The Untold Truth Of Shania Twain

When Shania Twain released her 2017 album "Now," it had been 15 long years since her previous release, "Up!" That album, like many of her others, had been produced by her former husband and musical collaborator Robert "Mutt" Lange. Their high-profile divorce had been well-chronicled by the tabloids, and Twain endured another gut punch when she was diagnosed with the vocal cord disorder dysphonia, which required invasive surgery and extensive therapy.

While Lange helmed her previous albums, Twain took control of "Now," working with several producers and writing all the songs herself. After all those years collaborating with her ex, she found herself in unfamiliar territory. "Now all of a sudden I'm alone. I'm starting over. And I don't know where to begin," she told Rolling Stone. She added, "I just don't know what to do. I was lost."

The turning point, she said, came when she began to share the songs she'd been writing with others. She recalled, "The responses were really powerful and I thought, 'You know what, I'm gonna try to do this alone. I'm gonna write the most honest experiences and emotions that I can in these songs.'"