Birth, School, Work, Death

Birth, School, Work, Death
Studio album by The Godfathers
Released	1988
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	36:57
Label	Epic
Producer	Vic Maile
The Godfathers chronology
Hit by Hit (1986) Birth, School, Work, Death (1988) More Songs About Love and Hate (1989)

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Birth, School, Work, Death is an album by the alternative rock band The Godfathers, released in 1988.

Track listing

All tracks composed by The Godfathers

1. "Birth, School, Work, Death" 4:08
2. "If I Only Had Time" 2:29
3. "Tell Me Why" 2:50
4. "It's So Hard" 3:39
5. "When Am I Coming Down" 4:55
6. "Cause I Said So" 2:46
7. "The Strangest Boy" 3:58
8. "S.T.B." 2:32
9. "Just Like You" 3:10
10. "Obsession" 3:48
11. "Love is Dead" 2:42

Lemon Recordings released an expanded version in 2011.^[2]

1. "Miss That Girl" (B-Side) 2:50
2. "I Can Only Give You Everything" (B-Side) 3:03
3. "When Am I Coming Down" (Live Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL: March 26, 1988) 4:19
4. "Cold Turkey" (Live Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL: March 26, 1988) 4:28
5. "Those Days Are Over" (Live Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL: March 26, 1988) 3:32
6. "I'm Unsatisfied" (Live Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL: March 26, 1988) 3:18

Personnel

• Chris Coyne - bass, vocals
• Peter Coyne - vocals
• Kris Dollimore - guitar, vocals
• Michael Gibson - guitar, vocals
• George Mazur - drums, percussion, vocals
• Bobby Valentino - violin

Cover versions

The Serbian alternative rock band Supernaut covered the song "If I Only Had Time" with lyrics in Serbian language entitled "Zločin" ("Crime") on their 2006 album Eli.^[3] Manhead covered the song "Birth, School, Work, Death" in 2004. Local H also covered the song "Birth, School, Work, Death" in 2003 and it appears on The No Fun EP.

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