Uncovered (Shawn Colvin album)

Uncovered
Studio album by Shawn Colvin
Released	September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Recorded	Arlyn Studios, Austin Hobo Sound, Weehawken, NJ
Genre	Rock
Length	52:13
Label	Concord, Fantasy
Producer	Steuart Smith, Stewart Lerman
Shawn Colvin chronology
All Fall Down (2012) Uncovered (2015) Colvin & Earle (2016)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Uncovered is the ninth studio album by American singer Shawn Colvin. The work consists of cover songs from other notable musicians.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The album debuted at No. 175 on Billboard 200,[8] selling around 3,000 copies in the first week. It has sold 12,000 copies in the United States as of May 2016.[9]

Track listing

1. "Tougher Than the Rest" (Bruce Springsteen) – 4:26
2. "American Tune" (Paul Simon) – 3:59
3. "Baker Street" (Gerry Rafferty) – 4:30
4. "Hold On" (Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan) – 4:18
5. "I Used to Be a King" (Graham Nash) – 5:09
6. "Private Universe" (Neil Finn) – 3:54
7. "Heaven Is Ten Zillion Light Years Away" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:12
8. "Gimme Little Sign" (Joseph Hooven, Alfred Smith, Jerry Winn) – 3:10
9. "Acadian Driftwood" (Robbie Robertson) – 6:30
10. "Lodi" (John Fogerty) – 3:12
11. "Not a Drop of Rain" (Robert Earl Keen) – 4:34
12. "'Til I Get It Right" (Larry Henley, Red Lane) – 3:19

Personnel

• Shawn Colvin – vocals, guitar
• David Crosby – vocals ("Baker Street")
• Marc Cohn – vocals ("Gimme Little Sign")
• Glenn Fukunaga – bass
• Mike Meadows – percussion
• David Boyle – keyboards
• Milo Deering – pedal steel, lap steel, mandola
• Steuart Smith – guitar, keyboards, bass ("American Tune")

Production:

• Produced by Steuart Smith, Stewart Lerman
• Recorded by Stewart Lerman
• Assisted by Joseph Holquin, Jacob Sciba
• Additional Engineering by Steve Mazur, Sean Kelly
• Mixed by Stewart Lerman
• Mastered by Paul Blakemore

Chart positions

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[10]	82
US Billboard 200[11]	175
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[12]	7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	30

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Uncovered at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
2. "Album review: Shawn Colvin, 'Uncovered' – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
3. "Hear Shawn Colvin's Yearning Cover of CCR's 'Lodi'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
4. "Song Premiere: Shawn Colvin, 'Hold On'". NPR.org. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
5. "'We All Have Something To Say': Shawn Colvin On The Value Of Cover Songs". NPR.org. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
6. "Shawn Colvin". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
7. "Shawn Colvin". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
8. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. October 17, 2015.
9. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
10. "Spanishcharts.com – Shawn Colvin – Uncovered". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
11. "Shawn Colvin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
12. "Shawn Colvin Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
13. "Shawn Colvin Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.