Flying with Angels

Flying with Angels
Flying with Angels
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	May 2, 2025
Studio	GB's Juke Joint
Length	37:29
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Gerry Leonard
Suzanne Vega chronology
Singles from Flying with Angels
	"Rats"; Released: September 17, 2024; "Speakers' Corner"; Released: March 4, 2025; "Chambermaid"; Released: April 8, 2025; "Alley"; Released: April 25, 2025;

Flying with Angels is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It was released on May 2, 2025, through Cooking Vinyl. The album was produced by guitarist and longtime collaborator Gerry Leonard.^[1] It is Vega's first album of all-new material since 2014's Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles.^[2]^[a] Describing the album's lyrical content, Vega stated: "Each song on the album takes place in an atmosphere of struggle. Struggle to survive, to speak, to dominate, to win, to escape, to help someone else, or just live."^[3]

The first single from Flying with Angels, entitled "Rats", was released on September 17, 2024. The album was announced on March 4, 2025, alongside the release of its second single, "Speakers' Corner".^[1]^[2] "Chambermaid" and "Alley" were the last two singles.

Track listing

*Flying with Angels* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Speakers' Corner"	Suzanne Vega Gerry Leonard	3:20
2.	"Flying with Angels"	Vega	4:29
3.	"Witch"	Vega Leonard	4:36
4.	"Chambermaid"	Bob Dylan Vega Leonard	3:23
5.	"Love Thief"	Vega Leonard	3:35
6.	"Lucinda"	Vega Leonard	3:36
7.	"Last Train from Mariupol"	Vega	2:53
8.	"Alley"	Vega Leonard	3:31
9.	"Rats"	Vega Leonard	4:09
10.	"Galway"	Vega Leonard	3:57
Total length:			37:29

Note: "Chambermaid" is an adaptation of "I Want You", written by Bob Dylan, with additional lyrics by Vega and additional music by Vega and Leonard.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[4]

Suzanne Vega – lead vocals (all tracks), bass guitar (1)
Gerry Leonard – production (all tracks), electric guitar (tracks 1–4, 6–10), acoustic guitar (5), background vocals (8)
Catherine Russell – background vocals (tracks 1–6, 10)
Aaron Johnston – drums (tracks 1–6)
Daniel Mintseris – keyboards (tracks 1, 9)
Jeff Hill – bass guitar (tracks 2–10)
Ruby Froom – background vocals (tracks 7, 8)
Jamie Edwards – keyboards (tracks 3,5,6,7,8)

Charts

Chart performance for *Flying with Angels*
Chart (2025)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5]	68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[6]	21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[7]	29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	18
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	24
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	78
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[12]	4

Notes

^ Vega also released her ninth studio album, Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers in 2016; however, this album was made of older material stemming from Vega's 2011 play Carson McCullers Talks About Love.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Breihan, Tom (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega Announces New Album Flying With Angels". Stereogum. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jenke, Tyler (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega Details First Album of New Material Since 2014, 'Flying With Angels'". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
^ Ahmed, Aneesa (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega announces first album in over a decade, 'Flying With Angels', with thought-provoking single "Speakers' Corner"". NME. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
^ "Flying with Angels / Suzanne Vega / Credits". Tidal. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
^ "Ultratop.be – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
^ "Ultratop.be – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2025.

[3] Vega also released her ninth studio album, Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers in 2016; however, this album was made of older material stemming from Vega's 2011 play Carson McCullers Talks About Love.^[2]

[stereogum-1] Breihan, Tom (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega Announces New Album Flying With Angels". Stereogum. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[billboard-2] Jenke, Tyler (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega Details First Album of New Material Since 2014, 'Flying With Angels'". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[nme-4] Ahmed, Aneesa (March 4, 2025). "Suzanne Vega announces first album in over a decade, 'Flying With Angels', with thought-provoking single "Speakers' Corner"". NME. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

[5] "Flying with Angels / Suzanne Vega / Credits". Tidal. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.

[ac_Austria_Suzanne_Vega-6] "Austriancharts.at – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2025.

[ac_Flanders_Suzanne_Vega-7] "Ultratop.be – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2025.

[ac_Wallonia_Suzanne_Vega-8] "Ultratop.be – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 18, 2025.

[ac_Germany_Suzanne_Vega-9] "Offiziellecharts.de – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

[ac_Scotland_-10] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2025.

[ac_Switzerland_Suzanne_Vega-11] "Swisscharts.com – Suzanne Vega – Flying with Angels". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[ac_UK2_-12] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

[ac_UKIndependent_-13] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 10, 2025.

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v t e Suzanne Vega
Studio albums	Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing Days of Open Hand 99.9F° Nine Objects of Desire Songs in Red and Gray Beauty & Crime Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles Lover, Beloved: Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers Flying with Angels
Acoustic albums	Close-Up Vol. 1, Love Songs Close-Up Vol. 2, People & Places Close-Up Vol. 3, States of Being Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family Close-Up Series (box set)
Live albums	Live in London 1986 Solitude Standing: Live at the Barbican Live at the Speakeasy Sessions at West 54th An Evening of New York Songs and Stories
Compilations	Tried & True Retrospective
Singles	"Marlene on the Wall" "Left of Center" "Luka" "Tom's Diner" "Solitude Standing" "Blood Makes Noise" "Caramel" "No Cheap Thrill" "Book & a Cover"
Related articles	Discography Tim Vega Mitchell Froom

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