Suzanne Vega (album) - Composition

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Suzanne Vega is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, released on May 1, 1985, by A&M Records. It was well-received by music journalists in the U.S.[5] and reached platinum status in the United Kingdom. Produced by Lenny Kaye and Steve Addabbo, the songs feature Vega's acoustic guitar in straightforward arrangements. A video was released for the album's song "Marlene on the Wall",[6] which went into MTV and VH1's rotations.

Suzanne Vega

Studio album by

Suzanne Vega

Released

May 1, 1985

Recorded

November 1984 – March 1985

Studio

Celestial Sound (New York City)

Genre

Folk[1]

Length

35:37

Label

A&M

Producer

Steve Addabbo
Lenny Kaye

Suzanne Vega chronology

Suzanne Vega
(1985)

Solitude Standing
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
The Village Voice	B−[4]

In 1989, Rolling Stone magazine listed Suzanne Vega at number 80 on its "100 Best Albums of the Eighties".[7] It is also mentioned in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

All tracks written by Suzanne Vega.

"Cracking" – 2:49
"Freeze Tag" – 2:36
"Marlene on the Wall" – 3:40
"Small Blue Thing" – 3:54
"Straight Lines" – 3:49
"Undertow" – 3:26
"Some Journey" – 3:38
"The Queen and the Soldier" – 4:48
"Knight Moves" – 3:36
"Neighborhood Girls" – 3:21

Personnel

Suzanne Vega – vocals (1–10), acoustic guitar (1–10)[8]
Steve Addabbo — background vocals (4, 5, 7), synclavier guitar (6), 12-string acoustic guitar (8), electric guitar (10)
Darol Anger – electric violin (7)
Frank Christian – acoustic guitar (2, 9), electric slide guitar (10)
Paul Dugan – bass (1, 4, 6, 8, 9), vertical bass (2)
Sue Evans – drums (3, 5, 6, 10), percussion (4, 10)
Jon Gordon – electric guitar (1–7)
Peter Gordon – string arrangement (6)
Frank Gravis – bass (3, 5, 10)
Shem Guibbory – violin (6)
Mark Isham – synthesizers (7)
John Mahoney – synclavier programming (6)
Maxine Neuman – cello (6)
C.P. Roth – synthesizers (1–5, 9), piano (8), organ (8)
Roger Squitero – percussion (7)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Suzanne Vega*
Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9]	23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	11
European Albums (Music & Media)[11]	61
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15]	42
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	11
US Billboard 200[17]	91

Year-end charts

1985 year-end chart performance for *Suzanne Vega*
Chart (1985)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]	98

1986 year-end chart performance for *Suzanne Vega*
Chart (1986)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[19]	52
European Albums (Music & Media)[20]	76
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21]	44
UK Albums (Gallup)[22]	46

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for *Suzanne Vega*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States	—	250,000[25]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	2,000,000[26]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Ruhlmann, William. "Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
Evans, Paul; Berger, Arion (2004). "Suzanne Vega". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 845–46. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Christgau, Robert (July 30, 1985). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
"Suzanne Vega: A Life in Music". Official Community of Suzanne Vega. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
Marlene On The Wall - Suzanne Vega on YouTube
Azerrad, Michael; DeCurtis, Anthony (November 16, 1989). "The 100 Best Albums of the Eighties: 80 | Suzanne Vega, 'Suzanne Vega'". Rolling Stone. No. 565. p. 53. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega
Kent 1993, p. 329
"Dutchcharts.nl – Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 27. July 12, 1986. p. 19. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
"Charts.nz – Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
"Swedishcharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Suzanne Vega". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
"Suzanne Vega Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
Kent 1993, p. 438
"European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. December 27, 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
"Top Selling Albums of 1986". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
"Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)" (PDF). Music Week. January 24, 1987. p. 25. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
"New Zealand album certifications – Suzanne Vega – Suzzane Vega". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
"British album certifications – Suzanne Vega – Suzzane Vega". British Phonographic Industry. October 19, 1988. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
Pooley, Eric (April 27, 1987). "Songwriter Suzanne Vega Gets Set for Stardom". New York. Vol. 20, no. 17. p. 54. ISSN 0028-7369 – via Google Books.
Meter, Jonathan van (July 9, 2007). "Lady of the Canyons". New York. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

Bibliography

Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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
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 Live at the Stephen Talkhouse Solitude Standing: Live at the Barbican Live at the Speakeasy An Evening of New York Songs and Stories
Compilations	Tried & True Retrospective
Singles	"Luka" "Tom's Diner" "Left of Center" "Blood Makes Noise" "Caramel" "No Cheap Thrill" "Book & a Cover"
Related articles	Discography Tim Vega Mitchell Froom

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Suzanne Vega — первый студийный альбом американской фолк-певицы Сюзанны Веги, выпущенный в мае 1985 года. Он получил положительные отзывы музыкальной критики в США[1][3][4] и достиг платинового статуса в Великобритании, пробыв три года (1985—1987) в английском чарте[5]. Общемировой тираж альбома достиг 2 млн копий[6]. В 1989 году журнал Rolling Stone включил альбом Suzanne Vega под номером 80 в свой список «Лучших альбомом 80-х годов» («100 Best Albums of the Eighties»)[7]. Диск также упромянут в книге 1001 Альбом, которые надо послушать, прежде чем умереть (1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die).

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