Candy from a Stranger

Candy from a Stranger
Studio album by Soul Asylum
Released	May 12, 1998
Recorded	1997 - 1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:17
Label	Columbia
Producer	Chris Kimsey
Soul Asylum chronology
Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995) Candy from a Stranger (1998) Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Candy from a Stranger is Soul Asylum's eighth studio album. It was released on May 12, 1998 (see 1998 in music). It follows 1995's Let Your Dim Light Shine.

The band had originally planned to release an album entitled Creatures Of Habit produced by Matt Hyde. Columbia Records did not approve of the recordings and shelved the album a 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 featured were previously recorded during the Creatures Of Habit sessions. Drummer Sterling Campbell had left the band after completing that record, rejoined briefly in order to (re-)record his parts for the final 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.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Pirner 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, Herman) – 4:03
7. "Lies of Hate" (Pirner, Campbell) – 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)

Singles

1. "I Will Still Be Laughing"
2. "Close"

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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 – vocals, guitar
• Dan Murphy – guitar, vocals
• Karl Mueller – bass
• Sterling Campbell – drums & percussion

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Entertainment Weekly review
3. Robert Christgau review
4. Rolling Stone review
5. http://enterthesoulasylum.com/discography/singles/close/