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. Recording sessions took place at Philadelphonic Studios in

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. Production was handled by Mario C., G. Love & Special Sauce, Jack Johnson, Ian Cross and Chris DiBeneditto. It features contributions from Jack Johnson,

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, Jason Yates, Danny Frankel, Koool G Murder and Pete Kuzma. The album peaked at number 100 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart in the United States. The album's single "Astronaut" made it to number 37 on the US

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Track listing

Personnel

*Garrett " G. Love" Dutton — vocals, guitar, harp, producer (tracks: 5, 10–14) *Jeffrey "Houseman" Clemens — vocals, drums, producer (tracks: 10, 11) *James "Jimi Jazz" Prescott — upright bass, producer (tracks: 10, 11) *Mario Caldato Jr. — producer & engineering (tracks: 1–8, 12–14), mixing *Jack Johnson — producer (tracks: 5, 12–14) *Chris DiBeneditto — producer & engineering (track 9) *Ian Cross — producer (tracks: 10, 11) *Walt Bass — engineering (tracks: 10, 11) *

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— mastering *Dave Lively — design *Scott Soens — photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hustle, The 2004 albums Brushfire Records albums G. Love & Special Sauce albums Albums produced by Mario Caldato Jr.