Shania Twain says she worries her singing voice 鈥渕ay not last forever鈥� and wants to 鈥渉urry up and make more records鈥� while she still can.

Twain told The Canadian Press she feels a 鈥渢ime crunch鈥� on her voice, and fears she may lose it in the fallout of contracting Lyme disease roughly two decades ago.

The tick-borne illness forced the Timmins, Ont.-raised singer-songwriter to undergo several invasive surgeries to repair damage to her vocal cords and it took years for her to return to the stage.

The 57-year-old says the second chance has allowed her to focus on 鈥渃elebrating and gratitude鈥� and she hopes to get into a studio soon because she鈥檚 written 鈥渟o many songs鈥� she wants to record.

Standing between her and those plans is a massive tour of more than 70 dates tied to her upcoming album 鈥淨ueen of Me,鈥� due in early February.

Twain kicks off the tour in late April, playing shows in an array of Canadian cities that include Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto and Montreal.

鈥擠avid Friend, The Canadian Press