Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega

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Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega
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ReleasedSeptember 28, 1998
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Length59:39
Label A&M
Suzanne Vega chronology
Nine Objects of Desire
(1996)
Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega
(1998)
Songs in Red and Gray
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega is a greatest hits album by the American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega. The album was first released on September 28, 1998, and includes two songs ("Book & a Cover" and "Rosemary") that were not available on her earlier studio albums. [1] Her next compilation album ( Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega ) is very similar to this album, and includes several more tracks, but lacks "Book & a Cover". [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Suzanne Vega except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Luka" 3:52
2."Tom's Diner" (remix by DNA) 3:49
3."Marlene on the Wall" 3:40
4."Caramel" 2:53
5."99.9F°" 3:15
6."Small Blue Thing" 3:54
7."Blood Makes Noise" 2:28
8."Left of Center"Vega, Steve Addabbo 3:32
9."In Liverpool" 4:41
10."Gypsy" 4:04
11."Book of Dreams"Vega, Anton Sanko 3:22
12."No Cheap Thrill" 3:09
13."World Before Columbus" 3:26
14."When Heroes Go Down" 1:54
15."The Queen and the Soldier" 4:48
16."Book & a Cover" 3:49
17."Rosemary" 2:43
Total length:59:39

Charts

Chart performance for Tried & True: The Best of Suzanne Vega
Chart (1998)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 98
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 58
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [7] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 29
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 46
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 58

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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