RIAA Platinum Album award for Shawn Colvin album A Few Small Repairs. Colvin's fourth album was released on Oct. 1, 1996. It was certified Platinum on Mar. 31, 1998 for one million copies sold.*
The album featured the single "Sunny Came Home" which reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 while topping the Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40, and Top 40 Adult Recurrents charts. The track "Nothin' On Me" also charted. The album peaked at #39 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The track "Sunny Came Home" won Colvin two Grammy awards in 1997.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- First presentation award from 1998
- Presentation to music industry executive
- All original with manufacturers sticker
- Award measures approx. 16" x 16"
- Letter of provenance included
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Great collectors item for any Shawn Colvin fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 1998 making it 24 years old. The award is presented to Jerry Blair, a record executive who held roles at CBS, Chrysalis, and Columbia Records.
Blair played a key role in the success of artists including Colvin, Aerosmith, Tony Bennett, Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Ricky Martin, George Michael, Will Smith and many others. The award is accompanied by a letter of provenance from Blair's son, who later took possession of his father's awards (see image of letter, son's name is redacted on image, buyer will receive unredacted copy).
This award is all original with Ill Eagle manufacturer's sticker. The award is in VG condition with only minor wear on the frame and a few mars on the plexiglass,
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com