Kings of Pop

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Kings of Pop
Studio album by Home Grown
Released	May 24, 2002
Genre	Punk Rock Pop Punk Rock
Length	25:57
Label	Drive-Thru Records
Producer(s)	Steve Evetts
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Home Grown chronology
Act Your Age (1998)	Kings of Pop (2002)

Kings of Pop is the third and final album by the Orange County, California rock band Home Grown, released in 2002 by Drive-Thru Records. It was the band's most successful release, reaching #189 on the Billboard 200 chart. It was the band's first release with drummer Darren Reynolds and also their only release as a trio, having lost their second guitarist in 2000. Shortly after its release, however, Dan Hammond joined the band as their new second guitarist. He appears with the rest of the band in the music videos for the singles "You're Not Alone" and "Kiss Me, Diss Me."

The band supported the album with performances on the 2002 Warped Tour and several other tours. However, it would prove to be their final album as the band went on "indefinite hiatus" in 2005 after releasing the EP When it All Comes Down.

The album contains 3 hidden tracks which appear after "Disaster," at 7:30 into track 12. They are a 9-second "techno song," a short rap about "Asian flavor," and a short acoustic "song for Steve." The Japanese release of the album also contains the bonus songs "Break Me Down" and "Hope Stinks."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Performers 3 Album information 4 Chart positions

[edit] Track listing

1. "Tomorrow"
2. "I Love You, Not"
3. "Give it Up"
4. "Kiss Me, Diss Me"
5. "You're Not Alone"
6. "I'll Never Fall in Love"
7. "Second Best"
8. "Cannot Stop the World"
9. "My Time Alone"
10. "Waiting on Me"
11. "Disaster" / untitled hidden tracks

[edit] Performers

• John "J. Trash" Tran - guitar, vocals
• Adam Lohrbach - bass, vocals
• Darren Reynolds - drums

[edit] Album information

• Record label: Drive-Thru Records
• Produced, mixed, and engineered by Steve Evetts
• Recorded at Big Fish Studios in Encinitas, California and Sonik Wire Studios in Irvine, California
• Mixed at Jake's Place in Studio City, California
• Mastered by Steven Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California
• Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 & 12 written by Adam Lohrbach
• Tracks 2, 4, 5, 8, 10 & 11 written by John Tran
• Art direction and design by Joshua M. Ortega
• Photography by Justin Stephens

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Album	Billboard 200
2002	Kings of Pop	189