Track list
Small Blue Thing
Caramel
(If You Were) in My Movie
Gypsy
Marlene on the Wall
(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May
Harbor Song
Headshots
Song in Red and Gray
Stockings
Some Journey
Bound

In 1985, singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega released her stunning self-titled debut album. 25 years and 7 million albums sold later, Suzanne is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation. Now Suzanne is reinterpreting a majority of her catalog in a close and personal manner, creating 4 new thematic albums that will be released over 2010-2011. States of Being has Suzanne revisiting her most haunting songs. Suzanne used to call these the Mental Health songs. They express a state of mind, but also more than that; Suzanne says, they are descriptions of a place deep inside. Anyone can feel like the narrator in Penitent, or Cracking, depending on your mood. Vol. 3 also includes a brand new song, a collaboration with Duncan Sheik from Suzanne s upcoming play, Carson McCullers Talks About Love. New acoustic recordings, featuring Brooklyn Rider Includes new never released track co-written by Duncan Sheik

Iconic singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her journey back into her illustrious songbook with the second volume of her superb four-part thematic acoustic album series SUZANNE VEGA CLOSE-UP, VOL. 2 PEOPLE & PLACES With her native New York City serving as a constant inspiration throughout her work, Vega acoustically reimagines twelve gems on this new volume, from the career-defining "Luka," one of the most instantly recognizable pop songs of the past 20 years, "Tom's Diner" to the quietly stirring emotions of the classic "Queen and the Soldier," as well as a new song written with Mark Linkous and Dangermouse, "The Man Who Played God." Vega is joined in the studio by her longtime musical companions Gerry Leonard on guitar and Michael Visceglia on bass, as well as the acclaimed Brooklyn-based string quartet Brooklyn Rider.

Suzanne Vega is a poet of the urban streets whose passionate eye catches the motion and vibrant color of the life that surrounds us all. In this volume are her collected writings:  poems and stories; song lyrics and overheard conversations; remembrances of times past and faraway countries.

All three volumes of highlights and performances from some of the best bands of the 1970s and 1980s on the seminal British music series. Presenters such as Bob Harris, Annie Nightingale and Andy Kershaw introduce acts such as Roxy Music, The Who, The Adverts, Aztec Camera, Style Council, Suzanne Vega, David Bowie, The Jam, Simple Minds, and Edwyn Collins, amongst many others. As well as classic performances, the Old Grey Whistle Test featured in-depth interviews with major stars such as John Lennon, Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant, and Mick Jagger.

Suzanne Vega's first disc, Suzanne Vega, showed great promise for her future as a folk-rocker. Solitude Standing fulfills that promise and then some, with a stronger, more self-assured sound, and a tone and texture that beautifully suit the artist and the times. Vega's lyrics are still the kind to leave marketing executives wondering what they've gotten into: "Luka" speaks through the eyes of an abused child; "Ironbound/Fancy Poultry" eerily compares inner-city children to the "breasts and...