The Shawn Colvin Collection [Paperback]

Colvin (Author), Shawn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

Twenty songs taken from the albums Steady On, Fat City, Cover Girl, and A Few Small Repairs. Titles include: Steady On
* Shotgun Down the Avalanche
* The Story
* Diamond in the Rough
* The Dead of the Night
* Tennessee
* Round of Blues
* Kill the Messenger
* Set the Prairie on Fire
* I Don't Know Why.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0769284191
• ISBN-13: 978-0769284194
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,484,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a book of songs only--there is no prose, etc. in this book!, August 3, 2005

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Sam Stone (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Shawn Colvin Collection (Paperback)

I'm giving this book five stars because it is a songbook of Shawn's music, which is great. But I am very annoyed with the review of this book on this page that claims that this book is filled with poetic verse, short stories, detective fiction, etc. Is that person on drugs? I bought the book based on that review and turns out it is simply a music book for piano and guitar of Shawn's songs. Nothing more. And no one except this one daffy reviewer portended that it was anything else. I wish Amazon would remove that review as it is completely misleading and totally false.

4 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book -- A Must for Any Shawn Colvin Fan!, April 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shawn Colvin Collection (Paperback)

I had heard about this book from several friends who said it was great. I must say I wasn't disappointed! Shawn Colvin is a true artist both with her music and her writing. Anyone expecting a simple book of poetic verse is in for a big surprise here. Shawn's short stories combine detective fiction with the best Stephen King suspense. I particularly liked "The Telltale Heart" about a woman's buried (she thinks) past and "Witchy Woman In Paradise" which is about Shawn's travels to Afghanistan. Highly recommended! Five big stars!