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Whole New You

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Whole New You
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 2001
Length44:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerJohn Leventhal
Shawn Colvin chronology
Holiday Songs and Lullabies
(1998)
Whole New You
(2001)
These Four Walls
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Whole New You is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin, released in 2001 by Columbia Records. It was her first new release in over four years.[4] While A Few Small Repairs is, "her divorce album," Whole New You is about family, commitment, and acceptance.[4] The album retains the sixties folk-pop feel provided by collaborator John Leventhal, with Rolling Stone writing that album tracks "A Matter of Minutes" and "Whole New You" "expertly renovates antique Sixities teen pop."[3] According to William Ruhlmann of AllMusic, "The most interesting song is the most complex one," "Another Plane Went Down".[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Matter of Minutes" 3:50
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"
3:56
9."Mr. Levon" 4:08
10."One Small Year" 4:08
11."I'll Say I'm Sorry Now" 2:23
Borders Exclusive
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Fall of Rome"
  • Colvin
  • Kenny White
5:07

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • 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

Technical

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  • 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

Design

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  • Kate Breakey – photography
  • Mary Maurer – art direction
  • Frank Ockenfels – photography

Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 101
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard) 5

References

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  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Whole New You - Shawn Colvin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Shawn Colvin". Robert Christgau.
  3. ^ a b "Shawn Colvin: Whole New You". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Whole New You", Allmusic. Accessed January 20, 2007. "Musical tracks clearly informed by mid-'60s pop sensibilities."