Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family explained

Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family
Type:	studio
Artist:	Suzanne Vega
Cover:	Suzanne Vega - Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family.jpg
Genre:	Acoustic
Label:	Amanuensis Productions
Producer:	Suzanne Vega
Prev Title:	Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles
Next Year:	2014

Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family is the eleventh studio album by New York–based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega^{[1] [2]} . The album consists of re-recordings of songs from Vega's back catalogue with stripped-down arrangements that highlight her lyrics and melodies. Two of the songs, "Brother Mine" and "The Silver Lady", are songs Vega wrote more than 30 years ago, but are only now seeing an official recording and release. "Daddy is White" is a song she wrote back in 2007, previously only existing as a demo attached to an article in The New York Times titled "Which Side Are You On?" she wrote in 2008.^[3]

Track listing

"Pilgrimage"^[4] was recorded in October 2011., the album was "almost done".^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Show Review-Suzanne Vega-Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco, CA 01/27/2011 . Peter . Zimmerman . April 1, 2011 . glidemagazine.com . October 12, 2011.
2. Web site: Singer-songwriter Vega revisits songs, works on musical . Vicki L. . Kroll . October 6, 2011 . Toledo Free Press . October 12, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407022544/http://www.toledofreepress.com/tag/suzanne-vega/ . April 7, 2012 . dead .
3. News: Which Side Are You On? . Suzanne . Vega . December 3, 2008 . . October 22, 2012.
4. https://www.twitter.com/suzyv/status/123886242977951744 Twitter: Re-recording Pilgrimage for CloseUp Vol 4.
5. https://twitter.com/suzyv/status/147468043432366080 Twitter: Finishing up Close-up Vol 4, songs of family. Almost done!