Adelphia (album)

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Adelphia
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2009 (2009-06-09)
RecordedSeattle, WA
Genre Post-hardcore, screamo
Length43:30
Label Fearless
Producer Casey 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
AbsolutePunk 78% [1]
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Rain City Ambience(7/10) [4]
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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]

Contents

Track listing

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

A Skylit Drive
Artwork and design
Production and recording

Chart positions

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

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