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曲目リスト
| 1 | Swingin' With My Eyes Closed |
| 2 | Home Now |
| 3 | Light of My Life |
| 4 | Poor Me |
| 5 | Who's Gonna Be Your Girl |
| 6 | More Fun |
| 7 | I'm Alright |
| 8 | Let's Kiss and Make Up |
| 9 | Where Do You Think You're Going |
| 10 | Roll Me On the River |
| 11 | We Got Something They Don't |
| 12 | Because of You |
| 13 | You Can't Buy Love |
| 14 | Life's About To Get Good |
| 15 | Soldier |
| 16 | All In All |
商品の説明
Deluxe edition including four bonus tracks. 2017 release, the fifth studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shania Twain. Now is Twain's first new studio album in fifteen years, since her 2002 release, Up!. Twain underwent vocal therapy after being diagnosed with a disease, which caused her to nearly lose her singing voice; she embarked on a concert tour and Las Vegas residency before ultimately revealing that new music would arrive in 2017. Includes the lead single, 'Life's About to Get Good'. Shania Twain has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time. Her success garnered her several honorific titles including the "Queen of Country Pop".
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- メーカーにより製造中止になりました : いいえ
- 製品サイズ : 13.89 x 12.6 x 0.99 cm; 70.02 g
- メーカー : MERCURY NASHVILLE
- EAN : 0602557711325
- 製造元リファレンス : 602557711325
- オリジナル盤発売日 : 2017
- レーベル : MERCURY NASHVILLE
- ASIN : B071X88X89
- 原産国 : 英国
- ディスク枚数 : 1
- Amazon 売れ筋ランキング: - 30,039位ミュージック (ミュージックの売れ筋ランキングを見る)
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トップレビュー
上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
ファンにとってはまさしく待望の・・・といった作品ではあった訳なのですが・・・
そこは賛否分かれるものとなったようです。
初聴時まず一発目に驚かされるのが、その声質の変化。
これ、ホントにシャナイアの声なのか?という衝撃に襲われます。
かつての艶やかで伸びやかだったあの歌声はすっかり影を潜め、バリトン・ヴォイスを主体とした極めてスモーキーなものに変わっています。
往時のあの歌声が好きだった方々(勿論自分も)にとっては、かなりの動揺が広がったものと想像されます。
ただし、これは周知の通り、発声障害を患った彼女が、その苦難の末に復活させ獲得した歌声なのであり、当然ながら批判の対象とすべき部分ではありません。
前作リリースの後様々な困難に見舞われた彼女が、心機一転、生まれ変わって『NOW』という表題を冠して新作をリリースした以上、ここは一旦これまでの歩みをリセットしてから本作に対峙するというのが、我々リスナーに課せられたマナーであると考えるべきなのではないでしょうか。
そういう意味では、このヴォーカル・スタイルというのは新しいシャナイアにはピッタリ合っていると思うし、これまでとはまた違った味わいもあり、繰り返し聞いていく内に十分慣れていける唱法だと思いました。
何より、たとえ声質は変わってはいても、その技巧や表現力は全く衰えてはいませんし。
あと、収録された楽曲そのものについても、かなりの変化が感じられるのも本作の特徴。
これまでの様なアッパーなノリの良さ、弾ける陽気さというのが大きく減退し、もたらされる印象はダーク&ヘヴィ。
まったり感や湿度粘度の高い雰囲気のナンバーが多くて、この変化にも最初は戸惑いを感じてしまいます。
付け加えて言うなら、テクノロジーやエレクトロ、エフェクトの導入も大いに目立っていて、生音感に乏しく、こちらも旧来からのファンには違和感が当然あることでしょう。
ただし、そういった諸々も全てひっくるめて、彼女にとっては「NOW」なんでしょうね。
生まれ変わった自分を聴いて、見て、感じて欲しい、というのがその想いの本質なんだと思います。
過去と決別し、新しいスタートを切った彼女の、ある意味決意表明みたいなものがこのアルバムからはヒシヒシと伝わってきます。
何しろ、音の情報が多く、聴き処の多い作品です。
何度も聴き返してこその味わい深いアルバムなのです。
地味で重い作品という側面があることも否定できないとは思いますが、クオリティの高さは全盛時の作品と比べてもなんら遜色ないとも思います。
個人的はどうかと問われれば、そこはやはり3作目での彼女こそが至高だと思っているので、その分割り引かずにはいられないのではありますが、本作における路線も十分支持していけるものと感じています。
勿論、本作から彼女の音楽に入って行く人たちに対しても、自信をもってお薦めできる渾身の傑作であるとも思います。
今回はカントリーではなくブリティッシュサウンド炸裂!!!
