Retrospective II

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Retrospective II
Retrospective II cover
Compilation album by Rush
Released June 3, 1997
Recorded 1980-1987
Genre Progressive rock, hard rock
Length 76:42
Label Anthem (Canada)
Mercury
Producer Rush, Peter Henderson, Peter Collins
Professional reviews
Rush chronology
Retrospective I
(1997)
Retrospective II
(1997)
The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987
(2003)

Retrospective II: 1981 to 1987 is a compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album is essentially a collection of their best songs from the second decade of the band.

This compilation album is now disc two of the 2006 Rush 2-disc compilation album Gold.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Big Money" – 5:35
  2. "Red Barchetta" – 6:09
  3. "Subdivisions" – 5:33
  4. "Time Stand Still" – 5:09
  5. "Mystic Rhythms" – 5:53
  6. "The Analog Kid" – 4:47
  7. "Distant Early Warning" – 4:57
  8. "Marathon" – 6:09
  9. "The Body Electric" – 5:00
  10. "Mission" – 5:16
  11. "Limelight" – 4:19
  12. "Red Sector A" – 5:09
  13. "New World Man" – 3:42
  14. "Tom Sawyer" – 4:33
  15. "Force Ten" – 4:31

[edit] Song Origins

[edit] Personnel

  • Geddy Lee - bass guitars, synthesizers, vocals
  • Alex Lifeson - electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers
  • Neil Peart - drums, percussion, electronic percussion