Shawn Colvin News - Spring 2012
Nonesuch to release All Fall Down
Produced by Buddy Miller
(Nonesuch Records – June 5th 2012)
Colvin's memoir, Diamond in the Rough, will be published same day.
On June 5,, 2012, Nonesuch Records will release the new Shawn Colvin album All Fall Down. A collection of 11 songs, All Fall Down is Colvin's eighth studio album and the first to be produced by her longtime friend and cohort Buddy Miller (Robert Plant, Solomon Burke). Recorded in Nashville, with a group of stellar musicians, All Fall Down features performances by Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Jakob Dylan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss, Brian All Fall Down follows the Grammy Award winner's 2009 Nonesuch solo acoustic set, Shawn Colvin Live, and her acclaimed 2006 studio record, These Four Walls, about which the Washington Post said: "As with Colvin's earlier work, the songs are easy to love, with smooth surfaces to glide along if one merely wishes to skim the top. But the emotions fueling the lyrics are more complex and more mature than anything she's offered previously. The image of a middle-aged woman laid bare in These Four Walls isn't one for the industry. It's one for the ages."
The new album was recorded in Miller's home studio, and each song is deeply personal to Colvin, who describes All Fall Down as "an album about loss but also about redemption and resolution." The release of All Fall Down comes on the same date as William Morrow/HarperCollins publishes her memoir, Diamond In The Rough, which insightfully and candidly looks back over a rich lifetime of highs and lows. The wit, lyricism, and empathy found in the book are traits that have long characterized Colvin's songwriting and her live performances.
Colvin wrote or co-wrote eight of the album's 11 tracks. "Change Is On The Way" was co-written with Colvin's Three Girls and Their Buddy (the touring group of Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Colvin) and partner Patty Griffin, and "Seven Times The Charm" shares writing credits with Jakob Dylan and longtime Colvin collaborator John Leventhal, who also co-wrote "All Fall Down", "Knowing What I Know Now," and "The Neon Light of the Saints," which was written specifically for HBO's New Orleans drama Treme and will be featured in an upcoming episode. (Colvin was a guest star on the show last year.) Bill Frisell penned "Anne of the Thousand Days" with Colvin, and Viktor Krauss co-wrote "I Don't Know You" with her.
In the 22 years since the release of her debut album, Colvin has won three Grammy awards, released nine albums, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, had her songs featured in major motion pictures, written a memoir, and created a remarkable canon of work.Blade, Stuart Duncan, and Julie Miller, among others.
All Fall Down track list in full:
1. All Fall Down
2. American Jerusalem
3. Knowing What I Know Now
4. Seven Times the Charm
5. Anne of the Thousand Days
6. The Neon Light of the Saints
7. Change Is On the Way
8. I Don't Know You
9. Fall of Rome
10. Up On That Hill
11. On My Own
Shawn Colvin on Buddy Holly "Listen To Me' Tribute Concert
Join Songmasters' celebration with PBS's December premiere of a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime concert, Buddy Holly: Listen To Me. In this season of giving, every Listen to Me DVD will benefit PBS and, along with every Listen to Me CD, will benefit the next generation of music's greats. Watch this sneak preview of the extraordinary and historic concert - the ultimate Buddy party - featuring an incredible line-up of performers including Stevie Nicks, Lyle Lovett, Chris Isaak, Graham Nash, and Patrick Stump rocking the house with superstar guests including Boz Scaggs, Raul Malo, Michelle Branch, Shawn Colvin, Paul Anka, Cobra Starship, Phil Everly, and famed guitar slingers James Burton and Albert Lee. With special appearances by Keith Richards, Ringo Starr, Jackson Browne, Brian Wilson, and Eric Idle. The DVD of the show available exclusively through PBS. Check local listings.
Be sure and check out Shawn Colvin: Inside "These Four Walls" - online at this link.
Shawn Colvin Live in stores now!
We're thrilled to announce the release of Shawn Colvin Colvin Live! Recorded in 2008 during a special three-night solo engagement at San Francisco's famous jazz club, Yoshi's, Live includes twelve songs written or co-written by Shawn, as well as covers of songs by Robbie Robertson, Gnarls Barkley, and the Talking Heads. The record was co-produced by Shawn and longtime collaborator John Leventhal. Shawn has been praised by audiences and critics for her live shows since the beginning of her career. Shawn Colvin Live captures the beauty and intimacy of her performances, showcasing her inimitable voice and matchless guitar stylings.
Purchase on iTunes or Amazon.com
Tracklisting:
Poloroids
A Matter of Minutes
Shotgun Down The Avalanche
Twilight
Trouble
Tennessee
Nothing Like You
Sunny Came Home
Fill Me Up
Wichita Skyline
I'm Gone
Ricochet in Time
Diamond in the Rough
Crazy
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Shawn Talks Country with CMT.
Click here for Shawn's interview with CMT. Shawn discusses her appreciation for country music and also offers advice on how to keep a crowd of rowdy Nashville show-goers happy.
Country legends gather on State Theatre stage
BY LUKE Z. FENCHEL • CORRESPONDENT • FEBRUARY 10, 2009
Promoter Dan Smalls announced in his introduction, "seeing any one of these artists on this stage would be memorable, but seeing all of these artists together is unforgettable."
Miller missed Sunday night's performance in Portsmouth, N.H., of the "Three Girls and Their Buddy" tour in order to appear onstage with Album of the Year-winning duo Alison Krauss and Robert Plant at the Grammy Awards. He boarded a plane in Los Angeles at 6 a.m. to make the show, and Colvin, Griffin and Harris spent much of the night joking about celebrities like the Jonas Brothers and imploring Miller to share backstage stories and talk fashion.
Harris opened the show with the Bob Dylan song "Every Grain of Sand," and in the first round only Miller offered an original - the foot-stomping "Shelter Me." Griffin performed a Bessie Smith song, and Colvin offered her well-known rendition of The Band's "Twilight."
Miller performed on almost every song, primarily on electric guitar, while the others frequently accompanied each other on vocals and occasionally contributed a smattering of percussion and rhythm guitar. Performing without a set list, joking and bantering between songs in a spirit that underscored both emotional and artistic bonds, the four performers invoked their long-established history of musical associations. Their bond stems from having been in each other's bands, produced and played on each other's albums, covered each other's material, and performed at each other's shows many times over the years.
"CollinsPublishers has announced a deal to publish a memoir by Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin.
A FEW SMALL REPAIRS, tentatively scheduled for fall '09 and also the name of her breakthrough album, will finally allow all of the fans that have followed her career over the past 19 years to further connect with her on a personal level that only a book could allow. In concert Shawn is known for engaging the audience and interweaving dialog ranging from the very personal to the truly hilarious, so the book will be a natural extension for her. Her beautifully crafted songs draw heavily from her own life whether they are fictional, such as "Sunny Came Home," her top ten Billboard hit and Grammy winning Song of the Year, or more direct such as fan favorite, "Trouble.""
Shawn supports Marathon Kids
Marathon Kids is an Austin-based, nationally recognized organization that promotes fitness for elementary school-aged kids. It is a free, endurance-building running/walking/nutrition/gardening program for kindergartners through 5th graders whose mission is to motivate and empower children, and their supportive families, to increase their muscular, nutritional and psychological well being. For more information on this wonderful program please check out: http://www.marathonkids.com/
Hey Simpsons Fans!
Shawn's appearance as Christian rock singer Rachel Jordan has finally been immortalized on CD. Her performance of "He's The Man" is included on the upcoming soundtrack album, "Testify, " in stores Sept. 18th.