Song · Shawn Colvin
“Shotgun Down The Avalanche” by Shawn Colvin
From the album Steady On (1989)
“Shotgun Down The Avalanche” by Shawn Colvin appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2024. It was first released in 1989 on the album Steady On. Its best result is #419 on the WYEP 913 Essential Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,574 indie & aaa song of all time.
Shawn Colvin wrote "Shotgun Down the Avalanche" with John Leventhal for Steady On, the debut album Columbia put out in October 1989, and the title alone packs more of a picture than most songwriters get into a whole verse. The record was cut at Steve Addabbo's Shelter Island Sound studio, and Colvin has said its themes include healing, from personal trauma and from drugs and alcohol; that's the company this one keeps.
Steady On is the album that got her career moving, and it went on to take the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in February 1991.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1949 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2009 | 419 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2020 | 1709 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2023 | 699 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2024 | 1016 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
Also listed as: Shotgun Down the Avalanche.
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