The Guest (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Guest
Type = Album
Artist = Phantom Planet


Released = June 5, 2002; November 4, 2003 (reissue)
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock, pop rock, powerpop
Length = 42:56; 57:23 (reissue)
Label = Epic Records
Producer = Mitchell Froom; Tchad Blake
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gbfrxqq0ld0e link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/phantomplanet/albums/album/114678/review/5946143/the_guest link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20835-the-guest]

Last album = "Polaroid"
(1999)
This album = "The Guest"
(2002)
Next album = "Phantom Planet"
(2004)

"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" also features on the "Smallville" and "" soundtracks.

Track listing

# "California" – 3:14
# "Always on My Mind" – 3:28
# "Lonely Day" – 3:40
# "One Ray of Sunlight" – 4:44
# "Anthem" – 4:21
# "In Our Darkest Hour" – 3:02
# "Turn Smile Shift Repeat" – 5:22
# "Hey Now Girl" – 2:44
# "Nobody's Fault" – 2:36
# "All Over Again" – 3:23
# "Wishing Well" – 4:19
# "Something Is Wrong" – 2:03
# "California (Demo)" – 3:14 *
# "Always on My Mind (London Version)" – 3:22 *
# "The Guest (Live at the Troubadour)" – 3:43 *
# "This Is What You Get (Demo)" – 4:08 *

Bonus Disc Track Listing

# "The Guest" - 3:45
# "Do The Panic (Live)" - 3:03
# "California (Live)" - 3:20

Tracks signified with * indicate that they only appeared on the 2003 reissue.