Solitude Standing

Solitude Standing
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Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	April 1 1987
Recorded	1986-1987, Bearsville Sound Studios, RPM Sound Studios
Genre	Rock
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C+) link Rolling Stone (positive) link
Suzanne Vega chronology
Suzanne Vega (1985) Solitude Standing (1987) Days of Open Hand (1990)

Solitude Standing is Suzanne Vega's mutiplatinum second album, and is the most popular and critically-acclaimed of her career. As can be seen by the CD insert, many of the songs had been written prior to 1987 (see track listing for dates).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Charts 4 Certifications 5 Miscellanea 6 External links

Track listing

All songs written by Suzanne Vega in 1986–87 except as indicated.

1. "Tom's Diner" – 2:09 (written 1982)
2. "Luka" – 3:52 (written 1984)
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, Visceglia, Sanko, Shulman, Stephen Ferrera)– 4:49
7. "Calypso" – 4:14 (written 1978)
8. "Language" (Vega, Visceglia) – 3:57
9. "Gypsy" – 4:04 (written 1978) Produced by Steve Addabbo, Lenny Kaye and Mitch Easter
10. "Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser’s Song)" (Vega, Visceglia, Sanko, Shulman, Ferrera) – 5:13
11. "Tom's Diner (Reprise)" – 2:40

Personnel

• Suzanne Vega – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Michael Visceglia – bass, synthesizer on 11
• Anton Sanko – synthesizers, classical guitar on 5
• Marc Shulman – electric guitars
• Stephen Ferrera – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Johnny Gordon – guitar solo on 2
• Sue Evans – percussion on 7, drums on 9
• Mitch Easter – rhythm guitar on 9
• Steve Addabbo – guitar on 9
• Frank Christian – electric guitar on 9
• Shawn Colvin – backing vocals on 2

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1987	The Billboard 200	11

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1987	"Luka"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	3
1987	"Luka"	Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	48
1987	"Drive"	Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	15
1987	"Luka"	Billboard Hot 100	3
1987	"Solitude Standing"	Billboard Hot 100	94

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
BPI – UK	Gold	May 5 1987
BPI – UK	Platinum	June 9 1987
RIAA – USA	Gold	July 15 1987
CRIA – Canada	Gold	August 13 1987
CRIA – Canada	Platinum	September 16 1987
RIAA – USA	Platinum	October 22 1997

Miscellanea

• "Tom's Diner" is a two-part song, with vocal as track 1, and instrumental as track 11.
• "Night Vision" was inspired by the poem "Juan Gris" by Paul Éluard.
• "Calypso" is about The Odyssey, namely the part in which Calypso is forced to let Odysseus go.

External links

• The Album Pages fansite: Solitude Standing link
• Suzanne Vega Discography: solo albums page link