Colvin's Career Snapshots Collected on CD/DVD

10/27/2004 7:58 PM, Reuters
Barry A. Jeckell

A newly recorded cover of the Beatles' "I'll Be Back" graces a hits package from Grammy-winning singer Shawn Colvin due in stores Nov. 23.

"Polaroids: A Greatest Hits Collection" (Columbia) will also arrive with a simultaneously released companion DVD, "Polaroids: A Video Collection."

The CD compiles selections from Colvin's five studio albums -- 1989's "Steady On," 1992's "Fat City," 1994's "Cover Girl," 1996's "A Few Small Repairs" and 2001's "Whole New You." Among the selections is her breakthrough "Fat City" single "Round of Blues" and the "A Few Small Repairs" single "Sunny Came Home," which netted song and record of the year Grammys in 1997.

Along with her familiar videos, the "Polaroids" DVD includes an alternate clip for the song "I Don't Know Why," as well as the full original version of "Sunny Came Home." The disc also collects collaborations with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Bruce Hornsby , and performances from "Sessions at West 54th," "Austin City Limits" and "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."

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