The Guest (album)

Not to be confused with Guest (album).
The Guest
Studio album by Phantom Planet
Released June 5, 2002
November 4, 2003 (reissue)
Recorded 1999-2003 Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA, mastered at Gateway Mastering [1]
Genre
Length 42:56
57:23 (reissue)
Label Epic
Producer Mitchell Froom
Tchad Blake
Phantom Planet chronology
Phantom Planet Is Missing
(1998)
The Guest
(2002)
Phantom Planet
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.3/10)[4]

The Guest (originally titled Phantom Planet Was Here) is the second album by rock band Phantom Planet, released on November 4, 2002. It was reissued by Epic Records in 2003; this version includes four bonus tracks, music videos, photos, and lyrics scanned from the notebook in which the album was originally written.

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, Het Geslacht De Pauw, and Laguna Beach soundtracks.

The figure seen running across the photo on the album cover is Australian musician Ben Lee.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."California"  Alex Greenwald, Jason Schwartzman, Joseph Meyer, B.G. De Sylva3:14
2."Always On My Mind"  Alex Greenwald3:27
3."Lonely Day"  Alex Greenwald, Jason Schwartzman3:40
4."One Ray of Sunlight"  Alex Greenwald4:43
5."Anthem"  Alex Greenwald4:21
6."In Our Darkest Hour"  Alex Greenwald, Adam Schlesinger3:02
7."Turn, Smile, Shift, Repeat"  Alex Greenwald5:22
8."Hey Now Girl"  Alex Greenwald2:35
9."Nobody's Fault"  Jacques Brautbar, Alex Greenwald, Jason Schwartzman3:23
10."All Over Again"  Alex Greenwald4:19
11."Wishing Well"  Alex Greenwald2:03
12."Something Is Wrong"  Alex Greenwald4:21
Total length:42:56
Bonus tracks on 2003 remastered version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."California (Demo)"  Alex Greenwald, Jason Schwartzman3:16
14."Always On My Mind (London Version)"  Alex Greenwald3:22
15."The Guest (Live at the Troubadour)"  Alex Greenwald, Jacques Brautbar, Sam Farrar, Darren Robinson, Jason Schwartzman3:43
16."This Is What You Get (Demo)"  Alex Greenwald4:08
Total length:57:23
Bonus Disc Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."The Guest (Demo)"  Alex Greenwald, Jacques Brautbar, Sam Farrar, Darren Robinson, Jason Schwartzman3:44
14."Do the Panic (Live)"  Alex Greenwald3:03
15."California (Live)"  Alex Greenwald, Jason Schwartzman3:19

Personnel

Musicians

Phantom Planet

Additional musicians

Production

  • Tchad Blake – production, recording, mixing
  • Jacquie Blake - engineering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mitchell Froom – production
  • Detourists – programming

References

  1. Vanderhoff, Mark (2002-02-26). "The Guest - Phantom Planet". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Rolling Stone review
  4. Pitchfork Media review
  5. Ben Lee "Rage" special guest interview 19/11/2016
  6. Vanderhoff, Mark (2002-02-26). "The Guest - Phantom Planet". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-20.


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