Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega

Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega
Greatest hits album by Suzanne Vega
Released 2003
Genre Folk 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]

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 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]

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 a "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

No.TitleLength
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"  3:30
10."(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May"  3:48
11."In Liverpool"  4:44
12."Gypsy"  4:03
13."Book Of Dreams"  3:24
14."No Cheap Thrill"  3:10
15."Calypso"  4:13
16."World Before Columbus"  3:27
17."Solitude Standing"  4:39
18."Penitent"  4:18
19."Rosemary (Remember Me)"  2:44
20."The Queen And The Soldier" (live)5:02
21."Woman On The Tier (I'll See You Through)" (from Dead Man Walking soundtrack)2:27

References

  1. 1 2 3 McIntosh, Gregory. "Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
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