Soul Asylum - Grave Dancer's Union

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

Name Credits Andy Wallace Mixing Bill Airey Smith Assistant Engineer Bill Smith Assistant Engineer Booker T. Jones Guest Appearance, Organ (Hammond) Booker T. Jones III Organ (Hammond), Organ Bruce Robb Engineer Bruce Ross Engineer Christopher Shaw Engineer Craig Doubet Mixing Assistant Dan Gellert Assistant Engineer Dan Murphy Vocals, Guitar Daniel Murphy Group Member, Vocals, Guitar Dave Pirner Arranger, Guitar, Vocals, Horn Arrangements David Leonard Mixing David Michael Dill Assistant Engineer Eric Anderson Engineer Francesca Restrepo Art Direction, Design Gary Louris Vocals (Background), Guest Appearance, Vocals Grant Young Drums, Group Member Jan Saudek Cover Photo, Photography Karl Mueller Bass Kraig Johnson Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guest Appearance Meridian String Quartet Strings, ? Michael Beinhorn Arranger, Guest Appearance, Glockenspiel, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Producer, Celeste Sonny Kompanek Arranger, String Arrangements, String Conductor, Conductor Sterling Campbell Guest Appearance, Percussion Steve Sisco Mixing Assistant Wally Traugott Mastering