Shawn Colvin - These Four Walls
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Artist: Shawn ColvinEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2006-09-12
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
- Fill Me Up
- These Four Walls
- Tuff Kid
- Summer Dress
- Cinnamon Road
- Venetian Blue
- The Bird
- I'm Gone
- Let It Slide
- Even Here We Are
- So Good To See You
- That Don't Worry Me Now
- Words
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Free Music Review: Shawn Has Come Back With Great Strength and Passion
Hit: 5 Stars
I have received a few disappointments this year with new albums from certain singers/ bands, and was worried Shawn would add right to that list. But after a few of her past albums that I felt were just amazing and incredibly powerful, becoming a big fan as a result, I knew there was no way I could avoid getting These Four Walls.
This album is what I call a grower, but a keeper. When I first went through this album I picked up a few songs I thought were promising, but at least half the album I found questionable as to whether I would ever grow into them. Yet there is something about Shawn Colvin that keeps you listening. Be it her cool, alluring voice or her intelligent and completely straightforward lyrics with the very beautiful and ever present guitar- she somehow keeps you listening. And after a few more listens I found myself picking up more songs I found very likeable. It's not hard to get into this album at all, just a little patience, and prior knowledge of Shawn's past works and you will find yourself growing surely in love with These Four Walls.
But as said this is not, I think, an album someone new to Shawn should try out. Instead I would recommend A Few Small Repairs, an album I feel if not her best, is one of her best album out there and also the most accessible.
The best gems on this album are These Four Walls, Tuff Kid, Cinnamon Road, The Bird, I'm Gone, So Good To See You, and Words. All excellent songs. The only song I do not really like is Let It Slide, because of the overall bland sound of the song and also the male vocals in it. The male takes over too much of the song I feel and its bothersome to me.
Other than that, the rest of the album has grown on me and well. Shawn Colvin is still her true self, and has given us some good music for this year. Shawn may be older, but she still has the same strength and passion she had from the beginning. And that is very refreshing.
4.5/5
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This is Shawn Colvin's first album since 2001's A Whole New You. On These Four Walls, Colvin displays an easy-going sophistication and an appealingly grown-up spin on both her own evocative songs and the smartly-chosen covers she interprets.Shawn Colvin's fans are a dedicated and patient lot. They've had to be, to have waited five years for this new release and nearly six for the one before it. But she rewards the faithful with gems every time, and These Four Walls is no exception. Despite a label change to the more musically adventurous Nonesuch, after having been associated with Columbia since 1989, this is a typically low-key yet beautifully constructed set. Colvin again works with producer/songwriter John Leventhal, her musical collaborator for the past quarter-century, and that long-standing partnership pays off with 11 superbly crafted originals. Colvin's breathy voice conveys the emotion, yearning, sadness, and even the occasional joy and hope behind the melodies. As producer, Leventhal colors these songs with subtle textures, adding organ, brushed drums, and layered electric and acoustic guitars to bolster but never overwhelm the songs or Colvin's delicate yet defined vocals. It's a clean but never-slick sound, with enough edge and dynamics to reflect the nuances in the lyrics. Covers of the obscure Paul Westerberg track "Even Here We Are" and the Bee Gees' "Words"--the latter sounding like a demo, with just acoustic guitar, spare bass, and sparse piano--illuminate additional details in her approach. They round out one of Colvin's finest, most honest, and poignant collections. It's an album worth the extended wait. --Hal Horowitz
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