Haunted Cities

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Haunted Cities
Haunted Cities cover
Studio album by Transplants
Released June 21, 2005
Recorded  ?
Genre Hip hop/Punk
Length 40:06
Label La Salle/Atlantic
Producer(s) Tim Armstrong,
Dave Carlock
Professional reviews
Transplants chronology
Transplants
(2002)
Haunted Cities
(2005)


Screwed and chopped version cover
Screwed and chopped version cover

Haunted Cities is the second album by the Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 and includes the radio hit "Gangsters & Thugs". The album sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on the Billboard 200. Despite the quick sales at first, many deem it to be a flop and a great disappointment after their self-titled album, probably due to the fact that the album lacked a second single and a proper tour. This is also the very first rock album to be screwed and chopped, which was done by Paul Wall.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Tim Armstrong, Rob Aston and Travis Barker unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Not Today" (Armstrong, Aston, Sen "Sen Dog" Reyes, Barker) – 2:41
  2. "Apocalypse Now" – 3:16
  3. "Gangsters and Thugs" – 3:54
  4. "What I Can't Describe" (Armstrong, Aston, Paul Devoux, Barker) – 4:02
  5. "Doomsday" – 3:49
  6. "Killafornia" (Armstrong, Aston, Louis "B-Real" Freese, Barker) – 3:47
  7. "American Guns" – 2:38
  8. "Madness" (Armstrong, Aston, Dave Carlock, Barker) – 3:09
  9. "Hit the Fence" – 2:12
  10. "Pay Any Price" – 1:57
  11. "I Want It All" – 3:56
  12. "Crash and Burn" (Armstrong, Aston, Rakaa Taylor, Travis Barker) – 4:45
  13. "Red Dawn" – 3:52 (bonus track on the Japanese version)

[edit] Personnel

  • Sen Dog - guest vocals on track 1
  • Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. - guest vocals on track 4
  • B-Real - guest vocals on track 6
  • Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples) - guest vocals on track 12
  • Baby Down - vocals
  • Richard Stites - backup vocals
  • Dave Carlock - organ, synthesizer, guitar, bass, keyboards, theremin, backup vocals, producer, engineer
  • Vic Ruggiero - farfisa, Wurlitzer
  • Gemi Taylor - guitar
  • Matt Freeman - bass
  • Rich Graiko - trumpet
  • Dave Holden - saxophone
  • Brett Reed - percussion
  • Scott Abels - percussion
  • Nicky C. - drum programming
  • Billy Jam - sound effects
  • Neal H. Pogue - mixing
  • Fredrik Sarhagen - engineer
  • John Morrical - engineer, assistant engineer
  • Nick Ferrero - assistant engineer
  • Chris Rakestraw - assistant engineer
  • Rob Abeyta, Jr. - art direction, design