The Guest (album)

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The Guest
Studio album by Phantom Planet
Released November 4, 2002; 2003 (reissue)
Genre Indie rock
Length 42:56; 57:23 (reissue)
Label Epic Records
Producer Mitchell Froom; Tchad Blake
Professional reviews
Phantom Planet chronology
Polaroid
(1999)		 The Guest
(2002)		 Phantom Planet
(2004)

The Guest (originally titled "Phantom Planet Was Here") is the second album by indie 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 Laguna Beach soundtracks.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "California" – 3:14
  2. "Always on My Mind" – 3:28
  3. "Lonely Day" – 3:40
  4. "One Ray of Sunlight" – 4:44
  5. "Anthem" – 4:21
  6. "In Our Darkest Hour" – 3:02
  7. "Turn Smile Shift Repeat" – 5:22
  8. "Hey Now Girl" – 2:44
  9. "Nobody's Fault" – 2:36
  10. "All Over Again" – 3:23
  11. "Wishing Well" – 4:19
  12. "Something Is Wrong" – 2:03
  13. "California (Demo)" – 3:14 *
  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 *

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

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