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''. "You and The Mona Lisa" was the follow-up to her 1997 hit, " Sunny Came Home".

Music video

The music video for "You and The Mona Lisa" was directed by

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. The video was posted to VH1.com on September 16, 1997, and added it to

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's television rotation during the final week of September 1997. In addition to "You and The Mona Lisa", VH1 also added Sugar Ray's "

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", Robyn's " Show Me Love", and

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's " You Make Me Wanna..." to its on-air rotation during the same week.

Review

''Billboard Magazine'' praised the single in its review on September 20, 1997, calling it "slightly more subtle in its musical approach han "Sunny Came Home" but no less satisfying." Billboard continued, writing that "You and The Mona Lisa," "...packs a satisfying punch, as Colvin's intimate is surrounded by the required acoustic strumming and splashes of blues-spiced horn and harmonica lines. As the song builds to a lively, rock-edged climax, it's easy to imagine this hit-bound tune over and over again on the radio. If you have yet to investigate the artist's fine current album, ''A Few Small Repairs'', use this single as an excuse to finally do so."

Chart

References

{{Shawn Colvin 1997 singles Columbia Records singles Shawn Colvin songs Songs written by Shawn Colvin Songs written by John Leventhal 1996 songs