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The Silver Lining

The last studio album with original bassist Karl Mueller.
Soul Asylum, 2006

Released
11 July 2006

The Silver Lining was released on 11 July 2006, eight years after Candy from a Stranger. It is the last studio album with Karl Mueller, who died on 17 June 2005. Mueller played on most of the tracks, and Tommy Stinson and the producer John Fields played some of the bass. Michael Bland was on drums.

Pirner wrote every song. The single Stand Up and Be Strong was chosen by ABC and ESPN for their college football coverage in the 2006 to 2007 season. Prince recorded a cover of it in 2010, and it was released on his posthumous album Welcome 2 America in 2021. The other singles were All Is Well, Standing Water and Good for You.

Track listing

  1. Stand Up and Be Strong4:22
  2. Lately3:27
  3. Crazy Mixed Up World3:55
  4. All Is Well3:13
  5. Bus Named Desire3:04
  6. Whatcha Need3:50
  7. Standing Water4:38
  8. Success Is Not So Sweet4:56
  9. The Great Exaggerator4:06
  10. Oxygen4:01
  11. Good for You3:52
  12. Slowly Rising3:55

More from Soul Asylum

Say What You Will... (1984), While You Were Out (1986), Hang Time (1988), And the Horse They Rode In On (1990), Grave Dancers Union (1992), Let Your Dim Light Shine (1995), Candy from a Stranger (1998)

Sources

  1. The Silver Lining (Soul Asylum album), Wikipedia