A Few Small Repairs [20th Anniversary Edition]

by Shawn Colvin

Overview

A Few Small Repairs, the proper follow-up to Fat City, was recorded on the heels of Shawn Colvin's divorce. And while the album is certainly a response, she avoids the obvious cliches in dealing with the aftermath, revealing instead the complex thought processes and complete range of human emotion, from anger, sadness, confusion, yearning, and disillusionment to resolve and recovery. Colvin has always been a songwriter of note, but with A Few Small Repairs she reaches new heights, painting hauntingly vivid images that address not only relationships but also life in general with great insight. The subject matter predictably gives a generally dark mood to the album, but musically, the results are both diverse and irresistibly catchy. A Few Small Repairs marks a reunion with former collaborator/producer John Leventhal, and the two have found a perfect blend between words, music, and tasteful, organic arrangements for Colvin's finest effort to date. [A remastered 20th Anniversary Edition of A Few Small Repairs was released in 2017, featuring seven rare live performances as bonus tracks.] ~ Chris Woodstra

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/2017
Label:	Columbia / Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0889854485320
Rank:	80031

Tracks

1. Sunny Came Home
2. Get Out of This House
3. The Facts About Jimmy
4. You and the Mona Lisa
5. Trouble
6. I Want It Back
7. If I Were Brave
8. Wichita Skyline
9. 84,000 Different Delusions
10. Suicide Alley
11. New Thing Now
12. Nothin on Me
13. Sunny Came Home [Live at KFOG]
14. Trouble [Live from Columbia Records Radio Hour]
15. Get Out of This House [Live at KFOG]
16. The Facts About Jimmy [Live at the Ryman]
17. You and the Mona Lisa [Live at the Ryman]
18. If I Were Brave [Live from Columbia Records Radio Hour]
19. Ricochet in Time [Live at the Ryman]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shawn Colvin   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Trash Cans,Handclapping,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Chris Botti   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Lyle Lovett   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Michael Rhodes   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Shawn Pelton   Drums,Percussion
Larry Farrell   Trombone
Carol Webb   Violin
Danny Ferrington   Vocals (Background)
Eugene Moye   Cello
Bob Carlisle   French Horn
John Leventhal   Bass,Organ,Guitar,Violin,Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica,Keyboards,Percussion,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Robert Rinehart   Viola
Sandra Park   Violin
Judith Owen   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Rick DePofi   Piccolo,Clarinet,Recorder,Sax (Tenor),Clarinet (Bass)
Tony Kadlek   Flugelhorn
Tony Kadleck   Flugelhorn
Mark Plati   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Kate Markowitz   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Tom Schick   Assistant Engineer
Tom Littlefield   Composer
Ronald K. Fierstein   Executive Producer
Troy Gonzalez   Assistant Engineer
Shawn Colvin   Composer
Paul Dieter   Engineer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Joe Blaney   Engineer
Fred Remmert   Engineer
Lyle Lovett   Harmony
Fred Kevorkian   Engineer
John Leventhal   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements,Instrument Arrangement
Ryan Freeland   Mixing Assistant
Scott Ansell   Engineer
Scott Ansel   Engineer
Peter Keppler   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Rick DePofi   Composer,Engineer
Aaron Keane   Assistant Engineer
Stephen Barber   Arranger,String Arrangements
Bill Emmons   Assistant Engineer
Mark Plati   Engineer
Kate Markowitz   Harmony