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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom's DinerSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 2 | LukaSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:51 | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | In the EyeMarc Shulman, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 04:15 | 3 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Night VisionAnton Sanko, Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 02:48 | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Solitude StandingSteve Ferrera, Anton Sanko, Marc Shulman, Suzanne Vega, Michael Visceglia | Suzanne Vega | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | CalypsoSuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | LanguageSuzanne Vega, Michael Visceglia | Suzanne Vega | Play | 03:57 | 3 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | GypsySuzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Tom's Diner (Reprise)Suzanne Vega | Suzanne Vega | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 10 | Ironbound | Suzanne Vega | Play | 06:19 | 5 MB | 36 MB |
| 11 | Wooden Horse | Suzanne Vega | Play | 05:13 | 4 MB | 28 MB |
| 44 mins | 65 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 254 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Addabbo | Engineer, Guitar, Producer |
| 2 | Paula Bullwinkel | Photography |
| 3 | Frank Christian | Guitar (Electric) |
| 4 | Shawn Colvin | Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | George Cowan | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Richard Croft | Photography |
| 7 | Marc DeSisto | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Mitch Easter | Guest Artist, Guitar (Rhythm), Mixing, Producer |
| 9 | Sue Evans | Drums, Percussion |
| 10 | Steve Ferrera | Composer, Drums, Percussion |
| 11 | Ronald K. Fierstein | Executive Producer |
| 12 | Jeffrey Gold | Art Direction, Design |
| 13 | John Gordon | Guitar |
| 14 | Lenny Kaye | Producer |
| 15 | Geoff Keehn | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Jeff Lippay | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Joe Martin | Assistant Engineer |
| 18 | Mark McKenna | Assistant Engineer |
| 19 | Dan Nash | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Melanie Nissen | Art Direction, Design |
| 21 | Rod O'Brien | Engineer |
| 22 | Anton Sanko | Composer, Guitar (Classical), Synthesizer |
| 23 | Marc Shulman | Composer, Guitar (Electric) |
| 24 | Matthew Vega | Photography |
| 25 | Suzanne Vega | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 26 | Michael Visceglia | Composer, Guitar (Bass), Synthesizer |
| 27 | Shelly Yakus | Mixing |
| 28 | Arthur Zarate | Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |