Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs 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.
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 Songs of Family [ 1]
A "Deluxe Edition" available exclusively on iTunes includes four extra tracks.
All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega
Title Original album 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 Vega 4:15 6. "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" Songs in Red and Gray (2001) 3:37 7. "Harbor Song" Songs in Red and Gray 4:17 8. "Headshots" Nine Objects of Desire 2:54 9. "Song in Red and Gray" Songs in Red and Gray 4:16 10. "Stockings" Nine Objects of Desire 3:40 11. "Some Journey" Suzanne Vega 4:23 12. "Bound" Beauty & Crime (2007) 4:17 Total length: 45:55
iTunes bonus tracks Title Original album 13. "99.9F°" 99.9F° 3:05 14. "It Makes Me Wonder" Songs in Red and Gray 4:04 15. "Freeze Tag" Suzanne Vega 2:53 16. "Knight Moves" Suzanne Vega 3:52 Total length: 59:49
^ Honigmann, David (June 11, 2010). "Suzanne Vega remakes her best sounds" . Financial Times . Retrieved June 19, 2010 . ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs at AllMusic . Retrieved July 19, 2010.^ Gage, Simon (June 18, 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs" . Daily Express . Retrieved June 20, 2010 . ^ Layman, Will (April 14, 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs" . PopMatters . Retrieved June 18, 2010 . ^ Denselow, Robin (June 17, 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs" . The Guardian . Retrieved June 18, 2010 .
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