Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram Video
• VHS Release Date: November 19, 1996
• Run Time: 36 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304263538
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,141 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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This compilation of video clips from Shania Twain's breakthrough second album, The Woman in Me, follows the transplanted Canadian singer-songwriter's fast track from "new country" newcomer to crossover contender and diva-in-training. Both musically and visually, the set's eight tracks shift quickly from the mannered country settings and modest production values of the opening "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" to the big-budget scale and soft-focus pop romanticism of the title song: from her earliest videos' down-home settings in funky coffee shops and sun-dappled meadows (where we see the heroine riding her horse, naturally), the viewer is transported to the Sahara and gliding shots of Twain, bedecked in a gauzy gown, strolling past pyramids and temple ruins as if enacting some regal reincarnation.

From that point forward, the visual artifacts of conventional country videos retreat, even as Twain's flirty, feisty persona dials down its country accents to embrace a more mainstream synthesis of pop and rock. Twain's brand of charisma is often very broad indeed, punctuated with winks and hearty wiggles, and her "controversial" sexuality (as measured by Nashville's demure standards) translates to occasional deployment of her buffed midriff and décolletage. Fans will revel in her hale, camera-savvy image and hooky but utterly conventional songs, even if more neutral observers may detect a certain generic safety in Twain's repurposed array of romantic sentiments laced with flashes of self-reliance. --Sam Sutherland

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SHANIA VIDEOS RULE!!!, October 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shania Twain - The Complete Woman in Me Video Collection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video contains the eight videos that Shania realeased from her The Woman In Me album. The videos are Home Aint Where His Heart Is, Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under, Any Man Of Mine, If Your Not In IT For Love, The Woman In Me, You Win My Love, No One Needs To Know, and the remixed version of God Bless The Child. Great video!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For me, it was love at first Whoooo!, February 23, 2004

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This review is from: Shania Twain - The Complete Woman in Me Video Collection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Fate can be pretty darned capricious, but sometimes this most mysterious of entities favors one with unexpected riches. An odd and singular set of circumstances had me tuning into country music television one night several years ago; I wasn't really paying attention to the television, but at one point I heard a Whoooo! that was quickly followed by an incredible voice that captivated me. Then I turned my head toward the television, and there was one of the most gorgeous women I had ever seen in my life singing this great song to me. And this vision of loveliness was even dressed in bluejeans out in a country setting. My male Southern heart skipped completely past pitter-patter and moved immediately to Thump-Thump. On that night, watching the video for Any Man of Mine, I became a devoted Shania Twain fan. I had to see and hear more from this new superstar, and The Complete Woman in Me Video Collection helped me do just that.

It is pretty incredible to have videos for eight songs from a single album, but Shania Twain is a pretty incredible performer. This collection may only span some thirty-six minutes, but it's all Shania all the time. You start out with Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under? It's a fun little video for a fun little song, and Shania is absolutely smokin' in that red dress. I cannot imagine how all the men featured in the video were able to pretend Shania wasn't there prancing around and hugging on them during the whole thing. From there, it's right to Any Man of Mine; as I've said, this is the song and video that made me a Shania fan, and let me just say for the record that I do indeed like it that way. The Woman in Me is a little different, taking Shania away from a country setting, wrapping her in finery, and placing her against a backdrop of deserts and pyramids. This dreamlike vision is quickly cast aside as Shania walks her way into the video for (If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here. I love this video, as Shania is obviously enjoying every minute of filming while looking absolutely stunning, and it's just such a fun song in the first place. I don't want to beat the whole beauty thing into the ground because Shania is a tremendous singer and musician, but I have to mention the fact that tight leather pants play a significant role in the video for You Win My Love - that's all I'm going to say about it.

The Woman in Me is a country album, a fact which is made most forcefully with the video for No One Needs To Know; this one's all about Shania and her guitar. After six great videos, can there possibly be more? Yes. Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore) is a representation of real life - in particular, the disintegration of a marriage. Freed of all the famous Shania glamour, Shania still shines. Continuing in the same vein, the collection closes with a subdued, gospel-like, and previously unreleased version of God Bless the Child.

You know the songs, you know Shania, so there's really no trick to this one. These are the songs and the videos that made Shania the biggest female country performer of all time. It just doesn't get much better than this.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fabulous! A must for any fan!, December 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Shania Twain - The Complete Woman in Me Video Collection [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Wow! Wow! Wow! This video collection brings an already fantastic album to life! Shania shows her artistry and versatility through these videos so vividly. From "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" to "You Win My Love", she has proven that no one can top her videos. This will make any fan eagerly await the next collection of massive videos from this superstar!