Retrospective 1995-2005

Tracklist

• 1
  Wonder (single version)
  4:25
• 2
  Carnival
  6:00
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Jealousy (single version)
  2:44
• 4
  San Andreas Fault
  3:58
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Kind & Generous
  4:06
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Break Your Heart (feat. N'dea Davenport)
  4:53
• 7
  Life Is Sweet
  5:14
  3.5 ★
• 8
  The Living
  3:19
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Build a Levee (feat. Mavis Staples)
  4:49
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Not in This Life
  5:22
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Motherland
  4:47
  3.0 ★
• 12
  Owensboro
  4:25
  5.0 ★
• 13
  Sally Ann
  5:49

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Release credits

• Adrián López Guevarra
  percussion [2-3]
• Allison Miller
  drums (drum set) [12-13]
• Barrie Maguire
  bass [1-2]
• Bob Glaub
  bass [9]
• Chris Botti
  trumpet [6]
• Conway Kuo
  viola [6-7]
• Craig Ross
  acoustic guitar [7], electric guitar [5-7]
• David Ralicke
  baritone saxophone [9], tenor saxophone [9]
• Donnie Ward
  electric guitar [6]
• Elizabeth Steen
  Hammond organ [9-10], organ [12-13], piano [12-13]
• Erik Della Penna
  electric guitar [10], guitar [12-13], lap steel guitar [12-13]
• Fima Ephron
  bass [3]
• Gabriel Gordon
  acoustic guitar [10, 12], electric guitar [10], guitar [13]
• Garo Yellin
  cello [5-7]
• George Cowan
  engineer [12-13]
• George Laks
  Hammond organ [5, 8], Wurlitzer electric piano [5], piano [7]
• Graham Maby
  bass [6, 10], bass guitar [5, 7-8]
• Greg Leisz
  acoustic guitar [11], banjo [11], electric guitar [9], mandolin [11]
• Hector Falcon
  violin [6-7]
• Jason Yates
  Hammond organ [3]
• Jenn Hilliard
  assistant [9-11]
• Jennifer Turner
  acoustic guitar [3], background vocals [1], electric guitar [3], guitar [1-2]
• Jim Scott
  mix [5, 7-11]
• Joakim Lartey
  percussion [5]
• John Holbrook
  electric guitar [4], engineer [1-4], mix [2, 4], remixer [3]
• Judy Hyman
  fiddle [12-13]
• Karl Berger
  conductor [6-7], strings [6-7]
• Katell Keineg
  background vocals [2], guest [2]
• Keefus Ciancia
  Hammond organ [9]
• Krystof Witek
  violin [6-7]
• Lokua Kanza
  acoustic guitar [5-6]
• Matt Chamberlain
  drums (drum set) [9-10], percussion [10]
• Matt Henderson
  electric bass guitar [4], electric guitar [4]
• Mavis Staples
  guest [9]
• Michelle Kinney
  cello [1], instrument [1]
• Mike Elizondo
  acoustic bass guitar [11]
• Mike Piersante
  engineer [9-11], recording [9-11]
• Mike Scotella
  assistant [5, 7-8]
• Natalie Merchant
  Rhodes piano [9], lead vocals [1, 3, 6, 12-13], piano [1, 8, 10], producer, vocal [2, 4-5, 7-11]
• N’Dea Davenport
  guest [6]
• Patrick Warren
  chamberlin [9-10], reed organ [11]
• Peter Yanowitz
  drums (drum set) [1-8]
• Ralph Farris
  viola [6-7]
• Randy Grant
  percussion [4]
• Richie Stearns
  banjo [12-13]
• Robert Read
  assistant [9-11]
• Todd Vos
  engineer [5-8, 12-13]
• Tom Varner
  French horn [7]
• T‐Bone Burnett
  producer [9-11]
• Van Dyke Parks
  accordion [11]
• Show all credits (50)

Issues

• 

  R
  (Combined release view)
• 

  R
  Retrospective 1990-2005

  2x CD (Limited Edition, Remastered)
  27 September 2005
• 

  R
  Retrospective 1995-2005

  CD (Remastered)
  27 September 2005
• 

  R
  Retrospective 1995-2005

  CD
  2005