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Solitude Standing

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Solitude Standing

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Studio album by Suzanne Vega

Released April 1, 1987

Recorded 1986–1987

Studio Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, New York

RPM Sound Studios, New York City; Carnegie Hill Studios; A&M Studios, Hollywood; Celestial Sound Studios, New York City

Genre

New wavefolk rock

Length 44:20

Label A&M

Producer

Steve AddabboLenny Kaye

Professional ratings

Review scores

Source Rating

AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars[2]

Orlando Sentinel 4/5 stars[3]

The Philadelphia Inquirer 4/4 stars[4]

The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3.5/5 stars[5]

The Village Voice C+[6]

Solitude Standing is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. Released in 1987, it is the most popular and critically acclaimed of her career. Many songs were written prior to 1987.







Song notes

"Tom's Diner" was included twice on the album with its a cappella vocal as the first track and its instrumental version as the last track.

"Night Vision" was inspired by the poem "Juan Gris" by Paul Éluard.[7]

"Calypso" is based on the Odyssey, namely the part in which Calypso is forced to let Odysseus go.[8]

"Gypsy" is mentioned in the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, in which the main character Charlie includes it on one of his mixtapes.

Vega once stated she wrote "Gypsy" when she was only 18 years old (what would be 1977) which means the song was written 10 years before it was first released.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega except where noted.



Solitude Standing track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length

1. "Tom's Diner" 2:09

2. "Luka" 3:52

3. "Ironbound/Fancy Poultry" Vega, Anton Sanko 6:19

4. "In the Eye" Vega, Marc Shulman 4:16

5. "Night Vision" Vega, Sanko 2:47

6. "Solitude Standing" Vega, Sanko, Shulman, Michael Visceglia, Stephen Ferrera 4:49

7. "Calypso" 4:14

8. "Language" Vega, Visceglia 3:57

9. "Gypsy" 4:04

10. "Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser's Song)" Vega, Visceglia, Sanko, Shulman, Ferrera 5:13

11. "Tom's Diner (Reprise)" 2:40

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