Friendships Often Fade Away

Friendships Often Fade Away
Studio album by Audio Learning Center
Released	February 26, 2002
Recorded	June 2000 – June 2001
Genre	Post punk, alternative rock
Length	59:56
Label	Vagrant
Producer	Adam Kasper, Christopher Brady [1]
Audio Learning Center chronology
Friendships Often Fade Away (2002) Cope Park (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	[4]
Punknews.org	[5]

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]}

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.	Title	Length
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

Audio Learning Center Christopher E. Brady – Lead vocals, bass, art direction, engineer, producer Steven Birch – Guitar, backing vocals art direction, design, layout design, wurlitzer Paul Johnson – Drums, percussion Artwork Rick Boston – Cover painting Marc Trunz – Artwork

Production Adam Kasper  – Producer, engineer, mixing Adam Ayan – Mastering Rob Bartleson – Assistant Engineer Dave Friedlander – Engineer Sam Hofstedt – Engineer John McBain – Engineer Lars Fox  – Pro-Tools Sean Cox – Technical Assistance Greg Keplinger – Technical Assistance

References

1. Hughley, Marty (March 8, 2002). "MUSIC CHANGE IN CURRICULUM". The Oregonian. ARTS AND LIVING. p. 33.
2. AllMusic review
3. Bronson, Kevin (July 28, 2002). "Pop Music". Los Angeles Times. p. F60.
4. Masley, Ed (March 15, 2002). "AUDIO LEARNING CENTER `FRIENDSHIPS OFTEN FADE AWAY'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. p. 28.
5. "Audio Learning Center - Friendships Often Fade Away". www.punknews.org.
6. "Audio Learning Center | Biography & History". AllMusic.
7. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. April 1, 2002 – via Google Books.
8. "Audio Learning Center". March 21, 2002.