99.9F°

99.9F°
Studio album by Suzanne Vega
Released	September 8, 1992
Recorded	1992 at Dreamland (Bearsville, NY), Sunset Sound Factory (LA) and The Magic Shop (NYC)
Genre	Rock
Length	37:20
Label	A&M
Producer	Mitchell Froom
Suzanne Vega chronology
Days of Open Hand (1990) 99.9F° (1992) Nine Objects of Desire (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A[2]
The Daily Vault Music Reviews	A[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

99.9F° (Ninety-Nine Point Nine Fahrenheit Degrees) is the fourth album by the American singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega. Released in 1992, the album marked a significant departure for Vega, as she embraced a more electronic-influenced, experimental sound. It peaked at #86 on Billboard Magazine album charts, as well as two songs to their Modern Rock charts, including "Blood Makes Noise," which reached #1. The album was also Vega's fourth Top 20 album in the UK. Despite its low chart position in the US, the album was certified gold by RIAA in October 1997, which marks 500,000 copies sold. It also reached silver status in the UK by the BPI in March 1993. The LP remains out of print in US.

It was the first of two of Vega's albums to be produced by Mitchell Froom, whom she later married.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Suzanne Vega, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rock in This Pocket (Song of David)"	3:20
2.	"Blood Makes Noise"	2:28
3.	"In Liverpool"	4:40
4.	"99.9F°"	3:16
5.	"Blood Sings"	3:17
6.	"Fat Man and Dancing Girl" (Vega, Mitchell Froom)	2:19
7.	"(If You Were) In My Movie"	3:05
8.	"As a Child"	2:55
9.	"Bad Wisdom"	3:23
10.	"When Heroes Go Down"	1:54
11.	"As Girls Go"	3:27
12.	"Song of Sand"	3:28
13.	"Private Goes Public" (European and Japanese bonus track)	1:57

Personnel

• Suzanne Vega – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
• Bruce Thomas – bass
• David Hidalgo – electric guitar on 1 2 3 4 7 8 11
• Mitchell Froom – keyboards, string arrangement on 12
• Tchad Blake – Engineering, Mixing, electric guitar on 3 4 6 10

Additional Personnel

• Richard Pleasance – electric guitar on 1 3 10
• Michael Visceglia – fretless bass on 5
• Marc Shulman – bouzouki on 5
• Jerry Scheff – acoustic bass on 6 12
• Greg Smith – baritone sax on 8 11
• Richard Thompson – guitar solo on 11
• Sid Page – 1st violin on 12
• Joel Derouin – 2nd violin on 12
• Maria Newman – viola on 12
• Larry Corbett – cello on 12
• Suzie Katayana – copyist on 12

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Albums Chart)[6]	56
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7]	70
German Albums (Media Control)[8]	27
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	38
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	24
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	20
US Billboard 200[13]	86

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak Position
1992	"99.9 F°"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	13[14]
		UK Singles Chart	46[15]
	"Blood Makes Noise"	Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1[14]
		Canadian Singles Chart	27
		New Zealand Singles Chart	42
		UK Singles Chart	60[15]
	"In Liverpool"	UK Singles Chart	52[15]
1993	"When Heroes Go Down"	UK Singles Chart	58[15]

Certifications

Organization	Level	Date
RIAA – U.S.	Gold	Oct 22, 1997 [16]

References

1. "Review". AllMusic.
2. "Review". Entertainment Weekly.
3. http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=207
4. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7264166&style=music
5. http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3414.htm
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
7. "Suzanne Vega – 99.9 °F" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
8. "Suzanne Vega - 99.9 °F". Charts.de. Media Control. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
9. "Suzanne Vega – 99.9 °F". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
10. "Suzanne Vega – 99.9 °F". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
11. "Suzanne Vega – 99.9 °F". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
13. "Suzanne Vega – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Suzanne Vega. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
14. http://www.billboard.com/artist/281108/suzanne-vega/chart?f=377
15. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/suzanne%20vega/
16. https://web.http://www.webcitation.org/5aWxoHiRP. Archived from the original on September 2, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help) RIAA