Shawn Colvin Steady On
CD, 1989

Produced by John Leventhal and Steve Addabbo. "Stranded" produced by Bob Riley. "Another bong One" produced by Shawn Colvin. "The Story" and "The Dead Of The Night" produced by John Leventhal.
Executive Producer: Ronald K. Fiersteln.
Mixed by Kevin Killen at Skyline Studios, New York City.
Engineered by Steve Addabbo, Mark Partis, Geoff Keehn, Malcolm Pollack, Ted Spencer and Kevin Halpin.
Recorded at The Hit Factory, Krypton Studios, Giant Sound, Shelter Island Sound, MRC Studios and Serious Sound.
Assistant Engineers: Dary Solch and Kris Brauninger (The Hit Factory), Mark Miller (Giant Sound), Phil Klum (MRC Studios) and UE Nastasi and Paul Angelli (Skyline Studios)
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York City.
Art Direction: Carol Chen Photography: Frank Ockenfels 3.

Thanks to Ron. Steve, Jon and everyone at AGF. My deepest appreciation to college radio in the Boston area—WERS. WUMB and WHRV—to all their listeners. to Fast Folk and to Bob and RaeAnn at Passim, Cambridge. Thanks to The Cottonwood Cafe, Manhattan, for always giving me a gig. For friendship and support, thanks to Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kay Colvin, Carol Young, Stokes Howell, Mary Lou Lord, Kathy Duffy, Jordi Herold, Myra Friedman, Jimmy Bruno, Paul Glasse, John Foky, David Gahr, Doc Pornus, Pleite Turner, Mary Ellen Strom, Evie Preston, Candy Jernigan. Phil Glatt and Peter French. Thank you to everyone at Columbia for helping me do what I always wanted to do. Special thanks to Joe McEwen and Kevin Killen for believing in this. Very special thanks to Bruce Hornsby. For your axes. thanks to Tony Garnier. Marc Shulman and Gary Bristol. Arrangement ideas were contributed T-Bone Wolk and Phil Galdston on "Diamond In The Rough", David Sanbom on "Another Long One" Suzanne Vega appears courtesy of A&M Records. Bob Riley appears courtesy of Reprise Records Bruce Hornsby appears courtesy of RCA Records. And thank you. J.B.L. for your Great Musical Mind—S.L.C.

Management: Ronald K. Fierstein, AGF Entertainment Ltd., New York City
To write send name, address and self addressed stamped envelope to: Shawn Colvin, c/o AGF Entertainment Ltd., P.O. Box 4221, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163

The Dead of the Night (S. Colvin)
It is the dead of the night
Oh the dead of the night
I live on a dream, fit came to me
When I was young
I brought it here, and now for years
The streets of London keep it safe and warm
Every morning it dies and it is reborn
In the dead of the night
I keep a pencil and a bock
I say this is how a life can look
Russian roulette. French kissed cigarette
And the silence like an anvil
The things that you learn, but now all that bums
Is a candle
And the fog melts over the night, and it softens the edges
I begin to write in the dead of the night
A bead of sweat runs down my arm
And I drink it from my skin
It is the most real thing that I feel
It is communion
Bless the meek
Heal the sick
Protect the weak
In the dead of the night

Shawn Colvin: Acoustic Guitar
John Leventhal: Electric Guitar, Sequencing & Bass
Stephen Gaboury: Sequence sound design
Dennis McDermott: Drums

© 1989 AGF Music Ltd./Red Songs Ltd./Lev-A-Tunes (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
© 1989 AGF Music Ltd./Red Songs Ltd. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission.