99.9F°

99.9F°
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released September 8, 1992
Recorded 1992 at Dreamland (Bearsville, NY), Sunset Sound Factory (LA) and The Magic Shop (NYC)
Genre Rock
Length 37:20
Label A&M
Producer Mitchell Froom
Suzanne Vega chronology

Days of Open Hand
(1990)		 99.9F°
(1992)		 Nine Objects of Desire
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly A[2]
The Daily Vault Music Reviews A[3]
Rolling Stone [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [5]

99.9F° (Ninety-Nine Point Nine Fahrenheit Degrees) is the fourth album by the American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega. Released in 1992, the album marked a significant departure for Vega, as she embraced a more electronic-influenced, experimental sound. It peaked at #86 on Billboard Magazine album charts, as well as two songs to their Modern Rock charts, including "Blood Makes Noise," which reached #1. The album was also Vega's fourth Top 20 album in the UK. Despite its low chart position in the US, the album was certified gold by RIAA in October 1997, which marks 500,000 copies sold. It also reached silver status in the UK by the BPI in March 1993. The LP remains out of print in US.

It was the first of two of Vega's albums to be produced by Mitchell Froom, whom she later married.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Suzanne Vega, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Rock in This Pocket (Song of David)"   3:20
2. "Blood Makes Noise"   2:28
3. "In Liverpool"   4:40
4. "99.9F°"   3:16
5. "Blood Sings"   3:17
6. "Fat Man and Dancing Girl" (Vega, Mitchell Froom) 2:19
7. "(If You Were) In My Movie"   3:05
8. "As a Child"   2:55
9. "Bad Wisdom"   3:23
10. "When Heroes Go Down"   1:54
11. "As Girls Go"   3:27
12. "Song of Sand"   3:28
13. "Private Goes Public" (European and Japanese bonus track) 1:57

Personnel

Additional Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums 56
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 70
German Albums (Media Control)[7] 27
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 38
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 20
US Billboard 200[12] 86

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak Position
1992 "99.9 F°" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 13[13]
UK Singles Chart 46[14]
"Blood Makes Noise" Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 1[13]
Canadian Singles Chart 27
New Zealand Singles Chart 42
UK Singles Chart 60[14]
"In Liverpool" UK Singles Chart 52[14]
1993 "When Heroes Go Down" UK Singles Chart 58[14]

Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – U.S. Gold Oct 22, 1997 [15]

References