On Songs in Red and Gray, Vega returns to her signature acoustic folk-pop sound, shedding the experiments she had done in the 1990s with her husband, record producer Mitchell Froom.[2] New producer Rupert Hine shows some traces of his past work with '80s new wave bands by employing electronic beats,[6] but mostly allows Vega's voice and guitar to dominate in a manner reminiscent of her debut album and its 1987 follow-up, Solitude Standing.[2][6]
Most of the songs, like "Widow's Walk" and "If I Were a Weapon", deal with the dissolution of Vega's marriage with Froom.[2][6][7] Her "calm, hushed, clear singing"[2] belies the album's "mood of heartbroken defiance".[6] The lyrics are "the most personally revealing songs she has written" in her career.[7]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega except "St. Clare" written by Jack Hardy
Songs in Red and Gray track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Penitent"
4:16
2.
"Widow's Walk"
3:33
3.
"(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May"
3:47
4.
"It Makes Me Wonder"
4:00
5.
"Soap and Water"
3:03
6.
"Songs in Red and Gray"
4:18
7.
"Last Year's Troubles"
3:35
8.
"Priscilla"
4:14
9.
"If I Were a Weapon"
2:45
10.
"Harbor Song"
4:18
11.
"Machine Ballerina"
2:57
12.
"Solitaire"
2:10
13.
"St. Clare"
2:30
Total length:
45:31
Bonus track (Japanese edition)
No.
Title
Length
14.
"Golden"
3:53
Total length:
49:24
Personneledit
Suzanne Vega – vocals, acoustic guitar
Gerry Leonard – electric and acoustic guitars, dulcimer, mandolin, zither
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Songs in Red and Gray is the sixth studio album by American singer songwriter Suzanne Vega It was released on September 25 2001 by A amp M Records Songs in Red and GrayStudio album by Suzanne VegaReleasedSeptember 25 2001 2001 09 25 RecordedNovember 2000 May 2001StudioChung King Sear Sound Shelter Island Sound Looking Glass Studio New York GenreFolk rock 1 folk pop 2 Length45 31LabelA amp MProducerRupert HineSuzanne Vega chronologyTried amp True The Best of Suzanne Vega 1998 Songs in Red and Gray 2001 Retrospective The Best of Suzanne Vega 2003 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic81 100 3 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 Blender 3 E OnlineB 3 Entertainment WeeklyB 4 Mojo 3 Q 3 Robert Christgau 5 Contents 1 Music and lyrics 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksMusic and lyrics editOn Songs in Red and Gray Vega returns to her signature acoustic folk pop sound shedding the experiments she had done in the 1990s with her husband record producer Mitchell Froom 2 New producer Rupert Hine shows some traces of his past work with 80s new wave bands by employing electronic beats 6 but mostly allows Vega s voice and guitar to dominate in a manner reminiscent of her debut album and its 1987 follow up Solitude Standing 2 6 Most of the songs like Widow s Walk and If I Were a Weapon deal with the dissolution of Vega s marriage with Froom 2 6 7 Her calm hushed clear singing 2 belies the album s mood of heartbroken defiance 6 The lyrics are the most personally revealing songs she has written in her career 7 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Suzanne Vega except St Clare written by Jack HardySongs in Red and Gray track listingNo TitleLength1 Penitent 4 162 Widow s Walk 3 333 I ll Never Be Your Maggie May 3 474 It Makes Me Wonder 4 005 Soap and Water 3 036 Songs in Red and Gray 4 187 Last Year s Troubles 3 358 Priscilla 4 149 If I Were a Weapon 2 4510 Harbor Song 4 1811 Machine Ballerina 2 5712 Solitaire 2 1013 St Clare 2 30Total length 45 31 Bonus track Japanese edition No TitleLength14 Golden 3 53Total length 49 24Personnel editSuzanne Vega vocals acoustic guitar Gerry Leonard electric and acoustic guitars dulcimer mandolin zither Rupert Hine keyboards bass guitar percussion drum programming Mike Visceglia bass guitar Nik Pugh drum programming synth lead Jay Bellerose drums Matt Johnson drums Doug Yowell drums percussion Pamela Sue Man backing vocals harmony vocals Elizabeth Taubman harmony vocals Stephen W Tayler recording and mixing engineerCharts editChart performance for Songs in Red and Gray Chart 2001 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 8 187 French Albums SNEP 9 36 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 10 53 Norwegian Albums VG lista 11 34 Polish Albums ZPAV 12 31 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 13 47 UK Albums Official Charts Company 14 100 US Billboard 200 15 178References edit Classic Album Review Suzanne Vega Songs in Red and Gray Tinnitist Retrieved 5 November 2023 a b c d e f Songs in Red and Gray at AllMusic a b c d e Songs In Red And Gray by Suzanne Vega AllMusic Retrieved 3 June 2016 Entertainment Weekly review Archived from the original on August 21 2008 Retrieved 2008 08 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Robert Christgau CG suzanne vega Retrieved 3 June 2016 a b c d Phipps Keith 25 September 2001 Suzanne Vega Songs In Red And Gray Avclub com The A V Club Retrieved 28 June 2016 a b Katz Larry September 23 2001 Revelations Suzanne Vega s personal turmoil fuels intimate Red and Gray The Boston Herald Boston MA Archived from the original on September 11 2016 Retrieved June 28 2016 via HighBeam Research Response from ARIA re ARIA chart history for Suzanne Vega received October 31 2017 Imgur com Retrieved October 31 2017 N B The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release s peak on the national chart This history only contains data from the commencement of the ARIA produced chart in mid 1988 Lescharts com Suzanne Vega Songs in Red and Gray Hung Medien Retrieved June 8 2014 Officialcharts de Suzanne Vega Songs in Red and Gray GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved June 8 2014 Norwegiancharts com Suzanne Vega Songs in Red and Gray Hung Medien Retrieved June 8 2014 Oficjalna lista sprzedazy OLiS Official Retail Sales Chart OLiS Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry Retrieved June 8 2014 Swisscharts com Suzanne Vega Songs in Red and Gray Hung Medien Retrieved June 8 2014 Official Charts gt Suzanne Vega albums tab The Official Charts Company Retrieved October 30 2015 Suzanne Vega Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved June 8 2014 External links editSongs in Red and Gray at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Songs in Red and Gray amp oldid 1215022967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