アルバムの半分くらいはビートルズのサウンドを継承しているように聞こえます。
Faith Hillとは違うけど見事にカントリーの枠から飛び出した極上のポップスのアルバムに仕上がっていますね。
他の国からのトップレビュー
Aptly titled, Shania’s new album reflects what she’s been through and where she is Now. As she’s stated in interviews, this is not a divorce album. Sure, there are references in many of the songs, but this album is so much more. It’s a remarkable journey of strength, endurance, and perseverance in spite of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
The album starts off with the rocking “Swingin’ With My Eyes Closed” which she says came from the fighter within her. That fighting spirit is evidenced in many of the album’s 16 tracks, along with typical Shania optimism. She doesn’t shy away from the heartbreak and sadness, though. There are plenty of songs that will leave you devastated.
Shania has a history of breaking down barriers and not neatly fitting into rigid labels, and Now highlights that in the best way. The blending of genres is one of Shania’s greatest strengths. The music doesn’t need to be defined by a style other than Shania herself. She is her own genre, and there’s something for everyone. There’s country, dance, gospel pop, R&B, and even reggae influences on this album.
Admittedly, my expectations were high for Shania’s comeback. I, and other Shania fans, have waited patiently and we all had high hopes. All of those expectations were exceeded even with the preview tracks and the release of the first two singles. After getting to experience the album as a whole, I was more than satisfied. From start to finish this album is truly a masterpiece and a gift. It’s relatable even when a song’s specific circumstances haven’t been experienced personally.
Listening to Now from beginning to end takes the listener on a rollercoaster of emotions, much like Shania (and most people for that matter) has been through over the last decade and a half. There’s a feeling I get when listening to the closing track “All In All” much like the feeling I get when I read a really great novel. I’m so happy to experience the entire thing, but I grieve for it once it’s over. I’m left fulfilled, but still crave more.
Shania proves once and for all that she is the driving creative force in her career and has been all along. Many have tried to dismiss her as a puppet, but as the solo songwriter of the entire album, and her first venture in co-producing, her artistry cannot be denied. Now is pop music at its finest.
TRACK BY TRACK Review
1. “Swingin’ With My Eyes Closed”
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Ron Aniello
What a banger! From the moment she debuted this song on Today back in June, I was in love with it. It’s got that typical Shania attitude to it, and it’s a great song to kick off the album. The percussion at the beginning is like a hybrid “We Will Rock You” married with throwback Shania classics “Any Man Of Mine” and “Honey, I’m Home,” with a reggae feel thrown in for good measure. It’s a soaring song musically with lush, catchy hooks and background vocals. Also, who else but Shania could create such an epic violin solo in the middle of a song?!
2. “Home Now”
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain, Matthew Koma, and Ron Aniello
Breezy, light, and catchy. The perfect song for those that love when Shania shows off her country roots. It’s got a fun acoustic feel with lots of guitar, banjo, fiddles and violins.
3. “Light Of My Life”
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Jake Gosling
I love the funky groove of the verses of this song, but it really shines when it gets to the chorus. It takes a different pace musically, sounding like a peppy Beck or REM song. The background vocal in the chorus are Shania perfection, along with the “Mhmms” in the verses. The lyrics are all too relatable for anyone (like me) who crushes hard on someone who doesn’t even know they exist.
4. “Poor Me”
Written: By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Jake Gosling
Lyrically, this is one of the rawest songs Shania has ever released. The first time I heard it I was absolutely heartbroken. It’s definitely one of the darkest songs on the album, but set to an R&B infused pop beat with a clever twist of words. So many lyrical phrases on this song send a jolt right to the gut.
5. “Who’s Gonna Be Your Girl”
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain, Matthew Koma, and Ron Aniello
Vocally this is one of my favorite performances on the album. It showcases Shania’s range and highlights the best parts of her voice. To me it’s a more melodramatic prequel to “Forever And For Always.” I really love the use of the baritone guitar in this song.
