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|Name = The Silver Lining
| name = The Silver Lining
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| type = [[Album]]
|Artist = [[Soul Asylum]]
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|Cover = The Silver Lining.jpg
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|Released = July 11, 2006
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|Recorded = 2004 - 2006
| released = July 11, 2006
| recorded = 2004–2006
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|Length = 51:39
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|Label = [[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]]
|Producer = John Fields and [[Steve Hodge]]
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|Last album = ''[[Closer to the Stars: Best of the Twin/Tone Years]]''<br />(2006)
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| label = [[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]]
|This album = '''''The Silver Lining'''''<br />(2006)
| producer = [[John Fields (producer)|John Fields]] and Steve Hodge
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|Next album = ''[[Welcome To The Minority – The A&M Years 1988-1991]]''<br />(2007)
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| prev_title = [[Closer to the Stars: Best of the Twin/Tone Years]]
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| prev_year = 2006
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| next_title = [[Welcome to the Minority – The A&M Years 1988–1991]]
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{{Album ratings
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|MC = (55/100)<ref name="meta">[http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-silver-lining/soul-asylum/critic-reviews Critic Reviews at Metacritic]</ref>
|MC = 55/100<ref name="meta">{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for The Silver Lining |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-silver-lining/soul-asylum/critic-reviews |website=Metacritic}}</ref>
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r835775|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deming |first=Mark |title=''The Silver Lining'' - Soul Asylum |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-silver-lining-mw0000778027 |website=AllMusic}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev4score = {{Rating|4|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strub |first=Whitney |date=11 July 2006 |title=Soul Asylum: The Silver Lining |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/soul-asylum-the-silver-lining/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113165252/http://www.popmatters.com:80/pm/review/soul-asylum-the-silver-lining/ |archive-date=Jan 13, 2013 |website=PopMatters}}</ref>
|rev2score = (favorable)<ref name="meta"/>
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
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|rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soul Asylum |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=soul+asylum |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
|rev3score = C+<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1210910,00.html|title=The Silver Lining Review|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''|date=2006-07-14|page=79|accessdate=2012-08-13}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
|rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Hoard |first=Christian |date=Jul 24, 2006 |title=Soul Asylum: The Silver Lining |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/soulasylum/albums/album/10748736/review/10963043/the_silver_lining |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421214426/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/soulasylum/albums/album/10748736/review/10963043/the_silver_lining |archivedate=April 21, 2008 |accessdate=August 17, 2007 |website=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
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|rev5 = [[PopMatters]]
|rev3 = [[E! Online]]
|rev3score = B<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soul Asylum - ''The Silver Lining'' |url=http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3753,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060720083009/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3753,00.html |archive-date=July 20, 2006 |access-date=April 17, 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
|rev5score = {{Rating|4|10}}<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/soul-asylum-the-silver-lining/ PopMatters review]</ref>
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|rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
'''''The Silver Lining''''' is the ninth album by American rock band [[Soul Asylum]]. It was released on July 11, 2006, eight years after ''[[Candy from a Stranger]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Soul Asylum - The Silver Lining Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-silver-lining-mw0000778027 |access-date=2023-10-17 |language=en}}</ref>
|rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="meta"/>

|rev7 = [[Robert Christgau]]
It is the last studio album with original bassist [[Karl Mueller (rock musician)|Karl Mueller]], who died of cancer on June 17, 2005. Mueller was able to play on most of the tracks,<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2006 |title=Soul Asylum reborn with ‘The Silver Lining’ |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/soul-asylum-reborn-silver-lining-wbna13905286 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}</ref> while [[Tommy Stinson]] and producer [[John Fields (producer)|John Fields]] played some bass guitar for the record.
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|rev7score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=soul+asylum Robert Christgau review]</ref>
|rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080421214426/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/soulasylum/albums/album/10748736/review/10963043/the_silver_lining Rolling Stone review]</ref>
|rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
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The single "Stand Up and Be Strong" was chosen by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[ESPN]] for their college football coverage for the 2006–2007 season.
'''''The Silver Lining''''' is [[Soul Asylum]]'s long-awaited follow-up to the 1998 studio release ''[[Candy from a Stranger]]''. It was released on July 11, 2006 and is the first studio album with bassist [[Tommy Stinson]].


Fellow [[Minneapolis]] musician [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] recorded a cover of "Stand Up and Be Strong" in 2010, which was released on his 2021 posthumous record ''[[Welcome 2 America]]''.
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The single "Stand Up And Be Strong" was chosen by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[ESPN]] for their college football coverage for the 2006-2007 season.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Dave Pirner]].
All songs written by [[Dave Pirner]].
#"Stand Up And Be Strong" - 4:22
#"Stand Up and Be Strong" – 4:22
#"Lately" - 3:27
#"Lately" – 3:27
#"Crazy Mixed Up World" - 3:55
#"Crazy Mixed Up World" – 3:55
#"All Is Well" - 3:13
#"All Is Well" – 3:13
#"Bus Named Desire" - 3:04
#"Bus Named Desire" – 3:04
#"Whatcha Need" - 3:50
#"Whatcha Need" – 3:50
#"Standing Water" - 4:38
#"Standing Water" – 4:38
#"Success Is Not So Sweet" - 4:56
#"Success Is Not So Sweet" – 4:56
#"The Great Exaggerator" - 4:06
#"The Great Exaggerator" – 4:06
#"Oxygen" - 4:01
#"Oxygen" – 4:01
#"Good For You" - 3:52
#"Good for You" – 3:52
#"Slowly Rising" - 3:55<br/>"Fearless Leader" (hidden track) - 3:32
#"Slowly Rising" – 3:55<br/>"Fearless Leader" (hidden track) – 3:32<ref>{{Citation |title=Soul Asylum - The Silver Lining |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9379691-Soul-Asylum-The-Silver-Lining |access-date=2023-06-19 |language=en}}</ref>


