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Shawn Colvin

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All Time

of 149,982

536
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  168
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  743
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  270
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,290
  
  133
- Folk
  
  of 934
  
  27
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,542
  
  413
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  284
- Rock
  
  of 8,163
  
  297

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

2.8296

1990s

2.7427

2000s

2.5748

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Shawn Colvin is ranked overall as 2.7274 out of 4 stars

2.7274

Shawn Colvin Album Rankings

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 3.3619 out of 4 stars for A Few Small Repairs

A Few Small Repairs (3.3619)

A Few Small Repairs, the proper follow-up toFat City, was recorded on the heels of Colvin's divorce. ...more

2.95

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 2.8999 out of 4 stars for Live '88

Live '88 (2.8999)

It's a folkie tradition and an economic boon to carry with you tapes to sell at your gigs, and before Shawn Colvin released her first Columbia Records album,Steady On, she used to sell a tape made at ...more

14.99

to

22.06

from (2) sources

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 2.8657 out of 4 stars for Fat City

Fat City (2.8657)

For her second album, Shawn Colvin took a temporary break from longtime collaborator and producerJohn Leventhal, teaming up instead withLarry Klein. ...more

80.85

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 2.7878 out of 4 stars for Steady On

Steady On (2.7878)

Sonically,Steady Onis a triumph, with its emotional intimacy captured with smooth precision. ...more

8.34

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 2.7831 out of 4 stars for Whole New You

Whole New You (2.7831)

As a singer, the South Dakota-born, Ontario and Illinois-raised Colvin occupies a niche between pensive Sheryl Crow and pre-jazz Joni Mitchell: no histrionics but a telling, often moving restraint. ...more

0.98

to

8.26

from (2) sources

Holiday Songs & Lullabies by Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 2.3383 out of 4 stars for Holiday Songs & Lullabies

Holiday Songs & Lullabies (2.3383)

Shawn Colvin did a fabulous version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on the 1990 Columbia compilation Acoustic Christmas . ...more

3.41

to

19.98

from (4) sources

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 1.9411 out of 4 stars for These Four Walls

These Four Walls (1.9411)

Five years between albums is not unusual for Shawn Colvin. Yet whileThese Four Wallsfinds her on a new, good-match label, nothing much else has changed. ...more

8.79

to

14.99

from (5) sources

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 0.2871 out of 4 stars for Cover Girl

Cover Girl (0.2871)

When Shawn Colvin first turned up playing Greenwich Village folk clubs in the early 1980s, she used to perform a variety of cover songs, often taking rock recordings and re-imagining them for her gir ...more

8.39

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for I Don't Know Why

I Don't Know Why (0.0000)

No review available

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Sunny Came Home

Sunny Came Home (0.0000)

No review available

5.52

to

11.35

from (3) sources

Polaroids: A Greatest Hits Collection by Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Polaroids: A Greatest Hits Collection

Polaroids: A Greatest Hits Collection (0.0000)

Shawn Colvin was one of the few pure singer/songwriters who broke through to mainstream success in the 1990s, and with good reason -- her songs have the strength and emotional honesty to satisfy her ...more

7.06

to

13.98

from (5) sources

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