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 October 6, 2015.
3. "Hear Shawn Colvin's Yearning Cover of CCR's 'Lodi'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
4. "Song Premiere: Shawn Colvin, 'Hold On'". NPR.org. August 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
5. "'We All Have Something To Say': Shawn Colvin On The Value Of Cover Songs". NPR.org. September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
6. "Shawn Colvin". exclaim.ca. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
7. "Shawn Colvin". PopMatters. Retrieved October 6, 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.