Unwritten Law (album)
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 No. 16 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Music videos were filmed for the songs "Teenage Suicide", "California Sky", "Holiday", "Cailin", and "Lonesome". "Cailin" and "Lonesome" were released as singles, the former being Unwritten Law's first song to chart, reaching No. 28 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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
Personnel
Band
- Scott Russo - lead vocals
- Steve Morris - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Rob Brewer - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Pat Kim - bass
- Wade Youman - drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Micah Albao - bass guitar
- Rick Parashar - piano, keyboards, tambura, percussion
- Geoff Turner - DJ
- Erik Aho - additional guitar on "Cailin"
- Brandon Boyd - spoken vocals and didgeridoo on "418"
- Mike Einziger - additional guitar on "418"
- Craig Yarnold - additional backing vocals on "Holiday"
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
In Other Media
- "Cailin" Appeared in the 1999 horror-comedy movie and soundtrack "Idle Hands"
