Suzanne Vega is a beautiful example of an artist excelling despite her limitations.
While the singer-songwriter doesn't have much of a voice, she has no problem being incredibly expressive.
Subtlety is the quality that defines Days of Open Hand, an album every bit as compelling as the superb Solitude Standing.
Vega doesn't need to shout or preach in order to get her points across.
On "Men in a War," the folk-pop-rock explorer examines the plight of disabled veterans without expressing the type of anger that Bruce Cockburn would when addressing such a subject.
Restrained and understated, treasures like "Those Whole Girls (Run in Grace)," "Rusted Pipe" and "Room Off the Street" and the unsettling "Institution Green" show that for all their delicacy, Vega's songs can be quite meaty and give listeners a great deal to think about.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tired of SleepingSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Men in a WarSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Rusted PipeAnton Sanko, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 04:16 | 3 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Book of DreamsAnton Sanko, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:23 | 3 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Institution GreenAnton Sanko, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 06:15 | 5 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Room off the StreetAnton Sanko, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:01 | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | Big SpaceAnton Sanko, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | PredictionsSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | PilgrimageAnton Sanko, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Those Whole Girls | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 11 | Fifty Fifty Chance | Suzanne Vega | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 45 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 246 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Baker | Violin |
| 2 | Michael Blair | Chinese Drums, Cymbals, Drums, Drums (Bass), Marimba, Percussion, Shaker, Tambourine, Whip |
| 3 | Al Brown | Viola |
| 4 | Shawn Colvin | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Patrick Dillett | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Barry Finclair | Violin |
| 7 | Hearn Gadbois | Dumbek |
| 8 | Philip Glass | String Arrangements |
| 9 | Jeffrey Gold | Art Direction |
| 10 | Jon Goldberger | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Hae Young Ham | Violin |
| 12 | George Holz | Artwork |
| 13 | Richard Horowitz | Ney |
| 14 | Percy Jones | Fretless Bass |
| 15 | Geoff Keehn | Engineer |
| 16 | Geof Kern | Cover Design, Photography |
| 17 | Maria Kitsopoulos | Cello |
| 18 | John Linnell | Accordion |
| 19 | Jeff Lippay | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 21 | Patrick McCarthy | Engineer |
| 22 | Kurt Munkasci | String Engineer, String Sessions Supervision |
| 23 | Hugh Padgham | Mixing |
| 24 | Sandra Park | Violin |
| 25 | Len Peltier | Art Direction, Design |
| 26 | Anton Sanko | Composer, Drum Programming, Fairlight, Guitar, Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Organ (Hammond), Producer, Sequential Circuits, Synthesizer, Tiple |
| 27 | Erik Sanko | Fretless Bass |
| 28 | Marc Shulman | E-Bow, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Tiple |
| 29 | Suzanne Vega | Art Direction, Composer, Fairlight, Guitar (Acoustic), Handclapping, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Glen Velez | Drums |
| 31 | Frank Vilardi | Cymbals, Drums, Drums (Snare), Percussion |
| 32 | Michael Visceglia | 5-string Bass, Bass, Fretless Bass |
| 33 | Rebecca Young | Viola |
| 34 | Frederick Zlotkin | Cello |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |