Let Your Dim Light Shine

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Let Your Dim Light Shine
File:Let your Dim Light Shine.jpg
Studio album by
Soul Asylum
ReleasedJune 6, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
StudioSmart
(Madison, Wisconsin)
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:59
LabelColumbia
Producer
Soul Asylum chronology
Grave Dancers Union
(1992) 		Let Your Dim Light Shine
(1995) 		Candy from a Stranger
(1998)
Singles from Let Your Dim Light Shine
  1. "Misery"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Just Like Anyone"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Promises Broken"
    Released: 1996

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.

It was the first Soul Asylum album with drummer Sterling Campbell, who had previously played drums on half of the tracks on Grave Dancers Union.

The album's title comes from a lyric of the song "Promises Broken".

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1]
Chicago TribuneStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[2]
Christgau's Consumer GuideB+[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[5]
QStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[6]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[7]
Spin7/10[8]

AllMusic gave a mostly critical summary of Let Your Dim Light Shine, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine commenting that the music "isn't quite as impressive" compared to previous efforts, and moreover that this element is easily overlooked because of the "self-importance" of the lyrics.[1]

Track listing

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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" (Dan Murphy, Marc Perlman) – 3:14
  6. "Bittersweetheart" – 3:34
  7. "String of Pearls" – 4:56
  8. "Crawl" (Stephen Jordan, Pirner) – 4:00
  9. "Caged Rat" – 3:03
  10. "Eyes of a Child" – 3:35
  11. "Just Like Anyone" – 2:47
  12. "Tell Me When" (Pirner, David Samuels) – 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

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Soul Asylum

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

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Singles

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Chart performance for singles from Let Your Dim Light Shine
Year Single Chart Position
1995 "Misery" US Billboard Hot 100 20
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
US Modern Rock Tracks 1
"Just Like Anyone" US Mainstream Rock Tracks 11
US Modern Rock Tracks 19
1996 "Promises Broken" US Billboard Hot 100 63
US Mainstream Rock Tracks 29
US Adult Contemporary 29

Certifications

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Certifications for Let Your Dim Light Shine
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[24] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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