Soul Asylum's breakthrough, million-selling Grave Dancer's Union yielded the mega-hit "Runaway Train" and put the band in a whole new league; longtime fans were predictably disappointed with the slick results. This is a solid alternative rock record with singer/songwriter/vocalist Dave Pirner upfront, a role he was built for but always seemed to resist until this clear do-or-die moment for the band. Soul Asylum did; however, they never matched the success or consistency of this album. Tracks like "Home Sick" and "New World" bear the roots of the country-rock revival later forged by Son Volt and Wilco, while the angst-ridden "Somebody to Shove" is pure joy Soul Asylum-style. ~ Denise Sullivan, All Music Guide
Grave Dancer's Union
05/01/1992 | Sbme Special Mkts.
Videos from Grave Dancer's Union
All Music Guide Review
Grave Dancer's Union Track Listing
Credits of Grave Dancer's Union
- Meridian String Quartet
- Strings, ?
- Karl Mueller
- Bass
- Dave Pirner
- Guitar, Horn Arrangements, Vocals, Arranger
- Bruce Robb
- Engineer
- Steve Sisco
- Mixing Assistant
- Wally Traugott
- Mastering
- Andy Wallace
- Mixing
- Grant Young
- Drums, Group Member
- Bruce Ross
- Engineer
- Bill Smith
- Assistant Engineer
- Francesca Restrepo
- Art Direction, Design
- Dan Murphy
- Guitar, Vocals
- Craig Doubet
- Mixing Assistant
- Dan Gellert
- Assistant Engineer
- Jan Saudek
- Photography, Cover Photo
- Christopher Shaw
- Engineer
- Booker T. Jones III
- Organ, Organ (Hammond)
- Bill Airey Smith
- Assistant Engineer
- Daniel Murphy
- Guitar, Vocals, Group Member
- Eric Anderson
- Engineer
- Michael Beinhorn
- Arranger, Celeste, Producer, String Arrangements, Guest Appearance, Horn Arrangements, Glockenspiel
- Sterling Campbell
- Percussion, Guest Appearance
- David Michael Dill
- Assistant Engineer
- Kraig Johnson
- Vocals, Guest Appearance, Vocals (Background)
- Booker T. Jones
- Organ (Hammond), Guest Appearance
- Sonny Kompanek
- Arranger, String Arrangements, String Conductor, Conductor
- David Leonard
- Mixing
- Gary Louris
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guest Appearance
- Soul Asylum
- Main Performer






















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