The Best Of Suzanne Vega - Tried And True by Suzanne Vega - Uhune

COMPILATION

This excellent overview of Vega's career contains all the hits and a fair sampling from each of her five albums, though Days of Open Hand receives a cold shoulder (only "Book of Dreams" represents it here), being a critical and personal failure. The CD as a whole shows that while Vega has stayed fairly consistent as a songwriter, her growth has been marked in the collaborations with various producers, from the spare, simplistic sound stages of Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye to the lush metallurgy of Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake. The collection also features that bane of fans, the exclusive track, necessitating purchasing the CD when one owns all the other material. However, these two new songs -- "Book & a Cover" and "Rosemary" -- are quality entries in Vega's songbook, and once again feature the production skills of Froom and Blake.
© Ted Mills /TiVo

1. Luka

by Suzanne Vega

Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Background Vocals: Shawn Colvin; Performer
Bass Guitar: Michael Visceglia; Performer
Bass Guitar: Michael Visceglia; Performer
Drums: Stephen Ferrera; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marc Shulman; Performer
Engineer: Rod O'brien
Steve Addabbo; Production
Guitar: Jon Gordon; Performer
Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Mixing: Shelly Yakus; Production
Producer: Lenny Kaye
Steve Addabbo; Production
Percussion: Stephen Ferrera; Performer
Performer: Suzanne Vega
Shawn Colvin
Anton Sanko
Stephen Ferrera
Michael Visceglia
Marc Shulman
Jon Gordon; Performer
Synthesizer: Anton Sanko; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Studio Personnel: Steve Addabbo
Rod O'brien
Shelly Yakus; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

2. Tom's Diner

by Dna, Suzanne Vega

Featured Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Dna; Main Performer
Performer: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Producer: Steve Addabbo
Lenny Kaye; Production
Remixing: Neal Slateford
Nick Batt; Production
Studio Personnel: Nick Batt
Neal Slateford; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

3. Marlene On The Wall

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Engineer: Steve Addabbo; Production
Bass Guitar: Frank Gravis; Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Producer: Lenny Kaye
Steve Addabbo; Production
Bass Guitar: Frank Gravis; Performer
Drums: Sue Evans; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jon Gordon; Performer
Performer: Jon Gordon
Frank Gravis
Cp Roth
Sue Evans
Suzanne Vega; Performer
Synthesizer: Cp Roth; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Studio Personnel: Steve Addabbo; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

4. Caramel

by Suzanne Vega

Clarinet: Don Byron; Performer
Drums: Pete Thomas
Jerry Marotta; Performer
Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Electric Guitar: Steve Donnelly; Performer
Mixing: Tchad Blake; Production
Producer: Mitchell Froom; Production
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Flute: Cecilia Sparacio; Performer
Keyboard: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Percussion: Jerry Marotta
Pete Thomas; Performer
Performer: Cecilia Sparacio
Steve Donnelly
Jerry Marotta
Pete Thomas
Mitchell Froom
Suzanne Vega
Dave Douglass
Don Byron; Performer
Trumpet: Dave Douglass; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Recording: Tchad Blake; Production
Recording Arrangement: Mitchell Froom; Production
Studio Personnel: Tchad Blake; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

5. 99.9 F

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Mixing: Tchad Blake; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Thomas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Thomas; Performer
Producer: Mitchell Froom; Production
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Drums: Jerry Marotta; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tchad Blake
David Hidalgo; Performer
Keyboard: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Percussion: Jerry Marotta; Performer
Performer: Jerry Marotta
Suzanne Vega
Mitchell Froom
David Hidalgo
Bruce Thomas
Tchad Blake; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Recording: Tchad Blake; Production
Studio Personnel: Tchad Blake; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

6. Small Blue Thing

by Suzanne Vega

Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Background Vocals: Steve Addabbo; Performer
Bass Guitar: Paul Dugan; Performer
Electric Guitar: Jon Gordon; Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Bass Guitar: Paul Dugan; Performer
Engineer: Steve Addabbo; Production
Executive Producer: Ronald K. Fierstein; Production
Percussion: Sue Evans; Performer
Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Performer: Suzanne Vega
Paul Dugan
Cp Roth
Steve Addabbo
Sue Evans
Jon Gordon; Performer
Synthesizer: Cp Roth; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other
Producer: Steve Addabbo
Ronald K. Fierstein
Lenny Kaye; Production
Studio Personnel: Steve Addabbo; Production

7. Blood Makes Noise

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Mixing: Tchad Blake; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Thomas; Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Producer: Mitchell Froom; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Thomas; Performer
Drums: Jerry Marotta; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tchad Blake
David Hidalgo; Performer
Keyboard: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Percussion: Jerry Marotta; Performer
Performer: Bruce Thomas
Mitchell Froom
Jerry Marotta
Tchad Blake
Suzanne Vega
David Hidalgo; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Recording: Tchad Blake; Production
Studio Personnel: Tchad Blake; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

8. Left Of Center

by Suzanne Vega, Joe Jackson

Bass Guitar: Michael Visceglia; Performer
Featured Artist: Joe Jackson; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Michael Visceglia; Performer
Drums: Sue Evans; Performer
Guitar: Jon Gordon; Performer
Performer: Michael Visceglia
Suzanne Vega
Joe Jackson
Jon Gordon
Sue Evans; Performer
Piano: Joe Jackson; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Composer: Steve Addabbo
Suzanne Vega; Composer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega
Steve Addabbo; Composer
Producer: Arthur Baker
Steve Addabbo; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega
Steve Addabbo; Other

