Suzanne Vega (album)

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Suzanne Vega is the 1985 selfname entitled debut album by Suzanne Vega. It was a well-received pop-music album by music journalist`s scene in the U.S. and reached platinum status in the United Kingdom. Produced by Lenny Kaye and Steve Addabbo, the songs feature Vega's acoustic guitar in straightforward arrangements. A video was released for the album's song "Marlene on the Wall", which went into MTV and VH1's rotations.

Track listing

All songs written by Suzanne Vega.

1. "Cracking" – 2:49
2. "Freeze Tag" – 2:36
3. "Marlene on the Wall" – 3:40
4. "Small Blue Thing" – 3:54
5. "Straight Lines" – 3:49
6. "Undertow" – 3:26
7. "Some Journey" – 3:38
8. "The Queen and the Soldier" – 4:48
9. "Knight Moves" – 3:36
10. "Neighborhood Girls" – 3:21

Personnel

• Suzanne Vega — vocals (1–10), acoustic guitar (1–10)
• Steve Addabbo — background vocals (4, 5, 7), synclavier guitar (6), 12-string acoustic guitar (8), electric guitar (10)
• Darol Anger — electric violin (7)
• Frank Christian — acoustic guitar (2, 9), electric slide guitar (10)
• Paul Dugan — bass (1, 4, 6, 8, 9), vertical bass (2)
• Sue Evans — drums (3, 5, 6, 10), percussion (4, 10)
• Jon Gordon — electric guitar (1–7)
• Peter Gordon — string arrangement (6)
• Frank Gravis — bass (3, 5, 10)
• Shem Guibbory — violin (6)
• Mark Isham — synthesizers (7)
• John Mahoney — synclavier programming (6)
• Maxine Neuman — cello (6)
• C.P. Roth — synthesizers (1–5, 9), piano (8), organ (8)
• Roger Squitero — percussion (7)

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak Position
Australia albums chart	23
Germany albums chart	54
New Zealand albums chart	9
UK albums chart	11
USA Billboard 200	91