Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers

Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers is the ninth studio album by the American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega, which was released on October 14, 2016. The album is based on the 2011 play Carson McCullers Talks About Love about the life of the writer Carson McCullers, written and performed by Vega.

Background

When she was 15, Vega read the books of Carson McCullers and has been fascinated by her ever since.

She wrote eight songs with Duncan Sheik and two with Michael Jefry Stevens. Some writing was done in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Track listing

Note: "Instant of the Hour After" first appeared on Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being (2011).

Music video

Official music video for a song "We of Me" has been directed by Chuck Moore.

Personnel

• Suzanne Vega – vocals, composer
• Duncan Sheik – composer, Hammond B3, harmonium, pedal bass, percussion, background vocals
• Gerry Leonard – arranger, guitar, mandolin, producer, ukulele, vibraphone
• Roswell Rudd – trombone
• David Rothenberg – clarinet, bass clarinet
• Michael J. Merenda Jr. – banjo, banjo-ukelele
• Jason Hart – piano
• Will Holshouser – accordion
• Byron Isaacs – double bass
• Yuvall Lyon – drums
• Doug Yowell – percussion
• David Poe – background vocals
• Ruby Froom – background vocals
• The Garrison Gang – background vocals
• Kevin Killen – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Michael Tudor – engineer
• Milo Decruz – engineer

Charts

References

External links

• "Suzanne Vega on Lover, Beloved: Songs From An Evening With Carson McCullers" (video interview of Suzanne Vega and Duncan Sheik)
• "Reflection in a Distant Mirror: Themes from Carson McCullers' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter in the music of Suzanne Vega" (essay)