==Singles==
==Singles==


#"All is Well"
#"All Is Well"
#"Stand Up and Be Strong"
#"Stand Up and Be Strong"
#"Standing Water"
#"Standing Water"
#"Good for You"


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
'''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
|+Chart performance for ''The Silver Lining''
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!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|-
|align="left"|2006
! Chart (2006)
! Peak<br>position
|align="left"|The Billboard 200
|-
|align="left"|155
{{album chart|Billboard200|155|artist=Soul Asylum|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 30, 2021}}
|-
|-
|}
|}



==Band members==
==Band members==
* [[Dave Pirner]] – vocals, guitar
* [[Dave Pirner]] – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* [[Dan Murphy (musician)|Dan Murphy]] – guitar, vocals
* [[Dan Murphy (musician)|Dan Murphy]] – lead guitar, backing vocals
* [[Karl Mueller (rock musician)|Karl Mueller]] – bass
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* [[Michael Bland]] – drums

'''Additional Personnel'''
* [[Tommy Stinson]] – bass
* [[Tommy Stinson]] – bass
* [[John Fields (producer)|John Fields]] – bass
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* [[Michael Bland]] – drums & percussion
* Jeff Victor – keyboards
* Joey Huffman - Keyboards


==References==
==References==
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*Yahoo! News - [http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060830/nyw085.html?.v=71 ''ABC & ESPN Choose Soul Asylum's Single 'Stand Up And Be Strong' for Their College Football Coverage''] (Link dead as of 21:40, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


==External links==
==External links==
*{{metacritic album|the-silver-lining/soul-asylum|The Silver Lining}}
*{{Metacritic album|title=The Silver Lining}}


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Latest revision as of 20:37, 17 December 2024

The Silver Lining
Studio album by
Soul Asylum
ReleasedJuly 11, 2006
Recorded2004–2006
GenreAlternative rock
Length51:39
LabelLegacy
ProducerJohn Fields and Steve Hodge
Soul Asylum chronology
Closer to the Stars: Best of the Twin/Tone Years
(2006) 		The Silver Lining
(2006) 		Welcome to the Minority – The A&M Years 1988–1991
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[4]
E! OnlineB[6]
PopMatters[3]
Rolling Stone[5]

The Silver Lining is the ninth album by American rock band Soul Asylum. It was released on July 11, 2006, eight years after Candy from a Stranger.[7]

It is the last studio album with original bassist Karl Mueller, who died of cancer on June 17, 2005. Mueller was able to play on most of the tracks,[8] while Tommy Stinson and producer John Fields played some bass guitar for the record.

The single "Stand Up and Be Strong" was chosen by ABC and ESPN for their college football coverage for the 2006–2007 season.

Fellow Minneapolis musician Prince recorded a cover of "Stand Up and Be Strong" in 2010, which was released on his 2021 posthumous record Welcome 2 America.

Track listing

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All songs written by Dave Pirner.

  1. "Stand Up and Be Strong" – 4:22
  2. "Lately" – 3:27
  3. "Crazy Mixed Up World" – 3:55
  4. "All Is Well" – 3:13
  5. "Bus Named Desire" – 3:04
  6. "Whatcha Need" – 3:50
  7. "Standing Water" – 4:38
  8. "Success Is Not So Sweet" – 4:56
  9. "The Great Exaggerator" – 4:06
  10. "Oxygen" – 4:01
  11. "Good for You" – 3:52
  12. "Slowly Rising" – 3:55
    "Fearless Leader" (hidden track) – 3:32[9]

Singles

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  1. "All Is Well"
  2. "Stand Up and Be Strong"
  3. "Standing Water"
  4. "Good for You"

Charts

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Chart performance for The Silver Lining
Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 155

Band members

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Additional Personnel

References

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  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for The Silver Lining". Metacritic.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Silver Lining - Soul Asylum". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Strub, Whitney (11 July 2006). "Soul Asylum: The Silver Lining". PopMatters. Archived from the original on Jan 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Soul Asylum". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  5. ^ Hoard, Christian (Jul 24, 2006). "Soul Asylum: The Silver Lining". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
  6. ^ "Soul Asylum - The Silver Lining". Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Soul Asylum - The Silver Lining Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-10-17
  8. ^ "Soul Asylum reborn with 'The Silver Lining'". TODAY.com. July 17, 2006. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  9. ^ Soul Asylum - The Silver Lining, retrieved 2023-06-19
  10. ^ "Soul Asylum Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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