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. While A Few Small Repairs is, "her divorce album," Whole New You is about family, commitment, and acceptance. The album retains the sixties folk-pop feel provided by collaborator John Leventhal, with Rolling Stone writing that album tracks "A Matter of Minutes" and "Whole New You" "expertly renovates antique Sixities teen pop." According to William Ruhlmann of AllMusic, "The most interesting song is the most complex one," "Another Plane Went Down".

Track listing

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

References

2001 albums

Shawn Colvin albums

Albums produced by John Leventhal

Columbia Records albums

Whole New You