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Grave Dancers Union

Grave Dancers Union
Cover art by Jan Saudek
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 1992
RecordedFebruary−May 1992
StudioThe Power Station and River Sound, New York City
Pachyderm Discs, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood
Genre
Length44:42
LabelColumbia
ProducerMichael Beinhorn
Soul Asylum chronology
And the Horse They Rode In On
(1990)
Grave Dancers Union
(1992)
Let Your Dim Light Shine
(1995)
Singles from Grave Dancers Union
  1. "Somebody to Shove"
    Released: May 5, 1992
  2. "Black Gold"
    Released: January 1993
  3. "Runaway Train"
    Released: June 1, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Calgary HeraldB[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(1-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[10]

Grave Dancers Union is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum and was released in 1992. The album features the single "Runaway Train", which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the biggest hit of the Soul Asylum's career. The album is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of two million copies in the United States.

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  2. ^ Sullivan, Denise. "Grave Dancer's Union – Soul Asylum". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Bell, Mike (October 18, 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Soul Asylum: Grave Dancers Union". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Robbins, Ira (October 23, 1992). "Grave Dancers Union". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  6. ^ Wood, Sam (December 8, 1992). "Soul Asylum: Grave Dancers Union (Columbia)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  7. ^ "Soul Asylum: Grave Dancers Union". Q (74): 121. November 1992.
  8. ^ Diehl, Matt (January 21, 1993). "Soul Asylum: Grave Dancers Union". Rolling Stone: 49.
  9. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Soul Asylum". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 759–60. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ 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.

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