes. Up! Live in Chicago was also source to multiple media for singles from Up!. The performances of "She's Not Just a Pretty Face
" (2003) an "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing
" (2004) served as the singles' music videos, while the audio rendition of "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" was released as a live CD single
and a digital download
on March 9, 2004.
reviewed the home release of Up! Close and Personal. He had not attended a concert of Twain's, nor had seen the television special, and was surprised by the singer's stage presence. He believed that the video would make Twain's naysayers realize that she was a good singer and even more of a great entertainer because of her interaction with the crowd. Bjorke concluded, "Up! Live in Chicago is a dynamic DVD experience that is sure to please fans for years to come." Chris Jones of BBC
noted the band's differences from that of a usual country
band and wanted a more country-influenced sound. However, Jones complimented Twain's incorporation of the audience, naming it her "inimitable style". He added that because of the live setting and crowd ambiance, the video was "far from [a] sterile experience", despite Twain's "photocopy-perfect" vocal delivery (something he suspected to because of a fair amount of post-production work). He stated, "Overall, you know exactly what you're getting with Ms Twain, and for her fans this is bound to be a very good thing indeed." Bobby Reed of the Chicago Sun Times believed Twain failed to give insight as to who she was or her personality in the concert, noting she never mentioned her relocation to Switzerland or her then-new son, Eja. He complimented the band's strong, yet rote efforts of bringing the dense production to life. However, he said Twain's vocal delivery was at times a bit frail. Reed also noted the absence of any guest stars, in opposition to Twain's two previous concert specials, although he acknowledged inviting fans onstage did give the concert a country-fair vibe. Mark Guarino of Arlington Heights
' Daily Herald believed it was evident that the concert was specially tailored for television and stated that Twain played the proper host. He continued, "As the night wore on, Twain tried different ways, with varying degrees of success, to make the magnitude of such a large event work for the small screen. Her reliance on audience participation was an attempt to humanize things, but it often backfired."
s Top Music Video sales chart. Two weeks later, it reached its peak at number two. The video spent fourteen weeks on the chart before returning for a fifteenth and final week at number eighteen on the week ending March 12, 2005. In March 2004, Up! Live in Chicago was certified platinum
by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) for shipments of 100,000 copies in the United States. On the week ending January 17, 2005, Up! Live in Chicago peaked at number eight on New Zealand's Top 10 Music DVDs
. The video peaked at number sixty-one on the German Albums Chart
, and spent a total of eleven weeks on the chart. It was also certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA) for the shipment of 15,000 copies in the country. In Brazil, the video was certified gold by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos
(ABPD) for the sale of 15,000 copies. In Austria, the video was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for the sale of 5,000 copies.
Source:
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...
. Directed and produced by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy or Beth McCarthy-Miller was the director of NBCs Saturday Night Live starting in 1995. She left SNL in 2006 at the end of season 31, replaced as director by Don Roy King...
, the concert was held and filmed on July 27, 2003 at the Hutchinson Field in the south-side of Grant Park
Grant Park (Chicago)
Grant Park, with between the downtown Chicago Loop and Lake Michigan, offers many different attractions in its large open space. The park is generally flat. It is also crossed by large boulevards and even a bed of sunken railroad tracks...
in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
; there were over 50,000 attendants. The concert itself differed from that of the Up! Tour
Up! Tour
The Up! Tour is the second concert tour by Canadian singer–songwriter Shania Twain in support of her fourth studio album, Up!. The show reached North America and Europe...
(2003–04), featuring divergent stages, setlits, and production. Behind-the-scenes footage was filmed during the same week, when Twain visited local landmarks and events. The concert film debuted on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on August 19, 2003, and was watched by over 8.87 million viewers, becoming the second-most-viewed concert film on television, behind Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
's A New Day... Live in Las Vegas (2003).
Due to its high television ratings, Up! Live in Chicago was released as a video album on November 18, 2003 by Mercury Nashville Records. Released both in standard DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
packaging and in a jewel case, it featured additional performances not included on the television presentation, and was received positively by music critics, who complimented Twain's interaction with the audience; however, some questioned her singing. The video peaked at number two on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Top Music Video sales chart, and was certified platinum
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA) for shipments of 100,000 copies in the United States. It was also certified platinum in Australia and gold in Austria and Brazil. Excerpts from Up! Close and Personal were used as the music videos for Twain's singles "She's Not Just a Pretty Face
She's Not Just a Pretty Face
"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fourth country single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain. Twain had announced that "Nah!" would be the next single after "Forever and for Always", but...
