Uncovered (Shawn Colvin album)

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Uncovered
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
RecordedArlyn Studios, Austin
Hobo Sound, Weehawken, NJ
GenreRock
Length52:13
LabelConcord, Fantasy
ProducerSteuart Smith, Stewart Lerman
Shawn Colvin chronology
All Fall Down
(2012)
Uncovered
(2015)
Colvin & Earle
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Uncovered is the ninth studio album by American singer Shawn Colvin. The work consists of cover songs from other notable musicians.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The album debuted at No. 175 on Billboard 200,[8] selling around 3,000 copies in the first week. It has sold 12,000 copies in the United States as of May 2016.[9]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Tougher Than the Rest" (Bruce Springsteen) – 4:26
  2. "American Tune" (Paul Simon) – 3:59
  3. "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty) – 4:30
  4. "Hold On" (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 4:18
  5. "I Used to Be a King" (Graham Nash) – 5:09
  6. "Private Universe" (Neil Finn) – 3:54
  7. "Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:12
  8. "Gimme Little Sign" (Joseph Hooven, Alfred Smith, Jerry Winn) – 3:10
  9. "Acadian Driftwood" (Robbie Robertson) – 6:30
  10. "Lodi" (John Fogerty) – 3:12
  11. "Not a Drop of Rain" (Robert Earl Keen) – 4:34
  12. "'Til I Get It Right" (Larry Henley, Red Lane) – 3:19

Personnel[edit]

  • Shawn Colvin – vocals, guitar
  • David Crosby – vocals ("Baker Street")
  • Marc Cohn – vocals ("Gimme Little Sign")
  • Glenn Fukunaga – bass
  • Mike Meadows – percussion
  • David Boyle – keyboards
  • Milo Deering – pedal steel, lap steel, mandola
  • Steuart Smith – guitar, keyboards, bass ("American Tune")

Production:

  • Produced by Steuart Smith, Stewart Lerman
  • Recorded by Stewart Lerman
  • Assisted by Joseph Holquin, Jacob Sciba
  • Additional Engineering by Steve Mazur, Sean Kelly
  • Mixed by Stewart Lerman
  • Mastered by Paul Blakemore

Chart positions[edit]

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10] 82
US Billboard 200[11] 175
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[12] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] 30

References[edit]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Uncovered at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Album review: Shawn Colvin, 'Uncovered' – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Hear Shawn Colvin's Yearning Cover of CCR's 'Lodi'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Song Premiere: Shawn Colvin, 'Hold On'". NPR.org. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  5. ^ "'We All Have Something To Say': Shawn Colvin On The Value Of Cover Songs". NPR.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Shawn Colvin". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Shawn Colvin". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  8. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. October 17, 2015.
  9. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
  10. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Shawn Colvin – Uncovered". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Shawn Colvin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "Shawn Colvin Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Shawn Colvin Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.