Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum is the second compilation album by Soul Asylum.[3][4] It contains 19 of their greatest hits.
Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum | ||||
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Released | September 26, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1988–1998 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 73:40 | |||
Label | Columbia / Legacy | |||
Producer | Lenny Kaye Bruce Dickinson Soul Asylum | |||
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Source | Rating |
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Entertainment Weekly | B−[2] |
The title of the album comes from Soul Asylum's song of the same name, which was a hit single from their 1992 breakthrough album Grave Dancers Union.[5]
The disc contains two outtakes ("Candy from a Stranger" and "Lonely for You") from Soul Asylum's previous album Candy from a Stranger, as well as two previously unreleased live recordings ("Closer to the Stars" and "Stranger").
Track listing
editAll songs written by Dave Pirner, unless otherwise noted.
- "Just Like Anyone" – 2:47
- "Cartoon" – 3:53 (Murphy)
- "Closer to the Stars" (Recorded Live at The Palais Royale in Toronto, Ontario on April 3, 1995) – 3:52
- "Somebody to Shove" – 3:15
- "Close" – 4:34
- "String of Pearls" – 4:52
- "Tied to the Tracks" – 2:43
- "Runaway Train" – 4:27
- "Sometime to Return" – 3:30
- "Misery" – 4:26
- "We 3" – 4:08
- "Without a Trace" – 3:40
- "I Will Still Be Laughing" - 3:45
- "Black Gold" – 3:56
- "Summer of Drugs" – 4:06 (Williams)
- "Candy from a Stranger" – 4:16 (Campbell, Mueller, Pirner)
- "Stranger" (Recorded Live - MTV Unplugged in New York City on April 21, 1993) – 4:07
- "Can't Even Tell" - 3:14
- "Lonely for You" (Outtake from "Candy from a Stranger" album) – 4:09
The Japanese release also contained one previously unreleased bonus track, "When I Ran Off and Left Her" (Chesnutt), for a total of 20 songs.
References
edit- ^ Richie Unterberger (2000-09-26). "Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum - Soul Asylum | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Soul Asylum". TrouserPress.com. 1997-06-28. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "Drowning in Genius". SPIN - Google Books. December 2000. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ Chris Mundy (1993-08-05). "Soul Asylum Finds Success". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-04-05.