Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum

by Soul Asylum

Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 26 September 2000
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:13:26
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Lenny Kaye, Bruce Dickinson, Grant Young, Howard Fritzson, Daniel Murphy, Danny Clinch, Smay Vision, Sterling Campbell, Karl Mueller, Daniel Corrigan, Joseph M. Palmaccio, Jason Stang

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A best-of collection spanning Soul Asylum's Columbia years, from 'Hang Time' through the mainstream breakthrough of 'Grave Dancers Union' and its single 'Runaway Train'. It traces the Minneapolis band's long path from Twin/Tone hardcore roots to arena-scale alternative rock.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, guitars, male-vocals, accessible

Tracklist

  1. Just Like Anyone (2:48)
  2. Cartoon (3:53)
  3. Closer to the Stars (Live at Palais Royale, Toronto, Canada - April 1995) (3:51)
  4. Somebody to Shove (3:14)
  5. Close (4:34)
  6. String of Pearls (4:52)
  7. Tied To The Tracks (Album Version) (2:42)
  8. Runaway Train (4:26)
  9. Sometime To Return (Album Version) (3:28)
  10. Misery (4:26)
  11. We 3 (Album Version) (4:07)
  12. Without a Trace (3:39)
  13. I Will Still Be Laughing (Album Version) (3:44)
  14. Black Gold (3:55)
  15. Summer of Drugs (4:05)
  16. Candy From A Stranger (Album Version) (4:14)
  17. Stranger (Live at MTV Unplugged, NYC, NY - April 1993) (4:06)
  18. Can't Even Tell (3:12)
  19. Lonely For You (4:10)

Credits

  • Stephan Moore - directed by [project director]
  • Daniel Murphy - guitar, vocals
  • Lenny Kaye - compilation producer, liner notes, producer [original recordings]
  • Bob Mould - producer [original recordings]
  • Butch Vig - producer [original recordings]
  • Ed Stasium - producer [original recordings]
  • Steve Jordan - producer [original recordings]
  • Howard Fritzson - art direction
  • Bruce Dickinson - compilation producer
  • Smay Vision - design
  • John Christiana - management [packaging manager]
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio - mastered by
  • Mark Seliger - photography by [page 5]
  • Valerie Phillips - photography by [page 8]
  • George Drakoulias - producer [original recordings]
  • Michael Blair - producer [original recordings]
  • Toby Wright - producer [original recordings]

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