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Steady On
Steady On
Studio album by Shawn Colvin
Released	October 17, 1989
Genre	Folk
Length	44:09
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Leventhal; Steve Addabbo;
Shawn Colvin chronology

Steady On is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin, released on October 17, 1989 by Columbia Records. In addition to launching Colvin's career the album was positively received by critics and had moderate commercial success.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Recording and release edit

Colvin has explained that the themes on the album include healing from personal life trauma and drug and alcohol addiction.^[3]

Colvin recorded acoustic versions of these songs for 2019's Steady On: 30th Anniversary Acoustic Edition.

Reception edit

Steady On 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."^[1] 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.^[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Shawn Colvin, except where noted otherwise

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Steady On"	Colvin John 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

Arrangement ideas were contributed by T-Bone Wolk and Phil Galdston on "Diamond in the Rough" and David Sanborn on "Another Long One".^[4]

Personnel edit

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 on "Diamond in the Rough"
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 edit

Year	Chart	Position
1989	Billboard 200	111^{[citation needed]}

Release history edit

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

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c McCartney, Kelly, "Review: Steady On, Shawn Colvin", AllMusic, accessed August 19, 2008
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 156.
^ Betts, Stephen L. (June 27, 2016). "Steve Earle and Shawn Colvin Talk Joint Album, Rehab Shorthand and Trump". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Shawn Colvin - Steady On". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.