Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family

Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family is the eleventh studio album by New York-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega[2] [3] . 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 a New York Times article titled "Which Side Are You On?" she wrote in 2008.[4]

Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	September 21, 2012 (2012-09-21)
Genre	Acoustic
Length	47:43
Label	Amanuensis Productions
Producer	Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega chronology
Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being (2011) Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family (2012) Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

"Pilgrimage"[5] was recorded in October 2011. As of December 15, 2011, the album was "almost done".[6]

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Rosemary"		Tried and True (1998)	2:54
2.	"Honeymoon Suite"		Nine Objects of Desire (1996)	3:13
3.	"World Before Columbus"		Nine Objects of Desire (1996)	3:00
4.	"As You Are Now"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	2:28
5.	"Soap And Water"		Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	2:52
6.	"Widow's Walk"		Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	3:42
7.	"Blood Sings"		99.9F° (1992)	3:20
8.	"Bad Wisdom"		99.9F° (1992)	3:10
9.	"Ludlow Street"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	3:11
10.	"Tired Of Sleeping"		Days of Open Hand (1990)	3:47
11.	"Pilgrimage"	Vega, A. Sanko	Days of Open Hand (1990)	4:26
12.	"Brother Mine"		previously unreleased	3:14
13.	"The Silver Lady"		previously unreleased	5:35
14.	"Daddy Is White"		previously unreleased	2:44

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	160

References

1. Deming, Mark. "Close-Up, Vol. 4: Songs of Family - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
2. Zimmerman, Peter (April 1, 2011). "Show Review-Suzanne Vega-Palace of Fine Arts San Francisco, CA 01/27/2011". glidemagazine.com. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
3. Kroll, Vicki L. (October 6, 2011). "Singer-songwriter Vega revisits songs, works on musical". Toledo Free Press. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
4. Vega, Suzanne (December 3, 2008). "Which Side Are You On?". The New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
5. Twitter: Re-recording Pilgrimage for CloseUp Vol 4.
6. Twitter: Finishing up Close-up Vol 4, songs of family. Almost done!
7. "Ultratop.be – Suzanne Vega – Close-Up: Vol. 4, Songs of Family" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.