Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs

Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	Download: 2 February 2010 CD: 9 February 2010
Genre	Acoustic
Length	45:55
Label	Amanuensis Productions
Suzanne Vega chronology
Beauty & Crime (2007) Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs (2010) Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Daily Express	[2]
PopMatters	(7/10) [3]
The Guardian	[4]

Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs is the eighth 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.

Love Songs is the first volume of Vega's Close-Up Collection which is to be released over the next two years; and will be followed by the albums People and Places, States of Being and Songs of Family.^[5]

A "Deluxe Edition" available exclusively on iTunes includes four extra tracks.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Suzanne Vega. 

No.	Title	Original album	Length
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 (1985)	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 (2001)	4:17
8.	"Headshots"	Nine Objects of Desire (1996)	2:54
9.	"Song in Red and Gray"	Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	4:16
10.	"Stockings"	Nine Objects of Desire (1996)	3:40
11.	"Some Journey"	Suzanne Vega (1985)	4:23
12.	"Bound"	Beauty & Crime (2007)	4:17
Total length:			45:55

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Original album	Length
13.	"99.9F°"	99.9F° (1992)	3:05
14.	"It Makes Me Wonder"	Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	4:04
15.	"Freeze Tag"	Suzanne Vega (1985)	2:53
16.	"Knight Moves"	Suzanne Vega (1985)	3:52
Total length:			59:49

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1722677. Retrieved 19 July 2010. 
2. ^ Gage, Simon. "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". Northern and Shell Media Publications. http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/view/181531/Suzanne-Vega-Close-Up-Vol-1-Love-Songs/. Retrieved 20 June 2010. 
3. ^ Layman, Will. "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/122414-suzanne-vega-close-up-volume-one-love-songs/. Retrieved 18 June 2010. 
4. ^ Denselow, Robin (17 June 2010). "Review: Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs". London: Guardian News and Media Limited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jun/17/suzanne-vega-closeup-vol1-love-songs-cd-review. Retrieved 18 June 2010. 
5. ^ Honigmann, David. "Suzanne Vega remakes her best sounds". The Financial Times Ltd.. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/278ae0cc-74e1-11df-aed7-00144feabdc0.html. Retrieved 19 June 2010.