Queen of Me: Difference between revisions

| released = {{Start date|2023|02|03|mf=yes}}

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| label = [[Republic Records|Republic]]

| prev_title = [[Not Just a Girl (The Highlights)]]

| prev_year = 2022

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==Background==

After releasing the compilation album ''[[Greatest Hits (Shania Twain album)|Greatest Hits]]'' in 2004, Twain released the single "[[Shoes (Shania Twain song)|Shoes]]" for the [[Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives|soundtrack]] to the television series ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''. Later, experiencing the breakdown of her marriage, Twain divorced her longtime husband and songwriting partner, music producer [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]], in 2008. She remarried to Frédéric Thiébaud, the husband of her former best friend, in 2011. The same year, she released the promotional single "[[Today Is Your Day]]", which had a moderate impact on the charts.

 

 

Twain released a [[Netflix]] documentary, ''Not Just a Girl'' which documented her career to date as well as documenting some of the recording for her sixth studio album. Tracks previewed in the documentary include "Inhale/Exhale Air" and "Queen of Me".

 

==Promotion==

 

 

==Critical reception==

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| MC = 61/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/queen-of-me/shania-twain|title=Queen of Me by Shania Twain Reviews and Tracks|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref>

| rev8 = ''Riff Magazine''

| rev9 = ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''

| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Sydney Morning Herald">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/shania-twain-s-comeback-album-proves-she-s-still-the-one-20230131-p5cgqx.html|title=Shania Twain's comeback album proves she's still the one|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|last=Ross|first=Annabel|date=February 3, 2023|access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref>

| rev10 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''

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On review aggregator [[Metacritic]], ''Queen of Me'' received a score of 61 out of 100 based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC"/> Imy Brighty-Potts of ''[[The Irish News]]'' wrote that "the record is a tour of all the best country sounds and tropes climbing the charts over the past few years – with Shania delivering powerful vocals despite undergoing open-throat surgery a few years ago."<ref name="The Irish News"/> According to Ed Power of the ''[[Irish Examiner]]'', "the 'Shania-issance' is in full swing", describing the album as "unashamedly pop" yet "Twain’s country roots are not entirely obscured".<ref name="Irish Examiner"/> Allison Hussey of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' described the album as "a dozen tracks of optimistic affirmations and pumping [[electro-pop]] rhythms", but found the material "ill-suited to Twain's voice" and the lyrics rife with "forcibly modern idioms", concluding that ''Queen of Me'' "tries so hard to capture current trends that it already sounds behind the times".<ref name="PF"/> Billy Dukes of ''[[Taste of Country]]'' summarized that the album "feasts on contagious hooks and repetition",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/shania-twain-queen-of-me-album-review/|title=Review: Shania Twain Is the Woman You Remember Across 'Queen of Me'|website=Taste of Country|last=Dukes|first=Billy|date=February 3, 2023|access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> while Jon Freeman of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' defined it as "an uplifting statement about being your own champion in the present".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/shania-twain-queen-of-me-1234667694/|title=Shania Twain Feels Like A New Woman On 'Queen of Me'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Freeman|first=Jon|date=February 3, 2023|access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> Annabel Ross of ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' wrote that Twain is "back to her poppy, peppy self... maintaining an upbeat vibe throughout."<ref name="Sydney Morning Herald"/> Piper Westrom of ''Riff Magazine'' wrote, "''Queen of Me'' is everything fans of Shania Twain could hope for. At the same time, it's a perfect introduction for anyone who's not heard her to this point. Twain is making music that is fun, and she is having fun doing it."<ref name="Riff Magazine"/>

In Canada, ''Queen of Me'' debuted at number two on the [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canadian Album Chart]], becoming her sixth top-ten album on the chart and seventh overall in the country.

 

 

In the United Kingdom, ''Queen of Me'' debuted atop the [[UK Albums Chart]], becoming her third number one album in the country. Elsewhere, ''Queen of Me'' peaked within the top five in Australia and Switzerland, and charted in seven additional countries.

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==Charts==

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! scope="row"| [[ARIA Country Album Chart|Australian Country Albums]] ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/country-albums-chart/2023-02-13|title=ARIA Top 40 Country Albums|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=February 13, 2023|access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref>

{{album chart|Netherlands|53|artist=Shania Twain|album=Queen of Me|rowheader=true|access-date=February 11, 2023}}

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{{album chart|Germany4|13|id=509071|artist=Shania Twain|album=Queen of Me|rowheader=true|access-date=February 10, 2023}}

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{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Shania Twain|rowheader=true|access-date=February 14, 2023}}

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