Close-Up Series

Close-Up Series
Close-Up Series
Box set by Suzanne Vega
Released	August 12, 2014
Recorded	2010–2014
Genre	Acoustic
Label	Amanuensis Productions
Suzanne Vega chronology

Close-Up Series is a 2014 CD box set from Suzanne Vega. It collects the four Close-Up acoustic albums that Vega produced from 2010–2012 as well as bonus tracks and a DVD of a live performance with backstage footage.^[1]

Track listing

Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs

All tracks are written 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	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

Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega, except where noted

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

Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega, except where noted

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No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Undertow"	Suzanne Vega (1985)	3:31
2.	"When Heroes Go Down"	99.9F° (1992)	2:06
3.	"My Favorite Plum"	Nine Objects of Desire (1996)	2:38
4.	"Solitude Standing" (Suzanne Vega, Michael Visceglia, Anton Sanko, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera)	Solitude Standing (1987)	3:59
5.	"Cracking"	Suzanne Vega (1985)	2:58
6.	"Last Year's Troubles"	Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	3:08
7.	"Solitaire"	Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	2:15
8.	"Tombstone"	Nine Objects of Desire (1996)	2:47
9.	"Blood Makes Noise"	99.9F° (1992)	3:05
10.	"50-50 Chance"	Days of Open Hand (1990)	2:48
11.	"Penitent"	Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	4:08
12.	"Straight Lines"	Suzanne Vega (1985)	4:03
13.	"Pornographer's Dream"	Beauty & Crime (2007)	3:31
14.	"Instant of the Hour After" (Vega, Duncan Sheik)	Carson McCullers Talks About Love (2011)^[4]^[5]^[6]	3:10
Total length:			44:09

Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Rosemary"		Tried and True (1998)	2:54
2.	"Honeymoon Suite"		Nine Objects of Desire (1996)	3:13
3.	"World Before Columbus"		Nine Objects of Desire (1996)	3:00
4.	"As You Are Now"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	2:28
5.	"Soap And Water"		Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	2:52
6.	"Widow's Walk"		Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	3:42
7.	"Blood Sings"		99.9F° (1992)	3:20
8.	"Bad Wisdom"		99.9F° (1992)	3:10
9.	"Ludlow Street"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	3:11
10.	"Tired Of Sleeping"		Days of Open Hand (1990)	3:47
11.	"Pilgrimage"	Vega, A. Sanko	Days of Open Hand (1990)	4:26
12.	"Brother Mine"		previously unreleased	3:14
13.	"The Silver Lady"		previously unreleased	5:35
14.	"Daddy Is White"		previously unreleased	2:44

Vol. 1-4, Bonus Material

All tracks on the fifth disc were previously available as online bonus tracks from various retailers

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega, except where noted

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"99.9F°"	99.9F° (1992)	3:06
2.	"It Makes Me Wonder"	Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	4:03
3.	"Freeze Tag"	Suzanne Vega	2:52
4.	"Knight Moves"	Suzanne Vega	3:51
5.	"Luka (Spanish Version)"	Solitude Standing	3:24
6.	"Frank and Ava"	Beauty & Crime	2:38
7.	"Wooden Horse (Casper Hauser's Song)" (Vega, Michael Visceglia, Sanko, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera)	Solitude Standing	4:22
8.	"Song of Sand"	99.9F°	3:09
9.	"Room off the Street" (Vega, Sanko)	Days of Open Hand	2:57
10.	"Priscilla"	Songs in Red & Gray	3:40
11.	"Anniversary"	Beauty & Crime	3:04
12.	"Language" (Suzanne Vega, Michael Visceglia)	Solitude Standing	4:03
Total length:			41:09

Live & Backstage at City Winery

The final disc is a DVD featuring live concert footage at the City Winery in New York City interspersed with interview footage.

Introduction from Suzanne
"Tom's Diner"
Interview
"Rock in this Pocket"
Interview
"Gypsy"
Interview
"Solitude Standing"
Interview
"Room off the Street"
Interview
"Silver Lady"
Interview
"Daddy Is White"
Interview
"Penitent"
Interview
"Luka"

Charts

Chart performance for *Close-Up Series*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
UK Americana Albums (OCC)^[7]	11
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[8]	29
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	66

References

^ "Pre-Order the Suzanne Vega Close-Up 6 Disc Book". suzannevega.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
^ "Close-Up, Vol. 3: States of Being by Suzanne Vega". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
^ "Close-Up, Vol. 3: States of Being by Suzanne Vega". AOL. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
^ Peter Zimmerman (April 1, 2011). "Show Review:Suzanne Vega, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco, CA 01/27/2011". glidemagazine.com. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
^ "Suzanne Vega "20 Questions", 04.01.11". opus3artists.com. January 4, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
^ Planet Chocko (November 15, 2010). "Suzanne Vega performing at Housing Works bookstore & cafe". Planet Chocko. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2016.

External links

"Suzanne Vega Close-Up Book" (promotional video clip taken off the DVD from Close-Up Book)

[1] "Pre-Order the Suzanne Vega Close-Up 6 Disc Book". suzannevega.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.

[amazon_uk-2] "Close-Up, Vol. 3: States of Being by Suzanne Vega". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved June 14, 2011.

[3] "Close-Up, Vol. 3: States of Being by Suzanne Vega". AOL. Retrieved May 30, 2011.

[4] Peter Zimmerman (April 1, 2011). "Show Review:Suzanne Vega, Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco, CA 01/27/2011". glidemagazine.com. Retrieved June 2, 2011.

[5] "Suzanne Vega "20 Questions", 04.01.11". opus3artists.com. January 4, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.

[6] Planet Chocko (November 15, 2010). "Suzanne Vega performing at Housing Works bookstore & cafe". Planet Chocko. Retrieved June 2, 2011.

[ac_UKAmericana_-7] "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[ac_UKIndependent_-8] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[ac_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2016.

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v t e Suzanne Vega
Studio albums	Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing Days of Open Hand 99.9F° Nine Objects of Desire Songs in Red and Gray Beauty & Crime Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers
Acoustic albums	Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family Close-Up Series (box set)
Live albums	Live in London 1986 Solitude Standing: Live at the Barbican Live at the Speakeasy Sessions at West 54th An Evening of New York Songs and Stories
Compilations	Tried & True Retrospective
Singles	"Marlene on the Wall" "Left of Center" "Luka" "Tom's Diner" "Solitude Standing" "Blood Makes Noise" "Caramel" "No Cheap Thrill" "Book & a Cover"
Related articles	Discography Tim Vega Mitchell Froom