Retrospective: 1995–2005

Retrospective: 1995–2005 is Natalie Merchant's first greatest hits album, featuring her most popular songs. It was released on 27 September 2005 on Elektra Records.

Track listing

 * 1) "Wonder" (single version) – 4:24
 * 2) "Carnival" – 5:59
 * 3) "Jealousy" (single version) – 2:44
 * 4) "San Andreas Fault" – 3:58
 * 5) "Kind & Generous" – 4:06
 * 6) "Break Your Heart" – 4:53
 * 7) "Life is Sweet" – 5:14
 * 8) "The Living" – 3:18
 * 9) "Build a Levee" – 4:48
 * 10) "Not in This Life" – 5:22
 * 11) "Motherland" – 4:45
 * 12) "Owensboro" – 4:25
 * 13) "Sally Ann" – 5:49

A Special Deluxe Edition of Retrospective: 1990–2005 was available for a limited time from Merchant's website. This version included a second disc with B-sides and rarities:


 * 1) "She Devil" (outtake from Ophelia) – 5:55
 * 2) "Cowboy Romance" (outtake from The House Carpenter's Daughter) – 8:02
 * 3) "Children Go Where I Send Thee" – 5:12
 * 4) "Birds and Ships" (with Billy Bragg) – 2:13
 * 5) "The Lowlands of Holland" (with The Chieftains) – 3:49
 * 6) "One Fine Day" (from the movie One Fine Day) – 2:47
 * 7) "Photograph" (with R.E.M.) – 3:32
 * 8) "Party of God" (with Bragg) – 4:17
 * 9) "Thick as Thieves" (acoustic version) – 6:23
 * 10) "Bread and Circuses" (with Bragg) – 4:24
 * 11) "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" (with Susan McKeown) – 3:50
 * 12) "Tell Yourself" (acoustic version) – 5:05
 * 13) "But Not for Me" – 3:26
 * 14) "I Know How to Do It" – 4:26
 * 15) "Come Take a Trip in My Airship" – 4:03