Suzanne Vega/Solitude Standing (1987)

A singer and songwriter from Santa Monica, CA, Suzanne Vega's second album. The sound is folk-styled guitar pop influenced by poetic singer/songwriters, such as Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan, and traditional folk. Literate lyrics. Impassive and emotionally restrained style of singing. A smash hit single "Luka" is a song about child abuse.