Mad Season (Matchbox Twenty album)

2000 studio album by Matchbox Twenty

Mad Season is the second studio album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty. It was released on May 23, 2000, by Atlantic Records.

Recording and release

The album was a significant departure from the band's debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, as it moved from a straight rock sound to poppier sounds and experimental rock. Mad Season's sound is grander and more innovative than the band's previous album, as it includes orchestra and horn sections. While not as successful as its predecessor, the album entered and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200^[18] with first week sales of 365,000 and was certified 4× Platinum in the United States in October 2001.^[19]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Thomas except where noted

Personnel

Matchbox Twenty

• Rob Thomas – lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar
• Kyle Cook – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Adam Gaynor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Yale – bass guitar
• Paul Doucette – drums, acoustic guitar on "Stop"

Additional musicians

• Angie Aparo – background vocals on "Stop"
• Peter Stuart – background vocals on "The Burn"
• Sam Bacco – percussion on "Last Beautiful Girl"
• Tony Adams – additional drums on "Stop"
• Matt Serletic – orchestra composer
• Nashville String Machine – string arrangements on "Rest Stop", "Leave", "You Won't Be Mine" and "Bed of Lies"
• Atlanta Brass Society – Horn arrangements on "If You're Gone" and "Black and White People"

Production

• Mark Dobson – additional engineering, Pro-Tools and digital editing
• David Thoener – mixing
• Shawn Grove – additional Pro-Tool editing, assistant engineering
• Robert Hannon – assistant engineering
• Greg Fogie – assistant engineering
• Kevin Szymanski – assistant engineering
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Stewart Whitmore – mastering

Artwork

• Ria Lewerke, Doug Reichert, Paul Doucette, Imagic – art direction and design
• Michael Sowa – cover art
• Dean Karr – photography
• Andrew Macpherson – photography (center spread and page 19)

Charts

Certifications

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