Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made

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Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made
Part I John Shade.jpg
Studio album by
Released Flag of the United States.svg 17 February 2009
Genre Indie pop
Length41:35
Label Asthmatic Kitty
Fol Chen chronology
Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made
(2009)
The Longer U Wait
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media 6.9/10 [2]
Spin (favorable) [3]

Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made is the first studio album by the Los Angeles band Fol Chen. It was released on Asthmatic Kitty Records in February 2009.

Contents

Track listing

  1. The Believers - 3:59
  2. No Wedding Cake - 3:35
  3. You and Your Sister in Jericho - 5:57
  4. The Idiot - 3:07
  5. Red Skies Over Garden City (The Ballad of Donna Donna) - 4:09
  6. Winter, That's All - 4:21
  7. Cable TV - 3:04
  8. Please, John, You're Killing Me - 4:34
  9. The Longer U Wait - 5:18
  10. If Tuesday Comes - 3:31

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References

  1. Herzog, Kenneth. "Fol Chen, Part 1: John Shade Your Fortune's Made review". AllMusic . Retrieved January 7, 2019.
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  3. Modell, Josh (16 April 2009). "Fol Chen, 'Part 1: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made'". Critical Mass. Spin . Retrieved 2 July 2012.