Hang Time (album)

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Hang Time
Studio album by Soul Asylum
Released	April 25, 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Rock
Length	39:13
Label	A&M Records
Producer	Lenny Kaye & Ed Stasium
Professional reviews
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Soul Asylum chronology
While You Were Out (1986) Hang Time (1988) Clam Dip & Other Delights (1989)

Hang Time is a 1988 album from the band Soul Asylum. Released on A&M Records, it was the band's major-label debut.

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, better known for the ballad "Seasons in the Sun". As of 2006, the album has yet to sell 100,000 copies.

[edit] Track listing

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) (Jacks)

• All songs written by Dave Pirner unless otherwise noted.

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