Friends in Danger

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.

Friends in Danger
Studio album by Magic Dirt
Released	September 1996
Recorded	Sydney, Australia
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:44[1]
Label	Warner Bros. Au Go Go Records
Producer	Magic Dirt, Paul McKercher
Magic Dirt chronology
Magic Dirt (1995) Friends in Danger (1996) Young & Full of the Devil (1998)
Singles from Friends in Danger
"Heavy Business"/"Shovel" Released: 1996[2] "Sparrow" Released: 1997

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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
scope="row"	Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	25

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia	September 1996	CD	Au Go Go	ANDA206CD
USA	1996	CD LP	Warner	946276-1 / 946276-2

References

1. "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.