Interview with Mike Greenblatt: Great duet with Shania Twain!

Bryan White: Thank you. To me, that was one of the best experiences of last year. I’d never actually collaborated, as far as a duet, with anybody before, so it became a lot of fun. I got to go up to New York, where Shania and Mutt have a beautiful house, to work on it with them. I feel it was just another great creative outlet for me, just SO much fun to do it. They let me do exactly what I wanted to do, and I think we blended real well together, I have a feeling it’ll be a real successful, real strong record.

MG: How did it make you feel when Shania said you have, “the best male voice in country music. Beyond country music! He’s an excellent singer. So he NEEDED to be on this record because the song soars. It demands that. It demands dynamics.”

BW: (smiling) I appreciate it. That’s a flattering compliment. It makes me glad to hear something like that.

MG: Just how much fun was it to work on that song with her?

BW: A lot, believe me. I’m not kidding. Mainly because I got to work out all kinds of different arrangement things with them. I say “them” a lot because I think of it as not only working with Shania but also with Mutt, who’s SO much a part of her sound. They were always both there. Basically, a lot of her (vocal) part was already down when I arrived. That meant I, mostly, did my part to her track because she had already finished. But that was ok, I did my part, and, vocally, it was extremely challenging. That’s what made it so interesting and fun. It was SO different from anything I usually do. Plus, it’s such a well-written song, and y’know, it takes not only a great song, but when it comes to recording a duet, it takes two people who can really make the song believable and make it work. Only then does it happen. I considered it a great honour to be able to work with both of them.

(Thanks to Little Shania for submitting this quote)