Retrospective (Indigo Girls album) explained

Retrospective
Type:	Compilation
Artist:	Indigo Girls
Cover:	Indigo_Girls_-_Retrospective_Cover.jpg
Released:	October 3, 2000
Genre:	Folk
Length:	69:36
Label:	Epic
Prev Title:	Come on Now Social
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Become You
Next Year:	2002

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

Critical reception

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."

Michael Hubbard of musicOMH writes, "Retrospective is an album which brings together many great moments from their years of non-hits".^[1]

Musicians

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

"Closer to Fine"

Peter O'Toole – mandolin, background vocals
Fiachna O'Braondin – tin whistle, background vocals
Liam Ó Maonlaí – bodhran, background vocals
Luka Bloom – background vocals

"Kid Fears"

John Keane – 12 string electric guitar
DeDe Vogt – bass
Jay Dee Daugherty – drums
Michael Stipe – additional vocals

"Watershed"

Kenny Aronoff – drums
Peter Holsapple – keyboards

"Three Hits"

Budgie – drums & percussion
Ronan Browne – uilleann pipes
Dónal Lunny – bouzouki, bodhran

"Galileo"

Talvin Singh – percussion

"Ghost"

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

"Reunion"

The Roches – backing vocals

"Power of Two"

Bill Newton – chromatic harmonica
Chuck Leavell – piano
Sam "Shake" Anderson – backing vocals

"Least Complicated"

Jo-El Sonnier – accordion

"Shame on You"

Steve Earle – vocals, harmonica

"Get Out the Map"

Dallas Austin, Quentin Bush, Jama Carter – backing vocals

"Go"

Dawson Miller – percussion
Clare Kenny – bass
Caroline Dale – cello
Meridel Le Sueur – spoken word written from I Was Marching

"Trouble"

Malcolm Burn – beat box

"Leaving"

Blair Cunningham – drums

Production

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.^[2]

References

Web site: Hubbard . Michael . 9 October 2000 . Indigo Girls – Retrospective . subscription . 7 February 2020 . musicOMH .
Indigo Girls. "Retrospective". Epic. 2000.