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Suzanne Vega Close Up, Vol. 1: Love Songs
Suzanne Vega Close Up, Vol. 1: Love Songs
Genre: Folk
 
In 1985, singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega released her stunning self-titled debut album. Twenty five years and seven million albums later, Suzanne is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation...  more »

     
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Title: Suzanne Vega Close Up, Vol. 1: Love Songs
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Label: Amanuensis Productions
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Genre: Folk
Style: Contemporary Folk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 698519250124

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In 1985, singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega released her stunning self-titled debut album. Twenty five years and seven million albums later, Suzanne is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation. Now she is reinterpreting a majority of her catalog in an intimate and personal manner, creating four new thematic albums that will be released over the next two years. The first is Suzanne Vega Close Up, Vol. 1: Love Songs, which includes stripped-down versions of her influential hit song "Marlene On The Wall," the bossa nova favorite "Caramel," and many more.
Track listing:
1. Small Blue Thing
2. Caramel
3. (If You Were) In My Movie
4. Gypsy
5. Marlene on the Wall
6. (I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May
7. Harbor Song
8. Headshots
9. Song in Red and Gray
10. Stockings
11. Some Journey
12. Bound

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Honest, raw, gutsy and real
Jerry D. Weller | 03/10/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"In the era of omnipresent auto-tune along comes an artist who has the courage to put her voice out there virtually unprocessed sometimes backed by nothing but her guitar. As a result you will not hear pitch perfect vocals here. Sometimes the deep emotions Suzanne is feeling as she sings cause her voice to waver or quake.



So why does this effort rate 5 stars? Stripping away the studio trappings means you will experience a deep emotional connection to every word Suzanne sings. The words remain pristine and poetic and in these stripped down arrangements they shine like diamonds. Many of the old songs are rephrased, sang in new ways by a more mature artist. Songs such as "Harbor Song" reveal their true emotional power in whole new ways when the external trappings have been stripped away.



Finally, Suzanne Vega is a true singer/songwriter. You won't find six different people claiming credit on every song she sings as is the case with so many other "singer/songwriters" who have never written a single song by themselves and won't sing anything somebody else writes unless they get a piece of the songwriting credits and the royalties. Suzanne is the real deal! This album is worth your time and money.



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