Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing

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Label:	A&M Records – SP 5136
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Club Edition
Country:	US
Released:	1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Tom's Diner Music By, Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega	2:08
A2	Luka Music By, Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega	3:51
A3	Ironbound / Fancy Poultry Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega Music By – Suzanne Vega	6:17
A4	In The Eye Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega Music By – Suzanne Vega	4:12
A5	Night Vision Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega Music By – Suzanne Vega	2:45
B1	Solitude Standing Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega Music By – Suzanne Vega	4:34
B2	Calypso Music By, Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega	4:12
B3	Language Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega Music By – Suzanne Vega	3:54
B4	Gypsy Music By, Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega	4:01
B5	Wooden Horse (Caspar Ha's Song) Lyrics By – Suzanne Vega Music By – Suzanne Vega	5:09
B6	Tom's Diner (Reprise) Written-By – Suzanne Vega	2:39

Companies, etc.

Manufactured For – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – R-160163
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright © – AGF Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Waifersongs Ltd.
Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
Recorded At – A&M Studios
Recorded At – Clinton Recording Studio
Recorded At – Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At – Carnegie Hill Studios
Mixed At – A&M Studios
Mastered At – Precision Lacquer
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

Credits

Arranged By [Arrangement Ideas] – Peter Wood (2) (tracks: A2, B2)
Art Direction – Melanie Nissen
Backing Vocals – Shawn Colvin (tracks: A2)
Bass Guitar – Michael Visceglia*
Classical Guitar – Anton Sanko (tracks: A5)
Co-producer, Rhythm Guitar – Mitch Easter (tracks: B4)
Design – Melanie Nissen
Drums – Sue Evans (tracks: B4)
Drums, Percussion – Stephen Ferrera
Electric Guitar – Marc Shulman
Engineer – Steve Addabbo
Engineer [Assistant, A&m] – Mark McKenna
Engineer [Assistant, Bearsville] – George Cowan
Engineer [Assistant, Carnegie Hall] – Geoff Keehn
Engineer [Assistant, Celestial] – Arthur Zarate
Engineer [Assistant, Clinton] – Joe Martin (2)
Engineer [Assistant, Rpm] – Jeff Lippay
Executive-Producer – Ronald K. Fierstein
Guitar, Soloist – Steve Addabbo (tracks: B4)
Mastered By [Direct Metal Mastering] – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Shelly Yakus
Percussion – Sue Evans (tracks: B2)
Photography By [Back Cover] – Richard Croft (2)
Photography By [Front Cover] – Paula Bullwinkel
Photography By [Sleeve, Band] – Matthew Vega
Photography By [Sleeve, Suzanne] – Paula Bullwinkel
Producer – Steve Addabbo
Stylist [Styling] – Stephanie Kaye
Synth [Additional Synth] – Michael Visceglia* (tracks: B6)
Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Anton Sanko
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Suzanne Vega

Notes

SP-5136 appears on spine and labels
SP 5136 appears on inner sleeve (bottom-right corner of text side)
R-160163 - associated to BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. - appears on back cover (red on black, bottom-left corner)

Mastering is credited on inner sleeve: "Direct Metal Mastering by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquers, L.A." Unlike Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing, "DMM Precision" can't be found on record's runout!

A1: (1982)
A2: (1984)
A3: (1986-87)
A4: (1986)
A5: (1986) Inspired by the poem "Juan Gris" by Paul Eluard. Translated by Winifred Radford. Published in Francis Poulenc: The Man and His Songs by Pierre Bernac. W. W. Horton and Company, Inc. (U.S.) 1978. Victor Gollancz, Ltd., London (U.K.) 1978.
B1: (1987)
B2: (1978)
B3: (1986)
B4: (1978)
B5: (1987)

Mitch Easter appears courtesy of I.R.S., Inc.

Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville NY and RPM Sound Studios, NYC.
Additional recording at A&M Recording Studios, L.A.; Clinton Recording Studios, NYC; Celestial Sound Studio, NYC; and Carnegie Hall Studios, NYC.
Mixed at A&M Recording Studios, L.A.
Direct Metal Mastering at Precision Lacquers, L.A.

Suzanne Vega uses Guild guitars, D'Addario strings and Beyer microphones.
The band uses the equipment of the following manufacturers and acknowledges their : Yamaha drums, electronics and bass guitars; Akai samplers and digital mixers; Zildgian cymbals; D'Addario strings.

All songs © 1987 AGF Music Ltd. & Waifersongs Ltd. (ASCAP)

℗ © 1987 A&M Records Inc.
Spine, inner sleeve: Printed in the U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Center label, side A): R-160163-A
Matrix / Runout (Center label, side B): R-160163-B
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, etched): R-160163A-1 [stamped, rotated: I] [stamped: ∧ II] C
Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, etched): R-160163B-1 [stamped, rotated: I] [stamped: ∧ I] C
Pressing Plant ID (on label, both sides): R
Rights Society: ASCAP

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Solitude Standing (CD, Album, Stereo, Digital Audio Disc Corp)	A&M Records	CD 5136	US	1987
	Solitude Standing (LP, Album, Stereo, Electrosound Group Midwest Pressing)	A&M Records	SP-5136, SP 5136	US	1987
	Solitude Standing (LP, Album, Stereo)	A&M Records	395136-1, 395 136-1, A&M 395136-1	Europe	1987
Recently Edited	Solitude Standing (LP, Album)	A&M Records	RML 53233	New Zealand	1987
Recently Edited	Solitude Standing (Cassette, Album, Dolby, Chrome)	A&M Records	CS-5136	US	1987