Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs

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.

Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2010 (2010-02-02)
GenreAcoustic
Length45:55
LabelAmanuensis Productions
Suzanne Vega chronology
Beauty & Crime
(2007)
Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs
(2010)
Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places
(2010)

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
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Daily Express[3]
PopMatters(7/10) [4]
The Guardian [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
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 Vega4:15
6."(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May"Songs in Red and Gray (2001)3:37
7."Harbor Song"Songs in Red and Gray4:17
8."Headshots"Nine Objects of Desire2:54
9."Song in Red and Gray"Songs in Red and Gray4:16
10."Stockings"Nine Objects of Desire3:40
11."Some Journey"Suzanne Vega4:23
12."Bound"Beauty & Crime (2007)4:17
Total length:45:55
iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
13."99.9F°"99.9F°3:05
14."It Makes Me Wonder"Songs in Red and Gray4:04
15."Freeze Tag"Suzanne Vega2:53
16."Knight Moves"Suzanne Vega3:52
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.
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