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
General
Complete name : Suzanne Vega\Solitude Standing\01 Tom's Diner.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 1.97 MiB
Duration : 2 min 8 s
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 128 kb/s
Album : Solitude Standing
Album/Performer : Suzanne Vega
Track name : Tom's Diner
Track name/Position : 1
Performer : Suzanne Vega
Composer : Suzanne Vega
Publisher : A&M
Genre : Folk
Recorded date : 1987
Audio
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Format settings : Joint stereo / MS Stereo
Duration : 2 min 8 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 38.281 FPS (1152 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 1.96 MiB (100%)
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