Nine Objects of Desire

Nine Objects of Desire
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	September 10, 1996
Recorded	1996 at The Magic Shop, New York
Genre	Folk
Length	38:52
Label	A&M
Producer	Mitchell Froom
Suzanne Vega chronology
99.9F° (1992) Nine Objects of Desire (1996) Songs in Red and Gray (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A [2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.4/10) [3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Nine Objects of Desire is Suzanne Vega's fifth studio album, released on September 10, 1996. It peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200.

Title

The nine objects of desire are:

1. Suzanne Vega's daughter Ruby ("Birthday", "World Before Columbus");
2. a man ("Headshots");
3. man 2 ("Caramel");
4. a woman ("Stockings");
5. man 3 ("Casual Match");
6. the figure of Death ("Thin Man", "Tombstone");
7. Vega's husband Mitchell Froom ("No Cheap Thrill", "Honeymoon Suite");
8. Lolita, the "nymphette" of Nabokov's book ("Lolita");
9. a plum ("My Favorite Plum").

In popular culture

The single "Caramel" is featured in the soundtrack for The Truth About Cats & Dogs and the trailer for the film Closer.^[5] The album has influenced other artists, for instance musician Plumb found her artist name after hearing the track "My Favorite Plum".^[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Suzanne Vega; music composed by Mitchell Froom on "Headshots", "Casual Match" & "Lolita"

1. "Birth-day (Love Made Real)"
2. "Headshots"
3. "Caramel"
4. "Stockings"
5. "Casual Match"
6. "Thin Man"
7. "No Cheap Thrill"
8. "World Before Columbus"
9. "Lolita"
10. "Honeymoon Suite"
11. "Tombstone"
12. "My Favorite Plum"

Personnel

• Suzanne Vega - vocals, guitar
• Don Byron - clarinet
• Tchad Blake - guitar, whistle, effects
• Dave Douglas - trumpet
• Mark Feldman - strings
• Mitchell Froom - keyboards, Moog bass, string & horn arrangements
• Jerry Marotta - drums, percussion
• Sebastian Steinberg - bass
• Bruce Thomas - bass
• Pete Thomas - drums, drum loop, percussion
• Steve Donnelly - guitar
• Yuval Gabay - drums
• Jane Scarpantoni - cello

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	13
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10]	93
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11]	20
French Albums (SNEP)[12]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	43
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	23
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	43
US Billboard 200[18]	92

References

1. Nine Objects of Desire at AllMusic
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Pitchfork Media review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. http://www.suzannevega.com/suzanne/funfacts/Tv.aspx
6. http://www.suzannevega.com/suzanne/funfacts/music.aspx
7. "Austriancharts.at – Suzanne Vega – Nine Objects of Desire" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
8. "Ultratop.be – Suzanne Vega – Nine Objects of Desire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
9. "Ultratop.be – Suzanne Vega – Nine Objects of Desire" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Suzanne Vega – Nine Objects of Desire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
11. "Suzanne Vega: Nine Objects of Desire" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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13. "Officialcharts.de – Suzanne Vega – Nine Objects of Desire". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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15. "Swedishcharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Nine Objects of Desire". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Nine Objects of Desire". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
18. "Suzanne Vega – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Suzanne Vega. Retrieved June 8, 2014.