Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum

Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum
Photo by: Dave Pirner
Greatest hits album by Soul Asylum
Released	September 26, 2000
Recorded	1988 - 1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	73:40
Label	Columbia / Legacy
Producer	Lenny Kaye Bruce Dickinson Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum chronology
Candy from a Stranger (1998) Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum (2000) After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2004)

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Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum is a compilation album that contains 19 of the greatest hits from Soul Asylum.

The title of the album, "Black Gold" comes from Soul Asylum's song of the same name, which was a hit single on their 1992 breakthrough album Grave Dancers Union.

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" (live) – 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" (live) – 4:07
18. "Can't Even Tell" - 3:14
19. "Lonely For You" – 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.