Songs In Red And Gray - Suzanne Vega
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81 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega fills her sixth studio album with 13 new compositions. Former producer (and former husband) Mitchell Froom is gone, replaced by Rupert Hine, who creates an overall sound that is more like Vega's earliest recordings than her Froom-produced output during the 1990s.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    Her calm, hushed, clear singing only emphasizes the emotional torment the songs trace. The result is an album on a par with her best work.
  2. Mojo
    90
    Could well be her finest yet. [Oct 2001, p.128]
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  3. Sonicnet
    80
    Vega's been good before, especially on her eponymous 1985 debut and its '87 follow-up, Solitude Standing, but never as consistently good as she is here.
  4. Blender
    60
    One of Vega's best. [Oct/Nov 2001, p.114]
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
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  1. JaniceC.
    10
    Awesome CD!! Best one yet since her 5 yr break!! got to have it!
  2. SteveG.
    10
    Fantastic.
  3. JohnV.
    10
    This is a very good one... probably her best...
  4. PhilipF
    10
    Saw her live in concert, and met her. She is amazing. It is too bad that people tire of good artists like her, Cyndi Lauper and Joan Osborne. American Radio is soooo fickle! I'm tired of hearing scantily clad women with no talent (or talent, but crappy materiel.) Would love to hear some talented seasoned songwriters like Suzanne getting some air time! This album is melodic, thought provoking and beautiful!… Expand

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