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Track listing

Personnel

Unwritten Law *Scott Russo – lead vocals *Steve Morris – lead guitar, backing vocals *Rob Brewer –

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, backing vocals *Pat "PK" Kim – bass guitar *Wade Youman – drums Additional musicians *Nicholas Wright – guitar on "Elva" * Josh Freese – drums on "Up All Night" *

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– additional guitar on "Sound Siren,"

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on "Actress, Model..." * Miguel – upbeat guitar on "How You Feel," lead guitar on "Seein' Red" *

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–

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on "Up All Night" and "Hellborn" *Michael Fisher – Indian percussion on "Babalon" *The Allday Singers – group vocals on "Babalon" *

– bass guitar on "Rest of My Life" *

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– DJ vocal on "Evolution" *Raleigh Theodore Sakers – spoken vocals on tracks 12 & 14 Artwork *Steven R. Gilmore – sleeve design, layout, art direction, line drawings (based on original drawings by Wade Youman) *Wade Youman and Marc B. – art direction *Mark Baldswin – cover paintings *

Dean Karr Dean Karr (born February 22, 1965) is an American photographer and director. A prolific creative, Karr has photographed dozens of album covers and directed a substantial amount of music videos, commercials, and films. Early life and education ...

– photography Production *John Shanks and Miguel – Producers *

Josh Abraham Josh Abraham is an American record producer, songwriter, and music executive. He has worked with artists including P!nk, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Shakira, Weezer, Linkin Park, Velvet Revolver, Carly Rae Jepsen, Adam Lambert, A ...

– producer and mixing of "Rest of My Life" *Mark DeSisto and Tobias Miller –

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s *Dan Chase, Tal Herzberg, and Baraka –

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*Eddie Ashworth – additional engineering *Mike McMullen and Jerry Moss – assistant engineers *David J. Holman – mixing *Mixed at Cactus Studio Hollywood *Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

Album Singles

References

{{Authority control Unwritten Law albums 2002 albums Albums produced by Josh Abraham Albums produced by John Shanks