The Best of Suzanne Vega: Tried and True [Limited Edition, Import]

Suzanne Vega | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition, Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Visi
• ASIN: B00004UD4P
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #429,343 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Luka

2. Tom's Diner (DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega)

3. Marlene On The Wall

4. Caramel

5. 99.9F

6. Small Blue Thing

7. Blood Makes Noise

8. Left Of Center (Featuring Joe Jackson On Piano)

9. In Liverpool

10. Gypsy

11. Book Of Dreams

12. No Cheap Thrill

13. World Before Columbus

14. When Heroes Go Down

15. The Queen And The Soldier

16. Book & A Cover

17. Rosemary

18. Marlene On The Wall

19. Caramel

20. Some Journey

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Limited edition reissue which includes a 6 track bonus disc featuring exclusive live versions of 'Marlene On The Wall', 'Caramel', 'Some Journey', 'In Liverpool', 'Luka' and 'Tom's Diner'. 23 tracks in all. 2000 release. Slimline double jewelcase. Avai

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation album, January 27, 2001

By 

Allan Rousselle (Somewhere along I-90, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Suzanne Vega: Tried and True (Audio CD)

If you are new to the music of Suzanne Vega, this is probably the best CD for you to start your collection with. The selections do a great job of representing the span of her recording career, with tracks from each of her studio albums, her better known compilation contributions (like "Left of Center" from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack), a few live performances, and even two previously unreleased studio recordings. Both popular hits (like "Luka" and "Tom's Diner") and fan favorites ("Queen and the Soldier", "World Before Columbus") are included.

Even if you aren't new to Suzanne's music, you may want to pick this one up even if only for the live tracks and the two new songs. "Book and a Cover" has a mechanical sound to it, much like many of the songs from Days of Open Hand, but her song "Rosemary" is simply amazing. Elegant and thoughtful folk with a simple and engaging arrangement, "Rosemary" is one of my favorite songs by Vega to date.

This is a great starter collection, but it is certainly not complete. Vega's standout contributions to the Deadicated CD (a Grateful Dead tribute album) are absent, for example. Nonetheless, this is about as complete as any single, non-box set collection is likely to get in terms of capturing such a prolific and diverse singer-songwriter.

Highly recommended.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best female rock singer ever, October 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of Suzanne Vega: Tried and True (Audio CD)

All I got to say is buy this album.Suzanne Vega has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard from a female singer.Songs like Luka, Toms Diner and my Personal favorite Marlena on the wall amazing vocals and sound by this talented young lady.