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Shania Twain on Her Most Personal Album Yet, ‘Little Miss Twain’: ‘It Brings Me Joy to Share That Part of Me’
Shania Twain has released her seventh studio album, "Little Miss Twain," out on 24 July, which she describes as her most personal work to date. The record revisits her childhood in Timmins, a mining and lumber town in northern Ontario, before she became a global country-pop star, drawing on intimate memories she previously felt were too personal to share, including the aftermath of her parents' deaths in a car accident when she was 22 and the years she spent raising her younger siblings.
The album features a wide range of collaborators, including Tanya Tucker, Ray Parker Jr, the Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood, Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme, T Bone Burnett, The War and Treaty and Justin Tranter, with musical styles shifting between bluegrass, R&B, rock, country and big band to reflect the genres she grew up on. It follows her performances opening for Harry Styles during his 12-show run at Wembley Stadium earlier this summer, though Styles does not appear on the record; Twain joked she plans to return the favour by inviting him onto a future project of her own.
In short
- Shania Twain's seventh album, "Little Miss Twain," is out 24 July
- It explores her childhood and pre-fame years in Ontario
- Features guests including Ronnie Wood, Josh Homme and Tanya Tucker
Explained simply
Shania Twain is a Canadian country-pop star who became one of the world's best-selling recording artists, with a career spanning several decades. Throughout her success, she has kept much of her personal life and family background private, maintaining a separation between her public and private worlds.
Her childhood in Timmins, a small mining town in northern Ontario, included significant challenges. When she was 22, her parents died in a car accident, and she went on to raise her younger siblings whilst establishing her music career.
Her latest album marks a notable shift in this approach, as she turns directly to these formative experiences and early memories. By exploring her roots and personal history so openly, the record represents her decision to share aspects of her life that she had previously kept separate from her public work.
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