9. In Liverpool

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Mixing: Tchad Blake; Production
Bass Guitar: Bruce Thomas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Thomas; Performer
Producer: Mitchell Froom; Production
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Drums: Jerry Marotta; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tchad Blake
Richard Pleasance
David Hidalgo; Performer
Keyboard: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Percussion: Jerry Marotta; Performer
Performer: Jerry Marotta
Suzanne Vega
Mitchell Froom
David Hidalgo
Richard Pleasance
Bruce Thomas
Tchad Blake; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Recording: Tchad Blake; Production
Studio Personnel: Tchad Blake; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

10. Gypsy

by Suzanne Vega

Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Bass Guitar: Michael Visceglia; Performer
Drums: Stephen Ferrera; Performer
Electric Guitar: Frank Christian; Performer
Guitar: Steve Addabbo
Mitch Easter; Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Engineer: Steve Addabbo
Rod O'brien; Production
Executive Producer: Ronald K. Fierstein; Production
Percussion: Stephen Ferrera; Performer
Performer: Michael Visceglia
Stephen Ferrera
Frank Christian
Anton Sanko
Steve Addabbo
Mitch Easter
Suzanne Vega; Performer
Mixing: Shelly Yakus; Production
Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Producer: Lenny Kaye
Ronald K. Fierstein
Steve Addabbo
Mitch Easter; Production
Bass Guitar: Michael Visceglia; Performer
Synthesizer: Anton Sanko; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Studio Personnel: Steve Addabbo
Rod O'brien
Shelly Yakus; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

11. Book Of Dreams

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Background Vocals: Shawn Colvin; Performer
Mixing: Hugh Padgham; Production
Bass Guitar: Michael Visceglia; Performer
Composer: Anton Sanko
Suzanne Vega; Composer
Bass Guitar: Michael Visceglia; Performer
Drums: Frank Vilardi; Performer
Electric Guitar: Marc Shulman; Performer
Percussion: Michael Blair; Performer
Performer: Michael Blair
Marc Shulman
Michael Visceglia
Frank Vilardi
Anton Sanko
Suzanne Vega
Shawn Colvin; Performer
Synthesizer: Anton Sanko; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Engineer: Geoff Keehn
Patrick Mccarthy; Production
Producer: Suzanne Vega
Anton Sanko; Production
Studio Personnel: Geoff Keehn
Patrick Mccarthy
Hugh Padgham; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

12. No Cheap Thrill

by Suzanne Vega

Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Bass Guitar: Sebastian Steinberg
Bruce Thomas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Sebastian Steinberg
Bruce Thomas; Performer
Cello: Jane Scarpantoni; Performer
Clarinet: Don Byron; Performer
Drums: Pete Thomas
Jerry Marotta; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tchad Blake
Steve Donnelly; Performer
Flute: Cecilia Sparacio; Performer
Keyboard: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Producer: Mitchell Froom; Production
Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Mixing: Tchad Blake; Production
Percussion: Pete Thomas
Jerry Marotta; Performer
Performer: Sebastian Steinberg
Suzanne Vega
Don Byron
Mitchell Froom
Pete Thomas
Jane Scarpantoni
Bruce Thomas
Tchad Blake
Jerry Marotta
Steve Donnelly
Cecilia Sparacio
Dave Douglass; Performer
Trumpet: Dave Douglass; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Recording: Tchad Blake; Production
Studio Personnel: Tchad Blake; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

13. World Before Columbus

by Suzanne Vega

Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Bass Guitar: Sebastian Steinberg
Bruce Thomas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Sebastian Steinberg
Bruce Thomas; Performer
Drums: Pete Thomas; Performer
Electric Guitar: Steve Donnelly; Performer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Mixing: Tchad Blake; Production
Recording: Tchad Blake; Production
Studio Personnel: Tchad Blake; Production
Producer: Mitchell Froom; Production
Keyboard: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Percussion: Pete Thomas; Performer
Performer: Sebastian Steinberg
Suzanne Vega
Mitchell Froom
Pete Thomas
Bruce Thomas
Steve Donnelly; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

14. When Heroes Go Down

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Ronald K. Fierstein; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

15. The Queen And The Soldier

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Producer: Lenny Kaye
Steve Addabbo
Ronald K. Fierstein; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

16. Book & A Cover

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Mixing: Tchad Blake; Production
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Tchad Blake; Production
Studio Personnel: Tchad Blake; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

17. Rosemary

by Suzanne Vega

Primary Artist: Suzanne Vega; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Thomas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Bruce Thomas; Performer
Drums: Jerry Marotta; Performer
Keyboard: Mitchell Froom; Performer
Performer: Jerry Marotta
Suzanne Vega
Mitchell Froom
Bruce Thomas; Performer
Vocals: Suzanne Vega; Performer
Composer: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Composer
Mixing: Tchad Blake; Production
Producer: Mitchell Froom
Tchad Blake; Production
Recording: Tchad Blake; Production
Studio Personnel: Tchad Blake; Production
Composer Lyricist: Suzanne Vega; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

17 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

59 minutes and 12 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1423x1423 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

16/17 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Adult Alternative, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Folk, Alternative Folk, Psychedelic, Alternative, College Rock

Label

A&M

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 13, 1999

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

731454094528