Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega

Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega is a greatest hits album by the American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega, released in 2003.[3] This album is an updated version of her previous greatest hits album Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega, with a few more songs ("Tired of Sleeping", "Calypso", "Solitude Standing", "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May", and "Woman on the Tier (I'll See You Through)") but without "Book & a Cover".[1] Bonus CD from UK release includes live performance with another not published earlier song, "Anniversary".[2]

Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega
Greatest hits album by
Suzanne Vega
Released2003
GenreFolk rock, acoustic rock
Suzanne Vega chronology
Songs in Red and Gray
(2001)		 Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega
(2003)		 Beauty & Crime
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicOMH(favorable)[2]

Reception

John Murphy from MusicOMH considers this album to have "much more representative track listing" than Tried & True and have a positive view on it: "With material this good it’s hard to level any criticisms at Retrospective." The only problems he sees are "pretentious sleeve notes (...) and the lack of a chronological order", but for him these are just "minor quibbles".[2]

Gregory McIntosh from AllMusic thinks that "the overall collection feels a little bit more hearty with a total of 21 tracks instead of 17" compared to Tried & True and gave it a 4,5/5 stars.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega, except where specified.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Luka" 3:52
2."Tom's Diner" (remix by DNA) 3:49
3."Marlene On the Wall" 3:41
4."Caramel" 2:54
5."99.9F°" 3:15
6."Tired of Sleeping" 4:25
7."Small Blue Thing" 3:56
8."Blood Makes Noise" 2:29
9."Left of Center" (from Pretty In Pink soundtrack)Vega, Steve Addabbo3:30
10."(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" 3:48
11."In Liverpool" 4:44
12."Gypsy" 4:03
13."Book of Dreams"Vega, Anton Sanko3:24
14."No Cheap Thrill" 3:10
15."Calypso" 4:13
16."World Before Columbus" 3:27
17."Solitude Standing"Vega, Sanko, Michael Visceglia, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera4:39
18."Penitent" 4:18
19."Rosemary (Remember Me)" 2:44
20."The Queen and the Soldier" (live, July 26, 1991, Nyon, Switzerland) 5:02
21."Woman On the Tier (I'll See You Through)" (from Dead Man Walking soundtrack) 2:27

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000

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References
  1. McIntosh, Gregory. "Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. Murphy, John (July 7, 2003). "Suzanne Vega – Retrospective". MusicOMH. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  3. "Suzanne Vega – Retrospective: The Best Of Suzanne Vega". Discogs. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  4. "British album certifications – Suzanne Vega – Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 July 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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