Grave Dancers Union

Grave Dancers Union
Cover art by Jan Saudek
Studio album by
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: September 1992
  2. "Black Gold"
    Released: January 1993
  3. "Runaway Train"
    Released: May 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Calgary HeraldB
Christgau's Consumer Guide
Entertainment WeeklyA
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Q
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10

Grave Dancers Union is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum and was released in 1992. The album features the single "Runaway Train", which reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the biggest hit of the Soul Asylum's career. The album is certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of two million copies in the United States.