{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = For My Friends | type = studio | artist = Blind Melon | cover = Formyfriends.jpg | alt = | released = April 22, 2008 | recorded = 2007–2008 | studio = Studio Wishbone, North Hollywood, California | genre = Alternative rock | length = 50:23 | label = Adrenaline Music Group | producer = Blind Melon | prev_title = Live at the Palace | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = | next_year = }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1340602|pure_url=yes}} link] | rev2 = ''Consequence of Sound'' | rev2score = A−<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Alex |url=https://consequence.net/2008/07/album-review-for-my-friends/ |title=Album Review: Blind Melon – For My Friends |website=Consequence of Sound |date=July 2, 2008 |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Inside Pulse'' | rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://insidepulse.com/2008/05/08/mgf-reviews-blind-melon-for-my-friends/ |title=MGF Reviews Blind Melon – For My Friends |website=Inside Pulse |date=May 8, 2008 |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}</ref> | rev4 = ''PopMatters'' | rev4score = {{rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Newton |first=Elizabeth |url=https://www.popmatters.com/blind-melon-for-my-friends-2496146487.html |title=Blind Melon: For My Friends |website=PopMatters |date=June 10, 2008 |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Punk Rock Theory'' | rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.punkrocktheory.com/music_reviews/blind-melon-%E2%80%93-my-friends |title=Album Reviews – Blind Melon – For My Friends |website=Punk Rock Theory |date=February 1, 2010 |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Ultimate Guitar'' | rev6score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/blind_melon/for_my_friends/12684/ |title=For My Friends Review: His vocal style comes very close to Hoon's, although it's obvious... |website=Ultimate-Guitar.com |accessdate=September 15, 2020}}</ref> }}

'''''For My Friends''''' is the third studio album by American rock band Blind Melon, released April 22, 2008. It is their first album in twelve years, and the first to feature lead singer Travis Warren who was recruited after the death of previous lead singer Shannon Hoon.

==Track listing== All songs written by Blind Melon as One (Glen Graham, Brad Smith, Rogers Stevens, Christopher Thorn and Travis Warren) {{Track listing |title1 = For My Friends |length1 = 2:46 |title2 = With the Right Set of Eyes |length2 = 3:45 |title3 = Wishing Well |length3 = 4:15 |title4 = Sometimes |length4 = 4:10 |title5 = Tumblin' Down |length5 = 3:16 |title6 = Down on the Pharmacy |length6 = 4:18 |title7 = Make a Difference |length7 = 3:55 |title8 = Harmful Belly |length8 = 3:56 |title9 = Last Laugh |length9 = 4:07 |title10 = Hypnotized |length10 = 4:10 |title11 = Father Time |length11 = 3:51 |title12 = So High |length12 = 3:38 |title13 = Cheetum Street |length13 = 4:14 }}

==Personnel== ;Blind Melon *Travis Warren – lead vocals, acoustic guitar *Christopher Thorn – rhythm guitar, lap steel, Wurlitzer electric piano *Rogers Stevens – lead guitar, piano *Brad Smith – bass, percussion, backing vocals *Glen Graham – drums, percussion ;Technical *Brooks Byrd Graham, Danny Clinch, Heather Thorn – photography

==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|133|artist=Blind Melon|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 15, 2020}} |}

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