" (2003) and "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing
It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing
"It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" is a song performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. The track was composed by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and produced by Lange. It was released on February 9, 2004 by Mercury Nashville Records, as the eighth and final single...
" (2004).
Background
Over three and a half years after her last live show, Twain performed a series of three outdoor concerts in Europe and North America in July 2003 to promote her fourth studio album Up!Up! (album)
-Critical reception:Upon its release, the album received very positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 72/100 from Metacritic...
(2002). The singer scheduled the trek primarily because of her prolonged absence from live performances and to ensure playing a concert in the United States prior to her Up! Tour
Up! Tour
The Up! Tour is the second concert tour by Canadian singer–songwriter Shania Twain in support of her fourth studio album, Up!. The show reached North America and Europe...
. At the time, it was to commence in September 2003 in Europe, although it ultimately did so in North America. She said, "With the tour starting in September, I didn't want to miss the summer without staging a concert in the U.S. After living with these 19 songs [from Up!] and going through the recording process, it's time to get on stage and perform them." She conceptualized the shows to consist mainly of uptempo numbers and to be almost void of ballads to "spend the night rocking" and maintain an energized spirit. She also deliberately left much room for improvisation, stating that she preferred for the performances to be very spontaneous, than choreographed and music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
-like. Twain first performed on July 5, 2003 at Nowlan Park
Nowlan Park
Nowlan Park is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Kilkenny, Ireland, home to the Kilkenny hurling team. It has two covered stands and two terraces, behind each goalpost. The current capacity of the stadium is approximately 24,000 with a seating capacity of 17,000. Plans have...
in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
, and then on July 12, 2003 at Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
in London, England
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
with a setlist composed of twenty-two songs.
The singer then headed to Chicago, Illinois
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
to perform a free outdoor concert on July 27, 2003, held at the Hutchinson Field in the south-side of Grant Park
Grant Park (Chicago)
Grant Park, with between the downtown Chicago Loop and Lake Michigan, offers many different attractions in its large open space. The park is generally flat. It is also crossed by large boulevards and even a bed of sunken railroad tracks...
. Meanwhile, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was seeking an artist to host a prime time television music special, and contacted Twain to discuss the possibilities of filming the concert in Chicago. NBC executives sought Twain for the special because she was a well-established artist with a lengthy career and crossover history that could draw in more viewers. She accepted the offer, and the show was directed and produced by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy or Beth McCarthy-Miller was the director of NBCs Saturday Night Live starting in 1995. She left SNL in 2006 at the end of season 31, replaced as director by Don Roy King...
. Prior to performing at Grant Park, Twain spent a week in Chicago to film behind-the-scenes footage that would be used for the television special. She visited landmarks and attended local events, such as a Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
game where she tossed the first pitch and sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" for the audience. The singer also took a riverboat trip and visited outposts of her favorite charity Kids Cafés, a program specialized to feed children in America. The concert was produced by JAM Creative Productions
JAM Creative Productions
JAM Creative Productions, Inc., is an American company that produces radio jingles, promo music for television, and commercial jingles for advertisers. It has made more radio jingles than any other jingle company and has become part of American pop culture....
, and sponsored by local radio station WUSN
WUSN
WUSN is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, The station broadcasts on 99.5 MHz and is a country radio station owned by CBS Radio. The station focuses on country music from the '90s, along with current product and some classic country from the '70s and '80s.-99.5 WEFM/99-"We" FM:Until 1978,...
and the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, which disseminated information about obtaining concert tickets. The show was attended by over 50,000 people.
Concert synopsis
The concert's setlist consisted primarily of songs from Up!, with several hits from Twain's The Woman in Me (1995) and Come on Over
Come on Over (Shania Twain album)
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...
(1997). The songs from Up! were not performed in a specific format from the three studio versions of the album. Twain desired to approach the live productions as their "own beast". The show commenced with Twain, who was costumed by a yellow rash guard and black cargo pants, arriving from the back of the stage to perform "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
Man! I Feel like a Woman!
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is the seventh single released from Shania Twain's 1997 album Come on Over. It was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!," originally released to North American country radio stations in early 1999, was the opening song on both Twain's Come on Over...
" alongside her band. The singer then followed with "Up!
Up! (song)
"Up!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It is the title track and second country single from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Twain and her then-husband, Mutt Lange. "Up!" was originally released to North American country radio on January 6, 2003. "I'm Not in the Mood !" was to...
