Solitude Standing
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| Solitude Standing | ||
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| Studio album by Suzanne Vega | ||
| Released | April 1, 1987 | |
| Recorded | 1986-1987, Bearsville Sound Studios, RPM Sound Studios | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Label | A&M Records | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye | |
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| Suzanne Vega chronology | ||
| Suzanne Vega (1985) |
Solitude Standing (1987) |
Days of Open Hand (1990) |
Solitude Standing is Suzanne Vega's mutiplatinum second album, and 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).
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[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Suzanne Vega in 1986-87 except as indicated.
- "Tom's Diner" – 2:09 (written 1982)
- "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, Michael Visceglia)– 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 (Casper Hauser’s Song)" (Vega, Visceglia, Sanko, Shulman, Stephen Ferrera) – 5:13
- "Tom's Diner (Reprise)" – 2:40
[edit] 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
[edit] Additional personnel
- Johnny Gordon – guitar solo 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
- Shawn Colvin – backing vocals on 2
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 11 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | "Luka" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| 1987 | "Luka" | Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 48 |
| 1987 | "Drive" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 15 |
| 1987 | "Luka" | Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| 1987 | "Solitude Standing" | Billboard Hot 100 | 94 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| BPI – UK | Gold | May 5, 1987 |
| BPI – UK | Platinum | June 9, 1987 |
| RIAA – USA | Gold | July 15, 1987 |
| CRIA – Canada | Gold | August 13, 1987 |
| CRIA – Canada | Platinum | September 16, 1987 |
| RIAA – USA | Platinum | October 22, 1997 |
[edit] Miscellanea
- "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.
- "Calypso" is about a sea nymph in Greek mythology, also called Calypso.
