| Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega | |
| Type: | greatest |
| Artist: | Suzanne Vega |
| Cover: | Suzanne Vega - Retrospective.png |
| Released: | 2003 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 77:50 |
| Label: | A&M |
| Prev Title: | Songs in Red and Gray |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Beauty & Crime |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega is a greatest hits album by the American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega, released in 2003.[1] This album is an updated version of her previous greatest hits album , with a few more songs ("Tired of Sleeping", "Calypso", "Solitude Standing", "(I'll Never Be) Your Maggie May", and "Woman on the Tier (I'll See You Through)") but without "Book & a Cover".[2] Bonus CD from UK release includes live performance with another not published earlier song, "Anniversary".[3]
John Murphy from MusicOMH considered the album to have a "much more representative track listing" than Tried & True and had a positive view on it, writing: "With material this good it's hard to level any criticisms at Retrospective." The only problems he saw were "pretentious sleeve notes" not written by Vega herself and "the lack of a chronological order", but for him these were just "minor quibbles".[3]
Gregory McIntosh from AllMusic thought that "the overall collection feels a little bit more hearty with a total of 21 tracks instead of 17" compared to Tried & True and gave it a 4.5/5 stars.[2]
All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega, except where specified.