Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs

Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released Download: 2 February 2010
CD: 9 February 2010
Genre Acoustic
Length 45:55
Label Amanuensis Productions
Suzanne Vega chronology
Beauty & Crime
(2007)
Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs
(2010)
Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places
(2010)

Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs is the eighth studio album release by New York-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega. The album consists of re-recordings of songs from Vega's back catalogue with stripped-down arrangements that highlight her lyrics and melodies.

Love Songs is the first volume of Vega's Close-Up Collection which is to be released over the next two years; and will be followed by the albums People and Places, States of Being and Songs of Family.[1]

A "Deluxe Edition" available exclusively on iTunes includes four extra tracks.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Daily Express [3]
PopMatters (7/10) [4]
The Guardian [5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Suzanne Vega

No. Title Original album Length
1. "Small Blue Thing"   Suzanne Vega (1985) 4:04
2. "Caramel"   Nine Objects of Desire (1996) 3:06
3. "If You Were in My Movie"   99.9F° (1992) 2:56
4. "Gypsy"   Solitude Standing (1987) 4:10
5. "Marlene on the Wall"   Suzanne Vega (1985) 4:15
6. "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May"   Songs in Red and Gray (2001) 3:37
7. "Harbor Song"   Songs in Red and Gray (2001) 4:17
8. "Headshots"   Nine Objects of Desire (1996) 2:54
9. "Song in Red and Gray"   Songs in Red and Gray (2001) 4:16
10. "Stockings"   Nine Objects of Desire (1996) 3:40
11. "Some Journey"   Suzanne Vega (1985) 4:23
12. "Bound"   Beauty & Crime (2007) 4:17
Total length:
45:55
iTunes bonus tracks
No. Title Original album Length
13. "99.9F°"   99.9F° (1992) 3:05
14. "It Makes Me Wonder"   Songs in Red and Gray (2001) 4:04
15. "Freeze Tag"   Suzanne Vega (1985) 2:53
16. "Knight Moves"   Suzanne Vega (1985) 3:52
Total length:
59:49

References

  1. ^ Honigmann, David (June 11, 2010). "Suzanne Vega remakes her best sounds". Financial Times (The Financial Times Ltd.). http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/278ae0cc-74e1-11df-aed7-00144feabdc0.html. Retrieved 19 June 2010. 
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs at Allmusic. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  3. ^ Gage, Simon (June 18.2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". Daily Express (Northern and Shell Media Publications). http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/view/181531/Suzanne-Vega-Close-Up-Vol-1-Love-Songs/. Retrieved 20 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Layman, Will (14 April 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/122414-suzanne-vega-close-up-volume-one-love-songs/. Retrieved 18 June 2010. 
  5. ^ Denselow, Robin (17 June 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". The Guardian (London: Guardian News and Media Limited): Film & Music p. 12. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jun/17/suzanne-vega-closeup-vol1-love-songs-cd-review. Retrieved 18 June 2010.