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1.StopSmall Blue Thing – Suzanne Vega 04:04
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2.StopCaramel – Suzanne Vega 03:06
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3.Stop(If You Were) In My Movie – Suzanne Vega 02:55
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4.StopGypsy – Suzanne Vega 04:09
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5.StopMarlene on the Wall – Suzanne Vega 04:15
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6.Stop(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May – Suzanne Vega 03:36
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7.StopHarbor Song – Suzanne Vega 04:17
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8.StopHeadshots – Suzanne Vega 02:54
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9.StopSong in Red and Gray – Suzanne Vega 04:15
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10.StopStockings – Suzanne Vega 03:39
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11.StopSome Journey – Suzanne Vega 04:22
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12.StopBound – Suzanne Vega 04:15
The first in a proposed four-volume collection of intimate re-recordings of Suzanne Vega’s catalog, Close Up, Vol. 1 focuses on Vega’s love songs, which means that her two biggest hits, “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner,” are nowhere to be heard. The best-known tune here may be “Marlene on the Wall,” a song from her 1985 debut, which indicates that this is a bit of a crate-digging exercise, reaching deep into various corners from throughout her career. Vega’s new arrangements are anchored on acoustics but not strictly stripped ******: there are other guitars, sometimes electrics, along with traces of bass and percussion, enough to give this some texture and shade but not enough to distract from the songs themselves, all of which are nicely chosen and warmly delivered. There are no radical reinterpretations, only unadorned readings, which reveal the sound structure of her readings and her sly, subtle singing. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Category Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter
- Label: AMANUENSIS PROD.
- Release Date: June 15, 2010
- Artist: Vega Suzanne
- Additional Artist: Suzanne Vega (Vocals)