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Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota) is an American musician. Best known for her hit single “Sunny Came Home” from the album “A Few Small Repairs”.
Colvin’s formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10. Her first public concert was at age 15 at the University of Illinois campus. Colvin cites Joni Mitchell as a primary influence on her music, and her initial performances closely mirrored Mitchell’s inflections and guitar tunings.
Colvin began working in the music scene in earnest in the late 1970s, first in Austin, Texas and then nationally. She met music partner John Leventhal during this time; Leventhal would go on to be Colvin’s producer on several albums. Colvin often lends her talent to contemporaries in the music business - she can be heard singing the backing vocals on the Suzanne Vega hit, “Luka”. Vega returned the favor, singing backup on Colvin’s, “Diamond In The Rough, from her debut album, “Steady On”. Colvin, again can be heard singing backing vocals on Mary Chapin Carpenter’s, “The Hard Way” and “Come On, Come On” and Mary Chapin returns the favor on Colvin’s, “Climb On a Back That’s Strong”, from Colvin’s “Fat City” album.
Colvin’s first several albums were met with critical acclaim, but did not sell in substantial numbers. After several albums of original work, Colvin released Cover Girl, a collection of cover songs, but the work was a departure for her and was not well received.
Colvin’s formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She learned to play guitar at the age of 10. Her first public concert was at age 15 at the University of Illinois campus. Colvin cites Joni Mitchell as a primary influence on her music, and her initial performances closely mirrored Mitchell’s inflections and guitar tunings.
Colvin began working in the music scene in earnest in the late 1970s, first in Austin, Texas and then nationally. She met music partner John Leventhal during this time; Leventhal would go on to be Colvin’s producer on several albums. Colvin often lends her talent to contemporaries in the music business - she can be heard singing the backing vocals on the Suzanne Vega hit, “Luka”. Vega returned the favor, singing backup on Colvin’s, “Diamond In The Rough, from her debut album, “Steady On”. Colvin, again can be heard singing backing vocals on Mary Chapin Carpenter’s, “The Hard Way” and “Come On, Come On” and Mary Chapin returns the favor on Colvin’s, “Climb On a Back That’s Strong”, from Colvin’s “Fat City” album.
Colvin’s first several albums were met with critical acclaim, but did not sell in substantial numbers. After several albums of original work, Colvin released Cover Girl, a collection of cover songs, but the work was a departure for her and was not well received.
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Love Came Down At Christmas
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Christmas Time Is Here
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Never Saw Blue Like That
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Trouble
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In the Bleak Mid-Winter
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Get Out of This House
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When You Know
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You and the Mona Lisa
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The Facts About Jimmy
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Wichita Skyline
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When the Rainbow Comes
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Shawn Colvin,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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notfadeaway02 wrote:
Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell!....Good....but no where near.
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Socratease wrote:
Was listening to Sirius radio in the car the other day and heard her version of "Pride (In the name of Love)" and found it outstanding. Only problem is I can't seem to find the song on any of her collections. I love her sound. Reminds me of a cross between Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell, but still unique.
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FuckTheSkyNow wrote:
She is amazing)
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GHELIX wrote:
like her a lot
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GetMeOuttaHere wrote:
Sunny came home with a mission ...
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luvausten wrote:
wonderful singer songwriter, thanks for adding beauty to my world.
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jessefivey wrote:
Can't believe I forgot to look her up on last.fm. Shawn Colvin literally got me into music.
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Dyren wrote:
yea yeah, YOU, pretty.......
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natashakozaily wrote:
Hey! Just finished my Demo CD! Check it out! http://www.last.fm/music/Natasha+Kozaily Thanks!
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miskmusti wrote:
beatfull
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jubeanation wrote:
She and Ernie should do more together.
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machupicchuperu wrote:
muy buena musica.....okkkk
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EulaliaUrbaniak wrote:
Przyjemne nagranie
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her035 wrote:
Bingo! Amazing voice, but still I hesitated, until "Never saw blue ...". Goes well together with Mary Chapin Carpenter, one of my favs. Nice for long winter evenings ...
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lightsout_black wrote:
just love her voice!
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kaiserzeitgeist wrote:
Diamond in the Rough is probably my favorite Shawn Colvin track, Steady On second.
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Wheldrake08 wrote:
Never Saw Blue Like That is one of the greatest songs ever written. Never fails to bring a lump to my throat.
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kenholland wrote:
she and Hornsby should do more stuff together
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Apatheticash wrote:
hmm
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eTown featuring Shawn and Judy Collins
5 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/shawncolvinmusic
The eTown radio show featuring Shawn and Judy Collins will begin airing this week and will be broadcast in two parts. The first part will air now through November 10th, and the second the week of Nove. …
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