Retrospective II: 1981 to 1987 is a compilation album, released in 1997. 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.
Track listing[]
- "The Big Money" – 5:35
- "Red Barchetta" – 6:09
- "Subdivisions" – 5:33
- "Time Stand Still" – 5:09
- "Mystic Rhythms" – 5:53
- "The Analog Kid" – 4:47
- "Distant Early Warning" – 4:57
- "Marathon" – 6:09
- "The Body Electric" – 5:00
- "Mission" – 5:16
- "Limelight" – 4:19
- "Red Sector A" – 5:09
- "New World Man" – 3:42
- "Tom Sawyer" – 4:33
- "Force Ten" – 4:31
Song origins[]
- Tracks 2, 11 and 14 from Moving Pictures (1981).
- Tracks 3, 6 and 13 from Signals (1982).
- Tracks 7, 9 and 12 from Grace Under Pressure (1984).
- Tracks 1, 5 and 8 from Power Windows (1985).
- Tracks 4, 10 and 15 from Hold Your Fire (1987).
Personnel[]
- Geddy Lee - bass guitars, synthesizers, vocals
- Alex Lifeson - electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers
- Neil Peart - drums, percussion, electronic percussion