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Retrospective (Indigo Girls album)

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Retrospective
Compilation album by
Indigo Girls
ReleasedOctober 3, 2000
GenreFolk
Length69:36
LabelEpic
Indigo Girls chronology
Come on Now Social
(1999)
Retrospective
(2000)
Become You
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Retrospective is a compilation of the Indigo Girls (Emily Saliers & Amy Ray) work from 1987 to 1999.

Critical reception

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William Ruhlmann of AllMusic writes, "It remains possible that the Indigo Girls will continue to score good, consistent sales, and the two new songs suggest that there's still creative fuel for this group to burn. But if they have crested, Retrospective confirms their status as one of the most accomplished recording units of their time."[1]

Michael Hubbard of musicOMH writes, "Retrospective is an album which brings together many great moments from their years of non-hits".[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Strange Fire"Amy RayStrange Fire (1987)5:29
2."Closer to Fine"Emily SaliersIndigo Girls (1989)4:01
3."Kid Fears"RayIndigo Girls4:34
4."Watershed"SaliersNomads Indians Saints (1990)5:45
5."Three Hits"RayRites of Passage (1992)3:09
6."Galileo"SaliersRites of Passage4:11
7."Ghost"SaliersRites of Passage5:15
8."Reunion"RaySwamp Ophelia (1994)3:26
9."Power of Two"SaliersSwamp Ophelia5:21
10."Least Complicated"SaliersSwamp Ophelia4:10
11."Shame on You"RayShaming of the Sun (1997)4:01
12."Get Out the Map"SaliersShaming of the Sun3:24
13."Go"RayCome On Now Social (1999)4:03
14."Trouble"SaliersCome On Now Social4:50
15."Devotion"RayNew song3:33
16."Leaving"SaliersNew song4:24
Total length:69:36

Musicians

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  • Amy Ray – vocals (all), guitar (1-3, 16), acoustic guitar (4-11, 13, 15), mandolin (12, 14), electric guitar (11, 13), bouzouki (12), classical guitar (15)
  • Emily Sailers – vocals (all), lead guitar (1, 5-6, 8), acoustic guitar (4-8, 10, 12), bouzouki (8, 11-12), rhythm (9), lead acoustic guitar (9), electric guitar (11, 13-14), banjo (11-12), background vocals (12), guitar (16)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2-4)
  • John Jennings – electric guitar (4, 7)
  • Sara Lee – bass (4-12)
  • Lisa Germano – fiddle (5-6), violin (8), mandolin (8-10), penny whistle (10)
  • Jerry Marotta – drums (6-12, 15), percussion (6-7, 9-12, 15), piano (6), bongos (10), Taos drum (11), flintstone (12)
  • Danny Thompson – acoustic bass (8-9)
  • Michael Lorant – backing vocals (8, 10)
  • John Painter – flugelhorn (9), accordion (10)
  • John Reynolds – drums (13-14), percussion (14)
  • Carol Isaacs – organ (13, 16), Moog (13), accordion (15)
  • Joan Osborne – backing vocals (13, 14)
  • Claire Kenny – bass (14-16)

Additional musicians

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"Closer to Fine"

"Kid Fears"

"Watershed"

"Three Hits"

"Galileo"

"Ghost"

  • Simone Simonton – cymbals, sidestick
  • Jai Winding – piano
  • Michael Kamen – conducted and arranged strings

"Reunion"

"Power of Two"

"Least Complicated"

"Shame on You"

"Get Out the Map"

"Go"

"Trouble"

"Leaving"

Production

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  • Producer: John Keane (1), Indigo Girls (11-16), John Reynolds (13-16), Peter Collins (5-10), Scott Litt (2-4)
  • Package design: Kris Anderson-Barrett
  • Engineer: Tim Oliver (15, 16)
  • Liner Notes: Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Susan Faludi
  • Mastered by: Scott Hull (15, 16)
  • Photography: Amy Ray, Gail Gellman, Giacomo Buonofina, Larry Ray, Lee Walker, Nelda Mays, Peter Buck, Roger Klein, Susan Alzmer

All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. Retrospective at AllMusic
  2. ^ Hubbard, Michael (9 October 2000). "Indigo Girls – Retrospective". musicOMH. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^ Indigo Girls. "Retrospective". Epic. 2000.
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