6. “More Fun”
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Jacquire King
An understated weekend party anthem. I think of this as a funky follow-up to “C’est La Vie.” Different musically from anything we’ve heard from Shania. Really highlights the diversity of the album.
7. “I’m Alright”
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Ron Aniello
Another devastating song lyrically in the verses, but hopeful and optimistic in the chorus. An absolute favorite of mine. The chorus gives me chills and the background vocals on the second verse are fantastic. I love the deep rhyming notes in each verse, too. Beautiful musically – with a cello! Then we get the gospel tinged climactic last chorus (that reminds me of the climax of “I Ain’t Goin’ Down”). It makes me want to repeat it immediately.
8. “Let’s Kiss And Make Up” (Deluxe Version only)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain, Ron Aniello, and Dan Book
Flugelhorns, ukuleles, and Shania, oh my! This is such a fun tropical dance bop. It’s a sweet, but melancholy love song with a perfect groove that makes it impossible to sit still. Reminiscent of Omi’s hit “Cheerleader.” Much deeper lyrically than the music and title suggest.
9. “Where Do You Think You’re Going” (Deluxe Version only)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain, Ron Aniello and Jake Gosling
You would never know Shania had any vocal issues listening to this song. This is a knockout vocal performance. Lyrically, it’s another devastating song. It starts out as a sultry ballad, but turns into so much more in the choruses. It’s haunting and listening to it gave me chills all over. It’s one of the most emotional and beautiful songs of Shania’s career. I love the soaring crescendo of strings as the song nears its end.
10. “Roll Me On The River” (Track 8, Standard Version)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain, Matthew Koma, and Ron Aniello
Another funky, genre defying banger from Shania. I love the subtle banjo throughout the song and the violins are put to such great use. A really unique song musically, and totally sexy lyrics. This song is smokin’.
11. “We Got Something They Don’t” (Track 9, Standard Version)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Jacquire King
I love the empowerment of this song lyrically. Musically it is the perfect song to turn up and jam out to. I love the mix of high and low harmony background vocals. I love the horns in the musical break and the fake out—just when you think it’s almost done here comes a kickass trumpet solo, followed by a brilliant final climactic chorus.
12. “Because Of You” (Deluxe Version only)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Jake Gosling
A really sweet introspective love song. Understated but beautiful vocal performance.
13. “You Can’t Buy Love” (Track 10, Standard Version)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Jake Gosling
Only Shania can turn the cliché “When life gives you lemons” into something new and clever! This is a fun, upbeat song with a 60s pop/rock feel to it. This song will definitely make you smile, and I love the happy “Yeah!” at the end.
14. “Life’s About To Get Good” (Track 11, Standard Version)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain, Matthew Koma, and Ron Aniello
I’ve been listening to this song for five months now over and over and I still love it each time! I love the depth of the lyrics on the verses and the joyful happy catchiness of the chorus. The banjo throughout this song is so great! I love the gospel musical break in this song, too, and the buildup back to the chorus for the finale. It was a great song for Shania to release first to preview the album and sums up her life in the past few years so well.
15. “Soldier” (Track 12, Standard Version)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Jacquire King
Another beautiful, sweet ballad. Another powerful vocal performance and haunting musically.
16. “All In All” (Deluxe Version only)
Written By: Shania Twain / Produced By: Shania Twain and Jacquire King
Lyrically this might be my favorite song on the album. It’s so relatable and contemplative. I love the self-reflection and I think it’s a perfect way to wrap up such a raw, personal album. I love the light, lush, tropical feel of the song musically and it reminds me a bit of Toto’s “Africa” in parts.
At first listen NOW left me unsure and confused. But I also, had prior knowledge of how long Shania has been gone from the music industry, her voice complications, etc. Then I replayed the album in full, and noticed many surprising elements this album has which stands on its own. It's a stand-alone album effort, which I believe is a great addition to her discography. Had I wish NOW had been her comeback album??? NO. But it is a strong album that cannot be compared to her old work, and will grow with you with time. Like one listener mentioned, "NOW will age like a fine bottle of wine."
