Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs

Studio album by Suzanne Vega

Released

February 2, 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 a 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 were released over the next two years; and was 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 tracks written 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	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	4:17
8.	"Headshots"	Nine Objects of Desire	2:54
9.	"Song in Red and Gray"	Songs in Red and Gray	4:16
10.	"Stockings"	Nine Objects of Desire	3:40
11.	"Some Journey"	Suzanne Vega	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°	3:05
14.	"It Makes Me Wonder"	Songs in Red and Gray	4:04
15.	"Freeze Tag"	Suzanne Vega	2:53
16.	"Knight Moves"	Suzanne Vega	3:52
Total length:			59:49

Release history

Date	Format
February 2, 2010	Digital download
February 9, 2010	CD

References

↑ Honigmann, David (June 11, 2010). "Suzanne Vega remakes her best sounds". Financial Times. The Financial Times Ltd. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs at AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
↑ Gage, Simon (June 18, 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". Daily Express. Northern and Shell Media Publications. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
↑ Layman, Will (April 14, 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". PopMatters. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
↑ Denselow, Robin (June 17, 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media Limited. Film & Music p. 12. Retrieved June 18, 2010.

External links

Love Songs Review – Love Songs Review by SLUG Magazine

Suzanne Vega
Studio albums	Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing Days of Open Hand 99.9F° Nine Objects of Desire Songs in Red and Gray Beauty & Crime Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles Lover, Beloved
Acoustic albums	Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family Close-Up Series (box set)
Live albums	Live in London 1986 Live at the Stephen Talkhouse Solitude Standing: Live at the Barbican Live at the Speakeasy
Compilations	Tried & True Retrospective
Singles	"Luka" "Tom's Diner" "Left of Center"
Related articles	Discography Tim Vega Mitchell Froom

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