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Find sources: "Retrospective II" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Not to be confused with [Retrospective 2](/source/Retrospective_2), an album by Sevendust. 1997 compilation album by Rush Retrospective II 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 Rush chronology Retrospective I (1997) Retrospective II (1997) Different Stages (1998) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic link The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [1] MusicHound Rock [2] The Rolling Stone Album Guide link The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music [3] ***Retrospective II: 1981 to 1987*** is a compilation [album](/source/Album) by [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Rush](/source/Rush_(band)), released in 1997 (see [1997 in music](/source/1997_in_music)). The album features songs from the second decade of the band. This compilation album is now disc two of the 2006 Rush compilation album *[Gold](/source/Gold_(Rush_album))*. ## Track listing No. Title Original release Length 1. "The Big Money" Power Windows (1985) 5:35 2. "Red Barchetta" Moving Pictures (1981) 6:09 3. "Subdivisions" Signals (1982) 5:33 4. "Time Stand Still" Hold Your Fire (1987) 5:09 5. "Mystic Rhythms" Power Windows 5:54 6. "The Analog Kid" (Complete Version) Signals 4:48 7. "Distant Early Warning" Grace Under Pressure (1984) 4:57 8. "Marathon" Power Windows 6:10 9. "The Body Electric" Grace Under Pressure 5:00 10. "Mission" Hold Your Fire 5:16 11. "Limelight" Moving Pictures 4:20 12. "Red Sector A" Grace Under Pressure 5:08 13. "New World Man" Signals 3:42 14. "Tom Sawyer" Moving Pictures 4:33 15. "Force Ten" Hold Your Fire 4:31 Total length: 1:16:42 ## Personnel - [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee) – bass guitars, synthesizers, vocals - [Alex Lifeson](/source/Alex_Lifeson) – electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers - [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart) – drums, percussion, electronic percussion, lyricist ## See also - [Retrospective I](/source/Retrospective_I) - [Gold](/source/Gold_(Rush_album)) - [Retrospective III: 1989–2008](/source/Retrospective_III%3A_1989%E2%80%932008) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin) (2007). [*The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music) (4th ed.). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0195313734](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0195313734). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Rush". *MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide*. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 965. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-57859-061-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57859-061-2). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin) (2003). "Rush". *The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music*. [Virgin Publishing](/source/Virgin_Publishing). pp. 414–415. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1852279699](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1852279699). v t e Rush Alex Lifeson Geddy Lee Jeff Jones John Rutsey Neil Peart Studio albums Rush (1974) Fly by Night (1975) Caress of Steel (1975) 2112 (1976) A Farewell to Kings (1977) Hemispheres (1978) Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) Signals (1982) Grace Under Pressure (1984) Power Windows (1985) Hold Your Fire (1987) Presto (1989) Roll the Bones (1991) Counterparts (1993) Test for Echo (1996) Vapor Trails (2002) Snakes & Arrows (2007) Clockwork Angels (2012) Live albums All the World's a Stage (1976) Exit... Stage Left (1981) A Show of Hands (1989) Different Stages (1998) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Grace Under Pressure Tour (2009) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015) Live videos Exit... Stage Left (1982) Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986) A Show of Hands (1989) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Rush Replay X 3 (2006) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015) Compilations Rush Through Time (1979) Chronicles (1990) Retrospective I (1997) Retrospective II (1997) The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003) Gold (2006) Retrospective III: 1989–2008 (2009) Working Men (2009) Video compilations Through the Camera Eye (1985) Chronicles (1990) Box sets The Studio Albums 1989–2007 (2013) Extended plays Feedback (2004) Cygnus X-1 (2017) Singles "In the Mood" "Fly by Night" "Lakeside Park" "The Twilight Zone" "Making Memories" "Closer to the Heart" "Circumstances" "The Trees" "The Spirit of Radio" "Entre Nous" "Limelight" "Tom Sawyer" "Vital Signs" "New World Man" "Subdivisions" "Countdown" "Red Sector A" "Afterimage" "The Big Money" "Mystic Rhythms" "Time Stand Still" "Show Don't Tell" "The Pass" "Dreamline" "Roll the Bones" "Ghost of a Chance" "Stick It Out" "Nobody's Hero" "Test for Echo" "Half the World" "Driven" "One Little Victory" "Secret Touch" "Summertime Blues" "Far Cry" "Caravan" "Headlong Flight" Other songs "Working Man" "Before" and "After" I. "Into the Darkness" "Didacts and Narpets" "2112" "A Passage to Bangkok" "Tears" "Xanadu" "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" (II. "Apollo Bringer of Wisdom" and III. "Dionysus Bringer of Love" IV. "Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind" VI. "The Sphere A Kind of Dream") "Freewill" "Red Barchetta" "YYZ" "Witch Hunt" "The Analog Kid" "Between the Wheels" "Marathon" "Manhattan Project" "Force Ten" "Mission" "Lock and Key" "Second Nature" "Heresy" "Animate" "Cold Fire" "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" Tours Hemispheres Tour (1978–1979) Moving Pictures Tour (1980–1981) Exit... Stage Left Tour (1981) Power Windows Tour (1985–1986) Hold Your Fire Tour (1987–1988) Presto Tour (1990) Roll the Bones Tour (1991–1992) Counterparts Tour (1994) Test for Echo Tour (1996–1997) Snakes & Arrows Tour (2007–2008) Time Machine Tour (2010–2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2012–2013) R40 Live Tour (2015) Fifty Something Tour (2026–2027) Related articles Discography Songs Awards Instrumentals Victor My Favourite Headache A Work in Progress Anatomy of a Drum Solo Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road Hugh Syme Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Working Man – A Tribute to Rush Category Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Retrospective II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrospective_II) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrospective_II?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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