Greetings from California

Greetings from California
Studio album by The Madden Brothers
Released	September 12, 2014
Genre	Pop rock folk rock
Length	50:56
Label	Capitol
Producer	Eric Valentine Joe Chiccarelli
The Madden Brothers chronology
Before — Volume One (2011) Greetings from California (2014)
Singles from Greetings from California
"We Are Done" Released: May 30, 2014 "Dear Jane" Released: September 2, 2014

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] and on July 7, 2014, "We Are Done" reached #1 on the Australian iTunes songs chart.^[2] 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."^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	63/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

Greetings from California – Standard edition[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dear Jane (Intro)"			0:21
2.	"Dear Jane"	Eric Valentine Benji Madden Joel Madden	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 B. Madden J. Madden Nasri Atweh Adam Messinger	Valentine	3:56
7.	"Jealousy (All Your Friends in Silverlake)"	Valentine B. Madden J. Madden Jared Poythress	Valentine	3:33
8.	"Love Pretenders"	Valentine B. Madden J. Madden Ross Golan	Valentine	3:09
9.	"California Rain (Intro)"			0:11
10.	"California Rain"	Pharrell Williams B. Madden J. Madden	Joe Chiccarelli The Madden Brothers	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:				50:56

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 2 Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australian Albums Chart[7] 65 Release history Region Date Format(s) Label Australia[4][8] September 12, 2014 CD, LP, digital download Capitol Records New Zealand[9] United States[10] September 16, 2014 References The Madden Brothers - We Are Done (Official). YouTube. 30 June 2014. "iTunesCharts.net: Australian Songs Monday, 7th July 2014". itunescharts.net. "The Madden Brothers". The Madden Brothers. "Greetings From California by The Madden Brothers". iTunes Store (AU). Apple Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2014. "Australiancharts.com – The Madden Brothers – Greetings from California". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2014. "Charts.org.nz – The Madden Brothers – Greetings from California". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 19, 2014. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Albums 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 7, 2015. "Greetings From California (ONLINE COMP)". Sanity. Retrieved September 12, 2014. "Greetings From California by The Madden Brothers". iTunes Store (NZ). Apple Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2014. "Greetings From California by The Madden Brothers". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved September 12, 2014. External links Official website