After assembling a demo tape to send to labels, Mercury Nashville took an interest and signed her a contract.

"What Made You Say That" is included on her Netflix documentary companion compilation album Not Just a Girl (The Highlights) released on July 26, 2022.

In her 2011 autobiography, From This Moment On, Twain expressed displeasure with her debut studio album, revealing that she had very little creative control and was frustrated with being unable to showcase her songwriting abilities.

[1] However, she did co-write one song on the album titled "God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That".

The song received attention due to its at-the-time controversial music video, which prominently showed her midriff.

"You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me" was sent to country radio on September 7, 1993 as the third and final single from the Shania Twain album.