Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum

~ Release by Soul Asylum (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

℗ «1986 Twin/Tone Records, Inc. All Rights Reserved., 1988, 1990 A&M Records, 1993 MTV Networks. All rights reserved., 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.»

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Annotation last modified on 2022-01-29 23:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Just Like Anyone
additional engineer:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer) and Mark Mason (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Chad Bamford, Mike Baumgartner, Danny Kadar, Brian Kinkead, Dale Lawton, Mick Stern (engineer), Darren Mora, Richard Huredia (US hip hop mix engineer), Steve Sisco and Casey Stone (engineer)
engineer:
John Siket
producer:
Soul Asylum and Butch Vig
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Karl Mueller (US bass guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sterling Campbell
guitar:
Daniel Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and David Pirner
organ:
David Pirner and Joey Huffman
trumpet:
David Pirner
background vocals:
Sterling Campbell and John deVries (rock guitarist, vocalist)
vocals:
Daniel Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and David Pirner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States and Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Just Like Anyone
composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
Made to be Broken Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.52:48
2Cartoon
producer:
Lenny Kaye and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
recording of:
Cartoon (Soul Asylum Song)
lyricist and composer:
Dan Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum)
3.83:53
3Closer to the Stars (live)
live recording of:
Closer to the Stars
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
Tomata-Du-Plenti Music Ltd.
3:51
4Somebody to Shove
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
recording of:
Somebody to Shove
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
4.353:14
5Close
producer:
Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recording of:
Close
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
44:34
6String of Pearls
additional engineer:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer) and Mark Mason (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Chad Bamford, Mike Baumgartner, Danny Kadar, Brian Kinkead, Dale Lawton, Mick Stern (engineer), Darren Mora, Richard Huredia (US hip hop mix engineer), Steve Sisco and Casey Stone (engineer)
engineer:
John Siket
producer:
Soul Asylum and Butch Vig
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Karl Mueller (US bass guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sterling Campbell
guitar:
Daniel Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and David Pirner
organ:
David Pirner and Joey Huffman
trumpet:
David Pirner
Wurlitzer electric piano:
Tim Ray (piano)
background vocals:
Trini Alvarado (actress) and Sterling Campbell
vocals:
Daniel Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and David Pirner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States and Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
String of Pearls
composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
Made to be Broken Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
54:52
7Tied to the Tracks
engineer:
Steve Fjelstad
producer:
Bob Mould
bass guitar:
Karl Mueller (US bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Grant Young
guitar:
Dan Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and Dave Pirner
background vocals:
Dan Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum)
lead vocals:
Dave Pirner
recording of:
Tied to the Tracks (Soul Asylum Song)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
3.52:41
8Runaway Train
assistant engineer:
David Michael Dill (engineer) and Dan Gellert (sound engineer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
assistant mixer:
Craig Doubet (recording engineer) and Steve Sisco
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1992) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1992)
recording of:
Runaway Train
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Taiwan (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), LFR Music, Standing Water Music, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.44:26
9Sometime to Return
3:28
10Misery
additional engineer:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer) and Mark Mason (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Chad Bamford, Mike Baumgartner, Danny Kadar, Brian Kinkead, Dale Lawton, Mick Stern (engineer), Darren Mora, Richard Huredia (US hip hop mix engineer), Steve Sisco and Casey Stone (engineer)
engineer:
John Siket
producer:
Soul Asylum and Butch Vig
mixer:
Andy Wallace (engineer)
bass guitar:
Karl Mueller (US bass guitarist)
drums (drum set), percussion and background vocals:
Sterling Campbell
guitar:
Daniel Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and David Pirner
organ:
David Pirner and Joey Huffman
trumpet:
David Pirner
vocals:
Daniel Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and David Pirner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1995)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States, Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States and Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Soundtrack Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Misery
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
publisher:
Made to be Broken Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
44:25
11We 3
recording of:
We 3
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
4:07
12Without a Trace
recording of:
Without a Trace
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
3:39
13I Will Still Be Laughing
producer:
Chris Kimsey
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
recording of:
I Will Still Be Laughing
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
3.53:44
14Black Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V. (Sony Music Entertainment's NL subsidiary until 2004)
recording of:
Black Gold
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
43:55
15Summer of Drugs
producer:
George Drakoulias
mixer:
Brendan O’Brien (engineer)
cover recording of:
Summer of Drugs
lyricist and composer:
Victoria Williams
4:05
16Candy From a Stranger
producer:
Matt Hyde (US producer & engineer)
recording of:
Candy From a Stranger (Soul Asylum Song)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
4:14
17Stranger (live)
live recording of:
Stranger
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
4:06
18Can’t Even Tell
recording of:
Can’t Even Tell
writer:
Dan Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and Dave Pirner
43:12
19Lonely for You
recording of:
Lonely for You
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
4:10