Songs in Red and Gray
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Music and lyrics
On Songs in Red and Gray, Vega returns to her signature acoustic folk-pop sound, shedding the experiments she had done in the 1990s with her husband, record producer Mitchell Froom.[1] New producer Rupert Hine shows some traces of his past work with '80s new wave bands by employing electronic beats,[2] but mostly allows Vega's voice and guitar to dominate in a manner reminiscent of her debut album and its 1987 follow-up, Solitude Standing.[1][2]
Most of the songs, like "Widow's Walk" and "If I Were a Weapon", deal with the dissolution of Vega's marriage with Froom.[1][2][3] Her "calm, hushed, clear singing"[1] belies the album's "mood of heartbroken defiance".[2] The lyrics are "the most personally revealing songs she has written" in her career.[3]
Track listing
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Personnel
- Suzanne Vega – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Gerry Leonard – electric and acoustic guitars, dulcimer, mandolin, zither
- Rupert Hine – keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, drum programming
- Mike Visceglia – bass guitar
- Nik Pugh – drum programming, synth lead
- Jay Bellerose – drums
- Matt Johnson – drums
- Doug Yowell – drums, percussion
- Pamela Sue Man – backing vocals, harmony vocals
- Elizabeth Taubman – harmony vocals
- Stephen W Tayler – recording and mixing engineer
Charts
Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chart| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 187 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[5] | 100 |
References
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