Suzanne (Korean수잔) is the debut studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Kim Sa-wol. The album was released on 27 October 2015.[1] The album won the Best Folk Album at the 2016 Korean Music Awards.[2]

Suzanne
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)
GenreFolk
Length39:13
LabelMirrorball Records
ProducerKim Hae-won
Kim Sa-wol chronology
Suzanne
(2015)
Romance
(2018)

Background

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Kim Sa-wol released the album Secret with Kim Hae-won in 2014, and her first solo studio album was also produced by him.[3] She once described the album as "a record of the days when she lived as a woman in her 20s in Seoul."[4][5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM     [6]

Kim Seonghwan of Music Y reviewed "Kim Sa-wol embodies her experiences and thoughts as stories that are independent and have a consistent flow one by one through a speaker collectively referred to as Suzanne. Kim Hae-won's arrangement direction also leads listeners to focus on the charm of her vocals, which capture both pure and tender sensibility and secret sensual energy."[7] Lee Seonyeob of Weiv described the album as "It's a collection of essays written by a persona, Suzanne full of Kim Sa-wol's voice using the sound of an acoustic guitar as a letter paper,"[8]

Publication List Rank Ref.
Music Y Album of the Year of 2015 9 [7]
Weiv The best Korean albums of 2015 7 [8]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Suzanne" ("수잔")2:55
2."Beautiful" ("아름다워")3:59
3."Exhale" ("콧바람")3:23
4."Signal" ("접속")4:24
5."Map of Dreams" ("꿈꿀 수 있다면 어디라도")3:33
6."Something in the Air" ("향기")3:41
7."Young Girls" ("젊은 여자")2:34
8."Freak" ("악취")4:59
9."Bird" ("새")3:28
10."John" ("존")3:15
11."Bedside" ("머리맡")3:02

References

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  1. ^ Lee, Jiseok (2015-10-27). "'아름답고 불안한 경험들에 대한 기록', 김사월 1집 '수잔' 발매". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ "김사월 [수잔]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. ^ Jeong, Jinyoung (2015-11-04). "<정진영의 이주의 추천 앨범> 36. 김사월 '수잔' 外". Herald Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. ^ Park, Chaneun (2015-12-02). "[앨범] 김사월 '수잔' 모호함이 주는 꽉 찬 아름다움". Maeil Economy (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  5. ^ Lee, Daehee (2015-11-14). "김사월, 우효... 20대 솔로 뮤지션의 '성장기'". Pressian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  6. ^ "김사월 - IZM". IZM. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  7. ^ a b Kim, Seonghwan (2015-12-30). "김사월 『수잔』". Music Y (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  8. ^ a b "[2015 연말결산] WEIV가 꼽은 올해의 앨범 (국내)". Weiv (in Korean). 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2023-10-24.