Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum
Greatest hits album by Soul Asylum
Released	September 26, 2000
Recorded	1988–1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	73:40
Label	Columbia / Legacy
Producer	Lenny Kaye Bruce Dickinson Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum chronology
Candy from a Stranger (1998) Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum (2000) After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 (2004)

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B− [2]

Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum is the second compilation album by Soul Asylum. ^{[3] [4]} It contains 19 of their greatest hits.

The title of the album comes from Soul Asylum's song of the same name, which was a hit single from their 1992 breakthrough album Grave Dancers Union. ^[5]

The disc contains two outtakes ("Candy from a Stranger" and "Lonely for You") from Soul Asylum's previous album Candy from a Stranger, as well as two previously unreleased live recordings ("Closer to the Stars" and "Stranger").

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Pirner, unless otherwise noted.

1. " Just Like Anyone" – 2:47
2. "Cartoon" – 3:53 ( Murphy)
3. "Closer to the Stars" (Recorded Live at The Palais Royale in Toronto, Ontario on April 3, 1995) – 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. "I Will Still Be Laughing" - 3:45
14. " Black Gold" – 3:56
15. "Summer of Drugs" – 4:06 ( Williams)
16. "Candy from a Stranger" – 4:16 ( Campbell, Mueller, Pirner)
17. "Stranger" (Recorded Live - MTV Unplugged in New York City on April 21, 1993) – 4:07
18. "Can't Even Tell" - 3:14
19. "Lonely for You" (Outtake from " Candy from a Stranger" album) – 4:09

The Japanese release also contained one previously unreleased bonus track, "When I Ran Off and Left Her" ( Chesnutt), for a total of 20 songs.

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