Adelphia (album)

Adelphia is the second studio album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive and the first on Fearless Records.[6] It was released on June 9, 2009.[7][8] The album peaked at 64 on the Billboard 200 as well as number 11 on the Top Independent Albums.[9]

Adelphia
Studio album by A Skylit Drive
Released	June 9, 2009
Recorded	Seattle, WA
Genre	Post-hardcore, screamo
Length	43:30
Label	Fearless
Producer	Casey Bates
A Skylit Drive chronology
Wires...and the Concept of Breathing (2008) Adelphia (2009) Identity on Fire (2011)
Singles from Adelphia
"Those Cannons Could Sink a Ship!" Released: May 26, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	78%[1]
AllMusic	[2]
BoMR	[3]
Rain City Ambience	(7/10)[4]
Rock Sound	[5]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin and Nick Miller.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prelude to a Dream"	3:29
2.	"Those Cannons Could Sink a Ship"	3:36
3.	"Heaven"	3:38
4.	"Running with the Light"	3:51
5.	"Eva the Carrier"	3:43
6.	"Worlds End in Whispers, Not Bangs (Interlude)"	1:26
7.	"The Boy Without a Demon"	4:05
8.	"Thank God It's Cloudy Because I'm Allergic to Sunlight"	3:28
9.	"Air the Enlightenment"	2:29
10.	"The Children of Adelphia"	3:01
11.	"I Swear This Place Is Haunted"	3:45
12.	"It's Not Ironic, It's Obvious"	3:41
13.	"See You Around"	3:23
Total length:		43:30

Personnel

A Skylit Drive

• Michael "Jag" Jagmin - Lead vocals
• Joey Wilson - Lead guitar
• Nick Miller - Rhythm guitar
• Brian White - Bass, unclean vocals
• Cory La Quay - Drums, backing unclean vocals
• Kyle Simmons - Keyboards, programming

Artwork and design

• Kevin Knight – Art direction, photography

Production and recording

• Casey Bates - Producer, engineering
• Alan Douches - Mastering
• Machine - Mixing
• Will Putney - Mixing, assistant engineering

Chart positions

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	64
US Top Internet Albums[10]	11
US Top Independent Albums[10]	64

References

1. AbsolutePunk review
2. Adelphia at AllMusic
3. BoMR review
4. Rain City Ambience review Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. Rock Sound review
6. Sendra, Tim (2009-06-09). "Adelphia - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
7. "Artist Bio - A Skylit Drive" Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. Fearless Records website. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.
8. Lally, Jonathan. "A Skylit Drive Album Art/Track Listing". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.
9. Billboard.com - Discography - A Skylit Drive - Adelphia
10. "Adelphia - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2011-11-02.