The Photo Album

The Photo Album is the third studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released on October 9, 2001.

Track listing

All songs written by Ben Gibbard except where noted.

1. "Steadier Footing" – 1:47
2. "A Movie Script Ending" – 4:19
3. "We Laugh Indoors" (Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, and Chris Walla) – 4:58
4. "Information Travels Faster" (Gibbard and Walla) – 4:02
5. "Why You'd Want To Live Here" – 4:44
6. "Blacking Out The Friction" – 3:27
7. "I Was a Kaleidoscope" (Gibbard and Walla) – 2:50
8. "Styrofoam Plates" (Gibbard, Harmer, and Walla) – 5:24
9. "Coney Island" – 2:40
10. "Debate Exposes Doubt" (Gibbard and Walla) – 4:36

Japanese edition bonus track

11. "Gridlock Caravans" (also track 6 on LP edition and found on the UK bonus disc)

Japanese and limited edition bonus tracks

12. "20th Century Towers" (Gibbard, Harmer, and Walla) (also on The Stability EP)
13. "All Is Full of Love" (Björk Guðmundsdóttir) (also on The Stability EP)
14. "Stability" (Gibbard and Walla) (also on The Stability EP)

Personnel

Death Cab for Cutie

• Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
• Nick Harmer – bass guitar, vocals, organ
• Michael Schorr – drums, tambourine, shaker, loops
• Chris Walla – guitar, vocals, piano, loops

Additional personnel

• Sean Nelson – high vocals on "Blacking Out the Friction", harmony vocals on "I Was a Kaleidoscope"
• Jeff Saltzman – mastering
• John Vanderslice – low vocals on "Blacking Out the Friction", backing vocals on "I Was a Kaleidoscope"

References