''Whole New You'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter

Shawn Colvin Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. While Colvin has been a solo recording artist for decades, she is best known for her 1998 Grammy Award-winning song " Sunny Came Home". Early ...

, released in 2001 by Columbia Records. It was her first new release in over four years." Whole New You, ''Allmusic''. Accessed January 20, 2007. "Musical tracks clearly informed by mid-'60s pop sensibilities." While '' A Few Small Repairs'' is, "her divorce album," ''Whole New You'' is about family, commitment, and acceptance. The album retains the sixties folk-pop feel provided by collaborator

John Leventhal John Leventhal (born December 18, 1952) is a musician, producer, songwriter, and recording engineer who has produced albums for William Bell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Michelle Branch, Rosanne Cash, Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin, Sarah Jarosz, Rod ...

, with ''

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'' writing that album tracks "A Matter of Minutes" and "Whole New You" "expertly renovates antique Sixities teen pop." According to William Ruhlmann of

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, "The most interesting song is the most complex one," "Another Plane Went Down".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

– vocals *

– banjo, bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards * Tony Garnier – double bass *Joe Quigley – bass * Shawn Pelton – drums, percussion *

Marc Cohn Marc Craig Cohn (; born July 5, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1992. Cohn is best known for the song " Walking in Memphis" from his eponymous 1991 album, which was a Top 40 ...

– background vocals *

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

– harmony vocals *Kenny White – background vocals *Rick DePofi – clarinet, piccolo, recorder, sax *Joe Bonadio – percussion, drum fills * Michael Rhodes – bass *Sandra Park – violin *Fiona Simon – violin *Robert Rinehart – viola *Eileen Moon – cello *Larry Farrell – trombone *Tony Kadleck – flugelhorn *Alan J. Stepansky – cello

Technical

*John Leventhal – producer, engineer, horn arrangements, string arrangements *Rick DePofi – engineer *

Bob Clearmountain Bob Clearmountain (born January 15, 1953) is an American recording engineer, mixer and record producer. He has worked with many major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Toto (band), Toto, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams, with whom he ...

– mixing *David Boucher – engineer, mixing *Fred Remmert – engineer *Craig Bishop – engineer *Gina Fant-Saez – engineer *Matt Kane – engineer *Tom Schick – engineer *Noah Simon – engineer * Bob Ludwig – mastering *Stephen Barber – string arrangements

Design

*Kate Breakey – photography *Mary Maurer – art direction *Frank Ockenfels – photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2001 albums Shawn Colvin albums Albums produced by John Leventhal Columbia Records albums