music.wikisort.org - CompositionDays of Open Hand is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, released on April 10, 1990 by A&M Records. Anton Sanko and Vega produced the album. It won the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 1991.
1990 studio album by Suzanne Vega
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Released | April 10, 1990 (1990-04-10) |
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Recorded | September 1989-January 1990 |
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- Skyline Studios (New York City)
- RPM Studios (New York City)
- The Living Room (New York City)
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Length | 45:51 |
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Label | A&M |
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In a 2016 interview, Vega stated that by this time in her career, she felt trapped by industry expectation. "We worked for a whole year on that album. In the end I wasn't really happy with it and there was this palpable sense of disappointment that we'd only sold a million copies. Now that seems really ridiculous. It felt like a crime that we didn't sell three million!"[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega; except where noted.
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1. | "Tired of Sleeping" | | 4:22 |
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2. | "Men in a War" | | 4:47 |
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3. | "Rusted Pipe" | lyrics: Vega; music: Anton Sanko | 4:16 |
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4. | "Book of Dreams" | lyrics: Vega; music: Anton Sanko | 3:22 |
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5. | "Institution Green" | lyrics: Vega; music: Anton Sanko | 6:15 |
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6. | "Those Whole Girls (Run in Grace)" | | 3:09 |
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7. | "Room off the Street" | lyrics: Vega; music: Anton Sanko | 3:00 |
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8. | "Big Space" | lyrics: Vega; music: Anton Sanko | 3:46 |
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9. | "Predictions" | | 4:59 |
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10. | "Fifty-Fifty Chance" | | 2:36 |
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11. | "Pilgrimage" | lyrics: Vega; music: Anton Sanko | 5:10 |
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Personnel
- Suzanne Vega – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 1,2,4,6,9), backing vocals (tracks 1,2,4,7,11), Fairlight synthesizer on "Rusted Pipe" and "Big Space"
- Anton Sanko – guitar, Hammond C3 organ, tiple, Sequential V.s., Dx711, Voyetra 8, Fairlight synthesizers, Akai S-1000 sampler, programming; string arrangement on "Institution Green"
- Shawn Colvin – backing vocals (tracks 2-4)
- Marc Shulman – E-bow on "Institution Green" and "Predictions", electric guitar (tracks 1-5,9,11), tiple guitar (tracks 1,6,8,11), 12-string electric guitar on "Book of Dreams", bouzouki on "Big Space"
- Michael Visceglia – five-string bass (tracks 1-4,6), fretless bass (tracks 5,9,11)
- Erik Sanko – fretless bass on "Room Off the Street"
- Percy Jones – fretless bass on "Predictions"
- John Linnell – accordion on "Tired of Sleeping"
- Richard Horowitz – ney on "Room Off the Street"
- Hearn Gadbois – dumbek
- Michael Blair – marimba on "Rusted Pipe", metal percussion and tambourine on "Men in a War" and "Book of Dreams", percussion on "Institution Green", shaker on "Room Off the Street", hand drum and shaker on "Pilgrimage"
- Glen Velez – drums
- Frank Vilardi – drums and percussion (tracks 1-5,11), rims and brushes on "Institution Green", Akai S-1000 sampler on "Those Whole Girls (Run in Grace)", percussion and shaker on "Big Space", snare and tom tom drums on "Predictions", blastics on "Pilgrimage"
- Philip Glass – string arrangement on "Fifty-Fifty Chance"[8]
- Maria Kitsopoulos - cello on "Institution Green"
- Fred Zlotkin - cello on "Fifty-Fifty Chance"
- Sandra Park - first violin on "Institution Green"
- Barry Finclair - violin solo on "Fifty-Fifty Chance"
- Hae Young Ham - violin on "Institution Green"
- Timothy Baker - violin on "Fifty-Fifty Chance"
- Rebecca Young - viola on "Institution Green"
- Alfred Brown - viola on "Fifty-Fifty Chance"
Production
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Hugh Padgham – mixing
- Pat McCarthy – engineer
- Pat Dillett – assistant engineer
- Geoff Keehn – engineer
- Jeff Lippay – assistant engineer
- Jon Goldberger – assistant engineer
- Kurt Munkasci – string engineer[8]
Charts
Certifications
Singles
Year |
Single |
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Peak position |
1990 |
"Book of Dreams" |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks |
8 |
Canada |
30[22] |
UK Singles Chart |
66[23] |
References
- AllMusic review
- "Days of Open Hand - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- Quantick, David (21 April 1990). "Long Play: Palm Treat". New Musical Express. p. 33.
- "Suzanne Vega - Days Of Open Hand CD Album". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- "Robert Christgau: CG: suzanne vega". Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- "Days Of Open Hand : Suzanne Vega : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 23 November 2007. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Anthony, Andrew (9 October 2016). "Suzanne Vega: 'It's taken me a while to say, You are what you are, it's fine'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- "Days of Open Hand - Suzanne Vega | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 294.
- "Austriancharts.at – Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9141". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Officialcharts.de – Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Charts.nz – Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Swisscharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Suzanne Vega Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- Bakker, Machgiel (22 December 1990). "1990 REVIEW: Music & Media Year -End Awards . European Top 100 Albums 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. pp. 29, 38. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- "British album certifications – Suzanne Vega – Days of Open Hand". British Phonographic Industry.
- "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 9, 1990" (PDF).
- "officialcharts.com/search-results-album/_/Book%20Of%20Dreams#single". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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Days of Open Hand è il terzo album della cantautrice statunitense Suzanne Vega, pubblicato nel 1990.
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Days of Open Hand — третий студийный альбом американской фолк-певицы Сюзанны Веги, выпущенный в апреле 1990 года. В 1991 году диск получил премию Грэмми в категории Grammy Award for Best Recording Package и получил положительные отзывы музыкальной критики в США[1][2][3][4].
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