The Carbon Copy Silver Lining is the independent debut album of the Texas-based progressive rock band Fair to Midland. It was recorded in January 2001, but released at the end of the year or the following year. The album was reissued in late 2011 in a very limited run, as a part of pre-order bundles for the band's first DVD release, "Welcome to the Dirt".

The Carbon Copy Silver Lining
Studio album by Fair to Midland
Released	2001/2002
Recorded	January 2001
Genre	Alternative metal, progressive metal, folk metal
Length	56:29
Producer	Braxton Henry, Jasen Mayfield, and Fair to Midland
Fair to Midland chronology
''The Carbon Copy Silver Lining'' (2001) inter.funda.stifle (2004)

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Track listing

Personnel

Fair to Midland

• Darroh Sudderth — vocals
• Cliff Campbell — guitars
• Nathin Seals — bass
• Jason Pintler — drums

Session musicians

• Brett Stowers — percussion
• Matt Langley — guest keyboards on "Informative Timeline" and "Pen-_-'"
• Alex Johnson — guest vocals on "Pen-_-'"