Songs in Red and Gray is the sixth studio album release by New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

-based singer/songwriter and musician Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...

. The album was Vega's final album for A&M Records

A&M Records

A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...

 (with whom she had been with since 1983) and also marks the divorce with her husband and producer Mitchell Froom

Mitchell Froom

-Career:Froom began his career as a keyboard player in Sonoma County, California. The band Crossfire featured two keyboards players; Mitchell on one side of the stage and brother David on the other with Gary Pihl on guitar...

. Lyrically, most of the songs deal with the ending of the marriage, notably Widow's Walk, If I Were a Weapon, and Soap and Water ("slip me loose of this wedding band").

Track listing

All tracks composed by Suzanne Vega; except where indicated

1. "Penitent" - 4:16
2. "Widow's Walk" - 3:33
3. "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" - 3:47
4. "It Makes Me Wonder" - 4:00
5. "Soap and Water" - 3:03
6. "Song in Red and Gray" - 4:18
7. "Last Year's Troubles" - 3:35
8. "Priscilla" - 4:14
9. "If I Were a Weapon" - 2:45
10. "Harbor Song" - 4:18
11. "Machine Ballerina" - 2:57
12. "Solitaire" - 2:10
13. "St. Clare" - 2:30 (Jack Hardy)

Personnel

• Suzanne Vega - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, harmony vocals, distorted acoustic guitar
• Rupert Hine
  Rupert Hine
  Rupert Neville Hine is an English musician, songwriter and prolific record producer, having produced albums for artists including Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Rush, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, and ...
  
  - drum programming, bass, piano, strings, keyboards, percussion, woodwinds, orchestral percussion
• Nick Hugh - drum programming, synth lead
• Gerry Leonard - electric guitars, acoustic guitars, mandolins, zither, dulcimer
• Elizabeth Taubman - harmony vocals
• Matt Johnson - drums
• Mike Visceglia - bass
• Jay Bellerose - drums
• Doug Yowell - drums, percussion
• Pamela Sue Man - backing vocals, harmony vocals