Grave Dancers Union

Grave Dancers Union
Cover art by Jan Saudek
Studio album by
Soul Asylum
ReleasedOctober 6, 1992
RecordedFebruary−May 1992
StudioThe Power Station and River Sound, New York City
Pachyderm Discs, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood
Genre
Length44:42
LabelColumbia
ProducerMichael Beinhorn
Soul Asylum chronology
And the Horse They Rode In On
(1990) 		Grave Dancers Union
(1992) 		Let Your Dim Light Shine
(1995)
Singles from Grave Dancers Union
  1. "Somebody to Shove"
    Released: May 5, 1992
  2. "Black Gold"
    Released: January 1993
  3. "Runaway Train"
    Released: June 1, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Calgary HeraldB[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(1-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[6]
Q[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[10]

Grave Dancers Union is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum and was released in 1992. The album spent 76 weeks on the US Billboard music charts and was certified triple-platinum in 1993, establishing Soul Asylum as one of the most successful rock groups of the first half of the 1990s.

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  3. ^ Bell, Mike (October 18, 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
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