Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs

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 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	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

1. Honigmann, David (June 11, 2010). "Suzanne Vega remakes her best sounds". Financial Times (The Financial Times Ltd.). Retrieved June 19, 2010.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs at AllMusic. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
3. Gage, Simon (June 18, 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". Daily Express (Northern and Shell Media Publications). Retrieved June 20, 2010.
4. Layman, Will (April 14, 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". PopMatters. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
5. 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.