All Fall Down

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A collection of 11 songs—eight written or co-written by Colvin—All Fall Down is her eighth studio album and the first to be produced by her longtime friend and cohort Buddy Miller (Robert Plant, Solomon Burke). Recorded in Nashville, All Fall Down features performances by Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Jakob Dylan, Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss, Brian Blade, Stuart Duncan, and Julie Miller, among others. The songs are "rich, knowing, smart, draped in discreet and intelligent shades of folk, country and rock," says the Irish Times. The Boston Globe calls the album "superb."

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On June 5, 2012, Nonesuch Records will release the new Shawn Colvin album, All Fall Down. A collection of 11 songs, All Fall Down is Colvin’s eighth studio album and the first to be produced by her longtime friend and cohort Buddy Miller (Robert Plant, Solomon Burke). Recorded in Nashville, with a group of stellar musicians, All Fall Down features performances by Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Jakob Dylan, Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss, Brian Blade, Stuart Duncan, and Julie Miller, among others.

All Fall Down follows the Grammy Award winner’s 2009 Nonesuch solo acoustic set, Shawn Colvin Live, and her acclaimed 2006 studio record, These Four Walls, about which the Washington Post said: “As with Colvin's earlier work, the songs are easy to love, with smooth surfaces to glide along if one merely wishes to skim the top. But the emotions fueling the lyrics are more complex and more mature than anything she's offered previously. The image of a middle-aged woman laid bare in These Four Walls isn't one for the industry. It's one for the ages.”

The new album was recorded in Miller’s home studio, and each song is deeply personal to Colvin, who describes All Fall Down as "an album about loss but also about redemption and resolution." The release of All Fall Down comes on the same date as William Morrow/HarperCollins publishes her memoir, Diamond in the Rough, which insightfully and candidly looks back over a rich lifetime of highs and lows. The wit, lyricism, and empathy found in the book are traits that have long characterized Colvin’s songwriting and her live performances.

Colvin wrote or co-wrote eight of the album’s 11 tracks. “Change Is on the Way” was co-written with Colvin’s Three Girls and Their Buddy (the touring group of Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Colvin) partner Patty Griffin, and “Seven Times the Charm” shares writing credits with Jakob Dylan and longtime Colvin collaborator John Leventhal, who also co-wrote “All Fall Down,” “Knowing What I Know Now,” and “The Neon Light of the Saints,” which was written specifically for HBO’s New Orleans drama Treme and will be featured in an upcoming episode. (Colvin was a guest star on the show last year.) Bill Frisell penned “Anne of the Thousand Days” with Colvin, and Viktor Krauss co-wrote “I Don’t Know You” with her.

In the 22 years since the release of her debut album, Colvin has won three Grammy awards, released nine albums, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, had her songs featured in major motion pictures, written a memoir, and created a remarkable canon of work.

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced and Mixed by Buddy Miller at Dogtown Studios, Nashville, TN
Recorded by Mike Poole
Assistant Engineer: Gordon Hammond
Mastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master Studios

Design by John Heiden
Photography by Michael Wilson

Written by Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal (1, 3, 6); Rod MacDonald (2); Shawn Colvin, John Leventhal, and Jakob Dylan (4); Shawn Colvin and Bill Frisell (5); Shawn Colvin and Patty Griffin (7); Shawn Colvin and Viktor Krauss (8); Shawn Colvin and Kenny White (9); Mick Flannery (10); B.W. Stevenson (11)

Mary Chapin Carpenter appears courtesy of Rounder Records; Jakob Dylan appears courtesy of Columbia Records; Alison Krauss appears courtesy of Rounder Records; Julie Miller appears courtesy of New West Records

Nonesuch Selection Number

530682

Number of Discs in Set
1disc
Album Status
Artist Name
Shawn Colvin
MusicianDetails

MUSICIANS
Shawn Colvin, vocals (1-11), guitar (2-4, 7-11)
Buddy Miller, guitar (1-4, 6-10), backing vocals (1, 6), harmony vocal (3), melodica (6)
Bill Frisell, guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8-10)
John Deaderick, keyboard (1, 3, 6, 8, 9), accordion (2, 7, 10, 11)
Viktor Krauss, bass (1-11)
Brian Blade, drums (1-10)
Anne McCrary, backing vocals (1, 6)
Regina McCrary, backing vocals (1, 6)
Mike Poole, backing vocals (1, 6)
Carolyn Rosenfeld, backing vocals (1, 6)
Stuart Duncan, bowed zither (2), fiddle (3, 7)
Emmylou Harris, harmony vocal (2, 10)
Russ Pahl, pedal steel guitar (4, 5, 7, 10, 11)
Alison Krauss, harmony vocal (4, 8)
Jim Hoke, clarinet (6)
Steve Heman, cornet (6)
John Hinchey, trombone (6)
Jakob Dylan, harmony vocal (9)
Julie Miller, harmony vocal (11)

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Label
CD+MP3
UPC
075597962079BUN
Label
MP3
Price
10.00
UPC
075597962062
Label
FLAC
Price
11.00
UPC
075597949698
  • 530682

News & Reviews

  • Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Shawn Colvin, and Billy Bragg are among the artists who will perform at the 15th annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, taking place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. NPR.org will present a live video stream from the ceremony. A live audio simulcast of the Honors & Awards show will also be available via SiriusXM's Outlaw Country. The PBS series Austin City Limits will broadcast a special featuring performance highlights from the event on November 19. Shawn Colvin and Billy Bragg will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards; Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell are up for Duo/Group of the Year, as are Lake Street Dive.

