Friendships Often Fade Away

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Friendships Often Fade Away
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2002
RecordedJune 2000 - June 2001
Genre Post punk, alternative rock
Length59:56
Label Vagrant
Producer Adam Kasper, Christopher Brady [1]
Audio Learning Center chronology
Friendships Often Fade Away
(2002)
Cope Park
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Friendships Often Fade Away is the debut album by the American post punk band Audio Learning Center, released in 2002 through Vagrant Records. [6] [7]

Contents

Critical reception

The Pitch wrote that singer "[Christopher] Brady’s most effective material recalls mournful tales of souls haunted by tainted love and shattered pasts." [8]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Christopher E. Brady; all music is composed by Christopher E. Brady, Steven Birch, Paul Johnson

No.TitleLength
1."The Shell"4:51
2."Hand Me Downs"5:05
3."Favorite"3:20
4."Winter"7:03
5."The Dream"4:54
6."A Dedication"1:41
7."Broken"5:07
8."Prescription"5:59
9."December"1:18
10."If You Choose"5:45
11."I Love Robot"11:57
12."untitled" (Hidden track)2:56
Total length:59:56

Personnel

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  2. AllMusic review
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