Retrospective: 1995–2005

Retrospective: 1995–2005 is Natalie Merchant's first greatest hits album, featuring her most popular songs. It was released on 27 September 2005 on Elektra Records.

Track listing

1. Wonder (Single Version) - 4:24
2. Carnival - 5:59
3. Jealousy (Single Version) - 2:44
4. San Andreas Fault - 3:58
5. Kind & Generous - 4:06
6. Break Your Heart - 4:53
7. Life is Sweet - 5:14
8. The Living - 3:18
9. Build a Levee - 4:48
10. Not in This Life - 5:22
11. Motherland - 4:45
12. Owensboro - 4:25
13. Sally Ann - 5:49

A Special Deluxe Edition of Retrospective: 1990-2005 was available for a limited time from Natalie Merchant's website. This version included a second disc with B-sides and rarities:

1. She Devil (outtake from Ophelia) - 5:55
2. Cowboy Romance (outtake from The House Carpenter's Daughter) - 8:02
3. Children Go Where I Send Thee - 5:12
4. Birds and Ships (with Billy Bragg) - 2:13
5. The Lowlands of Holland (with The Chieftains) - 3:49
6. One Fine Day (from the movie One Fine Day) - 2:47
7. Photograph (with R.E.M.) - 3:32
8. Party of God (with Billy Bragg) - 4:17
9. Thick as Thieves (Acoustic Version) - 6:23
10. Bread and Circuses (with Billy Bragg) - 4:24
11. Because I Could Not Stop for Death (with Susan McKeown) - 3:50
12. Tell Yourself (Acoustic Version) - 5:05
13. But Not for Me - 3:26
14. I Know How to Do It - 4:26
15. Come Take a Trip in My Airship - 4:03