The Guest (album)
2002 studio album by Phantom Planet
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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.
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| Released | February 26, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2001 | |||
| Studios | Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California, mastered at Gateway Mastering[1] | |||
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| Length | 42:56 57:23 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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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
All tracks are written by Alex Greenwald, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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" | 3:23 | |
| 10. | "All Over Again" | Jacques Brautbar, Greenwald, Schwartzman | 4:19 |
| 11. | "Wishing Well" | 4:19 | |
| 12. | "Something Is Wrong" | 4:21 | |
| Total length: | 42:56 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 133 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 42 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 133 |
