Songs of Patience

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Songs of Patience
Songs of Patience album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 16, 2012
Genre Alternative rock
Length43:03
Label ATO
Alberta Cross chronology
Broken Side of Time
(2009)
Songs of Patience
(2012)
Alberta Cross
(2015)

Songs of Patience is the second full studio album by alternative rock band Alberta Cross.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Paste 6/10 [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin 5/10 [5]

Songs of Patience received mixed reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65 based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Petter Ericson Stakee except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Magnolia"Mike Daly, Petter Ericson Stakee5:19
2."Crate of Gold" 3:03
3."Lay Down" 4:31
4."Come on Maker" 4:12
5."Ophelia on My Mind" 4:01
6."Wasteland"Daly, Stakee3:48
7."I Believe in Everything" 4:05
8."Money for the Weekend (Pocket Full of Shame)" 3:22
9."Life Without Warning"Daly, Stakee5:23
10."Bonfires" 5:17
Total length:43:03
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
11."Ramblin' Home"6:18
12."Wait"5:35

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References

  1. "Songs of Patience". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. Monger, James Christopher. "Songs of Patience - Alberta Cross". AllMusic . Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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  4. Blum, Jordan. "Album review Songs of Patience". PopMatters. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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