Whole New You
Whole New You is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin, released in 2001 by Columbia Records. It was her first new release in over four years. 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, with Rolling Stone writing that the title track "expertly renovates antique Sixties teen pop." According to William Ruhlmann of AllMusic, "The most interesting song is the most complex one," "Another Plane Went Down".
Personnel
Musicians
- Shawn Colvin – vocals
- John Leventhal – banjo, bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards
- Tony Garnier – double bass
- Joe Quigley – bass
- Shawn Pelton – drums, percussion
- Marc Cohn – background vocals
- James Taylor – 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 – 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