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| Released | September 29, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2017 | |||
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| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
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Now is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shania Twain and her first in 15 years. It was released on September 29, 2017 by Mercury Nashville.[2] The album was produced by Twain alongside Ron Aniello, Jake Gosling, Jacquire King and Matthew Koma. Following a severely weakened singing voice caused by Lyme disease and dysphonia, Twain took an indefinite hiatus from music beginning in the mid-2000s, and at one point was unsure if she would ever be able to sing again.[3][4] Following intense vocal rehabilitation and a successful concert residency in Las Vegas, Shania: Still the One, she began planning a new studio album in 2013.[5] Written solely by Twain, Now is her first studio album in which she assumed an integral role in its production, co-producing every track. It is also Twain's first album since her 1995 album The Woman in Me to not be co-written with or produced by her ex-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
Her first studio album since Up! (2002), Twain has named Now her most personal album. The album received mixed reviews from music critics, with some complimenting the album's production and Twain's long-awaited return to music, while others criticized her vocals and the album's lyrics. Now debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, Canadian Albums and Top Country Albums charts and has since reached number one in several countries worldwide, as well as being certified platinum in Canada. Four singles, "Life's About to Get Good", "Swingin' With My Eyes Closed", "Who's Gonna Be Your Girl" and "We Got Something They Don't", were released in promotion for the album. The first two singles, "Life's About to Get Good" and "Swingin' With My Eyes Closed", as well as the unreleased track "Soldier", were all given music videos. Twain further promoted the album with television performances, festival appearances, interviews, and the successful Now Tour in 2018.
- ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Shania Twain's 'Now'". celebmix.com. 28 September 2017.
- ^ Weatherby, Taylor. "Shania Twain Announces New Album 'Now': Listen to the First Single". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Shania Twain Heads to Las Vegas: Is it the Promised Land or the Elephants' Graveyard?". CMT. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "Shania Twain Not Only Lost Husband, But Also Voice". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ Wadhwani, Anita (October 31, 2011). "Nashville clinic saves voices of the stars". USA Today. Retrieved July 21, 2015.