" and continued to perform a total of ten songs during the segment. At one point, Twain invited a male fan onstage, where he proposed to his girlfriend. She accepted and the two slow dance
Slow dance
A slow dance is a type of partner dance in which a couple dance slowly, swaying to the music. This is usually done to very slow-beat songs."Slow dancing" can refer to any slow couple dance , but is often associated with a particular, simple style of dance performed by middle school and high school...
d onstage as Twain sang "When You Kiss Me", sitting on a stool placed towards the end of the runway. The segment ended with a performance of "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
I'm Gonna Getcha Good!
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" was originally released to American radio on September 23, 2002...
", where Twain invited several small children to join her onstage. The succeeding segment, where Twain donned a tan, multi-patterned halter top and black, sequined wide leg trousers, begun with "From This Moment On". She then performed "No One Needs to Know
No One Needs to Know
"No One Needs to Know" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released in May 1996 as the sixth single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Twain and Mutt Lange. The song became Twain's third consecutive...
" while playing an acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
and "Thank You Baby! (For Makin' Someday Come So Soon)
Thank You Baby! (for Makin' Someday Come So Soon)
"Thank You Baby! " is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fourth international single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. It was announced by Twain, that "Thank You Baby!" would be the next single from Up! at her Kilkenny concert, her first...
" with a small orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
accompanying her. Concluding with a performance of "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!
(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!
" I'm Outta Here!" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1995 as the fourth single from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song became Twain's second number-one hit at...
", Twain sung nine numbers in the second division of the show. The singer, wearing a black, long-sleeve top with an American flag imprinted in the center and denim capri pants, returned to the stage for the third and final segment of the concert, the encore
Encore (concert)
An encore is an additional performance added to the end of a concert, from the French "encore", which means "again", "some more"; multiple encores are not uncommon. Encores originated spontaneously, when audiences would continue to applaud and demand additional performance from the artist after the...
. Twain first performed a rendition of "You're Still the One
You're Still the One
"You're Still the One" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the third country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, while it was the first to be released to pop and international markets. Released in 1998, the single peaked at number two becoming Twain's first top ten...
" again playing an acoustic guitar and then proceeded to end the show with "Nah!" and "Rock This Country!
Rock This Country!
"Rock This Country!" is the title of a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain, it was the tenth single released to country radio in January 2000 from her 1997 album Come on Over. Written by Mutt Lange and Twain, "Rock This Country!" was released to North American country radio stations in late 1999...
".
Release
The July 27, 2003 concert at Grant Park was announced as a television special, which was set to air on NBC sometime in August 2003. Immediately after the show concluded, its premiere date of August 19, 2003 was specified. The two-hour edited version of the concert was ultimately televised accordingly at 8:00 P.M. EST, and received high ratings. Up! Live in Chicago was watched by over 8.87 million viewers in the United States, becoming the second-most-watched concert film on television, behind Celine DionCeline Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
's A New Day... Live in Las Vegas special, which aired on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
on March 25, 2003. Following the film's success on television, it was released by Mercury Nashville Records on November 18, 2003 in Region 1 and on November 24, 2003 in Region 2. The video was released in DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format, both in conventional DVD packaging and in a jewel case; both appeared in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1
Aspect ratio (image)
The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width of the image to its height, expressed as two numbers separated by a colon. That is, for an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this...
(4:3). The DVD release featured six additional performances that were not shown during the airing of Up! Live in Chicago on NBC, and both stereo and 5.1 surround sound
5.1 surround sound
5.1 is the common name for six channel surround sound multichannel audio systems. 5.1 is now the most commonly used layout in both commercial cinemas and home theaters. It uses five full bandwidth channels and one low frequency enhancement channel . Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS, and...
mixes. Up! Live in Chicago was also source to multiple media for singles from Up!. The performances of "She's Not Just a Pretty Face
She's Not Just a Pretty Face
"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fourth country single released from her 2002 album Up!. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain. Twain had announced that "Nah!" would be the next single after "Forever and for Always", but...
" (2003) an "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing
It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing
"It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" is a song performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. The track was composed by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and produced by Lange. It was released on February 9, 2004 by Mercury Nashville Records, as the eighth and final single...
" (2004) served as the singles' music videos, while the audio rendition of "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" was released as a live CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
and a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on March 9, 2004.
