Greetings from California
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{{Infobox album
| name = Greetings from California
| type = studio
| artist = The Madden Brothers
| cover = Greetings From California Album Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 12, 2014
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 51:05
| label = Capitol
| producer =
| prev_title = Before – Volume One
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Greetings from California
| type = studio
| single1 = We Are Done
| single1date = May 30, 2014
| single2 = Dear Jane
| single2date = September 2, 2014
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 63/100
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}
}}
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.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc3LGzNEkL0|title=The Madden Brothers - We Are Done (Official)|date=June 30, 2014|work=YouTube}} 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".{{cite web|url=http://www.themaddenbrothers.com/|title=The Madden Brothers|access-date=2014-06-26|archive-date=2014-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710060220/http://www.themaddenbrothers.com/|url-status=dead}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 51:05
| title1 = Dear Jane (Intro)
| length1 = 0:21
| title2 = Dear Jane
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
| extra2 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine}}
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = Brixton
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine
- B. Madden
- J. Madden}}
| extra3 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine}}
| length3 = 4:08
| title4 = Out of My Mind
| writer4 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine
- B. Madden
- J. Madden}}
| extra4 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine}}
| length4 = 3:13
| title5 = We Are Done
| writer5 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine
- B. Madden
- J. Madden}}
| extra5 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine}}
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = U R
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine
- B. Madden
- J. Madden
- Nasri Atweh
- Adam Messinger}}
| extra6 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine}}
| length6 = 3:56
| title7 = Jealousy (All Your Friends in Silverlake)
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine
- B. Madden
- J. Madden
- Jared Poythress}}
| extra7 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine}}
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Love Pretenders
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine
- B. Madden
- J. Madden
- Ross Golan}}
| extra8 = {{flatlist|
- Valentine}}
| length8 = 3:09
| title9 = California Rain (Intro)
| length9 = 0:11
| title10 = California Rain
| writer10 = {{flatlist|
- Pharrell Williams
- B. Madden
- J. Madden}}
| extra10 = {{flatlist|
| length10 = 4:40
| title11 = Brother
| writer11 = {{flatlist|
- B. Madden
- J. Madden}}
| extra11 = {{flatlist|
- Chiccarelli
- The Madden Brothers}}
| length11 = 5:00
| title12 = Bad
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
- B. Madden
- J. Madden}}
| extra12 = {{flatlist|
- Chiccarelli
- The Madden Brothers}}
| length12 = 3:40
| title13 = Good Gracious Abbey
| writer13 = {{flatlist|
- Williams
- B. Madden
- J. Madden}}
| extra13 = {{flatlist|
- Chiccarelli
- The Madden Brothers}}
| length13 = 4:02
| title14 = Suddenly
| writer14 = {{flatlist|
- B. Madden
- J. Madden
- Dan Keyes}}
| extra14 = {{flatlist|
- Chiccarelli
- The Madden Brothers}}
| length14 = 3:28
| title15 = Empty Spirits
| writer15 = {{flatlist|
- B. Madden
- J. Madden
- Golan
- Wes Lang}}
| extra15 = {{flatlist|
- Chiccarelli
- The Madden Brothers}}
| length15 = 4:22
}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2014)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=The Madden Brothers|album=Greetings from California|accessdate=September 20, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=The Madden Brothers|album=Greetings from California|accessdate=September 19, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2014.htm|title=End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014|work=ARIA Charts|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=January 7, 2015}}
| 65 |
Release history
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.themaddenbrothers.com/}}
{{The Madden Brothers|state=expanded}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:The Madden Brothers albums