Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum explained

Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum
Type:greatest
Artist:Soul Asylum
Cover:Black Gold - The Best of Soul Asylum.jpg
Released:September 26, 2000
Recorded:1988–1998
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:73:40
Label:Columbia / Legacy
Producer:Lenny Kaye
Bruce Dickinson
Soul Asylum
Prev Title:Candy from a Stranger
Prev Year:1998
Next Year:2004

Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum is the second compilation album by Soul Asylum.[1] [2] It contains 19 of their greatest hits.

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.[3]

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

All songs written by Dave Pirner, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Just Like Anyone" – 2:47
  2. "Cartoon" – 3:53 (Murphy)
  3. "Closer to the Stars" (Recorded Live at The Palais Royale in Toronto, Ontario on April 3, 1995) – 3:52
  4. "Somebody to Shove" – 3:15
  5. "Close" – 4:34
  6. "String of Pearls" – 4:52
  7. "Tied to the Tracks" – 2:43
  8. "Runaway Train" – 4:27
  9. "Sometime to Return" – 3:30
  10. "Misery" – 4:26
  11. "We 3" – 4:08
  12. "Without a Trace" – 3:40
  13. "I Will Still Be Laughing" - 3:45
  14. "Black Gold" – 3:56
  15. "Summer of Drugs" – 4:06 (Williams)
  16. "Candy from a Stranger" – 4:16 (Campbell, Mueller, Pirner)
  17. "Stranger" (Recorded Live - MTV Unplugged in New York City on April 21, 1993) – 4:07
  18. "Can't Even Tell" - 3:14
  19. "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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soul Asylum . TrouserPress.com . 1997-06-28 . 2020-04-05.
  2. Web site: Drowning in Genius. SPIN - Google Books . December 2000. 2020-04-05.
  3. Web site: Chris Mundy . Soul Asylum Finds Success . Rolling Stone . 1993-08-05 . 2020-04-05.

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