After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 is the first live album released by Soul Asylum

Soul Asylum

Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...

. It was recorded on June 28, 1997 about two months after the epic Red River Flood of 1997 hit the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461...

. Soul Asylum played the concert for the joint prom of the local high schools. The event took place in one of the hangars at nearby Grand Forks Air Force Base

Grand Forks Air Force Base

Grand Forks Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located north of Emerado, North Dakota and approximately west of Grand Forks, North Dakota...

. The image of the burnt out downtown Security Building taken by Eric Hylden for the Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks Herald

The Grand Forks Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper, begun in 1879, published in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is the primary daily paper for northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Its average daily circulation is 34,763 on Sundays and 31,524 on weekdays...

is shown on the back cover of the album, however the image is reversed.

Track listing

1. "School's Out
   School's Out (song)
   Female pop duo Daphne & Celeste, released a cover of the song in 2000. The chorus is based on Alice Cooper's hit of the same name, and some other elements of that song have been retained, although much of the song is "original", in a pop-rap style...
   
   " (Bruce, Buxton, Cooper
   Alice Cooper
   Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
   
   , Dunaway, Smith) – 3:54
2. "Misery
   Misery (Soul Asylum song)
   "Misery" is a 1995 song performed by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. Although Let Your Dim Light Shine critically suffered in comparison to its predecessor, Grave Dancers Union, the single, "Misery", reached number 20 on The Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in...
   
   " (Pirner) – 3:45
3. "Black Gold" (Murphy) – 3:36
4. "See You Later" (Pirner) – 4:38
5. "Without a Trace" (Pirner) – 3:19
6. "Losin' it" (Pirner) – 3:02
7. "Somebody to Shove
   Somebody To Shove
   "Somebody to Shove" is a 1992 single performed by the Minneapolis rock band Soul Asylum. It reached number one on the Modern Rock Tracks and number nine on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in the US...
   
   " (Pirner) – 3:25
8. "Just Like Anyone
   Just Like Anyone (song)
   "Just Like Anyone" is a 1995 song by American alternative rock band Soul Asylum from their seventh album, Let Your Dim Light Shine. Written by lead singer Dave Pirner and produced by the band with Butch Vig, the song was released as the album's second single. It entered the singles charts in Canada...
   
   " (Pirner) – 2:47
9. "The Tracks of My Tears
   The Tracks of My Tears
   "The Tracks of My Tears" is a much recorded love ballad introduced in 1965 by The Miracles on Motown's' Tamla label. This song is considered to be among the finest recordings of The Miracles, and it sold over one million records within two years, making it The Miracles' fourth million-selling...
   
   " (Moore
   Pete Moore
   Pete Moore is an African American soul singer, record producer, and songwriter, notable as the bass singer for Motown group The Miracles from 1955 onwards, and is one of the group's original members...
   
   , Robinson
   Smokey Robinson
   William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
   
   , Tarplin) – 3:02
10. "Runaway Train" (Pirner) – 4:34
11. "We 3" (Pirner) – 4:03
12. "I Know
    I Know (Dionne Farris song)
    "I Know" is a 1995 song recorded by American R&B singer Dionne Farris. It was the first single from her debut album Wild Seed, Wild Flower and was released in March 1995. It achieved a moderate success on the charts, peaking at #41 in UK, but became a top ten hit in New Zealand and in the U.S....
    
    " (Farris
    Dionne Farris
    Dionne Farris is an American female R&B/soul musician who sang on three songs with the hip hop group Arrested Development...
    
    ) – 3:22
13. "Sexual Healing
    Sexual Healing
    "Sexual Healing" is a 1982 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Columbia Records label. It was his first single since his exit from his long-term record label Motown earlier in the year, following the release of the In Our Lifetime album the previous year...
    
    " (Brown, Gaye
    Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
    
    , Ritz) – 4:43
14. "The Game" (Pirner) – 4:35
15. "I Can See Clearly Now
    I Can See Clearly Now
    -Certifications:-Charts:-Other covers:The song also appears in various other films, such as Grosse Pointe Blank, The Break-up, Thelma & Louise, Antz, Deep Blue Sea, Envy, Hitch, Shrek 2s Far Far Away Idol, Viktor Vogel – Commercial Man and Jennifer's Body, as well in a 2009 advertisement for Lipton...
    
    " (Nash
    Johnny Nash
    John Lester "Johnny" Nash, Jr. is an American pop singer-songwriter, best known in the US for his 1972 hit, "I Can See Clearly Now". He was also the first non-Jamaican to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica.-Life and career:...
    
    ) – 2:53
16. "Black Star" (Pirner) – 3:20
17. "To Sir, with Love
    To Sir, with Love (song)
    "To Sir With Love" is the theme from the 1967 film To Sir, With Love. The song was written by Don Black and Mark London."To Sir With Love" was initially recorded by Lulu for the film of the same name...
    
    " (Black, London) – 2:48
18. "Rhinestone Cowboy
    Rhinestone Cowboy (song)
    "Rhinestone Cowboy" is the title of a song written by Larry Weiss and most famously recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. The song enjoyed immense popularity with both country and pop audiences when it was released in 1975....
    
    " (Weiss) – 4:53