- Audio CD (1 May 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Budget
- ASIN: B000024ST9
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Mini-Disc | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 34,549 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Spawning an international Top 10 single--the laconic, deceptively lightweight "Sunny Came Home"--Shawn Colvin's first album of original material in four years was as eclectic and as wayward as its predecessor, 1992's critically acclaimed Fat City. While she undeniably owed much of her appeal to her talents as a vocalist--her interpretations of other people's compositions on 1994's Cover Girl proved her to be a shrewd judge of a song's inherent strengths--her popular success remained somewhat surprising. For one thing, her world view was significantly darker than many of her contemporaries: few female singer-songwriters of her generation would write so pitiless an account of human weakness as "The Facts About Jimmy" (on which Colvin duets with another friendly misanthrope, Lyle Lovett), much less utter the dark pronouncements of "Suicide Alley". It just goes to show: if the tune's pretty enough, most people don't listen to the words at all. --Andrew McGuire
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SHAWN COLVIN A Few Small Repairs (Deleted UK 13-track CD featuring the South Dakota singer/songwriters platinum selling album. Includes the brilliant singles Sunny Came Home and Get Out Of This House. Complete with fold out lyric/picture sleeve)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
No repairs necessary,
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This review is from: A Few Small Repairs (Audio CD)
By the time of her fourth studio album, Shawn Colvin had markedly improved in both the tone and quality of her voice - now velvety rich - and her songwriting skills, which here produce an album full of truly memorable songs that vary widely in tempo and subject matter, but never in quality. From the hugely gripping and uptempo rant of "Get of this house" to utterly heart wrenching sorrow of "If I were brave" the album runs the gamut of emotions and tempos of fabulous guitar pop music. With a tinge of American folk, Colvin writes female singer-songwriter songs that you could bracket with the rockier side of Mary Chapin Carpenter or the more melodic side of Suzanne Vega. It's also a beautifully produced album that highlights her excellent voice, but allows instruments to breathe and compliment the voice effortlessly. For £6.99, you'd be mad not to!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A 'MUST HAVE' ALBUM,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Few Small Repairs (Audio CD)
This is by far Shawn Colvins best album to date. it emphasises her talent, not only as a singer;her voice has an innocent, childlike quality; but also as a song writer. Tracks such as 'Get out of this house' are full of spite and anger without her having to resort to screaming down the mike or using a tirade of abuse, whilst songs such as '84,000 different dillusions' are so simple that it has an almost hypnotic quality. And check out 'Trouble', the melody is so thick, it could amlost swallow you whole. A must for any serious music lover.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning, and rewards repeated listening,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Few Small Repairs (Audio CD)
Darker and more cynical than 'Fat City', this album is at first harder to get into, but worth it. 'Repairs' is far more subtle and personal than the earlier album, with Shawn's reflections on touring and success embodied in songs like 'New Thing Now' and the breathtaking 'If I were brave', which manages to combine a heartbreaking melody with lyrics easily as deep, dark and self-chastising as anything Tori Amos has produced. Whatever you do, make sure you get your hands on a copy which includes 'What I Get Paid For', co-written and performed with ex-Crowded Houser Neil Finn, which was removed from some US versions after copyright problems.
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