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The songs on Solitude Standing, Suzanne Vega's second album, had years listed beside them on the lyric sheet, so you could see that some of them dated back to 1978. But that bold admission heralded the album's triumph -- its diversity was what made it so good. Partially, that was because the old songs were the equal of anything on the first album -- tunes like the a cappella slice-of-life "Tom's Diner" and the warmly romantic "Gypsy" simply wouldn't have fit thematically on the debut. On Solitude Standing, however, they became part of an album of story songs set in a variety of musical contexts; many had band arrangements, and in fact, members of Vega's touring band often were credited as co-writers. 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 hit.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Addabbo, Producer - Ronald K. Fierstein, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, Acoustic Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rod O'Brien, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Colvin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Addabbo, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Gordon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Ferrera, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Anton Sanko, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Shulman, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Visceglia, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Addabbo, Producer - Stephen Ferrera, ComposerLyricist - Anton Sanko, ComposerLyricist - Marc Shulman, ComposerLyricist - Michael Visceglia, ComposerLyricist - Ronald K. Fierstein, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Addabbo, Producer - Marc Shulman, ComposerLyricist - Ronald K. Fierstein, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Addabbo, Producer - Anton Sanko, ComposerLyricist - Ronald K. Fierstein, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, Acoustic Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rod O'Brien, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Addabbo, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Ferrera, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anton Sanko, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marc Shulman, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Visceglia, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, Acoustic Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rod O'Brien, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Addabbo, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Ferrera, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Anton Sanko, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Shulman, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Visceglia, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Addabbo, Producer - Michael Visceglia, ComposerLyricist - Ronald K. Fierstein, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, Acoustic Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mitch Easter, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rod O'Brien, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shelly Yakus, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Addabbo, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Ferrera, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Anton Sanko, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Christian, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Visceglia, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald K. Fierstein, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Addabbo, Producer - Stephen Ferrera, ComposerLyricist - Anton Sanko, ComposerLyricist - Marc Shulman, ComposerLyricist - Michael Visceglia, ComposerLyricist - Ronald K. Fierstein, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lenny Kaye, Producer - Suzanne Vega, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Addabbo, Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The songs on Solitude Standing, Suzanne Vega's second album, had years listed beside them on the lyric sheet, so you could see that some of them dated back to 1978. But that bold admission heralded the album's triumph -- its diversity was what made it so good. Partially, that was because the old songs were the equal of anything on the first album -- tunes like the a cappella slice-of-life "Tom's Diner" and the warmly romantic "Gypsy" simply wouldn't have fit thematically on the debut. On Solitude Standing, however, they became part of an album of story songs set in a variety of musical contexts; many had band arrangements, and in fact, members of Vega's touring band often were credited as co-writers. 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 hit.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:16
- Main artists: Suzanne Vega
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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