The subject matter predictably gives a generally dark mood to the album, but musically, the results are both diverse and irresistibly catchy. Colvin has always been a songwriter of note, but with A Few Small Repairs, she reaches new heights, painting hauntingly vivid images that address not only relationships but also life in general with great insight. And while the album is certainly a response, she avoids the obvious clichés in dealing with the aftermath, revealing instead the complex thought processes and complete range of human emotion, from anger, sadness, confusion, yearning, and disillusionment to resolve and recovery.
“A Few Small Repairs, the proper follow-up to Fat City, was recorded on the heels of Shawn Colvin's divorce. TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informalġ998 Grammy Award Winner for Record of the Year and Song of the Year - "Sunny Came Home" Recorded at Sear Sound, 12th Street Studio, Shelter Island Sound, NYC Cedar Creek Recording, Austin, TX Sony Studios, Los Angeles, CA.Įngineered by Joe Blaney, John Leventhal, Mark Plati Michael Rhodes - bass guitar (A1, A3, A6, B3-4) Kate Markowitz - harmony vocals (A1, A4), background vocals (A4) Rick Depofi - tenor saxophone (A4), clarinet (B1), bass clarinet (A3), piccolo flute (B3), recorder instrument (B3)ĭanny Ferrington - background vocals (A4) John Leventhal - All guitars (A2), electric guitar (B6), additional guitars (A1, A3-6, B2-4, B5-6), pedal steel guitar (A6), mandolin (A1), keyboards (A1-5, B2-4, B5-6), organ played by (A6), violin (A1), additional percussion (A1, A3-6, B2-4, B6), harmonica (A2, A4), background vocals (A4, B3, B6) There isn’t really one without the other.Shawn Colvin - All vocals (A2, A5-B2, B6), lead vocals (A1, A3-4, B3-4, B6), background vocals (A4), acoustic guitar (A1, A5, B2-4, B5-6), additional guitars (A6), piano (B1), handclaps (A2) The bottom line is, it’s a vehicle for singing, but a vital one for me. I can play aggressively or gently, it just depends on the song.
SUNNY CAME HOME MANDOLIN HOW TO
I’m not a schooled guitar player, but I know how to accompany my voice to good effect.
“My guitar playing is entwined with my vocals - I’m not sure where one begins and the other ends. What do you enjoy about the physicality of strumming a guitar? "I like giving it away, I like what I get back.” What do you enjoy about performing for an audience? I believe they’re emotionally deeper than we give them credit for and besides, music brings out feelings in us we didn’t even know we had. "I heard the arrangements of these songs when I was 8-years-old and I was fascinated and moved. Some of the songs are rather melancholy and I like to think the production is sophisticated. “The Starlighter is a collection of lullabies, but it doesn’t dumb down to ultra-simplistic renditions of those tunes. What might adults enjoy about your album, “The Starlighter?” Let’s just put it this way - they move me and that’s all that matters in my opinion.” What a duo, deep musicians, the real deal. Then, lo and behold, he went for it and nailed it along with Teresa. At the time, Larry didn’t sing much or write songs. As we all know, there’s nobody like Larry. Larry Campbell was already a member, so we go way back. “In 1980 I moved to New York and joined the Buddy Miller Band. What kind of impression did they leave on you with their music? So I learned it the way he did it.”įormer Levon Helm Band members Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams toured with you recently. I saw (Band bass player and vocalist) Rick Danko do a solo version of 'Twilight' and I was captivated. The songs, they were from another time and place the arrangements, the rugged instrumentation, absolutely no artifice or pretense that I could detect. The rawness was exactly what made them great - it was all heart - three of the best singers, ever.
"I fell in love with them and bought everything they ever released.
SUNNY CAME HOME MANDOLIN MOVIE
Then, when 'The Last Waltz' came out, I went to a movie theater in Austin, Texas, and saw it.
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