Birth, School, Work, Death

Birth, School, Work, Death
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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)Hit by Hit1986 Birth, School, Work, Death (1988) More Songs About Love and Hate (1989)More Songs About Love and Hate1989

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Birth, School, Work, Death is an album by the alternative rock band The Godfathers, released in 1988. The album's release pre-dated the explosion of the alternative rock scene, and therefore went relatively unnoticed in the band's native UK.

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

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. 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.