Candy from a Stranger

Candy from a Stranger
Studio album by
Soul Asylum
ReleasedMay 12, 1998
Recorded1997–1998
GenreAlternative rock
Length45:17
LabelColumbia
ProducerChris Kimsey
Soul Asylum chronology
Let Your Dim Light Shine
(1995) 		Candy from a Stranger
(1998) 		Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum
(2000)
Singles from Candy from a Stranger
  1. "I Will Still Be Laughing"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Close"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[4]
Pitchfork2.5/10[5]
NME5/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin5/10[8]

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 left the band after the album was completed.

"I Will Still Be Laughing" achieved fame after it was featured in the closing credits of the 1998 comedy BASEketball. It is also the band's last single to date to appear on Billboard's Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Candy from a Stranger - Soul Asylum". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Knopper, Steve (April 17, 1998). "Soul Asylum Candy from a Stranger (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2018.[dead link]
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Soul Asylum". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Tom (May 15, 1998). "Candy From a Stranger". Entertainment Weekly.
  5. ^ Moll, Susan. "Soul Asylum: Candy From A Stranger: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000.
  6. ^ Goldsmith, Mike. "Soul Asylum: Candy From A Stranger". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000.
  7. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (May 6, 1998). "Soul Asylum: Candy From A Stranger". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (July 1998). "Soul Asylum: Candy From a Stranger". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 129.