The Albatross Guest House

The Albatross Guest House
Studio album by Bright
Released	September 16, 1997
Recorded	1993–1996
Genre	Post rock, ambient
Length	57:45
Label	Darla Ba Da Bing!
Bright chronology
Bright (1996) The Albatross Guest House (1997) Blue Christian (1999)

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The Albatross Guest House is the second studio album by Bright. It came out as a split release CD on Darla Records (catalog #DRL-044) and Ba-Da-Bing! Records (catalog #BING-010) in 1997.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Bright

1. "You Need Some Sleep" – 1:39
2. "Tonal" – 3:25
3. "Titan" – 3:09
4. "On Life After Death" – 3:50
5. "The Glowing Pickpocket" – 2:18
6. "Forever More or Less" – 3:37
7. "Quaker" – 1:17
8. "Takoma" – 2:21
9. "Teo" – 3:14
10. "I've Stopped Breathing" – 3:24
11. "O!" – 1:08
12. "Last Great Patron" – 4:11
13. "Transmissions" – 2:35
14. "Stringing up Lights" – 1:18
15. "Language of the House" – 4:12
16. "From Tree to Tree" – 1:39
17. "Seventy-Four" – 1:19
18. "Somewhere Away from the City" – 3:17
19. "Albatross" – 4:34
20. "Attractor" – 5:18

Personnel[]

Bright

• Mark Dwinell — Guitar, vocals, keyboard, clarinet, bass guitar ("Forever More or Less")
• Joe LaBrecque — Drums

Additional musicians

• Paul LaBrecque — Bugle
• Ian Adams — Guitar

note: LaBrecque, older brother of drummer Joe, is a member of Sunburned Hand of the Man, Adams is from the band

Production

• Mark Dwinell — Mixing
• Darron Burke — Mixing
• Jacques Cohen — Mastering

Additional credits

• "Recorded at home in Lowell, Dracut, and Allston, Massachusetts, between 1993 and 1996"
• Mixed in Allston and at The Cold Room, Boston
• Mastered at The Space, Poughkeepsie, New York
• "Many of these songs were originally released on cassette (Eek! Records No.7)"
• Layout by Chunklet Graphics Control (Henry Owings)
• Nikki Tardiff — Photography
• "Thanks to our families, friends, and everyone who has helped and e[n]couraged us"

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