L.P. (The Rembrandts album) explained

L.P.
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Rembrandts
Cover:	The_rembrandts_-_lp.jpg
Released:	May 23, 1995
Studio:	Rumbo Studios, Canogo Park, & A&M Studios, Hollywood & Master Control, Burbank
Genre:	Pop rock power pop soft rock alternative rock
Length:	62:15
Label:	East West, Atlantic
Producer:	Don Smith
Prev Title:	Untitled
Prev Year:	1992
Next Title:	Spin This
Next Year:	1998

L.P. (also titled The Rembrandts: L.P.)^[1] is the third album by the American pop rock duo The Rembrandts. It was released on East West Records on May 23, 1995. It is the duo's highest-charting album to date, reaching No. 23 on the Billboard 200 album chart in August 1995,^[2] and has been certified platinum.^[3] The fifteenth track (which was a "hidden track" on the original album release) is "I'll Be There for You", which was used as the theme song for the sitcom Friends.

Personnel

The Rembrandts are

• Phil Sölem – vocals, guitar, production
• Danny Wilde – vocals, bass, guitar, production

Additional musicians^[4]

• Pat Mastelotto – drums
• Michael Ramos – Hammond organ, piano and synthesizer
• Jon Niefeld – drums (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
• Benmont Tench – Hammond organ (track 12)
• Billy Payne – Hammond organ (track 2)
• Phil Jones – percussion
• Geri Sutyak – cello (track 1)
• John Pierce – bass (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 12 to 14)
• John Strawberry Fields – farfisa organ (track 6), Wurlitzer piano (track 4)
• Michael Skfoff – Hammond B3 (track 15)

Production

• Don Smith – production, recording
• Greg Goldman – recording
• Gavin MacKillop – production, recording, mixing
• Jeff Robinson – assistant
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Rembrandts: L.P. by The Rembrandts . . August 1, 1990 . April 12, 2018.
2. Web site: The Rembrandts Chart History (Billboard 200) . Billboard . September 27, 2021.
3. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. 2002. Record Research. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. 0-89820-147-0. 737. registration.
4. 7559-61752-2 . . . . liner notes . 1995.
5. Web site: The Rembrandts ARIA Chart history (complete to 2024). ARIA. Imgur.com. July 26, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
6. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. February 18, 2022. January 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123044853/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/the-billboard-200. dead.