Whole New You

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".

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