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Adelphia (album)

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Adelphia
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2009 (2009-06-09)
RecordedSeattle, WA
GenrePost-hardcore, screamo
Length43:30
LabelFearless
ProducerCasey Bates
A Skylit Drive chronology
Wires...and the Concept of Breathing
(2008)
Adelphia
(2009)
Identity on Fire
(2011)
Singles from Adelphia
  1. "Those Cannons Could Sink a Ship!"
    Released: May 26, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk78%[1]
AllMusic[2]
BoMR[3]
Rain City Ambience(7/10)[4]
Rock Sound[5]

Adelphia is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive and the first on Fearless Records.[6] It was released on June 9, 2009.[7][8] The album peaked at 64 on the Billboard 200 as well as number 11 on the Top Independent Albums.[9]

Track listing

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All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin and Nick Miller.

No.TitleLength
1."Prelude to a Dream"3:29
2."Those Cannons Could Sink a Ship"3:36
3."Heaven"3:38
4."Running with the Light"3:51
5."Eva the Carrier"3:43
6."Worlds End in Whispers, Not Bangs (Interlude)"1:26
7."The Boy Without a Demon"4:05
8."Thank God It's Cloudy Because I'm Allergic to Sunlight"3:28
9."Air the Enlightenment"2:29
10."The Children of Adelphia"3:01
11."I Swear This Place Is Haunted"3:45
12."It's Not Ironic, It's Obvious"3:41
13."See You Around"3:23
Total length:43:30

Personnel

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A Skylit Drive
Artwork and design
  • Kevin Knight – Art direction, photography
Production and recording

Chart positions

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 64
US Top Internet Albums[10] 11
US Top Independent Albums[10] 64

References

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  1. ^ AbsolutePunk review
  2. ^ Adelphia at AllMusic
  3. ^ BoMR review
  4. ^ Rain City Ambience review Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Rock Sound review". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  6. ^ Sendra, Tim (2009-06-09). "Adelphia - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  7. ^ "Artist Bio - A Skylit Drive" Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. Fearless Records website. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.
  8. ^ Lally, Jonathan. "A Skylit Drive Album Art/Track Listing". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.
  9. ^ Billboard.com - Discography - A Skylit Drive - Adelphia
  10. ^ a b "Adelphia - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2011-11-02.