Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega is essentially A&M's updated version of their 1999 issue, The Best of Suzanne Vega: Tried and True, adding "Tired of Sleeping" from Vega's Days of Open Hand, "Calypso" and "Solitude Standing" from Solitude Standing, "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May" and "Penitent" from the 2001 recording Songs in Red and Gray, and "Woman on the Tier (I'll See You Through)" from the Dead Man Walking soundtrack. Unfortunately, A&M chose to drop "Book and Cover" from the track listing, which was only previously available on The Best of Suzanne Vega: Tried and True, but the overall collection feels a little bit more hearty with a total of 21 tracks instead of 17.



Tracklist:

01. Luka (3:53)
02. Tom's Diner (3:50)
03. Marlene On The Wall (3:42)
04. Caramel (2:54)
05. 99.9F (3:15)
06. Tired Of Sleeping (4:25)
07. Small Blue Thing (3:56)
08. Blood Makes Noise (2:29)
09. Left Of Center (3:31)
10. (I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May (3:48)
11. In Liverpool (4:45)
12. Gypsy (4:04)
13. Book Of Dreams (3:25)
14. No Cheap Thrill (3:10)
15. Calypso (4:13)
16. World Before Columbus (3:27)
17. Solitude Standing (4:40)
18. Penitent (4:19)
19. Rosemary (2:44)
20. The Queen And The Soldier (Live In Nyon 1991) (5:03)
21. Woman On The Tier (I'll See You Through) (2:27)