Runningtime: 00:00:00, Art Direction, Design: Jeri Heiden, Art Direction, Design: Nick Steinhardt, Bass: Mike Visceglia, Electric Guitar: Gerry Leonard, Engineer [Assistant]: John Valencia, Engineer [Assistant]: Yohei Goto, Executive-Producer: Michael Hausman, Mastered By: Bob Ludwig, Photography By: Mary Rozzi, Producer: Suzanne Vega, Recorded By, Mixed By: Joe Blaney, Technician [Guitar]: Izzy Luego, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega, Acoustic Guitar: Zak Soulam, Labelcode MUVL9749212.2 (COOKCD521, COOKCD521), Phonographic Copyright (p) Amanuensis Productions, Copyright (c) Amanuensis Productions, Licensed To Cooking Vinyl Ltd., Mastered At Gateway Mastering, Recorded At One East Recording
"Close Up Vol.1" est un superbe album CD de la célèbre auteure-compositrice-interprète Suzanne Vega, édité par le label Cooking Vinyl / Indigo. Ce premier volume de la série « Close-Up » propose des réinterprétations épurées et intimistes des plus grands succès de l'artiste tels que « Marlene on the Wall », « Luka » ou encore « Tom's Diner ». Grâce à ces nouvelles versions acoustiques mettant en avant sa voix singulière et ses textes poétiques, Suzanne Vega offre une expérience renouvelée aussi bien aux fidèles qu'aux nouveaux auditeurs de son univers musical riche et influent depuis les années 80 ; elle compte parmi les figures majeures du folk contemporain avec plusieurs nominations aux Grammy Awards à son actif. Le label Cooking Vinyl / Indigo s'est imposé comme un acteur incontournable dans le soutien d'artistes novateurs issus de divers horizons musicaux grâce à ses productions exigeantes et originales.
Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs is a 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.
Azmi H. - 10/03/2022
Suzanne's voice sounds as good or better than on the originals and her new arrangements while not dramatically different are heartfelt.
Ivica S. - 31/10/2021
Her arrangements are straightforward, but tricky. Suzanne still performs. Quite opposite ends of thespectrum, but Suzanne is a guitarist, after all. 5 STARS
Floris Stoter - 01/09/2010
Reinterpreting old songs doesn?t always add up to someone?s back catalogue, but Suzanne Vega, never being one for big production and bombast in the fi...
Terry Staunton - 03/07/2010
Back to basics The first in a series of four albums on which she revisits old material in a stripped-down acoustic setting, Love Songs gives the imp...
Robin Denselow - 17/06/2010
Back in the mid-80s, when folk music was in the doldrums, a New York-based acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter was hailed as the scene's new savi...
Rosanna Pound-Woods - 15/06/2010
Timelessly edgy imagery and agelessly beautiful vocals are what make Suzanne Vega’s long awaited 8th studio album such a delight to listen to. Strippi...
Chris Sheerin - 14/06/2010
Here’s an idea. You’re a brilliant and well respected New York folk poet with seven superb albums and countless great songs, spanning twenty five year...
Sam Shepherd - 15/04/2010
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LISTEN:Close-Up Vol 1: Love SongsHad Suzanne Vega appeared in the '60s or '70s, her name would be mentioned in the same breath such le...
Olivia Schaff - 10/02/2010
After an absence of nearly three years Suzanne Vega returns to us with Close-up, Vol. 1, Love Songs, the first of a four-album acoustic series of all ...