Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family

Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released September 21, 2012 (2012-09-21)
Genre Acoustic
Length 47:43
Label Amanuensis Productions
Producer Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega chronology
Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being
(2011)		 Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family
(2012)		 Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family is the eleventh studio album by New York-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega[2] [3] . The album consists of re-recordings of songs from Vega's back catalogue with stripped-down arrangements that highlight her lyrics and melodies. Two of the songs, "Brother Mine" and "The Silver Lady", are songs Vega wrote more than 30 years ago, but are only now seeing an official recording and release. "Daddy is White" is a song she wrote back in 2007, previously only existing as a demo attached to a New York Times article titled "Which Side Are You On?" she wrote in 2008.[4]

Track listing

"Pilgrimage"[5] was recorded in October 2011. As of December 15, 2011, the album was "almost done".[6]

All songs written and composed by Suzanne Vega, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "Rosemary"   Tried and True (1998) 2:54
2. "Honeymoon Suite"   Nine Objects of Desire (1996) 3:13
3. "World Before Columbus"   Nine Objects of Desire (1996) 3:00
4. "As You Are Now"   Beauty & Crime (2007) 2:28
5. "Soap And Water"   Songs in Red and Gray (2001) 2:52
6. "Widow's Walk"   Songs in Red and Gray (2001) 3:42
7. "Blood Sings"   99.9F° (1992) 3:20
8. "Bad Wisdom"   99.9F° (1992) 3:10
9. "Ludlow Street"   Beauty & Crime (2007) 3:11
10. "Tired Of Sleeping"   Days of Open Hand (1990) 3:47
11. "Pilgrimage"  Vega, A. SankoDays of Open Hand (1990) 4:26
12. "Brother Mine"   previously unreleased 3:14
13. "The Silver Lady"   previously unreleased 5:35
14. "Daddy Is White"   previously unreleased 2:44

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 160

References

  1. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Close-Up, Vol. 4: Songs of Family - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ Zimmerman, Peter (April 1, 2011). "Show Review-Suzanne Vega-Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco, CA 01/27/2011". glidemagazine.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ Kroll, Vicki L. (October 6, 2011). "Singer-songwriter Vega revisits songs, works on musical". Toledo Free Press. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ Vega, Suzanne (December 3, 2008). "Which Side Are You On?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ Twitter: Re-recording Pilgrimage for CloseUp Vol 4.
  6. ↑ Twitter: Finishing up Close-up Vol 4, songs of family. Almost done!
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Suzanne Vega – Close-Up: Vol. 4, Songs of Family" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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