Solitude Standing

Infobox Album
Name = Solitude Standing
Type = Studio
Artist = Suzanne Vega


Released = April 1 1987
Recorded = 1986-1987, Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY, RPM Sound Studios, NYC
Genre = Rock
Label = A&M
Length = 44:20
Producer = Steve Addabbo, Lenny Kaye
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:vkxvad8kv8wn link]
*Robert Christgau (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=suzanne+vega link]
*"Rolling Stone" (positive) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/suzannevega/albums/album/103988/rid/5943857 link]
Last album = "Suzanne Vega" (1985)
This album = "Solitude Standing" (1987)
Next album = "Days of Open Hand" (1990)
Misc =

"Solitude Standing" is Suzanne Vega's platinum second album, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). It is the most popular and critically-acclaimed of her career. As can be seen by the CD insert, many of the songs had been written prior to 1987 (see track listing for dates).

ong notes

"Tom's Diner" is a two-part song, with vocal as track 1, and instrumental as track 11. *"Night Vision" was inspired by the poem "Juan Gris" by Paul Éluard. Suzanne Vega. "Solitude Standing" (A&M Records, 1987).] "Calypso" is based on The Odyssey, namely the part in which Calypso is forced to let Odysseus go.

Track listing

All songs written by Suzanne Vega in 1986–87 except as noted.
# "Tom's Diner" – 2:09 "(written 1981)"
# "Luka" – 3:52 "(written 1984)"
# "Ironbound/Fancy Poultry" (Vega, Anton Sanko) – 6:19
# "In the Eye" (Vega, Marc Shulman) – 4:16
# "Night Vision" (Vega, Sanko) – 2:47
# "Solitude Standing" (Vega, Visceglia, Sanko, Shulman, Stephen Ferrera)– 4:49
# "Calypso" – 4:14 "(written 1978)"
# "Language" (Vega, Visceglia) – 3:57
# "Gypsy" – 4:04 "(written 1978)" "Produced by Steve Addabbo, Lenny Kaye and Mitch Easter"
# "Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser’s Song)" (Vega, Visceglia, Sanko, Shulman, Ferrera) – 5:13
# "Tom's Diner (Reprise)" – 2:40

"Track listing note:" On the original LP album release, side one was comprised of tracks 1-5; side two, of tracks 6-11.

Personnel

*Suzanne Vega – vocals, acoustic guitar
*Michael Visceglia – bass, synthesizer on 11
*Anton Sanko – synthesizers, classical guitar on 5
*Marc Shulman – electric guitars
*Stephen Ferrera – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

*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

Technical personnel

*Steve Addabbo – producer, recording engineer
*Lenny Kaye – producer
*Mitch Easter – producer on 9
*Rod O'Brien – recording engineer
*Shelly Yakus – mixing engineer

Charts

Album

Notes

External links

* [http://albumpages.vega.net/solitude/ The Album Pages fansite: "Solitude Standing" link]
* [http://discography.vega.net/indexa.html Suzanne Vega Discography: solo albums page link]
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/suzannevega/albums/album/103988/review/5943857/solitude_standing Rolling Stone magazine review of Solitude Standing (from 1987)]