Greetings from California

2014 studio album by The Madden Brothers
Greetings from California
Studio album by
The Madden Brothers
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2014
Genre
  • Pop rock
  • folk rock
Length51:05
LabelCapitol
Producer
  • Eric Valentine
  • Joe Chiccarelli
The Madden Brothers chronology
Before – Volume One
(2011) 		Greetings from California
(2014)
Singles from Greetings from California
  1. "We Are Done"
    Released: May 30, 2014
  2. "Dear Jane"
    Released: September 2, 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Greetings from California is the debut studio album by The Madden Brothers, whose members consist of Joel and Benji Madden from pop punk band Good Charlotte, which was released on September 16, 2014, in the United States. The album's first single, "We Are Done", premiered on May 30, 2014, on 102.7 KIIS FM. The music video for the single premiered on June 30, 2014.[1] The album was made available for pre-ordering on the iTunes Store on July 4, 2014, with "California Rain" made available for immediate download.

The album is split into two "sides". The first filled with upbeat, sunny pop rock produced by their long-time collaborator Eric Valentine, who also produced Good Charlotte's The Young and the Hopeless and The Chronicles of Life and Death. Side two is produced by Joe Chiccarelli, is inspired by "70s-era FM pop".[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dear Jane (Intro)"  0:21
2."Dear Jane"
  • Valentine
3:37
3."Brixton"
  • Valentine
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Valentine
4:08
4."Out of My Mind"
  • Valentine
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Valentine
3:13
5."We Are Done"
  • Valentine
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Valentine
3:36
6."U R"
  • Valentine
3:56
7."Jealousy (All Your Friends in Silverlake)"
  • Valentine
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Jared Poythress
  • Valentine
3:33
8."Love Pretenders"
  • Valentine
3:09
9."California Rain (Intro)"  0:11
10."California Rain"
4:40
11."Brother"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Chiccarelli
  • The Madden Brothers
5:00
12."Bad"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Chiccarelli
  • The Madden Brothers
3:40
13."Good Gracious Abbey"
  • Williams
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Chiccarelli
  • The Madden Brothers
4:02
14."Suddenly"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Dan Keyes
  • Chiccarelli
  • The Madden Brothers
3:28
15."Empty Spirits"
  • B. Madden
  • J. Madden
  • Golan
  • Wes Lang
  • Chiccarelli
  • The Madden Brothers
4:22
Total length:51:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 65

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Australia[6][7] September 12, 2014 CD, LP, digital download Capitol
New Zealand[8]
United States[9] September 16, 2014

References

  1. ^ The Madden Brothers - We Are Done (Official). YouTube. June 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Madden Brothers".
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Madden Brothers – Greetings from California". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – The Madden Brothers – Greetings from California". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Greetings From California by The Madden Brothers". iTunes Store. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  7. ^ "Greetings From California (ONLINE COMP)". Sanity. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Greetings From California by The Madden Brothers". iTunes Store. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "Greetings From California by The Madden Brothers". iTunes Store. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

External links

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Studio albums
  • Greetings from California
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