Up!
by Shania Twain
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    Playing armchair producer and doing comparison tests is so entertaining, the cumulative package is greater than the sum of its parts.
  2. Blender
    80
    Twain's songs are never deep, but they have hooks tattooed on their skin and harmonies that glow like bar lights. [#13, p.88]
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  3. Rolling Stone
    80
    Up! would be a knockout even if it were limited to its one disc of country music.... But the second, relentlessly kinetic pop disc is a revelation.
  5. Billboard
    70
    [It's] quintessential Shania, light as vapor, sweet as sugar, rendered with personality and undeniable charisma.
  6. Dot Music
    60
    'Up!' is not without its little oddities and delights.
  7. Launch.com
    60
    As a vocalist, she remains somewhat faceless.
  8. PopMatters
    60
    If you liked Come on Over, you'll probably like Up!, which continues her signature big sound with its disco beat and perky grrrl-power lyrics.
  9. Q Magazine
    60
    Stuff with hooks, freakishly frisky and using everything in the producer's cupboard... Up! contains 19 new tunes that play shamelessly to the gallery. [Feb 2003, p.109]
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  10. E! Online
    50
    The album is so "been there, done that" that Twain often sounds like she's ripping herself off.

Awards & Rankings

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#31 Most Discussed Album of 2002
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#17 Most Shared Album of 2002

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 66
  3. Negative: 19 out of 66
  1. Artursg
    Nov 26, 2005
    10
    Album UP! is her best work!Best songs are When You Kiss Me,Ka-ching! Thank You Baby...Actually,hard to say,beacause all songs are great!
  2. BillR
    Jul 27, 2005
    10
    I have never listened to Shania before this. Having had the opportunity now to listen I am delighted. There is a clarity to her sound, the I have never listened to Shania before this. Having had the opportunity now to listen I am delighted. There is a clarity to her sound, the harmonies are pure almost ethereal at times. The hooks work for me. I find the album delightfully charming and there is joy in sharing the apparant love she has for her art.… Full Review »
  3. CindyV
    Jun 30, 2004
    10
    It rocks! This is her best cd yet! Go Shania Twain!
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