The Guest (album)

Not to be confused with Guest (album).

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
Studio album by Phantom Planet
Released	February 26, 2002
Recorded	1999–2001
Studio	Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California, mastered at Gateway Mastering[1]
Genre	Alternative rock pop rock power pop
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
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

All tracks are written by Alex Greenwald, except where noted.

The Guest track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"California"	Greenwald, Jason Schwartzman, Sam Farrar 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"	Greenwald, Schwartzman, Jacques Brautbar	4:19
11.	"Wishing Well"		4:19
12.	"Something Is Wrong"		4:21
Total length:			42:56

Bonus tracks on 2003 remastered version

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)		3:43
16.	"This Is What You Get" (demo)		4:08
Total length:			57:23

Bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"The Guest" (demo)		3:44
14.	"Do the Panic" (live)	Greenwald, Schwartzman	3:03
15.	"California" (live)	Greenwald, Schwartzman	3:19

Personnel

All credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Phantom Planet

• Alex Greenwald – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Jacques Brautbar – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Sam Farrar – bass, backing vocals
• Darren Robinson – lead guitar
• Jason Schwartzman – drums

Additional musicians

• Adam Schlesinger – lyrics on "In Our Darkest Hour"^[1]
• Mark K. Schoenecker – saxophone on "Turn Smile Shift Repeat"
• Detourists – programming

Production

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

Charts

Chart performance for The Guest

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	133
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8]	42
US Billboard 200[9]	133