Whole New You

Whole New You
Whole New You
Studio album by Shawn Colvin
Released	March 27, 2001
Genre	Folk; pop rock;
Length	44:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Leventhal
Shawn Colvin chronology

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.^[5] While A Few Small Repairs is "her divorce album", Whole New You is about family, commitment, and acceptance.^[5] 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."^[4] According to William Ruhlmann of AllMusic, "The most interesting song is the most complex one," "Another Plane Went Down".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shawn Colvin and John Leventhal, except where noted.

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Matter of Minutes"		3:50
2.	"Whole New You"		4:01
3.	"Nothing Like You"		3:14
4.	"Anywhere You Go"		3:34
5.	"Bonefields"		4:29
6.	"Another Plane Went Down"		5:35
7.	"Bound to You"		3:33
8.	"Roger Wilco"	Colvin Leventhal Edie Brickell	3:56
9.	"Mr. Levon"		4:08
10.	"One Small Year"		4:08
11.	"I'll Say I'm Sorry Now"		2:23

Borders exclusive edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Fall of Rome"	Colvin Kenny White	5:07

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

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	101
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)	5

References

↑ Warner, Simon (March 26, 2001). "Shawn Colvin: Whole New You". PopMatters. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
1 2 Ruhlmann, William. "Whole New You - Shawn Colvin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Shawn Colvin". Robert Christgau.
1 2 "Shawn Colvin: Whole New You". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
1 2 "Whole New You", Allmusic. Accessed January 20, 2007. "Musical tracks clearly informed by mid-'60s pop sensibilities."

[1] Warner, Simon (March 26, 2001). "Shawn Colvin: Whole New You". PopMatters. Retrieved January 8, 2026.

[allmusic.com-2] 1 2 Ruhlmann, William. "Whole New You - Shawn Colvin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[Christgau-3] Christgau, Robert. "Shawn Colvin". Robert Christgau.

[Shawn_Colvin:_Whole_New_You-4] 1 2 "Shawn Colvin: Whole New You". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[amg-5] 1 2 "Whole New You", Allmusic. Accessed January 20, 2007. "Musical tracks clearly informed by mid-'60s pop sensibilities."

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