| Changes | ||||
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| Released | January 8, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Studio | The Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 34:17 | |||
| Label | Rise | |||
| Producer | Joey Sturgis | |||
| For the Fallen Dreams chronology | ||||
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Changes is the debut studio album by American metalcore band For the Fallen Dreams. It was released on January 8, 2008, through Rise Records and was produced by Joey Sturgis.
On July 23, 2007, the band announced they had signed to Rise Records. [1] On September 9, the group announced they would release an album in late fall. On the same day, "Brothers in Arms" was posted on their Myspace account. [2] The album was released through Rise Records on January 8, 2008. [3] In January and February, the band embarked on the Rise Records Tour alongside Every Bridge Burned, Recon, American Me, and It Prevails. [4] In February and March 2009, the band went on a tour of the UK and Europe alongside A Day to Remember and Azriel. [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brothers in Arms" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "New Beginnings" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Hopeless" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Last Dying Breath" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "This World Around Us" | 2:11 |
| 6. | "Never Again" | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Changes" | 2:02 |
| 8. | "Vengeance" (featuring Chris Aslip of Suffocate Faster) | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Falling Down" (featuring Matt Hasting of MyChildren MyBride) | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Through the Looking Glass" | 5:51 |
| Total length: | 34:17 | |
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