Let Your Dim Light Shine


Let Your Dim Light Shine is the seventh studio album by American rock band Soul Asylum, released June 6, 1995 on Columbia Records. 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 with drummer Sterling Campbell, who had previously provided half of the drums on Grave Dancers Union.
The album's title comes from a lyric of the song "Promises Broken."

Track listing

All songs written by David Pirner unless noted otherwise.
  1. "Misery" – 4:24
  2. "Shut Down" – 2:51
  3. "To My Own Devices" – 2:59
  4. "Hopes Up" – 3:45
  5. "Promises Broken" – 3:14
  6. "Bittersweetheart" – 3:34
  7. "String of Pearls" – 4:56
  8. "Crawl" – 4:00
  9. "Caged Rat" – 3:03
  10. "Eyes of a Child" – 3:35
  11. "Just Like Anyone" – 2:47
  12. "Tell Me When" – 3:42
  13. "Nothing to Write Home About" – 3:14
  14. "I Did My Best" – 3:46
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.

Personnel

Soul Asylum
Additional musicians
Production
Album
Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200 Album Chart6

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1995"Misery"The Billboard Hot 10020
1995"Misery"Mainstream Rock Tracks2
1995"Misery"Modern Rock Tracks1
1995"Just Like Anyone"Mainstream Rock Tracks11
1995"Just Like Anyone"Modern Rock Tracks19
1996"Promises Broken"The Billboard Hot 10063
1996"Promises Broken"Mainstream Rock Tracks29
1996"Promises Broken"Adult Contemporary29