Solitude Standing
by Suzanne Vega
- Type: Album
- Released: April 1987
- Label: A&M
- Country: United States
- Length: 10:51
- Community rating: 3.78/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Driven by the massive international success of its breakout singles, this album brought sharp, literate folk-pop to mainstream radio. Suzanne Vega's precise, poetic songwriting explores dark, urban vignettes of abuse and isolation over polished, slightly ethereal acoustic arrangements. 'Solitude Standing' is a profoundly melancholic, introspective landmark of the late-80s singer-songwriter revival.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric, acoustic, folk, storytelling, female-vocals, personal, minimal
Tracklist
- Tom's Diner (2:09)
- Luka (3:52)
- Ironbound/Fancy Poultry (6:19)
- In The Eye (4:16)
- Night Vision (2:47)
- Solitude Standing (4:49)
- Calypso (4:14)
- Language (3:57)
- Gypsy (4:04)
- Wooden Horse (Casper Hauser's Song) (5:13)
- Tom's Diner (Reprise) (2:40)
Credits
- Suzanne Vega - primary artist, vocals, acoustic guitar, written-by
- John Warwicker - art direction
- Mike Visceglia - bass guitar, written-by
- Sarah Southin - design
- Stephen Ferrera - drums, percussion, written-by
- Marc Shulman - electric guitar, written-by
- Ronald K. Fierstein - executive-producer, executive producer
- Jack Adams - lacquer cut by
- Harris Savides - photography
- Lenny Kaye - producer
- Steve Addabbo - producer
- Anton Sanko - synthesizer, written-by
- Jeff Gold - art direction
- Melanie Nissen - art direction, graphic design
- George Cowan - assistant engineer
- Marc DeSisto - assistant engineer
- John Gallagher - engineer
- Geoff Keehn - assistant engineer
- Jeff Lippay - assistant engineer
- Joe Martin - assistant engineer
- Mark McKenna - assistant engineer
- Dan Nash - assistant engineer
- Arthur Zarate - assistant engineer
- Michael Visceglia - bass guitar
- Paula Bullwinkel - photography
- Richard Croft - photography
- Matthew Vega - photography