Days of Open Hand

by Suzanne Vega

Days of Open Hand cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 April 1990
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:49
  • Community rating: 3.28/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following the massive, unexpected global success of 'Solitude Standing', the acclaimed songwriter retreated into deeply introspective, keyboard-tinged folk-pop. The heavily atmospheric production, steered by Anton Sanko, perfectly underscores her cryptic, highly poetic lyrical narratives.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Tired Of Sleeping (4:23)
  2. Men In A War (4:47)
  3. Rusted Pipe (4:16)
  4. Book Of Dreams (3:23)
  5. Institution Green (6:15)
  6. Those Whole Girls (Run In Grace) (3:08)
  7. Room Off The Street (3:01)
  8. Big Space (Espacio Grande) (3:47)
  9. Predictions (4:59)
  10. Fifty-Fifty Chance (Fifty Fifty) (2:36)
  11. Pilgrimage (5:10)

Credits

  • John Linnell - accordion
  • Mike Visceglia - bass [five string bass], fretless bass
  • Frank Vilardi - drums, percussion [rims, brushes], drums, sampler [akai s-1000], shaker, percussion, tom tom [floor tom], snare [snare drum], cymbal, drums, percussion [blastics]
  • Marc Shulman - tiple, electric guitar, electric guitar, twelve-string guitar [electric 12-string guitar], electric guitar, e-bow [e-bow guitar], bouzouki, tiple
  • Shawn Colvin - backing vocals [background vocals]
  • Maria Kitsopoulos - cello
  • Rebecca Young - viola
  • Hae Young Ham - violin

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