Comments on: Single Review: Shania Twain, “Today is Your Day”

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:12:40 +0000

…clicked on listen and found this song next to some joel osteen clips. i didn’t know that youtube enjoys satire as much as i do.

By: Paul Dennis

Paul Dennis — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:29:55 +0000

I have her first Mercury album and she struck me then as a modestly talented artist, even on her own compositions.

This song is pretty bland. I always wondered how much of Shania’s success was due to Mutt Lange’s vision – this track leads me to suspect that he was a big part of what we think of as Shania Twain’s musical legacy

By: Adam James

Adam James — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:50:27 +0000

After hearing the song a few times, it sounds to me like Shania trying to psyche herself into doing all this comeback stuff. If a superstar the magnitude of Garth Brooks couldn’t manage a comeback, there’s no way it’ll happen for Shania. Country radio probably won’t support her because she all but turned her back on the country market in favor of a crossover.

The big problem here is (and I think this is what happened with Garth) that these folks think their “brand” will carry them over, so they don’t end up bringing A++ material because they think people will buy their personality. It was good songs that made people care about Garth and Shania in the first place, so why they think they can “come back” with average material is beyond me. I think a B grade was more than generous.

By: Erik North

Erik North — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:43:30 +0000

I thought it was a fairly typical song for her in terms of quality. For me, Shania has not historically been somebody who knocks songs out of the ballpark like a lot of others, and I don’t think this breaks that mold. In comparison to some others, however, it’s better than most.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:20:55 +0000

I am a big fan of Shania. That being said, I am not sold on this one. B is probably all the better it deserves.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:13:21 +0000

I think Shania is often underrated in terms of her lyrics, though a large bulk of her singles possess mostly frivolous lyrics elevated by the personality of her vocal. But I feel her ability as a songwriter is deeper than many think, though that’s not really evident here. I’d love to see her deliver more gritty country compositions like “Is There Life After Love”, “Home Ain’t Where His Heart Is Anymore” and “I Ain’t Goin Down” on her next album.

By: chix

chix — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:28:26 +0000

Always love Shania…All her songs were able to touch my heart.

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:49:12 +0000

I love Shania, but wow, this sounds like a bad Disney song. I think it could make a decent song for a children’s movie soundtrack, but not much else. I don’t have an issue with the production, just with the lyrics.

I hope whatever’s next is better than this.

By: Gator

Gator — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:44:40 +0000

I full heartedly agree with the beautiful mess past (as I said earlier) and that it is a bit of a let down after the acoustic versions heard on the show, but she just debuted at 40 on the country charts so it should be interesting to see how it will fare in the next few weeks

By: muZiverse

muZiverse — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:37:31 +0000

“Today Is your Day” is a charming song, but it’s missing the simple yet extravagant style we all loved in her old music, and the mixing was poorly done. The lyrics seem over-simple, making her sound a bit inexperienced. The tune is also simple, and slightly repetitive, but still very enjoyable.

I think there are 2 reasons for the decrease in quality here: She has gone 6 years with practically no work in music, and also this is the first work without her husband, Mutt Lange, who played a large role in the production of all her past music (with the exception of her debut album).

Since this song was released for the show, and not really as her “bit return” single, it’s possible that she still will be returning to her old style of music, just not yet.