Change of Fortune

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Change of Fortune
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2016
Recorded2014
Genre Alternative rock
Length39:25
Label Entertainment One [1]
Producer John Fields and Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum chronology
Delayed Reaction
(2012)
Change of Fortune
(2016)
Hurry Up and Wait
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Change of Fortune is the eleventh studio album by Soul Asylum. [3] [4] It is the follow-up to their 2012 album Delayed Reaction . It was released on March 18, 2016. It is their first album released on Entertainment One. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Pirner

Change of Fortune track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Supersonic"3:01
2."Can't Help It"3:01
3."Doomsday"2:59
4."Ladies Man"3:23
5."Moonshine"4:03
6."Make it Real"2:19
7."When I See You"3:47
8."Dealing"4:05
9."Don't Bother Me"3:28
10."Morgan's Dog"3:36
11."Change of Fortune"2:56
12."Cool"2:55

Band members

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