Shania Twain

Shania Twain is Shania Twain's self-titled debut album which was released on April 20, 1993 on Polygram & Mercury Records.
==Album Background==
Three songs from the album were originally recorded by other artists: "There Goes the Neighborhood" was recorded by Joe Diffie on his 1990 album, "A Thousand Winding Roads," "When He Leaves You" was previously a single for Donna Meade in 1989, and "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was recorded by Con Hunley in 1980 & Tom Jones in 1983. 
In Twain's 2011 autobiography, "From This Moment On", Twain expressed displeasure with her debut studio album, revealing that she had very little creative control and expressed frustration over being unable to showcase her songwriting ability.
==Tracklisting==
#What Made You Say That
#You Lay A Whole Lot Of Love On Me
#Dance With The One That Brought You
#Still Under The Weather
#God Ain't Gonna Getcha For That
#Got A Hold On Me
#There Goes The Neighborhood
#Forget Me
#When He Leaves You
#Crime Of The Century
==Chart Performance==
"Shania Twain" peaked at #67 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and #35 on Billboard's Top Catalog Albums chart. It also peaked at #28 on the Canadian Country Albums chart.
==Critical Reception==
Thom Owens of Allmusic wrote that the album is "a bland set of contemporary country that demonstrates her considerable vocal abilities but none of the spark that informs her breakthrough, The Woman in Me" and that the songs "lack strong melodies.
Category:1990s albums
Category:Country
Category:Shania Twain albums