An Evening of New York Songs and Stories

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An Evening of New York Songs and Stories
Suzanne Vega - An Evening of New York Songs and Stories.jpg
Live album by
Suzanne Vega
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2020
RecordedMarch 2019
VenueCafe Carlyle
GenreFolk rock, acoustic rock
Length1:02:23
LabelCooking Vinyl / Amanuensis
Suzanne Vega chronology
Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers
(2016) 		An Evening of New York Songs and Stories
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
American Songwriter4/5 stars[3]
Classic Rock3.5/5 stars[4]
Mojo3/5 stars[5]
musicOMH4/5 stars[6]

An Evening of New York Songs and Stories is a live album by the American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was recorded in March 2019[7] at Café Carlyle in the Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City. This recording was released on September 11, 2020.[1] Throughout the recordings, longtime co-worker Gerry Leonard played guitar, Jeff Allen was the bassist, and Jamie Edwards played the keyboard.[8]

Track listing[]

  1. "Marlene on the Wall" – 4:19
  2. "Luka" – 3:10
  3. "Conversation: So how many people are here from out of town?" – 0:45
  4. "New York Is a Woman" – 3:16
  5. "Conversation: This next song takes place on 59th Street..." – 0:39
  6. "Frank and Eva" – 2:43
  7. "Conversation: So I myself came to New York City when I was 2½ years old..." – 0:27
  8. "Gypsy" – 4:28
  9. "Freeze Tag" – 2:53
  10. "Pornographer's Dream" – 3:39
  11. "Conversation: This next song is called New York Is My Destination..." – 0:22
  12. "New York Is My Destination" – 3:20
  13. "Conversation: The first time I saw Lou Reed..." – 0:51
  14. "Walk on the Wild Side" – 4:16
  15. "Ludlow Street" – 3:34
  16. "Cracking" – 3:04
  17. "Conversation: And now we've got a song about those times" – 0:07
  18. "Some Journey" – 4:49
  19. "Conversation: I'm gonna close with this song..." – 0:10
  20. "Tom's Diner" – 5:04
  21. "Conversation: Would you like another one?" – 0:17
  22. "Anniversary" – 3:04
  23. "Tombstone" – 3:02
  24. "Thin Man" – 4:04

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Critic Reviews for Evening of New York Songs and Stories [Live]". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (September 11, 2020). "A Love Story Unfolds: Suzanne Vega Makes it in Manhattan". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories". Classic Rock. June 2020. p. 89.
  5. ^ "Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories". Mojo. June 2020. p. 93.
  6. ^ Smith, Nick (September 11, 2020). "Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories". musicOMH. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Honigmann, David. "Suzanne Vega: An Evening Of New York Songs and Stories — an ambivalent love letter to the city". Financial Times. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Gorondi, Pablo. "Review: Suzanne Vega's vibrant live album full of NYC tales". ABC News. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
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