Candy from a Stranger | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 12, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 - 1998 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 45:17 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Chris Kimsey | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Chicago Tribune | [2] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [3] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [4] |
Pitchfork | 2.5/10 [5] |
NME | 5/10 [6] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Spin | 5/10 [8] |
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 .
All songs written by Dave Pirner except as noted.
Album - Billboard (United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1998 | The Billboard 200 | 121 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1998 | "I Will Still Be Laughing" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 23 |
1998 | "I Will Still Be Laughing" | Modern Rock Tracks | 24 |
Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their 1993 hit "Runaway Train" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.
David Anthony Pirner is an American songwriter, singer, and producer best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the alternative rock band Soul Asylum.
Grave Dancers Union is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum and was released in 1992. The album spent 76 weeks on the US Billboard music charts and was certified triple-platinum in 1993, establishing Soul Asylum as one of the most successful rock groups of the first half of the 1990s.
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Hang Time is a 1988 album from the band Soul Asylum. Released on A&M Records, it was the band's major-label debut.
Let Your Dim Light Shine is the seventh studio album by American rock band Soul Asylum, released June 6, 1995, on Columbia Records. Critically, it suffered in comparison to its predecessor, Grave Dancers Union, the band's breakout release. It includes the hit "Misery", which was parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "Syndicated Inc." on his album Bad Hair Day.
On Golden Smog was the debut EP from American band Golden Smog, released in 1992.
Down by the Old Mainstream was American Alternative country band Golden Smog's first full-length album, released in 1995. Its title is from a line in both the Wilco song, "Someday Soon" from the album, Being There, and from "Radio King," the last track on this album.
And the Horse They Rode In On is an album by the Minneapolis band Soul Asylum, released in 1990. The vinyl, cassette, and CD versions of the album have different, but related, cover art. The band supported the album with a North American tour. The first single was "Spinnin'".
Stink is an EP by the band The Replacements, recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 13, 1982, and released on June 24, 1982.
Made to Be Broken is the second full-length album by Soul Asylum. It was released on January 18, 1986. It was the first of the three albums released by Soul Asylum in 1986.
The Silver Lining is Soul Asylum's 9th studio album. It was released on July 11, 2006, eight years after Candy from a Stranger.
Another Fine Day is Golden Smog's third full-length album. It was released on July 18, 2006. It reached number 95 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum is the second compilation album by Soul Asylum. It contains 19 of their greatest hits.
The discography of American alternative rock band Soul Asylum consists of 12 studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums, two extended plays (EPs), 22 singles, and 17 music videos. Formed in 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota using the name Loud Fast Rules, the band's original lineup consisted of vocalist Dave Pirner, guitarist Dan Murphy, bassist Karl Mueller, and drummer Pat Morley. The band changed their name to Soul Asylum prior to the release of Say What You Will... Everything Can Happen in 1984. Later that year, Morley was replaced on drums by Grant Young.
Ian Mussington is a musician, session drummer and percussionist.
"Runaway Train" is a song by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum, released in June 1993 as the third single from the band's sixth album, Grave Dancers Union (1992). The power ballad became a success around the world, reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and climbing to the top position on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. The single earned a gold sales certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after selling 600,000 copies in the US. Outside North America, it reached number two in New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland and peaked within the top five on the charts on several other European countries.
Delayed Reaction is Soul Asylum's 10th full-length studio album and follow-up to their 2006 studio release The Silver Lining. It was released on July 17, 2012, and debuted at #160 on Billboard. It is their first album released on 429 Records.
Playlist: The Very Best of Soul Asylum is a compilation album containing 14 of the greatest hits by Soul Asylum.