Steady On (Shawn Colvin album)

Steady On
Studio album by Shawn Colvin
Released October 17, 1989
Genre Rock, Contemporary Folk
Length 44:09
Label Columbia
Producer John Leventhal, Steve Addabbo
Shawn Colvin chronology
Steady On
(1989)		 Fat City
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Steady On is the 1989 debut album by singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin. In addition to launching Colvin's career the album won the award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 33rd Grammy Awards in February 1991. Allmusic calls the album, "a must have for anyone who loves acoustic music created in the grand tradition of Joni Mitchell and James Taylor."[1] Notable guest appearances include Suzanne Vega and Bruce Hornsby.

The album reached 111 on the Billboard 200 in 1989. The title track was released as a single and in 1990 reached 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Steady On" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 4:59
  2. "Diamond in the Rough" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 5:02
  3. "Shotgun Down the Avalanche" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 5:02
  4. "Stranded" (Colvin) – 4:03
  5. "Another Long One" (Colvin) – 3:46
  6. "Cry Like an Angel" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 4:52
  7. "Something to Believe In" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 4:12
  8. "The Story" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 3:59
  9. "Ricochet in Time" (Colvin) – 3:11
  10. "The Dead of the Night" (Colvin) – 5:03

Personnel

Musicians
  • Steve Addabbo – tambourine
  • Michael Blair – drums, percussion
  • Shawn Colvin – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, background vocals
  • Charles Curtis – cello
  • Steve Gaboury – keyboards, drum programming
  • Bruce Hornsby – piano
  • Lucy Kaplansky – background vocals
  • John Leventhal – guitar, bass, mandolin, keyboards, tambourine, background vocals, drum programming
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar, dobro, high-strung guitar
  • Dennis McDermott – drums
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • Bob Riley – guitar, keyboards, drum programming
  • Bob Telson – organ
  • Soozie Tyrell – fiddle, background vocals
  • Suzanne Vega – background vocals
  • T-Bone Wolk – guitar, bass, accordion
Production
  • Steve Addabbo – co-producer, engineer
  • Paul Angelli – assistant engineer
  • Kris Brauninger – assistant engineer
  • Carol Chen – art direction
  • Ronald K. Fierstein – executive producer
  • Phil Galdston – assistant arranger
  • Kevin Halpin – engineer
  • Geoff Keehn – engineer
  • Kevin Killen – mixing
  • Phil Klum – assistant engineer
  • John Leventhal – co-producer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Marcus Miller – assistant engineer
  • UE Nastasi – assistant engineer
  • Frank Ockenfels – photography
  • Mark Partis – engineer
  • Malcolm Pollack – engineer
  • David Sanborn – assistant arranger, arrangement collaboration
  • Ted Spencer – engineer
  • Dary Sulich – assistant engineer

Charts

Year Chart Position
1989 Billboard 200 111

Release history

date format label catalog #
CD Columbia CK-45209
Columbia FC 45209
CD Columbia CO45209
1989 CS Columbia FCT-45209
1995 CD Columbia 45209
2001 CD Sony 4661422
2008 CD Sbme Special MKTS. 725020

References

  1. 1 2 3 McCartney, Kelly, "Review: Steady On, Shawn Colvin", Allmusic (accessed August 19, 2008
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