Welcome to the Minority – The A&M Years 1988–1991

Welcome to the Minority – The A&M Years 1988-1991 is a compilation album that contains 3 CDs of Soul Asylum's work during the time they were under their A&M label. 5,000 copies were issued for this limited edition set.

The title of the album, Welcome to the Minority comes from the song "Down On Up To Me" which was from Soul Asylum's 1988 album Hang Time.

Track listing

All songs written by David Pirner unless otherwise noted.

Disc 1 - Hang Time

1. "Down On Up To Me"
2. "Little Too Clean"
3. "Sometime To Return"
4. "Cartoon" - (Murphy)
5. "Beggars and Choosers"
6. "Endless Farewell"
7. "Standing in the Doorway"
8. "Marionette"
9. "Ode"
10. "Jack of All Trades"
11. "Twiddly Dee"
12. "Heavy Rotation"
13. "Put the Bone In"
14. "Just Plain Evil" † (Originally released on Clam Dip & Other Delights)
15. "It’s Not My Fault" † (Originally released on Free To Be...A Family compilation) (Durkee, Cerf)

Disc 2 - And the Horse They Rode in On

1. "Spinnin'"
2. "Bitter Pill"
3. Veil Of Tears"
4. Nice Guys (Don’t Get Paid)"
5. Something Out Of Nothing"
6. Gullible’s Travels" - (Murphy)
7. Brand New Shine"
8. Easy Street" - (Murphy, Pirner)
9. Grounded"
10. Be On Your Way"
11. We 3"
12. All The King’s Friends"
13. Something Out Of Nothing" remix †

Disc 3 - Live in Chicago, IL, and Ann Arbor, MI, Oct 1990 †

1. "The Tracks Of My Tears" - (Robinson, Moore, Tarplin)
2. "Something Out Of Nothing"
3. "Freaks"
4. "Put A Spell On You" - (Hawkins)
5. "Cartoon" (Murphy)
6. "Be On Your Way"
7. "Closer To The Stars"
8. "Marionette"
9. "All The King’s Friends"
10. "Made To Be Broken"
11. "Little Too Clean"
12. "Movin’ On"
13. "Nice Guys (Don’t Get Paid)"
14. "To Sir With Love" - (Black, London)

† = First time release or available on another format.