Suzanne (Korean: 수잔) is the debut studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Kim Sa-wol. The album was released on 27 October 2015.[1] The album won the Best Folk Album at the 2016 Korean Music Awards.[2]
| Suzanne | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 27, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 39:13 | |||
| Label | Mirrorball Records | |||
| Producer | Kim Hae-won | |||
| Kim Sa-wol chronology | ||||
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Background
editKim Sa-wol released the album Secret with Kim Hae-won in 2014, and her first solo studio album was also produced by him.[3] She once described the album as "a record of the days when she lived as a woman in her 20s in Seoul."[4][5]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| IZM |    [6] |
Kim Seonghwan of Music Y reviewed "Kim Sa-wol embodies her experiences and thoughts as stories that are independent and have a consistent flow one by one through a speaker collectively referred to as Suzanne. Kim Hae-won's arrangement direction also leads listeners to focus on the charm of her vocals, which capture both pure and tender sensibility and secret sensual energy."[7] Lee Seonyeob of Weiv described the album as "It's a collection of essays written by a persona, Suzanne full of Kim Sa-wol's voice using the sound of an acoustic guitar as a letter paper,"[8]
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Y | Album of the Year of 2015 | 9 | [7] |
| Weiv | The best Korean albums of 2015 | 7 | [8] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Suzanne" ("수잔") | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Beautiful" ("아름다워") | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Exhale" ("콧바람") | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Signal" ("접속") | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Map of Dreams" ("꿈꿀 수 있다면 어디라도") | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Something in the Air" ("향기") | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Young Girls" ("젊은 여자") | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Freak" ("악취") | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Bird" ("새") | 3:28 |
| 10. | "John" ("존") | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Bedside" ("머리맡") | 3:02 |
References
edit- ^ Lee, Jiseok (2015-10-27). "'아름답고 불안한 경험들에 대한 기록', 김사월 1집 '수잔' 발매". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "김사월 [수잔]". Korean Music Awards (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Jeong, Jinyoung (2015-11-04). "<정진영의 이주의 추천 앨범> 36. 김사월 '수잔' 外". Herald Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Park, Chaneun (2015-12-02). "[앨범] 김사월 '수잔' 모호함이 주는 꽉 찬 아름다움". Maeil Economy (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Lee, Daehee (2015-11-14). "김사월, 우효... 20대 솔로 뮤지션의 '성장기'". Pressian (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "김사월 - IZM". IZM. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ a b Kim, Seonghwan (2015-12-30). "김사월 『수잔』". Music Y (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ a b "[2015 연말결산] WEIV가 꼽은 올해의 앨범 (국내)". Weiv (in Korean). 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2023-10-24.