Solitude Standing (studio album)
by Suzanne Vega

Solitude Standing by Suzanne Vega
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 1,648th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 205 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (33rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (255th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,648th)
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Solitude Standing is ranked as the best album by Suzanne Vega.

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John Lennon Tribute w/ Graham Nash, Judy Collins, Suzanne Vega & more!
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 205 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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From 03/02/2018 16:21
It’s also been years since I’ve listened to this album and it’s been a real treat. Those first two Suzanne Vega albums are so good although this isn’t quite as good as the first in my opinion. Luka is the best track on this one.
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From 02/25/2018 17:40
Having given this vinyl a good clean today, I gave it a spin for the first time in 31 years and it still plays great. Quite a stripped back sound but suits Suzanne Vega's voice. Suzanne Vega had a very distinct voice which sounds almost sad in many of the songs. I saw Suzanne Vega on tour at the Cornwall Coliseum in the late eighties from memory and this album brings back memories of a memorable concert.
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From 03/28/2012 10:51
My favorite female record ever. A singer songwriter record, with softly spoken words about loving someone till it hurt them, with bitter sweet pain, songs about feeling solitude, about being in a violent relationship.
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