Suzanne Vega's 'Solitude Standing'

Suzanne Vega‘s ‘Solitude Standing’ feat. ‘Tom’s Diner’ is her second (and most sold) studio album released on April 1, 1987 by A&M.

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1 . Tom’s Diner

2 . Luka

3 . NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

4 . Ironbound / Fancy Poultry

5 . In The Eye (City Winery, NYC, 10/9/12)

6 . Solitude Standing

7 . Solitude Standing (Live)

8 . Calypso (Union Chapel, London, 13/06/12)

9 . Language (Royal Albert Hall, 1986)

10 . Gypsy (Official Video)

11 . Gypsy (Songwriter’s Circle)

12 . Gypsy (on “Soundcheck”)

13 . Wooden Horse (Berlin, 1990)

Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing

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Track Listing : 1.Tom’S Diner (Suzanne Vega) – 02:09 . 2.Luka (Suzanne Vega) – 03:52 . 3.Ironbound/Fancy Poultry (Suzanne Vega, Anton Sanko) – 06:19 . 4.In The Eye (Suzanne Vega, Marc Shulman) – 04:16 . 5.Night Vision (Suzanne Vega, Anton Sanko) – 02:47 . 6.Solitude Standing (Suzanne Vega, Michael Visceglia, Anton Sanko, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera) – 04:49 . 7.Calypso (Suzanne Vega) – 04:14 . 8.Language (Suzanne Vega, Michael Visceglia) – 03:57 . 9.Gypsy (Suzanne Vega) – 04:04 . 10.Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser’S Song) (Suzanne Vega, Michael Visceglia, Anton Sanko, Marc Shulman, Stephen Ferrera) – 05:13 . 11.Tom’S Diner (Reprise) (Suzanne Vega) – 02:40

Musicians : Suzanne Vega – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar . Marc Shulman – Electric Guitars . Stephen Ferrera – Drums, Percussion . Michael Visceglia – Bass Guitar, Synthesizer On (11) . Anton Sanko – Synthesizers, Classical Guitar On (5) . Johnny Gordon – Guitar Solo On (2) . Shawn Colvin – Backing Vocals On (2) . Sue Evans – Percussion On (7), Drums On (9) . Mitch Easter – Rhythm Guitar On (9) . Steve Addabbo – Guitar On (9) . Frank Christian – Electric Guitar On (9)

Production : Produced By Steve Addabbo, Lenny Kaye . Steve Addabbo – Engineer . George Cowan – Assistant Engineer . Marc Desisto – Assistant Engineer . Geoff Keehn – Assistant Engineer . Jeff Lippay – Assistant Engineer . Joe Martin – Assistant Engineer . Mark Mckenna – Assistant Engineer . Dan Nash – Assistant Engineer . Rod O’Brien – Engineer . Shelly Yakus – Mixing . Arthur Zarate – Assistant Engineer

Package : Paula Bullwinkel – Photography . Richard Croft – Photography . Jeffrey Gold – Art Direction, . Melanie Nissen – Art Direction . Matthew Vega – Photography

Recorded 1986–87 At Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York; Rpm Sound Studios, New York City.

Released On April 1, 1987 By A&M.

(Source Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing | Official Site)

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Additionally, Vega had developed more as a singer without losing the focused intonation that had made her debut — one of many compelling elements which helped make “Luka,” a character song about domestic abuse, a fluke hi […]

Iai @ RateYourMusic
Incidentally, if you want a two-for-one, the diner that Vega was writing about was later home to all the cafe shots in Seinfeld. Secondly, “Luka” is one of the greatest pop songs ever written. Fact. […]

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