Nine Objects of Desire

Nine Objects of Desire is Suzanne Vega's fifth studio album, released on September 10, 1996. It peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200.

Nine Objects of Desire
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	September 10, 1996 (1996-09-10)
Recorded	1996
Studio	The Magic Shop, New York
Genre	Pop, rock, folk
Length	38:52
Label	A&M
Producer	Mitchell Froom
Suzanne Vega chronology
99.9F° (1992) Nine Objects of Desire (1996) Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega (1998)
Singles from Nine Objects of Desire
"Caramel" Released: April, 1996 "No Cheap Thrill" Released: November 12, 1996 "Headshots" Released: 1997 "World Before Columbus" Released: April, 1997 "Birth-day" Released: June 9, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A [2]
Pitchfork	(7.4/10) [3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Birth-day (Love Made Real)"		3:36
2.	"Headshots"	Vega Mitchell Froom	3:07
3.	"Caramel"		2:53
4.	"Stockings"		3:31
5.	"Casual Match"	Vega Froom	3:10
6.	"Thin Man"		3:38
7.	"No Cheap Thrill"		3:09
8.	"World Before Columbus"		3:26
9.	"Lolita"	Vega Froom	3:34
10.	"Honeymoon Suite"		2:56
11.	"Tombstone"		3:04
12.	"My Favorite Plum"		2:48
Total length:			38:52

Personnel

• Suzanne Vega – vocals, guitar
• Mitchell Froom – keyboards, Moog bass, string & horn arrangements
• Tchad Blake – guitar, whistle, effects, mixing
• Steve Donnelly – guitar
• Dave Douglas – trumpet
• Don Byron – clarinet
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello
• Mark Feldman – strings
• Sebastian Steinberg – bass
• Bruce Thomas – bass
• Yuval Gabay – drums
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
• Pete Thomas – drums, drum loop, percussion

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	113
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]	93
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10]	20
French Albums (SNEP)[11]	25
German Albums (Media Control Charts)[12]	43
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	23
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	43
US Billboard 200[17]	92

References

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16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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