Candy from a Stranger explained

Candy from a Stranger
Type:Album
Artist:Soul Asylum
Cover:Candyfromastranger.jpg
Released:May 12, 1998
Recorded:1997–1998
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:45:17
Label:Columbia
Producer:Chris Kimsey
Prev Title:Let Your Dim Light Shine
Prev Year:1995
Next Year:2000

Candy from a Stranger is Soul Asylum's eighth studio album. It was released on May 12, 1998 (see 1998 in music). It follows 1995's Let Your Dim Light Shine.

The band had originally planned to release an album entitled Creatures of Habit produced by Matt Hyde. Columbia Records did not approve of the recordings and shelved the album a few weeks before it was supposed to be released. The band re-entered the studio, this time with British producer Chris Kimsey, and emerged with Candy from a Stranger. Most of the songs featured were previously recorded during the Creatures of Habit sessions. Drummer Sterling Campbell left the band after the album was completed.

"I Will Still Be Laughing" achieved fame after it was featured in the closing credits of the 1998 comedy BASEketball.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Pirner except as noted.

  1. "Creatures of Habit" – 3:23
  2. "I Will Still Be Laughing" – 3:46
  3. "Close" – 4:33
  4. "See You Later" – 4:46
  5. "No Time for Waiting" – 3:16
  6. "Blood into Wine" (Dan Murphy, Elizabeth Herman) – 4:03
  7. "Lies of Hate" (Dave Pirner, Sterling Campbell) – 4:39
  8. "Draggin' the Lake" – 3:38
  9. "New York Blackout" – 4:05
  10. "The Game" – 4:27
  11. "Cradle Chain" – 4:45
  12. "Losin' It" (bonus track on the Japanese edition)

Singles

  1. "I Will Still Be Laughing"
  2. "Close"

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Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1998"I Will Still Be Laughing"Mainstream Rock Tracks23
1998"I Will Still Be Laughing"Modern Rock Tracks24

Band members

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Close | EnterTheSoulAsylum.com. enterthesoulasylum.com. 23 May 2023.