- Cracking
- Freeze Tag
- Marlene on the Wall
- Small Blue Thing
- Straight Lines
- Undertow
- Some Journey
- The Queen and the Soldier
- Knight Moves
- Neighborhood Girls
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Mark Isham Synthesizer
Sue Evans Drums,Percussion
Roger Squitero Percussion
Darol Anger Violin (Electric)
Steve Addabbo Synclavier,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
C.P. Roth Synthesizer
John Mahoney Synthesizer
Steve Abbaddo Guitar,Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background)
Maxine Neuman Cello
Frank Gravis Bass
Paul Dugan Bass,Vertical Bass
John Gordon Guitar (Electric)
Shem Guibbory Violin
Frank Christian Guitar (Acoustic),Slide Guitar
Steve Addabbo Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Suzanne Vega Composer
Kurt Upper Assistant Engineer
Geoff Keehn Assistant Engineer
Peter Laurence Gordon String Arrangements
John Mahoney Programming
Rhonda Schoen Mastering
Larry DeCarmine Assistant Engineer
Ronald K. Fierstein Executive Producer
Charles Reilly Photography
Matthew Vega Photography
Lenny Kaye Producer
Steven Miller Producer,Arranger


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Overview
Though early comparisons were made to Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega's true antecedents were Janis Ian and Leonard Cohen. Like Ian, she sings with a precise, frequently half-spoken phrasing that gives her lyrics an intensity that seems to suggest an unsteady control consciously held over emotional chaos. Like Cohen, Vega observes the world in poetic metaphor, her cold urban landscapes reflecting a troubled sense of love and loss. The key track is "Small Blue Thing," in which the singer pictures herself as an object "Like a marble/or an eye," "made of china/made of glass," "lost inside your pocket," and "turning in your hand." The sharply picked acoustic guitar and other isolated musical elements echo the closely observed scenes -- everything seems to be in tight close-up and sharp focus. Often, the singer seems to be using the songs to measure an emotional distance; sometimes, as in "Marlene on the Wall," she observes her own actions from a remove. In "Freeze Tag," she tells a companion, "I will be Dietrich/and you can be Dean"; in "Marlene," a poster of the aloof movie star "watches from the wall," observing the singer's succession of lovers, and she tries to emulate her heroine's persona, telling the current one, "Even if I am in love with you/all this to say, what's it to you?" The ten songs on Suzanne Vega constitute the self-analysis of a young woman who desires possession without offering commitment; no wonder that, upon its release, it was taken to heart by young women across the country and in Europe. ~ William Ruhlmann
Product Details
Release Date: | 02/23/1993 |
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Label: | A&M |
UPC: | 0075021507227 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Suzanne Vega Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)Mark Isham Synthesizer
Sue Evans Drums,Percussion
Roger Squitero Percussion
Darol Anger Violin (Electric)
Steve Addabbo Synclavier,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
C.P. Roth Synthesizer
John Mahoney Synthesizer
Steve Abbaddo Guitar,Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background)
Maxine Neuman Cello
Frank Gravis Bass
Paul Dugan Bass,Vertical Bass
John Gordon Guitar (Electric)
Shem Guibbory Violin
Frank Christian Guitar (Acoustic),Slide Guitar
Technical Credits
Greg Calbi MasteringSteve Addabbo Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Suzanne Vega Composer
Kurt Upper Assistant Engineer
Geoff Keehn Assistant Engineer
Peter Laurence Gordon String Arrangements
John Mahoney Programming
Rhonda Schoen Mastering
Larry DeCarmine Assistant Engineer
Ronald K. Fierstein Executive Producer
Charles Reilly Photography
Matthew Vega Photography
Lenny Kaye Producer
Steven Miller Producer,Arranger
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