Steady On (Shawn Colvin album)

Steady On is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin, released on October 17, 1989 by Columbia Records. In addition to launching Colvin's career the album won the award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 33rd Grammy Awards in February 1991. Allmusic calls the album, "a must have for anyone who loves acoustic music created in the grand tradition of Joni Mitchell and James Taylor."[1] Notable guest appearances include Suzanne Vega and Bruce Hornsby.

Steady On
Studio album by
Shawn Colvin
ReleasedOctober 17, 1989
GenreFolk
Length44:09
LabelColumbia
Producer
Shawn Colvin chronology
Steady On
(1989)		 Fat City
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

The album reached 111 on the Billboard 200 in 1989. The title track was released as a single and in 1990 reached 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shawn Colvin, except where noted otherwise.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Steady On"
4:59
2."Diamond in the Rough"
  • Colvin
  • Leventhal
5:02
3."Shotgun Down the Avalanche"
  • Colvin
  • Leventhal
5:02
4."Stranded"Colvin4:03
5."Another Long One"Colvin3:46
6."Cry Like an Angel"
  • Colvin
  • Leventhal
4:52
7."Something to Believe In"
  • Colvin
  • Leventhal
4:12
8."The Story"
  • Colvin
  • Leventhal
3:59
9."Ricochet in Time"Colvin3:11
10."The Dead of the Night"Colvin5:03

Arrangement ideas were contributed by T-Bone Wolk and Phil Galdston on "Diamond in the Rough" and David Sanborn on "Another Long One".[3]

Personnel

Charts
Year Chart Position
1989 Billboard 200 111

Release history
dateformatlabelcatalog #
CDColumbiaCK-45209
ColumbiaFC 45209
CDColumbiaCO45209
1989CSColumbiaFCT-45209
1995CDColumbia45209
2001CDSony4661422
2008CDSbme Special MKTS.725020

References
  1. McCartney, Kelly, "Review: Steady On, Shawn Colvin", AllMusic, accessed August 19, 2008
  2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 156.
  3. "Shawn Colvin - Steady On". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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