Critical reception
Matt Bjorke of About.comAbout.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
reviewed the home release of Up! Close and Personal. He had not attended a concert of Twain's, nor had seen the television special, and was surprised by the singer's stage presence. He believed that the video would make Twain's naysayers realize that she was a good singer and even more of a great entertainer because of her interaction with the crowd. Bjorke concluded, "Up! Live in Chicago is a dynamic DVD experience that is sure to please fans for years to come." Chris Jones of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
noted the band's differences from that of a usual country
Country music
Country 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...
band and wanted a more country-influenced sound. However, Jones complimented Twain's incorporation of the audience, naming it her "inimitable style". He added that because of the live setting and crowd ambiance, the video was "far from [a] sterile experience", despite Twain's "photocopy-perfect" vocal delivery (something he suspected to because of a fair amount of post-production work). He stated, "Overall, you know exactly what you're getting with Ms Twain, and for her fans this is bound to be a very good thing indeed." Bobby Reed of the Chicago Sun Times believed Twain failed to give insight as to who she was or her personality in the concert, noting she never mentioned her relocation to Switzerland or her then-new son, Eja. He complimented the band's strong, yet rote efforts of bringing the dense production to life. However, he said Twain's vocal delivery was at times a bit frail. Reed also noted the absence of any guest stars, in opposition to Twain's two previous concert specials, although he acknowledged inviting fans onstage did give the concert a country-fair vibe. Mark Guarino of Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights can refer to a place in the United States:Towns or cities*Arlington Heights, Illinois*Arlington Heights, Massachusetts*Arlington Heights, Ohio*Arlington Heights, Pennsylvania*Arlington Heights, WashingtonNeighborhoods...
' Daily Herald believed it was evident that the concert was specially tailored for television and stated that Twain played the proper host. He continued, "As the night wore on, Twain tried different ways, with varying degrees of success, to make the magnitude of such a large event work for the small screen. Her reliance on audience participation was an attempt to humanize things, but it often backfired."
Commercial performance
On the week ending December 12, 2003, Up! Live in Chicago debuted at number three on BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Top Music Video sales chart. Two weeks later, it reached its peak at number two. The video spent fourteen weeks on the chart before returning for a fifteenth and final week at number eighteen on the week ending March 12, 2005. In March 2004, Up! Live in Chicago was certified platinum
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA) for shipments of 100,000 copies in the United States. On the week ending January 17, 2005, Up! Live in Chicago peaked at number eight on New Zealand's Top 10 Music DVDs
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
. The video peaked at number sixty-one on the German Albums Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
, and spent a total of eleven weeks on the chart. It was also certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) for the shipment of 15,000 copies in the country. In Brazil, the video was certified gold by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos
Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos
The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.- About :...
(ABPD) for the sale of 15,000 copies. In Austria, the video was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for the sale of 5,000 copies.
Track listing
Charts
| Charts (2003–05) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
61 |
| New Zealand Top 10 Music DVDs Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
8 |
| US Billboard Top Music Videos Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
2 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications |
|---|---|
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
Platinum |
| Austria | Gold |
| Brazil Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.- About :... |
Gold |
| United States Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
Platinum |
Credits and personnel
- Brent Barcus – guitar
- J. D. BlairJ. D. BlairJD Blair is an American drummer. Blair is best known for his work with Shania Twain and Victor Wooten. Blair played at the Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show with Twain. He has released three solo albums, and is mentioned as an influential character in Victor Wooten's book 'The Music Lesson' as...
– drums - Roddy Chiong – guitar, percussion, mandolin, violin
- Cory Churko – background vocals, guitar, mandolin, violin
- Andy Cichon – bass guitar
- Allison Cornell – keyboards, mandolin, violin
- Brad Duns – script coordinatorScript coordinatorScript Coordinator is a role in the production of a film or television series. The script coordinator is responsible for producing each draft of the script and annotating it for ease of use for the production team....
- David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
– film editingFilm editingFilm editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling...
- Hardy Hemphill – keyboards, percussion
- Booey Kober – film editing
- Beth McCarthy-MillerBeth McCarthy-MillerBeth McCarthy or Beth McCarthy-Miller was the director of NBCs Saturday Night Live starting in 1995. She left SNL in 2006 at the end of season 31, replaced as director by Don Roy King...
– directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The... - Steve McMillan – live sound mixingLive sound mixingLive sound mixing is the art of combining and processing a number of audio signals together to create a "mix" that the audience or performers at a live show hear. There can be a variety of different mixes required, depending on the performance requirements...
- Jeff Muhlstock – steadicam operatorSteadicamA Steadicam is a stabilizing mount for a motion picture camera that mechanically isolates it from the operator's movement, allowing a smooth shot even when moving quickly over an uneven surface...
- Marc Muller – guitar
- Shania TwainShania TwainShania 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...
– drums, guitar, performer, singer - Randy Waller – guitar
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