Suzanne Vega - Days of Open Hand

Suzanne Vega is a beautiful example of an artist excelling despite her limitations. While the singer-songwriter doesn't have much of a voice, she has no problem being incredibly expressive. Subtlety is the quality that defines Days of Open Hand, an album every bit as compelling as the superb Solitude Standing. Vega doesn't need to shout or preach in order to get her points across. On "Men in a War," the folk-pop-rock explorer examines the plight of disabled veterans without expressing the type of anger that Bruce Cockburn would when addressing such a subject. Restrained and understated, treasures like "Those Whole Girls (Run in Grace)," "Rusted Pipe" and "Room Off the Street" and the unsettling "Institution Green" show that for all their delicacy, Vega's songs can be quite meaty and give listeners a great deal to think about. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Brown Viola Anton Sanko Drum Programming, ?, Guitar (Electric), Synthesizer, Organ (Hammond), Tiple, Guitar, Producer, Fairlight, Guitar (Classical), Sequential Circuits Barry Finclair Violin Bob Ludwig Mastering Erik Sanko Fretless Bass Frank Vilardi Drums, ?, Percussion, Drums (Snare), Cymbals Frederick Zlotkin Cello Geof Kern Cover Design, Photography Geoff Keehn Engineer George Holz Artwork Glen Velez Drums Hae Young Ham Violin Hearn Gadbois Dumbek Hugh Padgham Mixing Jeff Lippay Assistant Engineer Jeffrey Gold Art Direction John Linnell Accordion Jon Goldberger Assistant Engineer Kurt Munkasci String Sessions Supervision, String Engineer, ? Len Peltier Art Direction, Design Marc Shulman Guitar, Tiple, Guitar (Electric), E-Bow Maria Kitsopoulos Cello Michael Blair Cymbals, Drums, Tambourine, Percussion, Shaker, Marimba, Chinese Drums, Whip, Drums (Bass) Michael Visceglia Fretless Bass, Bass, 5-string Bass, ? Patrick Dillett Assistant Engineer Patrick McCarthy Engineer Percy Jones Fretless Bass Philip Glass String Arrangements Rebecca Young Viola Richard Horowitz Ney Sandra Park Violin Shawn Colvin Vocals (Background) Suzanne Vega Producer, Vocals (Background), Vocals, Art Direction, Fairlight, Guitar (Acoustic), Handclapping Tim Baker Violin