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

Soul Asylum

Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...

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The title of the album, "Black Gold" comes from Soul Asylum

Soul Asylum

Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...

's song with the same name, which was a hit single on their 1992 breakthrough album Grave Dancers Union

Grave Dancers Union

Grave Dancers Union is the official sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band Soul Asylum, released in 1992...

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The disc also contains two outtakes ("Candy From a Stranger" and "Lonely For You") from Soul Asylum's previous album Candy from a Stranger

Candy From a Stranger

Candy from a Stranger is Soul Asylum's eighth studio album. It was released on May 12, 1998 . It is the follow-up to the 1995 studio release Let Your Dim Light Shine....

, as well as two previously unreleased live recordings (see below).

Track listing

All songs written by David Pirner unless otherwise noted.

1. "Just Like Anyone
   Just Like Anyone (song)
   "Just Like Anyone" is a 1995 song by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum from their seventh album, Let Your Dim Light Shine. Written by lead singer Dave Pirner and produced by the band with Butch Vig, the song was released as the album's second single. It entered the singles charts in Canada...
   
   " – 2:47
2. "Cartoon" – 3:53 (Murphy
   Dan Murphy
   Dan Murphy is best known as the guitarist for the American band, Soul Asylum. He is also a member of Golden Smog.-History:...
   
   )
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. "My Heart Can't Tell You No" - 5:12 (Rod Stewart
    Rod Stewart
    Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
    
     cover)
14. "I Will Still Be Laughing" – 3:45
15. "Black Gold" – 3:56
16. "Summer of Drugs" – 4:06 (Williams
    Victoria Williams
    Victoria Williams is an American singer-songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. She is noted for her descriptive songwriting talent, which she has used to immerse the listener of her songs into a...
    
    ) (Victoria Williams Cover found on Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams
    Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams
    Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams is a 1993 tribute album that features a variety of alternative rock bands covering songs written by Victoria Williams...
    
    )
17. "Candy From a Stranger" – 4:16 (Campbell
    Sterling Campbell
    Sterling Campbell in New York City, New York, is an American rock drummer who has worked with numerous high-profile acts. He rose to attention in 1986, touring with Cyndi Lauper on her her True Colors World Tour, in 1986, and in 1987, joined Duran Duran...
    
    , Mueller
    Karl Mueller
    Karl Mueller was an American rock musician. He was the bass player and a founding member of the Minneapolis Alternative Rock band, Soul Asylum....
    
    , Pirner
    Dave Pirner
    David Anthony "Dave" Pirner is an American songwriter, singer, and producer best known for being the lead vocalist and frontman for the alternative rock/grunge band, Soul Asylum.-Biography:...
    
    )
18. "Stranger" (live) – 4:07
19. "This Love - 4:58
20. "Lonely For You" – 4:09

The Japanese release also contained one previously unreleased bonus track, "When I Ran Off and Left Her" (Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt

James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...

) for a total of 20 songs.