An Evening of New York Songs and Stories

An Evening of New York Songs and Stories is a live album by the American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was recorded in March 2019[7] at Café Carlyle in the Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City. This recording was released on September 11, 2020.[1] Throughout the recordings, longtime co-worker Gerry Leonard played guitar, Jeff Allen was the bassist, and Jamie Edwards played the keyboard.[8]

An Evening of New York Songs and Stories
Live album by Suzanne Vega
Released	September 11, 2020
Recorded	March 2019
Venue	Cafe Carlyle
Genre	Folk rock, acoustic rock
Length	1:02:23
Label	Cooking Vinyl / Amanuensis
Suzanne Vega chronology
Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers (2016) An Evening of New York Songs and Stories (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
Classic Rock	[4]
Mojo	[5]
musicOMH	[6]

Track listing

1. "Marlene on the Wall" – 4:19
2. "Luka" – 3:10
3. "Conversation: So how many people are here from out of town?" – 0:45
4. "New York Is a Woman" – 3:16
5. "Conversation: This next song takes place on 59th Street..." – 0:39
6. "Frank and Ava" – 2:43
7. "Conversation: So I myself came to New York City when I was 2½ years old..." – 0:27
8. "Gypsy" – 4:28
9. "Freeze Tag" – 2:53
10. "Pornographer's Dream" – 3:39
11. "Conversation: This next song is called New York Is My Destination..." – 0:22
12. "New York Is My Destination" – 3:20
13. "Conversation: The first time I saw Lou Reed..." – 0:51
14. "Walk on the Wild Side" – 4:16
15. "Ludlow Street" – 3:34
16. "Cracking" – 3:04
17. "Conversation: And now we've got a song about those times" – 0:07
18. "Some Journey" – 4:49
19. "Conversation: I'm gonna close with this song..." – 0:10
20. "Tom's Diner" – 5:04
21. "Conversation: Would you like another one?" – 0:17
22. "Anniversary" – 3:04
23. "Tombstone" – 3:02
24. "Thin Man" – 4:04

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Evening of New York Songs and Stories [Live]". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
2. Deming, Mark. "Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories". AllMusic.
3. Zimmerman, Lee (September 11, 2020). "A Love Story Unfolds: Suzanne Vega Makes it in Manhattan". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
4. "Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories". Classic Rock. June 2020. p. 89.
5. "Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories". Mojo. June 2020. p. 93.
6. Smith, Nick (September 11, 2020). "Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Songs and Stories". musicOMH. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
7. Honigmann, David. "Suzanne Vega: An Evening Of New York Songs and Stories — an ambivalent love letter to the city". Financial Times. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
8. Gorondi, Pablo. "Review: Suzanne Vega's vibrant live album full of NYC tales". ABC News. Retrieved October 6, 2020.