Sets available on Oct 2nd
Shania Twain is prepping a 25th anniversary remastered Diamond Edition of her blockbuster double diamond album The Woman In Me for October 2nd via UMG Nashville. The reissue will be available as a 2 CD, LP, limited edition clear LP sets and a Super Deluxe Edition 3 CD box set containing the Diamond Edition, a Live & Remixed disc and Shania Vocal Mix that features early takes from before the album’s release. We were the first outlet to bring you this news yesterday (Thurs, Aug 13th), but were asked to remove the post until Twain officially announced it on ABC’s Good Morning America today.
The Super Deluxe Edition contains 16 previously unreleased tracks, including five live performances recorded in December 2019 during Twain’s residency at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, and an entire “Shania Vocal Mix” containing early takes of 11 songs from nearly a year before the album’s release. In addition to the five Las Vegas performances, the “Live & Remixed” disc, available on both the two and three CD editions, features two tracks recorded in September 1998 at Dallas’ Reunion Arena for the Shania: Live DVD that also was carried on DirecTV; and nine remixes that show how Twain and producer, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, continued to adapt her sound as she began to cross into pop and international markets – and even into dance clubs.
The Woman in Me: Diamond Edition is accompanied by a 48-page booklet containing liner notes from Twain, a 3,000-word essay written by renowned pop-culture journalist Eve Barlow, and photographs from John Derek, Albert Sanchez, Mark Tucker, Bo Derek, and Alexander E. Harbaugh.
Fans who pre-order The Woman in Me: Diamond Edition will receive the “Any Man Of Mine” digital EP, which includes the remastered album track, the Live From Las Vegas version, and the Shania Vocal Mix.
Released on February 7, 1995, the 12 track album, produced by former husband and rock producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, was the Canadian artist’s sophomore album and sent her into superstardom with hits like “Any Man Of Mine,” “Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?,” the title track and more. Eight singles were released with Twain co-writing 11 of the 12 tracks. “Any Man of Mine” also gave Twain her first Top 40 crossover hit.
Lange’s work with Def Leppard brought a fresh sound and crisp sound to country. The enhanced sound combined traditional country with 80s rock that laid the foundation for what country music was to become.
Upon its release, it become her biggest-selling recording with four million copies by the end of the year. It was awarded a diamond certification from the RIAA on November 17, 1997 for selling over ten million copies, marking Twain as the first female country artist to capture the feat. On December 1, 2000, it was certified double diamond for 20 million copies worldwide. The album paved the way for Twain to be crowned the best-selling female country artist in history. The Woman in Me spent 29 weeks atop the country albums chart and was 1995’s best-selling country album. It won a GRAMMY for Best Country Album in 1996 and later was ranked No. 8 on CMT’s list of 40 Greatest Country Albums.
Only she could surpass her own record with her 1997 follow up Come On Over! The 16 song project went on to sell more than 40 million copies worldwide, and retains the honor of best-selling album by a female in music history to this day.
Twain has been teasing the reissue throughout the year on social media, in a subtle manner, mind you. Her current profile photos are the album’s iconic cover, and she’s been sharing diamond Emojis along with some Throwback Thursday teases featuring screenshots from the “Any Man Of Mine” video.
3 CD | 2 CD | LP
CD 1: Remastered Original Album
1. Home Ain’t Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
2. Any Man of Mine
3. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
4. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!
5. The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You)
6. Is There Life After Love?
7. If It Don’t Take Two
8. You Win My Love
9. Raining On Our Love
10. Leaving Is The Only Way Out
11. No One Needs To Know
12. God Bless The Child
CD 2: Live & Remixed
1. You Win My Love (Live From Vegas)
2. No One Needs To Know (Live From Vegas)
3. Any Man of Mine (Live From Vegas)
4. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? (Live From Vegas)
5. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here! (Live From Vegas)
6. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? (Dance Mix)
7. Any Man of Mine (Alternate Mix – Without Steel Guitar)
8. The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You) [International Acoustic Version – Without Steel Guitar]
9. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here! (Dance Mix)
10. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here! (Mutt Lange Mix)
11. You Win My Love (Mutt Lange Mix)
12. God Bless The Child (Single Mix – Country Version)
13. God Bless The Child (Single Mix – Without Banjo)
14. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here! (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, 1998)
15. Home Ain’t Where His Heart Is (Anymore)/The Woman In Me/You’ve Got A Way (Medley/Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, 1998)
CD 3: Shania Vocal Mix
1. Home Ain’t Where His Heart Is (Anymore) [Shania Vocal Mix]
2. The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You) [Shania Vocal Mix]
3. No One Needs To Know (Shania Vocal Mix)
4. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? (Shania Vocal Mix)
5. Is There Life After Love? (Shania Vocal Mix)
6. If It Don’t Take Two (Shania Vocal Mix)
7. You Win My Love (Shania Vocal Mix)
8. Any Man of Mine (Shania Vocal Mix)
9. Raining On Our Love (Shania Vocal Mix)
10. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here! (Shania Vocal Mix)
11. Leaving Is The Only Way Out (Shania Vocal Mix)
