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| Released | July 28, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | American; Hook, North Hollywood, California; Hully GullyA&M Studios, Hollywood, California; Sony Music Studios, Santa Monica, California1 | |||
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| Length | 34:32 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
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| AllMusic |   4 |
Phantom Planet is Missing is the debut album of the American rock band Phantom Planet. It was released in 1998 on Geffen Records. The track "So I Fall Again" was released as a promotional single in September 1998 and was also included on the Geffen release Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Album, the soundtrack album to the TV series Sabrina the Teenage Witch.5
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Was Better Off" | Alex Greenwald | Greenwald, Sam Farrar | Mark Endert | 2:43 |
| 2. | "So I Fall Again" | Greenwald | Greenwald | Endert | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Recently Distressed" | Jacques Brautbar | Greenwald, Brautbar | Endert | 2:26 |
| 4. | "Can't Take It" | Greenwald | Greenwald, Darren Robinson | Endert | 3:04 |
| 5. | "The Local Black and Red" | Greenwald, Jason Schwartzman | Greenwald, Schwartzman | Endert, Lee Popa, Phantom Planet | 2:24 |
| 6. | "Don't Get Down" | Schwartzman | Greenwald | Paul Fox | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Dying of Silence" | Greenwald | Greenwald | Fox | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Down in a Second" | Greenwald | Greenwald | Fox | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Lisa (Does It Hurt You?)" | Brautbar, Greenwald | Brautbar, Greenwald | Fox | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Rest Easy" | Brautbar | Brautbar, Greenwald | Fox | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Sleep Machine" | Brautbar, Greenwald | Brautbar, Greenwald | Fox | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 34:42 | ||||
Personnel
All credits for Phantom Planet Is Missing are adapted from the album's liner notes, except where noted.6
Phantom Planet
- Alex Greenwald – lead vocals (except 10); rhythm guitar (1–8, 11); lead guitar, backing vocals (10); keyboards (all); production, recording (5)
- Jacques Brautbar – co-lead and rhythm guitar; backing vocals (1–5, 7–9); lead vocals (10); co-lead vocals (11); production, recording (5)
- Sam Farrar – bass; backing vocals (except 6); production, recording (5)
- Darren Robinson – lead guitar; production, recoding (5)
- Jason Schwartzman – drums, percussion; production, recording (5)
Additional musicians
- Patrick Warren – Chamberlin (tracks 1-5)
Production
- Mark Endert – production, mixing, engineering (tracks 1-5)
- Paul Fox – production, engineering (tracks 6-11)
- Lee Popa – production, recording (track 5)
- Phantom Planet – production (track 5)
- Rich Veltrop – mixing (tracks 1-4)
- Ronnie Rivera – mixing (tracks 1-4)
- Ed Thacker – mixing (tracks 6-11)
- Tony Gonzalez – engineering (tracks 1-4)
- Steve Gamberoni – engineering (tracks 1-4)
- Jim Labinski – engineering (tracks 6-11)
- Krish Sharma – engineering (tracks 6-11)
- Mike Baumgartner – engineering (tracks 6-11)
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Dave Marino – remastering (2026 vinyl reissue)3
- Robert Fisher – art direction, design
- John Dunne – photography
References
References
- "Phantom Planet – Is Missing, 1998". Discogs. July 28, 1998. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- Glauber, Gary (February 25, 2002). "Phantom Planet: The Guest". PopMatters. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- "Phantom Planet Is Missing". enjoytheriderecords.com. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- Damas, Jason. Phantom Planet Is Missing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- "Sabrina the Teenage Witch [Television Soundtrack] - Original TV Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- Phantom Planet Is Missing. Geffen. July 28, 1998.