These are the things I do miss from this album the occasional "ohhs and ahhs" the classic Shania "ah". The intermittent pauses "here we go!" Also don't forget those addictive key changes in songs MUTT was known for. Here are my track by track review:
NOW DELUXE
- Swingin' With My Eyes Closed - hand-clapping, foot stomping Shania song we are accustomed to. With reggae vibe 4.5 out of 5
- Home Now - country, banjo, fiddles nice chorus 3.5 out of 5
- Light of My Life - very interesting start to the song, but loses it in the chorus for me 3.0 out of 5
-Poor Me - strong writing, short, not really a song that has its hold 3.5 out of 5
- Whose Gonna Be Your Girl - great writing, nice chorus, arrangement 4.0 out of 5
-More Fun - a song I look forward to on the album, upbeat. I just wish Shania would kill-it in the end with a higher note, which leaves me wanting more. 4.0 out of 5
- I'm Alright - my current Top 3, strong writing, production, it has it all. 5 out 5
- Let's Kiss & Make Up - song is growing on me, fun, with peeps into Shania's peppy songwriting and personality. 4.0 out of 5
- Where Do You Think Your Going - love this song has single written all over it. 4.0 out of 5
- Roll Me on The River - the only song I believe SHANIA's sass seeps through. This is my loud car window down jam. 5 out 5
- We Got Something They Don't - I love the mo-town, bass and trumpets on this one. And of course Shania's classic "woah" towards the end 5 out 5
- Because of You - another well written, arranged song. Sad but you connect with it. Definitely a potential wedding song 5 out 5
- You Can't Buy Love - not my cup of tea, or should I say lemonade...lol has a Broadway style to it I can't buy 2.0 out of 5
- Life's About to Get Good - it's a good song, with alot of staying power. A smart move by Shania and her team. 4.0 out of 5
- Soldier - another great song, sad again but real and honest! Single potential 4.5 out of 5
- All in All- I love this song such a great closer. This is one of those songs that gets better after every listen. 5 out of 5
Grab your copy, it's a different Shania. More personal, dark, and intimate but a great overall album. You can't just listen to an album once, and not discover it's true intentions and unique sound without giving it a chance. If you give it a chance, and don't bite then you'll have your result.
There are some excellent upbeat jams on this that I love and rate high up there with her fun party songs of the 90's. Tunes such as "We Got Something They Don't", which is one of my favorite tracks on this album. It's also one of the strongest bouncier tracks harking back to the good old Shania Twain days. Her vocals sound good to me, she knows a harmony, her pitch is perfect, and she can work her voice around a melody as evident in the tropical reggae sounding coastal beach song, "Let's Kiss and Make Up" and "All in All", both of which are on the Deluxe version of this album and up there as some of my favorite tracks on this too. One of my other favorite tracks is the gritty rock country song, "Swingin' with My Eyes Closed", which has some hints of her past "Up" album.
The Deluxe version of "Now" is packed with great tunes connected to relationships from break ups, to new love, to working things out, but it also has empowering songs that inspire such as the upbeat anthem, "Life's About to Get Good". It's difficult to put "Now" into any kind of genre as it's got a softer subtle country sound in places, a tropical reggae beach sound, a pop sound. It's also got a folk sound in some of the slower tracks that remind me of James Taylor and John Denver.
In another favorite of mine, "I'm Alright" you can hear the pain over experiencing something personally traumatic, but its got confident strength as she brushes herself off and forges on. I found this to be her first serious album packed with some intense emotion that she no doubt needed to release. It's much different than her kick back fun three albums from over a decade ago, which I love too. Each time this album plays, I notice things about it I had ignored before. I find I have an ever growing appreciation for what she's done with it.
Nine of the tracks are excellent to me, three of which are on the Deluxe version. I had to change the order of the songs and put it on a disc and on my iPod in an order that flows best:
- Swingin With My Eyes Closed
- Life's About to Get Good
- We Got Something They Don't
- Let's Kiss and Make Up (deluxe)
- All in All (deluxe)
- Who's Gonna Be Your Girl
- I'm Alright
- More Fun
- Because of You (deluxe)
Then I followed those favorites with the rest of the tracks: Home, Light of My Life, You Can't Buy Love, Roll Me on the River, Poor Me, Where Do You Think You're Going, and Soldier. Then I added a song that might as well have been included on this album, "Today is Your Day".
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