Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers is the ninth studio album by the American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega, which was released on October 14, 2016.[1] The album is based on the 2011 play Carson McCullers Talks About Love about the life of the writer Carson McCullers, written and performed by Vega.
Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 14, 2016[1] | |||
Studio | Sneaky Studios | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 33:02[2] | |||
Label | Amanuensis Productions[3] | |||
Producer | Gerry Leonard | |||
Suzanne Vega chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
When she was 15, Vega read the books of Carson McCullers and has been fascinated by her ever since.[6]
She wrote eight songs with Duncan Sheik and two with Michael Jefry Stevens.[7] Some writing was done in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[6]
All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega and Duncan Sheik except "Carson's Blues" and "The Ballad of Miss Amelia" written by Vega and Michael Jefry Stevens
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Carson's Blues" | 2:55 |
2. | "New York Is My Destination" | 3:09 |
3. | "Instant of the Hour After" | 3:06 |
4. | "We of Me" | 2:52 |
5. | "Annemarie" | 3:18 |
6. | "12 Mortal Men" | 2:47 |
7. | "Harper Lee" | 3:43 |
8. | "Lover, Beloved" | 3:24 |
9. | "The Ballad of Miss Amelia" | 4:18 |
10. | "Carson's Last Supper" | 3:30 |
Total length: | 33:02 |
Note: "Instant of the Hour After" first appeared on Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being (2011).
Official music video for a song "We of Me" has been directed by Chuck Moore.[8]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 33 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 58 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 71 |
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] | 22 |
UK Americana Albums (OCC)[14] | 1 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] | 19 |