  • Congratulations to Shawn Colvin, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award at the 2016 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 21. Also among the six Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Billy Bragg, this year's recipient of the Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award, and Woody Guthrie, the posthumous recipient of this year's President's Award. It was announced earlier this year that the Duo/Group of the Year nominees include both Lake Stree Dive and Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell.

  • About This Album

    On June 5, 2012, Nonesuch Records will release the new Shawn Colvin album, All Fall Down. A collection of 11 songs, All Fall Down is Colvin’s eighth studio album and the first to be produced by her longtime friend and cohort Buddy Miller (Robert Plant, Solomon Burke). Recorded in Nashville, with a group of stellar musicians, All Fall Down features performances by Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Jakob Dylan, Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss, Brian Blade, Stuart Duncan, and Julie Miller, among others.

    All Fall Down follows the Grammy Award winner’s 2009 Nonesuch solo acoustic set, Shawn Colvin Live, and her acclaimed 2006 studio record, These Four Walls, about which the Washington Post said: “As with Colvin's earlier work, the songs are easy to love, with smooth surfaces to glide along if one merely wishes to skim the top. But the emotions fueling the lyrics are more complex and more mature than anything she's offered previously. The image of a middle-aged woman laid bare in These Four Walls isn't one for the industry. It's one for the ages.”

    The new album was recorded in Miller’s home studio, and each song is deeply personal to Colvin, who describes All Fall Down as "an album about loss but also about redemption and resolution." The release of All Fall Down comes on the same date as William Morrow/HarperCollins publishes her memoir, Diamond in the Rough, which insightfully and candidly looks back over a rich lifetime of highs and lows. The wit, lyricism, and empathy found in the book are traits that have long characterized Colvin’s songwriting and her live performances.

    Colvin wrote or co-wrote eight of the album’s 11 tracks. “Change Is on the Way” was co-written with Colvin’s Three Girls and Their Buddy (the touring group of Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Colvin) partner Patty Griffin, and “Seven Times the Charm” shares writing credits with Jakob Dylan and longtime Colvin collaborator John Leventhal, who also co-wrote “All Fall Down,” “Knowing What I Know Now,” and “The Neon Light of the Saints,” which was written specifically for HBO’s New Orleans drama Treme and will be featured in an upcoming episode. (Colvin was a guest star on the show last year.) Bill Frisell penned “Anne of the Thousand Days” with Colvin, and Viktor Krauss co-wrote “I Don’t Know You” with her.

    In the 22 years since the release of her debut album, Colvin has won three Grammy awards, released nine albums, maintained a non-stop national and international touring schedule, had her songs featured in major motion pictures, written a memoir, and created a remarkable canon of work.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Shawn Colvin, vocals (1-11), guitar (2-4, 7-11)
    Buddy Miller, guitar (1-4, 6-10), backing vocals (1, 6), harmony vocal (3), melodica (6)
    Bill Frisell, guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8-10)
    John Deaderick, keyboard (1, 3, 6, 8, 9), accordion (2, 7, 10, 11)
    Viktor Krauss, bass (1-11)
    Brian Blade, drums (1-10)
    Anne McCrary, backing vocals (1, 6)
    Regina McCrary, backing vocals (1, 6)
    Mike Poole, backing vocals (1, 6)
    Carolyn Rosenfeld, backing vocals (1, 6)
    Stuart Duncan, bowed zither (2), fiddle (3, 7)
    Emmylou Harris, harmony vocal (2, 10)
    Russ Pahl, pedal steel guitar (4, 5, 7, 10, 11)
    Alison Krauss, harmony vocal (4, 8)
    Jim Hoke, clarinet (6)
    Steve Heman, cornet (6)
    John Hinchey, trombone (6)
    Jakob Dylan, harmony vocal (9)
    Julie Miller, harmony vocal (11)

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced and Mixed by Buddy Miller at Dogtown Studios, Nashville, TN
    Recorded by Mike Poole
    Assistant Engineer: Gordon Hammond
    Mastered by Jim DeMain at Yes Master Studios

    Design by John Heiden
    Photography by Michael Wilson

    Written by Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal (1, 3, 6); Rod MacDonald (2); Shawn Colvin, John Leventhal, and Jakob Dylan (4); Shawn Colvin and Bill Frisell (5); Shawn Colvin and Patty Griffin (7); Shawn Colvin and Viktor Krauss (8); Shawn Colvin and Kenny White (9); Mick Flannery (10); B.W. Stevenson (11)

    Mary Chapin Carpenter appears courtesy of Rounder Records; Jakob Dylan appears courtesy of Columbia Records; Alison Krauss appears courtesy of Rounder Records; Julie Miller appears courtesy of New West Records