![]() “Mostly I think of ‘Closing Time’ as the lightning of good luck that struck me. “You can’t really decide what kind of lottery you’re going to win,” Wilson says. ![]() All About Chemistry, the band’s 2001 follow-up album, failed to reach the commercial heights of its predecessor, but it notably contained “One True Love,” a song Wilson co-wrote with legendary singer/songwriter Carole King. It also put Wilson on the map as a noted songwriter. It subsequently helped push Feeling Strangely Fine to platinum sales. “Closing Time” went on to top the Alternative Songs chart and garner a Grammy nomination for best rock song. Levin, who died in a dirt-biking accident in 2010, was correct. ![]() The album, expanded for the CD and digital release with four B-sides, is also being released on vinyl, marking the first time one of the band’s releases has been issued on vinyl. ![]() “Closing Time” was the big hit on Semisonic’s second album, 1998’s Feeling Strangely Fine, which is being celebrated again with a recently released 20th anniversary reissue.
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