Steady On (Shawn Colvin album)

Steady On
File:Steady On Shawn Colvin.jpg
Studio album by Shawn Colvin
Released	October 17, 1989
Genre	Rock, Contemporary Folk
Length	44:09
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Leventhal, Steve Addabbo
Shawn Colvin chronology
Steady On (1989) Fat City (1992)

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Steady On is the 1989 debut album by American singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin. 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." Notable guest appearances include Suzanne Vega and Bruce Hornsby.

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.

Track listing

1. "Steady On" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 4:59
2. "Diamond in the Rough" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 5:02
3. "Shotgun Down the Avalanche" (Colvin, Leventhal) – 5:02
4. "Stranded" (Colvin) – 4:03
5. "Another Long One" (Colvin) – 3:46
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" (Colvin) – 3:11
10. "The Dead of the Night" (Colvin) – 5:03

Personnel

Musicians

• Steve Addabbo – tambourine
• Michael Blair – drums, percussion
• Shawn Colvin – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Charles Curtis – cello
• Steve Gaboury – keyboards, drum programming
• Bruce Hornsby – piano
• Lucy Kaplansky – background vocals
• John Leventhal – guitar, bass, mandolin, keyboards, tambourine, background vocals, drum programming
• Hugh McCracken – guitar, dobro, high-strung guitar
• Dennis McDermott – drums
• Rick Marotta – drums
• Bob Riley – guitar, keyboards, drum programming
• Bob Telson – organ
• Soozie Tyrell – fiddle, background vocals
• Suzanne Vega – background vocals
• T-Bone Wolk – guitar, bass, accordion

Production

• Steve Addabbo – co-producer, engineer
• Paul Angelli – assistant engineer
• Kris Brauninger – assistant engineer
• Carol Chen – art direction
• Ronald K. Fierstein – executive producer
• Phil Galdston – assistant arranger
• Kevin Halpin – engineer
• Geoff Keehn – engineer
• Kevin Killen – mixing
• Phil Klum – assistant engineer
• John Leventhal – co-producer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Marcus Miller – assistant engineer
• UE Nastasi – assistant engineer
• Frank Ockenfels – photography
• Mark Partis – engineer
• Malcolm Pollack – engineer
• David Sanborn – assistant arranger, arrangement collaboration
• Ted Spencer – engineer
• Dary Sulich – assistant engineer

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1989	Billboard 200	111

Release history

date	format	label	catalog #
	CD	Columbia	CK-45209
		Columbia	FC 45209
	CD	Columbia	CO45209
1989	CS	Columbia	FCT-45209
1995	CD	Columbia	45209
2001	CD	Sony	4661422
2008	CD	Sbme Special MKTS.	725020

External links

• "Rock on the Net: Shawn Colvin", a timeline of Colvin's releases, awards