The singer took charge without her longtime collaborator, ex-husband Mutt Lange
Shania Twainsresumemakes the eyes bulge.
That unparalleled hot streak made Twains subsequent absence startling.
Im just so ready, Shania Twain says when EW reaches her on the eve ofNows release.
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Ive had to be very patient as have all the fans.
I just want them to hear it all.
The eagerness stems partly from her general comeback, sure, but it also relates to the music itself.
I was more involved than I had ever had experience doing, she says, and I loved it.
And while Twains vocal ailment presented challenges, shes upbeat about the outcome.
I discovered things in my voice that I didnt know were there, she says.
Things that I just hadnt tried before, because I wasnt forced to try them.
Read on for EWs full interview with Twain.
I wanna know their favorite songs.
I want to know how they relate to it.
Im interested in how relatable it is to people and to their experiences and if it inspires them in.
I like to inspire people.
I think its an important part of what I do.
I didnt really know where to get started in making a new album.
I figured the place to start was writing the songs.
I got reacquainted with that solo writer I always was before I met him.
[Laughs] Its very isolating.
You dont have any feedback, youre just working alone.
I really enjoyed getting back to just working alone; I like solitude.
That was where I started and it just worked really well.
I didnt plan on being as involved as I was, but it just ended up that way.
They were all open to my vision.
I just stayed involved all the way.
It was just a really great environment.
They all brought different things to the table.
A lot of it was done in the mixing.
Thats part of what made it cohesive sonically.
I didnt include producers on the mixing I did the mixing myself with an engineer.
There are some very contemporary sounds onNow, hints of things like EDM and tropical house.
Howd you decide to incorporate those elements?I didnt want to limit myself.
That inevitably influenced my ear.
Some of the drum sounds and effects and things like that.
It was already inadvertently there before I went into the studio, via the leaking through my sons room.
We just thought, Well, lets do one with the leopard gloves.
But we werent thinking album cover or making that in the forefront at all.
It was just so right and it surprised us all.
The fact that it was such a great natural artistic direction once it happened… yeah, its interesting!
Its just one of those iconic things that just seems current.
When we did it, it was just like, this is so current, this is so now.
It just suited the wholeNowconcept and the fact that this is me now.
Im still the same.
