Friends in Danger
Studio album by
Magic Dirt
ReleasedSeptember 1996
RecordedSydney, Australia
GenreAlternative rock
Length45:44[1]
LabelWarner Bros.
Au Go Go Records
ProducerMagic Dirt, Paul McKercher
Magic Dirt chronology
Magic Dirt
(1995) 		Friends in Danger
(1996) 		Young & Full of the Devil
(1998)
Singles from Friends in Danger
  1. "Heavy Business"/"Shovel"
    Released: 1996[2]
  2. "Sparrow"
    Released: 1997

Friends In Danger is the debut studio album by Australian rock band, Magic Dirt. It was released in September 1996 and peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Charts.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane said "[it] matched the band's fearless experimentation with a dark, unhinged sound that went from moments of eerie near-silence to full-tilt guitar noise"[3]

The album was described by Mushroom Music as "A dark, brooding and heavy as all hell slab of sludge/slacker rock."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Magic Dirt.

  1. "Friends in Danger" - 4:45
  2. "Heavy Business" - 2:13
  3. "Pristine Christine" - 4:42
  4. "Bodysnatcher" - 8:20
  5. "Dylan's Lullaby" - 2:30
  6. "Sparrow" - 3:23
  7. "Shovel" - 4:22
  8. "Fear" - 3:29
  9. "Befriended Fallen Angel" - 5:08
  10. "I Was Cruel" - 6:55

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 25
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 10

Release history

Country Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia September 1996
Au Go Go ANDA206CD
USA 1996
Warner 946276-1 / 946276-2
Australia 9 July 2021
  • CD
  • LP
 Remote Control Records / Emergency Music EMERGENCY009CD

References

  1. ^ a b "Friends in Danger by AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Magic Dirt "Heavy Business"/"Shovel"". Rare Records. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Magic Dirt". whammo. 13 August 2004. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Magic Dirt (roster)". Mushroom Music. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Magic Dirt – Friends in Danger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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