An Evening of New York Songs and Stories Suzanne Vega

• 1 Marlene on the Wall 04:18
• 2 Luka 04:03
• 3 So How Many People Are Here from out of Town?' 00:44
• 4 New York Is a Woman 03:16
• 5 This Next Song Takes Place on 59th Street...' 00:39
• 6 Frank and Eva 02:43
• 7 So I Myself Came to New York City When I Was 2 ½ Years Old' 00:26
• 8 Gypsy 04:28
• 9 Freeze Tag 02:52
• 10 Pornographer's Dream 03:39
• 11 This Next Song Is Called New York Is My Destination' 00:21
• 12 New York Is My Destination 03:19
• 13 The First Time I Saw Lou Reed...' 00:50
• 14 Walk on the Wild Side 04:15
• 15 Ludlow Street 03:33
• 16 Cracking 03:03
• 17 And Now We've Got a Song About Those Times...' 00:07
• 18 Some Journey 04:49
• 19 I'm Gonna Close with This Song...' 00:10
• 20 Tom's Diner 05:03
• 21 Would You Like Another One?' 00:17
• 22 Anniversary 03:03
• 23 Tombstone 03:02
• 24 Thin Man 04:04
• Total Runtime 01:03:04

Info for An Evening of New York Songs and Stories

On An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, Vega revisits some of the most iconic songs in her repertoire as well as more hidden gems in a stunning live recording on which she is backed by longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen and keyboardist Jamie Edwards. The album was produced by Gerry Leonard, mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer Kevin Killen and mastered by Grammy Award winner, Bob Ludwig.

Recorded at New York City’s famed Café Carlyle in early 2019, An Evening of New York Songs and Stories includes both familiar songs like “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner” and deep cuts from her catalogue like “Frank and Ava” and “Ludlow Street”. The mix of repertoire also features “New York Is My Destination” from Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers, Vega’s one woman play about the Southern gothic novelist Carson McCullers, and a cover of her late friend Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.”

Of the album, Vega commented, “It is always a pleasure to play at the Café Carlyle in New York City, where this album was recorded. It is a small exclusive club that has hosted legends from Eartha Kitt to Judy Collins, and is also known to be the place where Jackie Kennedy met Audrey Hepburn. I love it for its bohemian old-world glamour! I decided it would be fun to perform a New York-themed show there. I included songs that were inspired by New York City or for which New York provided the backdrop, and also one by my late, great friend, Lou Reed, - “Walk on the Wild Side” - a song I rarely heard him sing himself.

Suzanne Vega, vocals

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