Grave Dancers Union is the official sixth album by Soul Asylum. It was released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). The cover illustration is by erotic art photographer Jan Saudek. The album's title comes from the line "I tried to dance at a funeral, New Orleans style, I joined the Grave Dancers Union, I had to file," from the song "Without A Trace." The album spent 76 weeks on the Billboard music charts and was certified double-platinum in 1993. Cover for the album Grave Dancers Union by Soul Asylum This is an album cover. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Soul Asylum is an alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983, best known for their double-platinum album Grave Dancers Union, and their Grammy Award-winning single Runaway Train. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] (also simply called alternative) were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands on independent record labels that didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Michael Beinhorn is an American musician and record producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Soul Asylum is an alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983, best known for their double-platinum album Grave Dancers Union, and their Grammy Award-winning single Runaway Train. ... And The Horse They Rode In On was an album from 1990 from the band Soul Asylum. ... Let Your Dim Light Shine, is an album from 1995 from the band Soul Asylum. ... 33â…“ LP vinyl record for The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album from the 1960s. ... Soul Asylum is an alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983, best known for their double-platinum album Grave Dancers Union, and their Grammy Award-winning single Runaway Train. ... See also: 1991 in music, other events of 1992, 1993 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Erotic art. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... Zuzankas night Life Hey, Joe! Jan Saudek (b. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... General Name, Symbol, Number platinum, Pt, 78 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 6, d Appearance grayish white Atomic mass 195. ...

Lead singer Dave Pirner now often dedicates "Without A Trace" to the memory of late bassist Karl Mueller. David Pirner is the lead vocalist for the band Soul Asylum. ... Karl Mueller (July 27, 1963-June 17, 2005) was a rock musician. ...

In the middle of the sessions, producer Michael Beinhorn grew dissatisfied with drummer Grant Young's performance and brought in Sterling Campbell. It was the beginning of the end of Young's tenure in the band. He and Campbell would each wind up playing on about half the record. [1] Campbell eventually was named the band's official drummer.

Four years later, on "Weird Al" Yankovic's album, Bad Hair Day, some fans considered his song, "The Night Santa Went Crazy," as a parody of "Black Gold." Interestingly, this is on the same album as another Soul Asylum spoof: "Syndicated, Inc.", Al's take on their 1995 song "Misery." Bad Hair Day is the ninth album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1996. ...

Track listing

1. "Somebody to Shove" (Pirner) – 3:15
2. "Black Gold" (Pirner) – 3:57
3. "Runaway Train" (Pirner) – 4:26
4. "Keep It Up" (Pirner) – 3:48
5. "Homesick" (Pirner) – 3:34
6. "Get on Out" (Pirner) – 3:30
7. "New World" (Pirner) – 4:04
8. "April Fool" (Pirner) – 3:45
9. "Without a Trace" (Pirner) – 3:33
10. "Growing into You" (Pirner) – 3:13
11. "99%" (Pirner) – 3:59
12. "The Sun Maid" (Pirner) – 3:51

Personnel

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

Charts

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Singles - Billboard (North America)

Awards

Grammy Awards Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992. ...

References

• Soul Asylum Biography and notes.