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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. 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".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dear Jane (Intro)"0:21
2."Dear Jane"Eric Valentine Benji Madden Joel MaddenValentine3:37
3."Brixton"Valentine B. Madden J. MaddenValentine4:08
4."Out of My Mind"Valentine B. Madden J. MaddenValentine3:13
5."We Are Done"Valentine B. Madden J. MaddenValentine3:36
6."U R"Valentine B. Madden J. Madden Nasri Atweh Adam MessingerValentine3:56
7."Jealousy (All Your Friends in Silverlake)"Valentine B. Madden J. Madden Jared PoythressValentine3:33
8."Love Pretenders"Valentine B. Madden J. Madden Ross GolanValentine3:09
9."California Rain (Intro)"0:11
10."California Rain"Pharrell Williams B. Madden J. MaddenJoe Chiccarelli The Madden Brothers4:40
11."Brother"B. Madden J. MaddenChiccarelli The Madden Brothers5:00
12."Bad"B. Madden J. MaddenChiccarelli The Madden Brothers3:40
13."Good Gracious Abbey"Williams B. Madden J. MaddenChiccarelli The Madden Brothers4:02
14."Suddenly"B. Madden J. Madden Dan KeyesChiccarelli The Madden Brothers3:28
15."Empty Spirits"B. Madden J. Madden Golan Wes LangChiccarelli The Madden Brothers4:22
Total length:51:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)2

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
Australian Albums Chart65

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
AustraliaSeptember 12, 2014CDLPdigital downloadCapitol
New Zealand
United StatesSeptember 16, 2014

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