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Close Up Vol. 3, States of Being

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Length
  
44:09

Release date
  
11 July 2011

Genre
  
Acoustic music

Artist
  
Suzanne Vega

Label
  
Cooking Vinyl

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Released
  
July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)

Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being (2011)
  
Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family (2012)

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Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being is the tenth studio album released by New York-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega. The album consists of re-recordings of songs from Vega's back catalogue with stripped-down arrangements that highlight her lyrics and melodies. The songs included are her most haunting songs, which Suzanne used to call the "Mental Health" songs.

Contents

Recording

"Language" was recorded in January 2011, but doesn't appear in the CD track listing. "Penitent" and "Undertow" were recorded in December 2010.

Track listing

All tracks written by Suzanne Vega, except where noted.

Songs

1Undertow3:31
2When Heroes Go Down2:06
3My Favorite Plum2:38

References

Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being Wikipedia