Hang Time (album)

Hang Time
Studio album by Soul Asylum
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	39:13
Label	A&M
Producer	Lenny Kaye, Ed Stasium
Soul Asylum chronology
While You Were Out (1986) Hang Time (1988) Clam Dip & Other Delights (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B− [2]
Q	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	5/10 [5]

Hang Time is the fourth full-length studio album by the American rock band Soul Asylum. Released in 1988 by A&M Records, the album was the band's debut for a major label.

Singer/guitarist Dave Pirner wrote the majority of the album. Guitarist Dan Murphy chimed in with "Cartoon," released as one of the album's singles. The CD version features the "bone-us" (bonus) track "Put the Bone In", by Terry Jacks.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Pirner unless otherwise noted.

1. "Down On Up to Me" – 2:46
2. "Little Too Clean" – 3:15
3. "Sometime to Return" – 3:28
4. "Cartoon" – 3:52 (Murphy)
5. "Beggars and Choosers" – 2:57
6. "Endless Farewell" – 3:21
7. "Standing in the Doorway" – 3:06
8. "Marionette" – 3:24
9. "Ode" – 2:18
10. "Jack of All Trades" – 2:53
11. "Twiddly Dee" – 3:00
12. "Heavy Rotation" – 3:54
13. "Put the Bone In" – 3:34 (bone-us track, CD Only) (Terry Jacks)

Singles

1. "Marionette"
2. "Little Too Clean"
3. "Cartoon"

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r18478
2. Robert Christgau review
3. Reviews at CD Universe
4. Rolling Stone review
5. Aaron, Charles (1995). "Soul Asylum". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 368–369. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.