Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places

Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)
Genre	Acoustic
Length	48:06
Label	Amanuensis Productions
Suzanne Vega chronology
Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs (2010) Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places (2010) Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places is the ninth studio album released by New York–based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega.[2] The album consists of re-recordings of songs from Vega's back catalogue with stripped-down arrangements that highlight her lyrics and melodies. The track "The Man Who Played God" was included in its original version on the album Dark Night of the Soul, by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Luka"		Solitude Standing (1987)	3:13
2.	"Zephyr & I"		Beauty & Crime (2007)	3:09
3.	"New York Is a Woman"		Beauty & Crime	2:59
4.	"In Liverpool"		99.9F° (1992)	4:50
5.	"Calypso"		Solitude Standing	3:45
6.	"Fat Man and Dancing Girl"	Vega, Mitchell Froom	99.9F°	2:18
7.	"The Queen and the Soldier"		Suzanne Vega (1985)	5:03
8.	"Rock in This Pocket (Song of David)"		99.9F°	3:40
9.	"Angel's Doorway"		Beauty & Crime	2:53
10.	"Ironbound/Fancy Poultry"	Vega, Anton Sanko	Solitude Standing	5:01
11.	"Neighborhood Girls"		Suzanne Vega	3:32
12.	"Tom's Diner"		Solitude Standing	4:34
13.	"The Man Who Played God"	Danger Mouse, Mark Linkous, Vega		3:08
Total length:				48:06

SuzanneVega.com bonus tracks [3][4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
14.	"Song of Sand"		99.9F°	3:07
15.	"Room off the Street"	Vega, Sanko	Days of Open Hand (1990)	3:00
16.	"Wooden Horse (Casper Hauser’s Song)"	Vega, Michael Visceglia, Sanko, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera	Solitude Standing	4:26
17.	"Priscilla"		Songs in Red and Gray (2001)	3:45
18.	"Frank and Ava"		Beauty & Crime	2:41
19.	"Luka" (en Español)		Solitude Standing	3:22
Total length:				68:27

iTunes and Amazon.com bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
14.	"Song of Sand"		99.9F°	3:07
15.	"Priscilla"		Songs in Red and Gray	3:45
16.	"Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser’s Song)"	Vega, Michael Visceglia, Sanko, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera	Solitude Standing	4:26
17.	"Luka" (en Español)		Solitude Standing	3:22
Total length:				62:46

Personnel

• Suzanne Vega: vocals, acoustic guitar, producer, liner notes
• Gerry Leonard: electric & acoustic guitar, cello arrangement (7), additional arrangement
• Mike Visceglia: bass, cello arrangement (7), additional arrangement
• Karl Berger: string arrangement
• Ruby Froom: backing vocals
• Bob Ludwig: mastering
• Doug Yowell: percussion
• Brooklyn Rider: string quartet

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	199
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[6]	10
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)[7]	186

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
2. "Suzanne Vega: Close-Up Vol. 2". Michael Hausman Artist Management Inc. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
3. Suzanne Vega | Store: CLOSE-UP Vol. 2, People & Places
4. "Nimbit Music: Suzanne Vega". Cdfreedom.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
5. "Lescharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Close-Up: Vol 2, People & Places". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
6. "Suzanne Vega Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
7. "Suzanne Vega Chart History (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2021.