Author: COLVIN,SHAWN

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 09-04-2013

Details: Product Description Shawn Colvin follows up her Grammy-winning, platinum a Few Small Repairs album with this collection of seasonal classics and traditional children's lullabies. Shawn, who became a 1st-time mom this past July, was inspired to record these songs by the memory of Lullabies & Night Songs, a book of lullabies illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The album captures the wonder and promise of childhood with 14 songs that shimmer with elegant simplicity and the spirit of the season. [Note: This product is an authorized, licensed CD and is manufactured on demand] Amazon.ca Inspired by impending motherhood and the rediscovery of a favorite children's book--the enchanting Maurice Sendak-illustrated Lullabies and Night Songs, from whence many of these traditional tunes come--Grammy winner Shawn Colvin has made a quietly beautiful recording. Holiday Songs and Lullabies offers cozy comfort like cradling a newborn and nuzzling the sweet-smelling softness of a downy fontanel. These simple, elegant songs outshine any nasty humbug associated with holidays and dark nights, offering sanctuary from the ill temper of the season. Though she was heavy with child at the time of recording, Colvin's sweet, girlish voice is here huskily warmed and enhanced by the fullness of womanly glow, conjuring the innocent simplicity of a safe childhood. Inspired string and horn sections elegantly strengthen piano, organ, acoustic guitar, and lap and pedal-steel. Yet where Colvin's gifts have at times in the past been dimmed by overproduction, here producer, arranger, and keyboard player Doug Petty buoys Colvin's considerable talent without overshadowing or rendering these lovely carols overly precious. --Paige La Grone

UPC: 074646955024

EAN: 0074646955024

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New