Days Of Open Hand

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Album: Days Of Open Hand
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Tired Of Sleeping	More Info...	4:22
2)	Men In A War	More Info...	4:47
3)	Rusted Pipe	More Info...	4:16
4)	Book Of Dreams	More Info...	3:22
5)	Institution Green	More Info...	6:15
6)	Those Whole Girls (Run In Grace)	More Info...	3:09
7)	Room Off The Street	More Info...	3:00
8)	Big Space (Espacio Grande)	More Info...	3:48
9)	Predictions	More Info...	4:59
10)	Fifty-Fifty Chance (Fifty Fifty)	More Info...	2:36
11)	Pilgrimage	More Info...	5:11

Album: Days Of Open Hand
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Tired Of Sleeping	More Info...	4:22
2)	Men In A War	More Info...	4:47
3)	Rusted Pipe	More Info...	4:16
4)	Book Of Dreams	More Info...	3:22
5)	Institution Green	More Info...	6:15
6)	Those Whole Girls (Run In Grace)	More Info...	3:09
7)	Room Off The Street	More Info...	3:00
8)	Big Space (Espacio Grande)	More Info...	3:48
9)	Predictions	More Info...	4:59
10)	Fifty-Fifty Chance (Fifty Fifty)	More Info...	2:36
11)	Pilgrimage	More Info...	5:11

Tracks

1. Tired Of Sleeping

2. Men In A War

3. Rusted Pipe

4. Book Of Dreams

5. Institution Green

6. Those Whole Girls

7. Room Off The Street

8. Big Space

9. Predictions

10. Fifty-Fifty Chance

11. Pilgrimage

Performer Notes

Personnel: Suzanne Vega (vocals, guitar); Marc Schulman (guitar); Anton Sanko (keyboards); Michael Visceglia (bass); Frank Vilardi (drums).
DAYS OF OPEN HAND was Suzanne Vega's first album after SOLITUDE STANDING, an album that was released three years prior. That album yielded the surprise hit "Luka," and clearly Vega was taking her time fashioning a follow-up. DAYS OF OPEN HAND is a strong album of quiet rewards. It also finds her in a transition of sorts--Vega left her folk-singing beginnings behind in favor of a whole-hearted embrace of dance rhythms and the grand technological possibilities of the recording studio. Finely honed lyrics empower every song on this set, with quiet anger rubbing shoulders with hopeful romanticism, angst, melancholy, and the simple joys of watching the world. The song that most fully shows her standing at her own personal crossroads is "Book of Dreams." Though at its core a folk song, the track happily embraces lavish pop instrumentation.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (4/19/90) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...her hardest and loveliest music yet; it is distinguished by a prayerful intensity and a clean, sharp intelligence that announce a young artist full come into her own."

Entertainment Weekly - "...on lyrics alone, I'd give it a A+" - Rating: B-

Q (7/95, p.148) - 3 Stars - Good - "...Not a collection to arouse breathless excitement but it repays investigation of the care and thought offered by an underrated songwriter."

Goldmine - Recommended - "...admirable...an impressive step forward..."