Whole New You

Whole New You
Studio album by Shawn Colvin
Released	March 27, 2001
Genre	Rock, Contemporary Folk
Length	44:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Leventhal
Shawn Colvin chronology
Holiday Songs and Lullabies (1998) Whole New You (2001) These Four Walls (2006)

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Whole New You is American singer-songwriter and musician Shawn Colvin's sixth album, and also her sixth studio album, released in 2001. It was her first new release in over four years.^[2] While A Few Small Repairs is, "her divorce album," Whole New You is about family, commitment, and acceptance.^[2] The album retains the sixties folk-pop feel provided by collaborator John Leventhal.^[3][2] According to AMG, "The most interesting song is the most complex one," "Another Plane Went Down".^[2]

Tracks

All songs are written by Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal unless noted.

1. "A Matter of Minutes" – 5:07
2. "Whole New You" – 4:01
3. "Nothing Like You" – 3:14
4. "Anywhere You Go" – 3:34
5. "Bonefields" – 4:29
6. "Another Plane Went Down" – 5:35
7. "Bound to You" – 3:33
8. "Roger Wilco" (Edie Brickell, Shawn Colvin, John Leventhal) – 3:55
9. "Mr. Levon" – 4:08
10. "One Small Year" – 4:08
11. "I'll Say I'm Sorry Now" – 2:21

Personnel

• Shawn Colvin – vocals
• John Leventhal – banjo, bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards
• Tony Garnier – double bass
• Joe Quigley – bass
• Shawn Pelton – drums, percussion
• Marc Cohn – background vocals
• James Taylor – harmony vocals
• Kenny White – background vocals
• Rick DePofi – clarinet, piccolo, recorder, sax
• Joe Bonadio – percussion, drum fills
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Sandra Park – violin
• Fiona Simon – violin
• Robert Rinehart – viola
• Eileen Moon – cello
• Larry Farrell – trombone
• Tony Kadleck – flugelhorn
• Alan J. Stepansky – cello

Production notes:

• John Leventhal – producer, engineer, horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Rick DePofi – engineer
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• David Boucher – engineer, mixing
• Fred Remmert – engineer
• Craig Bishop – engineer
• Gina Fant-Saez – engineer
• Matt Kane – engineer
• Tom Schick – engineer
• Noah Simon – engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Stephen Barber – string arrangements
• Kate Breakey – photography
• Mary Maurer – art direction
• Frank Ockenfels – photography

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