| Let Your Dim Light Shine | |||||
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| Studio album by Soul Asylum | |||||
| Released | June 6, 1995 | ||||
| Recorded | 1994 - 1995 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative | ||||
| Length | 49:59 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Producer | Butch Vig & Soul Asylum | ||||
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| Soul Asylum chronology | |||||
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Let Your Dim Light Shine is an album from 1995 from the band Soul Asylum. 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. This was the first Soul Asylum album to list Sterling Campbell as the band's official drummer. He was listed as providing "percussion" on the previous album, even though he played on at least half of the tracks, including the big hit, "Runaway Train." [1] The album's title is derived from a line in the song "Promises Broken." Actress Trini Alvarado provided backing vocals on three songs. Dim Light was the least favorite album of the band, as Columbia, their label at the time, constantly interfered with their creative process. The music video for "Just Like Anyone" starred actress Claire Danes. Also this album title is to believed to be a shot at fellow alternative rockers collective soul , remember the song lyrics from the hit song shine "heaven let your light shine down "
==Track listing==
All songs written by David Pirner unless noted otherwise.
- "Misery" – 4:24
- "Shut Down" – 2:51
- "To My Own Devices" – 2:59
- "Hopes Up" – 3:45
- "Promises Broken" (Murphy, Perlman) – 3:14
- "Bittersweetheart" – 3:34
- "String of Pearls" – 4:56
- "Crawl" (Jordan, Pirner) – 4:00
- "Caged Rat" – 3:03
- "Eyes of a Child" – 3:35
- "Just Like Anyone" – 2:47
- "Tell Me When" (Pirner, Samuels) – 3:42
- "Nothing to Write Home About" – 3:14
- "I Did My Best" – 3:46
For the Japanese release of Let Your Dim Light Shine, an additional track was added to the album. It was a cover of the Descendents song "Hope".
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | The Billboard 200 | 6 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | "Misery" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| 1995 | "Misery" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1995 | "Misery" | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1995 | "Just Like Anyone" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 11 |
| 1995 | "Just Like Anyone" | Modern Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 1996 | "Promises Broken" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 63 |
| 1996 | "Promises Broken" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 29 |
| 1996 | "Promises Broken" | Adult Contemporary | 29 |
| Soul Asylum |
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| Dave Pirner - Dan Murphy - Tommy Stinson - George McKelvey - Michael Bland - Karl Mueller |
| Pat Morley - Grant Young - Sterling Campbell - Ian Mussington |
| Soul Asylum discography |
| Albums: Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck (1984) - Made To Be Broken (1986) - Time's Incinerator (1986) - While You Were Out (1986) - Hang Time (1988) - Clam Dip & Other Delights (1989) - And the Horse They Rode in On (1990) - Grave Dancers Union (1992) - Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995) - Candy from a Stranger (1998) - The Silver Lining (2006) |
| Compilations: Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum (2000) - Closer to the Stars: Best of the Twin/Tone Years (2006) |
| Live and other projects: After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2004) |
| Related articles |
| Black Gold - Runaway Train - Misery - Faces & Names (2002) - Golden Smog |
