The Guest (originally titled Phantom Planet Was Here) is the second studio album by American rock band Phantom Planet, released on February 26, 2002[5] by Epic Records. It was reissued in November 2003 with four additional bonus tracks, music videos, photos, and lyrics scanned from the notebook in which the album was originally written.
| The Guest | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 26, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2001 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California, mastered at Gateway Mastering[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 42:56 57:23 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Mitchell Froom, Tchad Blake | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
The album produced the band's breakthrough hit, "California", which became the theme song to the Fox TV series, The O.C., in August 2003. Its music video aired on MTV2 in mid-2002.
The track "Lonely Day" is also featured on the Smallville and Laguna Beach soundtracks.
The figure seen running across the photo on the album cover is Australian musician Ben Lee.[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Alex Greenwald, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "California" | Greenwald, Jason Schwartzman, Joseph Meyer, B.G. De Sylva | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Always On My Mind" | 3:27 | |
| 3. | "Lonely Day" | Greenwald, Schwartzman | 3:40 |
| 4. | "One Ray of Sunlight" | 4:43 | |
| 5. | "Anthem" | 4:21 | |
| 6. | "In Our Darkest Hour" | Greenwald, Adam Schlesinger | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Turn, Smile, Shift, Repeat" | 5:22 | |
| 8. | "Hey Now Girl" | 2:35 | |
| 9. | "Nobody's Fault" | Jacques Brautbar, Greenwald, Schwartzman | 3:23 |
| 10. | "All Over Again" | 4:19 | |
| 11. | "Wishing Well" | 4:19 | |
| 12. | "Something Is Wrong" | 4:21 | |
| Total length: | 42:56 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "California" (demo) | Greenwald, Schwartzman | 3:16 |
| 14. | "Always On My Mind" (London version) | 3:22 | |
| 15. | "The Guest" (live at the Troubadour) | Greenwald, Brautbar, Sam Farrar, Darren Robinson, Schwartzman | 3:43 |
| 16. | "This Is What You Get" (demo) | 4:08 | |
| Total length: | 57:23 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "The Guest" (demo) | Greenwald, Brautbar, Farrar, Robinson, Schwartzman | 3:44 |
| 14. | "Do the Panic" (live) | Greenwald, Schwartzman | 3:03 |
| 15. | "California" (live) | Greenwald, Schwartzman | 3:19 |
Personnel
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Phantom Planet
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Additional musicians
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Production
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Charts
edit| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 133 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 42 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 133 |
References
edit- ^ a b Vanderhoff, Mark. "The Guest - Phantom Planet". AllMusic. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Vanderhoff, Mark. "The Guest - Phantom Planet | Release Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Ben Lee "Rage" special guest interview 19/11/2016
- ^ "Custard ARIA peaks to July 2024, received from ARIA in September 2024". ARIA. Retrieved September 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Phantom Planet – The Guest" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Phantom Planet Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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