Shawn Colvin - Uncovered (2015) [Hi-Res]

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin follows up her 2012 album “All Fall Down,” with “Uncovered,” a collection of 12 cover songs from Fantasy Records. On “Uncovered,” Colvin tackles some unexpected choices from great songwriters, including Bruce Springsteen (“Tougher Than the Rest”) and Tom Waits (“Hold On”), in her inimitable style.

This is Colvin’s second studio album of covers — 1994’s “Cover Girl” included gems like her rendition of Talking Heads’ “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” and The Police’s “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” — both produced by Eagles guitarist Steuart Smith.

A cover song need not be a revolution. Singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin approaches her latest single, a Tom Waits cover, with a light enough touch to please her fans and Waits followers alike. It's that touch that made Colvin a household name in the '90s with her album A Few Small Repairs and its lead single, 'Sunny Came Home,' both of which stood out at the time (and still do) as subtle and nuanced missives from a musical era that was often less than subtle.

The album also includes covers of songs by Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Graham Nash, Gerry Rafferty, Tammy Wynette to name a few.