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Adelphia
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
Singles from Adelphia
	"Those Cannons Could Sink a Ship!"; Released: May 26, 2009;

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

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]

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 - clean vocals
Brian White - unclean vocals, bass
Joey Wilson - lead guitar
Nick Miller - rhythm guitar
Kyle Simmons - keyboards, programming
Cory La Quay - drums, backing unclean vocals

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

^ AbsolutePunk review
^ Adelphia at AllMusic
^ BoMR review
^ Rain City Ambience review Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Rock Sound review". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
^ Sendra, Tim (2009-06-09). "Adelphia - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
^ "Artist Bio - A Skylit Drive" Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. Fearless Records website. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.
^ Lally, Jonathan. "A Skylit Drive Album Art/Track Listing". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.
^ Billboard.com - Discography - A Skylit Drive - Adelphia
^ ^a ^b "Adelphia - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

[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". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2009-11-14.

[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

[allmusic1-10] "Adelphia - A Skylit Drive". AllMusic. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

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-*[[Kerrang!]] {{rating|4|5}}
+| next_title = [[Identity on Fire]]
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+| rev1 = [[AbsolutePunk]]
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+'''''Adelphia''''' is the second studio album by American [[post-hardcore]] band [[A Skylit Drive]] and the first on [[Fearless Records]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sendra |first=Tim |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/adelphia-r1572462 |title=Adelphia - A Skylit Drive |publisher=AllMusic |date=2009-06-09 |accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref> It was released on June 9, 2009.<ref>[http://www.fearlessrecords.com/viewband.php?band_id=42 "Artist Bio - A Skylit Drive"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117042216/http://www.fearlessrecords.com/viewband.php?band_id=42 |date=2011-11-17 }}. [[Fearless Records]] website. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.</ref><ref>Lally, Jonathan. [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=993912 "A Skylit Drive Album Art/Track Listing"]. [[AbsolutePunk.net]]. Retrieved on May 17, 2009.</ref> The album peaked at 64 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] as well as number 11 on the ''Top Independent Albums''.<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=a skylit drive|chart=all}} Billboard.com - Discography - A Skylit Drive - Adelphia]</ref>
 ==Track listing==
+All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin and Nick Miller.
 {{Track listing
 | title1   = Prelude to a Dream
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 | title13  = See You Around
 | length13 = 3:23
+|total_length = 43:30
 }}
 ==Personnel==
-''Adelphia'' album personnel as listed on [[Allmusic]].<ref>{{cite web| title = A Skylit Drive - Adelphia – Credits| work = [[Allmusic]]| url = {{Allmusic|class=album|id=adelphia-r1572462/credits|pure_url=yes}}| accessdate = January 28, 2011}}</ref>
 ;A Skylit Drive
-* [[Michael "Jag" Jagmin]] - [[lead vocals]]
+* [[Michael Jagmin|Michael "Jag" Jagmin]] - [[clean vocals]]
-*Brian White - [[bass guitar]], [[unclean vocals]]
+* Brian White - [[screaming (music)|unclean vocals]], [[bass guitar|bass]]
-*Joey Wilson - [[lead guitar]]
+* Joey Wilson - [[lead guitar]]
-*Nick Miller - [[rhythm guitar]]
+* Nick Miller - [[rhythm guitar]]
-*Kyle Simmons - [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[piano]], [[programming]]
+* Kyle Simmons - [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Programming (music)|programming]]
-*Cory La Quay - [[drums]], [[death growl]]s
+* Cory La Quay - [[drums]], [[unclean vocals|backing unclean vocals]]
 ;Artwork and design
-* Kevin Knight – art direction, photography
+* Kevin Knight&nbsp;– Art direction, photography
 ;Production and recording
-* [[Casey Bates]] - [[Record producer|producer]], engineering
+* Casey Bates - [[Record producer|Producer]], [[Audio engineer|engineering]]
-* Alan Douches - [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
+* Alan Douches - [[Audio mastering|Mastering]]
-* Bill Purcell - [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
+* [[Machine (producer)|Machine]] - [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixing]]
-* Will Putney - [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], assistant engineering
+* Will Putney - Mixing, assistant engineering
 ==Chart positions==
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+{| class="wikitable sortable"
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-| US [[Top Internet Albums]]<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/adelphia-r1572462/charts-awards</ref>
+| US [[Top Internet Albums]]<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/adelphia-r1572462/charts-awards |title=Adelphia - A Skylit Drive |publisher=AllMusic |date=2009-06-09 |accessdate=2011-11-02}}</ref>
 | style="text-align:center;"|11
 |-
-| US [[Top Independent Albums]]<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/adelphia-r1572462/charts-awards</ref>
+| US [[Top Independent Albums]]<ref name="allmusic1"/>
 | style="text-align:center;"|64
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v t e A Skylit Drive
Michael "Jag" Jagmin Nick Miller Kyle Simmons Brian White Cory La Quay Jordan Blake Joey Wilson
Studio albums	Wires...and the Concept of Breathing Adelphia Identity on Fire Rise ASD
EPs	She Watched the Sky
Related articles	Discography