Live '88

Amazon.com Recorded prior to her Columbia signing, Colvin once supported herself by selling copies of this superb acoustic collection of material that would emerge on the Steady On and Fat City albums. The stark setting naturally highlights both the artist's gorgeous voice and songs like "Diamond In The Rough" or "I Don't Know Why" in such a pure, heart-rending way that it can never be captured in the studio. A rare and unexpected treat for Colvin devotees. --Jeff Bateman Product Description Through a special arrangement with Columbia Records we are able to bring to you Shawn's rare, classic solo live recording, previously available only at Shawn's early gigs. The original has become a genuine collector's item among her many fans. Includes brilliant performances of some of the best songs from her Columbia Records releases Steady On (A Grammy winner)and Fat City, in addition to several never-before-released tracks. Review Fans well-acquainted with Shawn Colvin inevitably find themselves clamoring for a live album. Happily, such a document exists. -- Billboard, March 14 1998 Listening to it, we are alone with Shawn in a universe of time, melody and emotion. -- Jackson Browne, 1995 Live '88 is the definitive Shawn Colvin recording to date. -- Acoustic Guitar , March 1996 About the Artist Shawn Colvin has been the fledgling chanteuse, stretching her creative wings on her 1989 Columbia Records debut, Steady On, which won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. Her silvery, almost breathless voice, the sinuous melodies, and the multilayered arrangements of her music provided an irresistible counterpoint to lyrical insights that seemed wise beyond the years of their creator. .... She has been the emerging craftsman, who began to consolidate her strengths on 1992's Fat City and who paid tribute to her apprentice days on 1994's Cover Girl. (Another album, Live '88, on Plump Records, released in 1995, also chronicled her troubadour years). And finally, she has stood revealed as an artist in full command of her creative powers on her breakthrough release, A Few Small Repairs. That 1996 collection won two more Grammy Awards (Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "Sunny Came Home"), and catapulted Colvin into the highest public profile of her career.
ASIN: B0000064RP
VSKU: DBV.B0000064RP.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Colvin, Shawn
Binding: Audio cd
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