Up! (album)
2002 studio album by Shania Twain
Up! is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. It was released on November 19, 2002, by Mercury Nashville. Three versions of the album were released: a pop version (red disc), a country version (green disc), and a version in the style of Indian film music (blue disc). It was also released in DVD-Audio (DVD-A) format containing a 5.1 mix as well as the stereo mix of the "Red" (Pop) version in 24-bit 96kHz high definition audio. This was the last studio album of Twain's career to be produced by her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange before their divorce and her last studio release until 2017's Now.
The album became a commercial success. Up! gave Twain her best first week sales in the United States, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts, later becoming the best-selling country album of 2003 in the US and third overall among all genres. Internationally, Up!
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