Candy from a Stranger is 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 eighth studio album. It was released on May 12, 1998 (see 1998 in music

1998 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...

). It is the follow-up to the 1995 studio release Let Your Dim Light Shine

Let Your Dim Light Shine

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...

.

The band had originally planned to release an album entitled "Creatures Of Habit" produced by Matt Hyde. Columbia Records didn't approve of the recordings and shelved the album few weeks before it was supposed to be released. The band re-entered the studio, this time with British producer Chris Kimsey, and emerged with "Candy From A Stranger" most of the songs were also part of what would have been "Creatures Of Habit". Drummer Sterling Campbell had left the band after completing that record, rejoined briefly in order to (re-)record his parts for the album. He was not involved in touring or promoting the album.

I Will Still Be Laughing achieved fame after it was featured in the closing credits of the 1998 comedy BASEketball

BASEketball

BASEketball is a 1998 American David Zucker comedy starring South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with Dian Bachar, Robert Vaughn, Ernest Borgnine, Yasmine Bleeth, and Jenny McCarthy...

.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave 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:...

 except as noted.

1. "Creatures of Habit" – 3:23
2. "I Will Still Be Laughing" – 3:46
3. "Close" – 4:33
4. "See You Later" – 4:46
5. "No Time for Waiting" – 3:16
6. "Blood into Wine" (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:...
   
   , Herman) – 4:03
7. "Lies of Hate" (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:...
   
   , 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...
   
   ) – 4:39
8. "Draggin' the Lake" – 3:38
9. "New York Blackout" – 4:05
10. "The Game" – 4:27
11. "Cradle Chain" – 4:45
12. "Losin' It" (bonus track on the Japanese edition)

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1998	The Billboard 200	121

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1998	"I Will Still Be Laughing"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	23
1998	"I Will Still Be Laughing"	Modern Rock Tracks	24

Band members

• Dave 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:...
  
   – vocals, guitar
• Dan 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:...
  
   – guitar, vocals
• Karl 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....
  
   – bass
• Sterling 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...
  
  – drums & percussion