Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places

Close-Up Vol. 2, People and Places
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	12 October 2010
Genre	Acoustic
Length	48:06
Label	Amanuensis Productions
Suzanne Vega chronology
Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs (2010) Close-Up Vol. 2, People and Places (2010) Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being (2011)

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Allmusic	[1]

Close-Up Vol. 2, People and Places is the ninth studio album released by New York-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega.^[2] The album consists of re-recordings of songs from Vega's back catalogue with stripped-down arrangements that highlight her lyrics and melodies. The track "The Man Who Played God" was included in its original version on the album Dark Night of the Soul by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Suzanne Vega, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Luka"		Solitude Standing (1987)	3:13
2.	"Zephyr & I"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	3:09
3.	"New York Is a Woman"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	2:59
4.	"In Liverpool"		99.9F° (1992)	4:50
5.	"Calypso"		Solitude Standing (1987)	3:45
6.	"Fat Man and Dancing Girl"	Vega, Mitchell Froom	99.9F° (1992)	2:18
7.	"The Queen and the Soldier"		Suzanne Vega (1985)	5:03
8.	"Rock in This Pocket (Song of David)"		99.9F° (1992)	3:40
9.	"Angel’s Doorway"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	2:53
10.	"Ironbound/Fancy Poultry"	Vega, Anton Sanko	Solitude Standing (1987)	5:01
11.	"Neighborhood Girls"		Suzanne Vega (1985)	3:32
12.	"Tom’s Diner"		Solitude Standing (1987)	4:34
13.	"The Man Who Played God"	Danger Mouse, Mark Linkous, Vega		3:08
Total length:				48:06

SuzanneVega.com bonus tracks [3][4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
14.	"Song of Sand"		99.9F° (1992)	3:07
15.	"Room off the Street"	Vega, Sanko	Days of Open Hand (1990)	3:00
16.	"Wooden Horse (Casper Hauser’s Song)"	Vega, Michael Visceglia, Sanko, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera	Solitude Standing (1987)	4:26
17.	"Priscilla"		Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	3:45
18.	"Frank and Ava"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	2:41
19.	"Luka" (en Español)		Solitude Standing (1987)	3:22
Total length:				68:27

iTunes and Amazon.com bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
14.	"Song of Sand"		99.9F° (1992)	3:07
15.	"Priscilla"		Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	3:45
16.	"Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser’s Song)"	Vega, Michael Visceglia, Sanko, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera	Solitude Standing (1987)	4:26
17.	"Luka" (en Español)		Solitude Standing (1987)	3:22
Total length:				62:46

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places". Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/close-up-vol-2-people-and-places-r1968311/review. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Suzanne Vega: Close-Up Vol. 2". Michael Hausman Artist Management Inc.. http://www.michaelhausman.com/artists/suzanne-vega/. Retrieved 3 August. 
3. ^ Suzanne Vega | Store: CLOSE-UP Vol. 2, People & Places
4. ^ http://www.cdfreedom.com/artists/suzannevega.1/catalog/closeupvol2peopleplacesbonustracks.1/