The Starlighter

In Relix, Lee Zimmerman called Colvin a "superb interpreter of outside material" and considers this album "a nice listen" for children and adults. The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave this album scored The Starlighter 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine noting the care that Colvin took in choosing from the Lullabies and Night Songs songbook, orchestrating the music, and ultimately coming up with a recording that is "a cozy, comforting place between attentive and background listening", which is ideal for lullabies. For PopMatters, Will Layman rated this album a seven out of 10, praising the diversity of instrumentation and arrangements by Doug Petty.

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|title1=The Starlighter

|lyrics1=Arthur Guiterman

|music1={{hlist|Doug Petty|Alec Wilder}}

|length1=3:06

|title2=Raisins and Almonds

|lyrics2=Traditional

|music2=Petty

|length2=3:07

|title3=Go Tell Aunt Rhody

|lyrics3=Traditional

|music3=Petty

|length3=3:08

|title4=Minnie and Winnie

|lyrics4=Alfred Lord Tennyson

|music4={{hlist|Petty|Wilder}}

|length4=3:23

|title5=Sleep Baby Sleep

|lyrics5=Traditional

|music5=Traditional

|length5=2:02

|title6=Many Million Years Ago

|lyrics6=William Engvick

|music6={{hlist|Petty|Wilder}}

|length6=3:57

|title7=The Huntsman

|lyrics7=Walter de la Mare

|music7=Wilder

|length7=3:06

|title8=The Cuckoo

|lyrics8=Traditional

|music8={{hlist|Shawn Colvin|Petty|Wilder}}

|length8=1:51

|title9=Night

|lyrics9=Lois W. McKay

|music9={{hlist|Petty|Wilder}}

|length9=3:00

|title10=The Journey

|lyrics10=Engvick

|music10={{hlist|Petty|Wilder}}

|length10=2:53

|title11=Bobby Shaftoe

|lyrics11=Traditional

|music11=Traditional

|length11=1:53

|title12=The Nut Tree

|lyrics12=Traditional

|music12=Traditional

|length12=2:37

|title13=Hush Little Baby

|lyrics13=Traditional

|music13={{hlist|Colvin|Petty|Wilder}}

|length13=3:08

|title14=Cradle Song

|lyrics14=William Blake

|music14={{hlist|Colvin|Petty|Wilder}}

|length14=1:53

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• Shawn Colvin – arrangement on "The Cuckoo", "Hush Little Baby", and "Cradle Song"; acoustic guitar; vocals
• Carlos Castro – engineering, mixing
• Joseph Holquin – assistant engineering
• Martin Hughes – artwork
• Tim Lefebvre – bass guitar
• Dan Petty – guitar
• Doug Petty – production; arrangement on "The Starlighter", "Raisins and Almonds", "Go Tell Aunt Rhody", "Minnie and Winnie", "Many Million Years Ago", "The Huntsman", "The Cuckoo", "Hush Little Baby", and "Cradle Song"; Hammond organ, piano
• Scott Sedillo – mastering
• Jacob Sciba – assistant engineering
• Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion
• Mick Taras – guitar
• Alec Wilder – arrangement on "Raisins and Almonds", "Go Tell Aunt Rhody", "Sleep Baby Sleep", "Night", "The Journey", "Bobby Shaftoe", "The Nut Tree", and "Hush Little Baby"

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{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/shawn-colvin-the-starlighter-review-2537170187.html |accessdate=2023-01-22 |lang=en-US |publisher=PopMatters |date=2018-02-22 |title=Shawn Colvin's 'The Starlighter' Suggests a New Kind of Sincerity |last=Layman |first=Will}}

{{Cite magazine |url=https://relix.com/reviews/detail/shawn_colvin_the_starlighter/ |magazine=Relix |accessdate=2023-01-22 |lang=en-US |title=Shawn Colvin: The Starlighter |last=Zimmerman |first=Lee |date=2018-04-04}}

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