Album: Cover Girl by Shawn Colvin (1994)
Mood: Intimate
Format: Album

Description: Cover Girl, Shawn Colvin's third full length album, was released in 1994 on Columbia Records. Colvin is a singer-songwriter who usually records her own material, however, as the title alludes to, all of the tracks on the album are covers of previously recorded songs. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

Artist Background: Shawn Colvin is one of the leading lights of the so-called "new folk movement" that began in the late '80s. Although she grew out of the somewhat limited "woman with a guitar" school, she kept the form fresh with a diverse approach, avoiding the genre's clichéd sentiments and all-too-often formulaic arrangements in favor of a more personal, pop-influenced style. Colvin's debut record won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1991, but it was her 1997 single, "Sunny Came Home,"... Associated with Folk movement.

Related Artists: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Griffin, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls

Music Scene: Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Intimate, 1990s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Cover Girl, Shawn Colvin's third full length album, was released in 1994 on Columbia Records. Colvin is a singer-songwriter who usually records her own material, however, as the title alludes to, all of the tracks on the album are covers of previously recorded songs. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

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