Hang Time (album)

Hang Time
Studio album by Soul Asylum
Released	April 25, 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	39:13
Label	A&M
Producer	Lenny Kaye, Ed Stasium
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. As of 2015, the album has yet to sell 1,000,000 copies.

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"

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Q	[2]
Robert Christgau	B−[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

References