Let Your Dim Light Shine
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| Studio album by Soul Asylum | ||||
| Released | June 6, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 - 1995 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 49:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Butch Vig & Soul Asylum | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| Q | |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | (7/10) |
Let Your Dim Light Shine is the seventh album from the band Soul Asylum, released in 1995. Critically, it suffered in comparison to its predecessor, Grave Dancers Union, the band's breakout release. It includes the hit "Misery," which was parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "Syndicated Inc." on his album Bad Hair Day.
This was the first Soul Asylum album to list Sterling Campbell as the band's official drummer. He was listed as providing "percussion" on Grave Dancers Union.
The album's title comes from a lyric of the song "Promises Broken." Actress Trini Alvarado provided backing vocals on three songs.
All songs written by David Pirner unless noted otherwise.
For the Japanese release of Let Your Dim Light Shine, an additional track was added to the album. It was a cover of the Descendents song "Hope". Note that "Bittersweetheart" fades out at 3:17, but the guitar feedback remains, therefore "Bittersweetheart" quickly segues into "String of Pearls". The running time of both songs equals about 8 minutes and 30 seconds long.
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