Unwritten Law (album)
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Unwritten Law is the third album by the San Diego-based punk rock band Unwritten Law, released in 1998 by Interscope Records. It was their first album to chart, reaching #16 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[2] Music videos were filmed for the songs "Teenage Suicide", "California Sky", "Holiday", "Cailin", and "Lonesome".[3][4][5][6] "Cailin" and "Lonesome" were released as singles, the former being Unwritten Law's first song to chart, reaching #28 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[7]
Micah Albao performed as a session bassist on the album, the band's original bassist John Bell having departed the group the previous year. Following the recording sessions, Pat "PK" Kim of Sprung Monkey joined Unwritten law as their new permanent bass player. The album includes guest appearances by Brandon Boyd and Mike Einziger of Incubus on the hidden track "418".
Track listing
All lyrics written by Scott Russo except where noted, all music composed by Unwritten Law (Scott Russo, Steve Morris, Rob Brewer, and Wade Youman).
| 1. |
"Harmonic" (Russo, Brewer) |
3:42 |
| 2. |
"Teenage Suicide" |
2:50 |
| 3. |
"Sorry" |
2:58 |
| 4. |
"California Sky" (Russo, Youman) |
3:00 |
| 5. |
"Cailin" |
3:56 |
| 6. |
"Lonesome" |
3:24 |
| 7. |
"Coffin Text" |
2:59 |
| 8. |
"Holiday" |
2:56 |
| 9. |
"Underground" (Russo, Youman, Brewer) |
3:10 |
| 10. |
"Close Your Eyes" |
2:41 |
| 11. |
"Before I Go" (Russo, Youman, Morris) |
4:25 |
| 12. |
"Genocide"
"418" (Russo, Brandon Boyd; hidden track) |
9:11 |
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Total length:
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44:37 |
Personnel
Band
Additional musicians
Production
- Rick Parashar – producer, engineer, mixing
- Andy Wallace – mixing of "Sorry"
- Jon Plum – assistant producer, engineer, and mixing
- Geoff Ott – second engineer
- Kelly Gray – additional mixing on "Underground" and "418"
- Jon Mathias – engineer of "Holiday"
- George Marino – mastering
Artwork
- Lorna Turner – graphic design
- Craig Tomkinson and Dave Morris – photography
References