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You and the Mona Lisa

You and the Mona Lisa

1997 single by Shawn Colvin


"You and The Mona Lisa" is a folk-rock song by American musician Shawn Colvin. The song was released in September 1997 as the third single from her album, A Few Small Repairs. "You and The Mona Lisa" was the follow-up to her 1997 hit, "Sunny Came Home".[1]

Quick Facts Single by Shawn Colvin, from the album A Few Small Repairs ...

Music video

The music video for "You and The Mona Lisa" was directed by Nancy Bardawil. The video was posted to VH1.com on September 16, 1997,[2] and added it to VH1's television rotation during the final week of September 1997.[3] In addition to "You and The Mona Lisa", VH1 also added Sugar Ray's "Fly", Robyn's "Show Me Love", and Usher's "You Make Me Wanna..." to its on-air rotation during the same week.[3]

Review

Billboard Magazine praised the single in its review on September 20, 1997, calling it "slightly more subtle in its musical approach [than "Sunny Came Home"], but no less satisfying."[4] Billboard continued, writing that "You and The Mona Lisa," "...packs a satisfying punch, as Colvin's intimate is surrounded by the required acoustic strumming and splashes of blues-spiced horn and harmonica lines. As the song builds to a lively, rock-edged climax, it's easy to imagine this hit-bound tune over and over again on the radio. If you have yet to investigate the artist's fine current album, A Few Small Repairs, use this single as an excuse to finally do so."[4]

Chart

More information Chart (1997), Peak position ...

References

  1. Taylor, Chuck (1997-07-19). "Hit Singles Catapult Colvin, Robyn". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  2. "Shawn Colvin - "You and the Mona Lisa"". VH1. 1997-09-16. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  3. "Billboard: Video Monitor". Billboard. 1997-09-27. Retrieved 2016-03-20.

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