Hang Time (album)

Hang Time
Studio album by
Soul Asylum
ReleasedApril 25, 1988
Recorded1988
GenreAlternative rock
Length39:13
LabelA&M
ProducerLenny Kaye, Ed Stasium
Soul Asylum chronology
While You Were Out
(1986) 		Hang Time
(1988) 		Clam Dip & Other Delights
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB−[3]
Q[2]
Rolling Stone[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10[5]

Hang Time is the fourth full-length studio album by the American rock band Soul Asylum. Released in 1988 by A&M Records, the album was the band's debut for a major label.

Singer/guitarist Dave Pirner wrote the majority of the album. Guitarist Dan Murphy chimed in with "Cartoon," released as one of the album's singles. The CD version features the "bone-us" (bonus) track "Put the Bone In", by Terry Jacks.

Track listing

All songs written by Dave Pirner unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Down on Up to Me" – 2:46
  2. "Little Too Clean" – 3:15
  3. "Sometime to Return" – 3:28
  4. "Cartoon" – 3:52 (Murphy)
  5. "Beggars and Choosers" – 2:57
  6. "Endless Farewell" – 3:21
  7. "Standing in the Doorway" – 3:06
  8. "Marionette" – 3:24
  9. "Ode" – 2:18
  10. "Jack of All Trades" – 2:53
  11. "Twiddly Dee" – 3:00
  12. "Heavy Rotation" – 3:54
  13. "Put the Bone In" – 3:34 (bone-us track, CD Only) (Terry Jacks)

Singles

  1. "Marionette"
  2. "Little Too Clean"
  3. "Cartoon"

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r18478
  2. ^ Reviews at CD Universe
  3. ^ Robert Christgau review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Aaron, Charles (1995). "Soul Asylum". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.