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Day I Forgot
Studio album by
Pete Yorn
ReleasedApril 15, 2003 (2003-04-15)
StudioMesmer Proper Studios (Culver City, CA)
GenreRock
Length52:15
LabelColumbia
Producer
Pete Yorn chronology
Musicforthemorningafter
(2001) 		Day I Forgot
(2003) 		Nightcrawler
(2006)
Singles from Day I Forgot
  1. "Come Back Home"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Crystal Village"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Now[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
The Guardian[5]

Day I Forgot is the second studio album by American musician Pete Yorn. It was released on April 15, 2003 via Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place at Mesmer Proper Studios in Culver City. Production was handled by R. Walt Vincent, Scott Litt, Ken Andrews and Pete Yorn himself, with Brad Wood serving as additional producer. The album peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and number 48 on the Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 albums charts. It spawned two singles: "Come Back Home" and "Crystal Village".

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Peter Joseph Yorn.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"
0:47
2."Come Back Home"
  • Pete Yorn
  • R. Walt Vincent
3:24
3."Crystal Village"
3:46
4."Carlos (Don't Let It Go to Your Head)"
  • Pete Yorn
  • R. Walt Vincent
  • Scott Litt
3:29
5."Pass Me By"Ken Andrews3:51
6."Committed"
3:29
7."Long Way Down"Ken Andrews3:38
8."When You See the Light"Scott Litt2:43
9."Turn of the Century"Ken Andrews3:03
10."Burrito"
  • Pete Yorn
  • R. Walt Vincent
2:45
11."Man in Uniform"
  • Pete Yorn
  • R. Walt Vincent
2:41
12."All at Once"
  • Pete Yorn
  • R. Walt Vincent
  • Scott Litt
4:04
13.Untitled 0:04
14."So Much Work"
  • Pete Yorn
  • R. Walt Vincent
4:47
15."The Making of Day I Forgot" (Video) 8:32
Total length:52:15
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Drive Away"2:00
16."Seventeen"3:38
17."Suspicious Minds"3:41
Notes
  • Track 13 doesn't appear in tracklisting.

Personnel

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  • Pete Yorn – lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar, Rhodes electric piano, bass, drums, percussion, hand played snare drum, producer
  • Ken Andrews – backing vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, programming, producer, recording, mixing
  • Brad Wood – backing vocals, electric guitar, percussion, additional programming, additional producer
  • R. Walt Vincent – guitar, electric guitar, organ, Prophet V synthesizer, String Machine synthesizer, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Rhodes electric piano, bass, harmonica, beatbox, melodica, mellotron, xylophone, producer, recording, mixing
  • Jeff Garber – slide guitar
  • Charlotte Martin – piano
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – upright bass
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Tim Dow – drums
  • Scott Litt – cowbell, glockenspiel, producer, mixing
  • Peter Buck – mandolin
  • Andy Wallace – mixing (tracks: 2, 5–7, 10, 11, 14)
  • Josh Turner – additional engineering
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Brandy Flower – art direction
  • Jim Wright – photography
  • Luke Adams – photography
  • Tim Devine – A&R

Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 48
US Billboard 200[7] 18

References

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  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for Day I Forgot - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Vanderhoff, Mark. "Day I Forgot - Pete Yorn | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Liss, Sarah (April 16, 2003). "NOW: Discs, Apr 16 - 22, 2003". NOW Toronto. Vol. 22, no. 33. Retrieved September 18, 2004 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (May 1, 2003). "The Rolling Stone review » New CDs". Rolling Stone. No. 921. p. 52. Retrieved November 24, 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Sweeting, Adam (August 29, 2003). "Pete Yorn: Day I Forgot". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "Pete Yorn Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
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