Name: Steady on
Brand: Sony Bmg Music Entertainment
SKU: 298335
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Shawn Colvin (vocals, guitar); Bruce Hornsby, T-Bone Wolk, Rick Marottan, Soozie Tyrell, Bob Telson, Suzanne Vega.
Personnel: Shawn Colvin (vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, drum programming, background vocals); John Leventhal (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, keyboards, bass guitar, 6-string bass, tambourine, drum programming, background vocals); Hugh McCracken (acoustic guitar, dobro); T-Bone Wolk (acoustic guitar, accordion); Bob Riley (electric guitar, keyboards, drum programming); Soozie Tyrell (fiddle, background vocals); Charles Curtis (cello); Bruce Hornsby (piano); Steve Gaboury (keyboards, drum programming); Dennis McDermott (drums, hi-hat, tom tom); Michael Blair (drums, percussion); Rick Marotta (drums); Steve Addabbo (tambourine); Lucy Kaplanski, Lucy Kaplansky, Suzanne Vega (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Kevin Killen.
Recording information: Gian Sound; Giant Recording Studio, New York, NY; Giant Sound; HIt Factory; Krypton Studios; MRC Studios, New York, NY; Serious Sound; Shelter Island Sound; The Hit Factory, New York, NY.
Photographer: Frank Ockenfels.
Unknown Contributor Roles: David Sanborn; Michael Blair; Phil Galdston.
Strong vocals, consistently well-crafted lyrics, accomplished musicianship, and forceful melodies comprise this impressive debut by Shawn Colvin. From the highly original opening title track, which features some of Shawn's most silky, fluid vocals, the listener is taken through a collection of first-rate songs, each building on the emotion and musical power of the last.
Highlights include "Diamond In The Rough," "Shotgun Down The Avalanche" and "Something To Believe In." The songs show off Shawn's diverse influences; they are equal parts folk, pop, country and rock. Using a strong backbeat and a heavy lyrical side, Colvin expresses both angst and affirmation as she explores the paradoxes of love and relationships.
This 1989 release won the "Best Folk Album" Grammy, but it is not a folk album in the traditional sense. In fact, it was one of the year's best rock albums. Shawn's breathy vocals and shimmering timbre, sharp rock arrangements, and perceptively astute lyrics bring this outstanding album to a high level of originality and quality. STEADY ON, Shawn Colvin forges ahead, breaking new musical ground.

Professional Reviews

Q (7/95, pp.138-138) - 2 Stars - Good - "...this remains a promising debut which has since been overshadowed by more confident--and more tuneful--later work."

Stereo Review - Performance "Arresting" / Sound "Excellent"

Goldmine - Very Good

Audio Magazine - Performance A / Sound A-

Album: Steady on
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Steady On
2)	Diamond in the Rough
3)	Shotgun Down the Avalanche
4)	Stranded
5)	Another Long One
6)	Cry Like an Angel
7)	Something to Believe In
8)	Story, The
9)	Ricochet in Time
10)	Dead of the Night, The

Album: Steady on
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Steady On
2)	Diamond in the Rough
3)	Shotgun Down the Avalanche
4)	Stranded
5)	Another Long One
6)	Cry Like an Angel
7)	Something to Believe In
8)	Story, The
9)	Ricochet in Time
10)	Dead of the Night, The