Under the guidance of producer Mitchell Froom, who produced 99.9 F° and married her shortly after that album was completed, Suzanne Vega continues to explore more textured and vaguely experimental musical territory on Nine Objects of Desire.
While it is less bold on the surface than its predecessor -- most notably, there are no pseudo-industrial rhythms -- Nine Objects of Desire still bears all the trademarks of a Mitchell Froom production.
There is cheap, garage-yard percussion scattered throughout the record, layered keyboards, and overly mannered, arty arrangements.
It's not as extreme as Froom's work for Los Lobos, for instance, but it is still more self-consciously pretentious than any of Vega's albums, besides 99.9 F°.
Vega's songs manage to cut through the murky production more often than not, and while the album doesn't boast her most consistent set of songs, they are on the whole stronger than the ones on her previous record.
The songs on Nine Objects of Desire are more classically structured and inviting than the ones on its predecessor -- it is only the production that keeps the listener at a distance.
And that's ironic, since half of these songs rank among Vega's most personal work.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HeadshotsMitchell Froom, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:08 | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | CaramelSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 02:53 | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| 3 | StockingsSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:30 | 3 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Casual MatchMitchell Froom, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | Thin ManSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | No Cheap ThrillSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | World Before ColumbusSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | LolitaMitchell Froom, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Honeymoon SuiteSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | TombstoneSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:07 | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | My Favorite PlumSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 12 | Birthday | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 39 mins | 72 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 221 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tchad Blake | Effects, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Mixing, Whistle (Instrument) |
| 2 | Don Byron | Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Guest Artist |
| 3 | Steve Donnelly | Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar |
| 4 | Dave Douglas | Guest Artist, Trumpet, Trumpet (Muted) |
| 5 | Ted Falcon | Strings |
| 6 | Mark Feldman | Guest Artist, Strings |
| 7 | Mitchell Froom | Composer, Guest Artist, Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Moog Bass, Producer, String Arrangements |
| 8 | Yuval Gabay | Drums |
| 9 | Jeri Heiden | Art Direction, Design |
| 10 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 11 | Jerry Marotta | Drums, Percussion |
| 12 | John Paterno | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Matthew Pierce | Strings |
| 14 | Albert Sanchez | Photography |
| 15 | Jane Scarpantoni | Cello, Strings |
| 16 | David Seltzer | Photography |
| 17 | Cecilia Sparacio | Flute |
| 18 | Sebastian Steinberg | Bass, Bass (Acoustic) |
| 19 | Bruce Thomas | Bass |
| 20 | Pete Thomas | Drum Loop, Drums, Percussion |
| 21 | Suzanne Vega | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 22 | Joe Warda | Assistant Engineer |
| 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). |