twain is pop artist

[LECalder]

shania twain, according to Billboard Magazine, has a song ranked 7th on the pop
singles chart, sandwiched between Sarah McLachlan and Tatyana Ali.
Larry Calder
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[No1Songs]

>hania twain, according to Billboard Magazine, has a song ranked 7th on the
>pop
>singles chart, sandwiched between Sarah McLachlan and Tatyana Ali.
>Larry Calder

This doesn't make her a "pop" artist, just a crossover artist. In the late
seventies and early eighties there were many country acts on the "pop"
charts....Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Alabama, Crystal Gayle, Juice
Newton...just to name a few. They weren't then and still are not "pop"
artists.

[Frederick Rudofsky]

To paraphrase a recent review, she's got more i common with Pat Benetar
than Patsy Cline.

[Mr. Zoom]

On 23 Aug 1998 22:32:27 GMT, No1Songs converted these thoughts to data
bits.....

Actually, there's some truth to the statement that Shania is a 'pop
artist'. She's being marketed as such in many countries where the
'country' label would actually hurt her, according to the current COUNTRY
WEEKLY.

Also there is an international version of COME ON OVER that plays down
the country influence some. According to David Bower, the CMA's U.K.
representative, "They just made it more radio-friendly to what goes on
her."

Edward (a Shania fan, in case anyone's wondering :) )
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[Mr. Zoom]

On Sun, 23 Aug 1998 22:05:04 -0400, Mr. Zoom converted these thoughts to
data bits.....

> "They just made it more radio-friendly to what goes on
> her."

typo alert - that should be "what goes on here". Sorry about that. :)

[Stacy Pleasant]

Take it for what it's worth, but it is a "fact" that Shania is being
marketed as a "pop" singer outside of the US

Stacy

[Country Boy]

LECalder <leca...@aol.com> wrote in article
<199808231554...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
> shania twain, according to Billboard Magazine, has a song ranked 7th on

the pop
> singles chart, sandwiched between Sarah McLachlan and Tatyana Ali.
> Larry Calder
>

She's had only one pop hit so far, which is half as many as LeAnn Rimes.
And the two together don't come close to the number of pop hits artists
like Johnny Cash, Roger Miller, and Kenny Rogers each had in their heyday.

[Nyr0035]

LECalder wrote:

>shania twain, according to Billboard Magazine, has a song ranked 7th on the
>pop
>singles chart, sandwiched between Sarah McLachlan and Tatyana Ali.

Yes, "You're Still The One" it peaked at # 2 and was there for a while, it just
couldn't take the top spot because Brandy and Monica were in the way.

"The Rock is layin the smack down"
Rocky Maivia, the People's champion

[Jody McLean]

Country Boy wrote in message <01bdcf16$c6779dc0$ee92edcc@countdown>...

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>LECalder <leca...@aol.com> wrote in article
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>> shania twain, according to Billboard Magazine, has a song ranked 7th on
>the pop
>> singles chart, sandwiched between Sarah McLachlan and Tatyana Ali.

>> Larry Calder
>>
>
>She's had only one pop hit so far, which is half as many as LeAnn Rimes.
>And the two together don't come close to the number of pop hits artists
>like Johnny Cash, Roger Miller, and Kenny Rogers each had in their heyday.

Country back in the fifties resorted to pop because being country wasn't
cool anymore. I don't give a shit about what's cool and what isn't; I want
some real honesty with none of the overly-annoying drum beat found on
Shania's albums.