The discography of Shawn Colvin, an American singer-songwriter and musician, consists of eight studio albums, two live albums and sixteen singles.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US USRock USFolk AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. NZ UK Steady On Release date: October 17, 1989 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, cassette 111 — — 102 — — Fat City Release date: October 27, 1992 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, cassette, LP (Spain only) 142 — — 137 — — Cover Girl Release date: August 23, 1994 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, cassette 48 — — — — 67 A Few Small Repairs Release date: October 1, 1996 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, cassette 39 — — 48 24 100 US: Platinum Holiday Songs and Lullabies Release date: October 27, 1998 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, cassette 181 — — — — — Whole New You Release date: March 27, 2001 Label: Columbia Formats: CD 101 — — — — 122 These Four Walls Release date: September 12, 2006 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, music download 109 — — — — 104 All Fall Down Release date: June 5, 2012 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, music download 126 45 7 — — — Uncovered Release date: September 25, 2015 Label: Fantasy Formats: LP, CD, music download 175 — — — — — Colvin & Earle Release date: June 10, 2016 Label: Fantasy Formats: LP, CD, music download 128 16 8 — — — The Starlighter Release date: February 23, 2018 Label: SLCRecordings Formats: CD, music download — — — — — — Steady On: 30th Anniversary Acoustic Edition Release date: 2019 Label: SLCRecordings Formats: CD, music download — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Live '88 Release date: October 1995 Label: Plump Records Formats: CD, cassetteLive Release date: June 2009 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, Download
Compilation albums Title Album details Polaroids: A Greatest Hits Collection Release date: November 23, 2004 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, music download The Best of Shawn Colvin Release date: July 20, 2010 Label: Camden Formats: CD, music download
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US US AC USAlt USAdult AUSPeaks of singles in Australia: "Steady On" and "Nothin' on Me": "Sunny Came Home": CAN UK 1990 "Steady On" — 30 23 — 99 — — Steady on "Diamond in the Rough" — — — — — — — 1992 "Round of Blues" — 44 25 — — — 73 Fat City "Climb on (A Back That's Strong)" — — — — — — — 1993 "I Don't Know Why" — 16 — — — 59 62 1994 "Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic" — — — — 178 — 65 Cover Girl 1995 "One Cool Remove" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter) — — — — — — 40 "I Don't Know Why" (re-release) — — — — — — 52 Fat City 1997 "Get Out of This House" — — — — — — 70 A Few Small Repairs "Sunny Came Home" 7 1 — 1 44 3 29 "You and The Mona Lisa" — — — 31 — — — 1998 "Nothin' on Me" — — — 24 96 25 — 2001 "Whole New You" — 24 — — — — — Whole New You "Bound to You" — — — — — — — 2006 "Fill Me Up" — — — — — — — These Four Walls "Let It Slide" — — — — — — — 2007 "Crazy" — — — — — — — Non-album single 2012 "All Fall Down (McKean/Cavallo Radio Mix)" — — — — — — — All Fall Down "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other contributions Tom Russell – Heart On A Sleeve – Duet and background vocals on several tracks – Frontera – 1984 Bruce Hornsby & The Range – A Night on the Town – Appearance on 4 tracks – "Barren Ground", "Stander on the Mountain", "Lost Soul" and "Special Night" – RCA – 1990 It Could Happen to You: Musici from the Motion Picture – Track 1: "Young at Heart" – Tony Bennett and Shawn Colvin – Sony – 1994 Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson – "A Heart Needs a Home" (with Loudon Wainwright III) (1995, Capitol) Curtis Stigers – Time Was – Track 8: "Time Was" (Duet with Curtis Stigers) – Arista – 1995 Till the Night Is Gone: Tribute to Doc Pomus – Track 3: "Viva Las Vegas" – Forward (2) – 1995 One Fine Day: Music from the Motion Picture – Track 5: "Someone Like You" – Sony – 1996 Grace of My Heart – Track 5: "Between Two Worlds" – MCA Soundtracks – 1996 Jimmy Webb – Ten Easy Pieces Track 7: "Didn't We" (Harmony Vocals) – Guardian Records – 1996 Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours – Track 7: "The Chain" – Atlantic Records – 1998 Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! – Track 6: "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" (with Ernie) – Sony Wonder – 1998 Armageddon: The Album – Track 6: "When the Rainbow Comes" – 1998 Runaway Bride: Music from the Motion Picture – Track 8: "Never Saw Blue Like That" – Sony – 1999 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones – Outbound – Track 3: "A Moment So Close" (Vocals) – 2000 The Emperor's New Groove (Soundtrack) – Track 7: "One Day She'll Love Me" (with Sting) - Walt Disney Records - 2000 Chris Botti – Night Sessions – Track 5: "All Would Envy" (Lead Vocals) – Columbia – 2001 The Little Bear Movie – "Great Big World", "Everybody Wants to Paint My Picture" – 2001 Serendipity: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture Track 7: "When You Know" – Sony – 2001 Stuart Little 2: Music from and Inspired by – Track 7: "Hold On To The Good Things" – Sony – 2002 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin – Broadcasts, Vol.10 – Track 7: "Not a Drop of Rain" – 2002 WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 – On Air Performances – Track 3: "Whole New You" – 2002 Because of Winn-Dixie – Track 9: “Fly” – Nettwerk – 2005 Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins – Track 1: "Secret Gardens" – Wildflower Records – 2008 This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark Volume 1, Track 3: "All He Wants Is You" – Icehouse Music – 2011 Buddy Miller – Buddy Miller's Majestic Silver Strings – Track 8: "That's the Way Love Goes" – New West Records – 2011 Judy Collins – Bohemian – Track 2: "Cactus Tree" (with Judy Collins) – Wildflower Records Under Exclusive License to Cleopatra Records, Inc. – 2011 Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne – Track 20: "Call It a Loan" – Music Road Records – 2014 Billy Childs – Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro – Track 8: "Save the Country" (with Chris Botti) – Sony Masterworks – 2014 Buddy Miller & Friends – Cayamo Sessions at Sea – Track 8: "Wild Horses" – New West Records – 2016
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