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 girl-with-guitar format.
When Colvin began recording in the late '80s, however, she concentrated on her own original material.
Cover Girl brings her interpretive abilities back into focus.
Songs like the Police's "Every Little Thing [He] Does Is Magic" and Talking Heads' "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" are the most radical reworkings here, but not the best, perhaps because they depend on their original productions.
Colvin is more successful in choosing classic but not well-known songs already in the folk idiom -- Greg Brown's "One Cool Remove," Willis Alan Ramsey's "Satin Sheets," and Rolly Solley's "Killing the Blues." A fan from the old Village days can only lament that she didn't choose to include her version of Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every Little Thing (He) Does Is MagicSting | Shawn Colvin | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | One Cool RemoveGreg Brown | Shawn Colvin | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Satin SheetsWillis Alan Ramsey | Shawn Colvin | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | There's a Rugged RoadJudee Sill | Shawn Colvin | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Killing the BluesRowland Salley | Shawn Colvin | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | Window to the WorldTom Littlefield | Shawn Colvin | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | SomedaySteve Earle | Shawn Colvin | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | TwilightRobbie Robertson | Shawn Colvin | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 9 | If These Walls Could SpeakJimmy Webb | Shawn Colvin | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth | Shawn Colvin | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You GoBob Dylan | Shawn Colvin | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | (Looking for) The Heart Of Saturday Night | Shawn Colvin | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 255 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Addabbo | Engineer, Guitar (12 String), Mixing |
| 2 | Kenny Aronoff | Drums, Percussion |
| 3 | Christopher Austopchuk | Art Direction |
| 4 | Michael Brauer | Mixing |
| 5 | Greg Brown | Composer |
| 6 | David Byrne | Composer |
| 7 | Larry Campbell | Fiddle, Guest Artist, Guitar (Steel), Pedal Steel |
| 8 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Shawn Colvin | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 10 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 11 | Steve Earle | Composer |
| 12 | Mark Endert | Engineer |
| 13 | Ronald K. Fierstein | Executive Producer |
| 14 | Frank Floyd | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Chris Frantz | Composer |
| 16 | Milt Grayson | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Jerry Harrison | Composer |
| 18 | David Kahne | Bass, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 19 | Jim Keltner | Drums |
| 20 | Curtis King | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Larry Klein | Bass |
| 22 | David Kolane | Engineer |
| 23 | Andy Kravitz | Drums |
| 24 | Jilie Last | Engineer |
| 25 | David Leonard | Mixing |
| 26 | Tom Littlefield | Composer |
| 27 | Ray Martin | Engineer |
| 28 | Marlow Palleja | Design Assistant |
| 29 | Willis Alan Ramsey | Composer |
| 30 | Robbie Robertson | Composer |
| 31 | Sara Rotman | Art Direction |
| 32 | Rowland Salley | Composer |
| 33 | Christopher Shaw | Engineer |
| 34 | Judee Sill | Composer |
| 35 | Leland Sklar | Bass |
| 36 | Steuart Smith | Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Hi String Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin, Producer, Slide Guitar |
| 37 | Sting | Composer |
| 38 | Benmont Tench | Guest Artist, Organ (Hammond) |
| 39 | Fonzi Thornton | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Frank Vilardi | Drums, Percussion |
| 41 | Tom Waits | Composer |
| 42 | Jimmy Webb | Composer |
| 43 | Tina Weymouth | Composer |
| 44 | Ken White | Vocals (Background) |
| 45 | Kenny White | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | T-Bone Wolk | Accordion, Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |