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100
Full of wisdom and ravishing melodies, Repairs is a tour de force that needs no fixing.
1y
90
A Few Small Repairs marks a reunion with former collaborator/producer John Leventhal, and the two have found a perfect blend between words, music, and tasteful, organic arrangements for Colvin's finest effort to date.
8y
90
The songs weave smoothly into each other despite their variety, and not once do you doubt the artist's intentions to create an honest tribute to heartbreak and loss.
2y
Unlike many other "one-hit-wonders" of the late 90s Colvin creates an almost flawless album.
"Sunny Came Home" won everybody over with its warm strings and delicate vocals delivering the weirdly ominous lyrics.
"A Few Small Repairs" continues with amazing singer-songwriter style tracks: absolutely love the angrier performance in "I Want it Back" and the buildup of "84,000 Different Delusions".
Sad that this album still doesn't get its ... read more
I’m not surprised this has so few and such high ratings. This artist never really exploded but she’s clearly talented. Most of the songs sound both ahead of their time - like the folk/Americana of today - while also quintessentially 90’s. Sunny Came Home immediately takes me right back to 90’s soft rock radio. Not something I’ll come back to but it was an easy listen today.
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Track List
| 1 | Sunny Came Home 4:24 | 97 |
| 2 | Get Out of This House 4:14 | 86 |
| 3 | The Facts About Jimmy 5:22 | 85 |
| 4 | You and the Mona Lisa 4:04 | 92 |
| 5 | Trouble 4:17 | 80 |
| 6 | I Want It Back 4:55 | 82 |
| 7 | If I Were Brave 3:10 | 79 |
| 8 | Wichita Skyline 3:38 | 83 |
| 9 | 84,000 Different Delusions 4:01 | 83 |
| 10 | Suicide Alley 5:29 | 84 |
| 11 | New Thing Now 3:34 | 80 |
| 12 | Nothin On Me 3:55 | 80 |
Total Length: 51 minutes
