On May 15, 2001, “Geffen” label released the self-titled, third Weezer studio album. It was recorded December 2000-January 2001, at “Cello Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ric Ocasek The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, 2 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, and Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

• Rivers Cuomo – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Brian Bell – guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Mikey Welsh – bass, backing vocals
• Patrick Wilson– drums, percussion
• Ric Ocasek– backing vocals
• Karl Koch – backing vocals
• Ken Allardyce – engineer
• Femio Hernández – engineer assistant
• Carlos “Loco” Bedoya – engineer assistant
• Alan Sanderson – engineer assistant
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Vladimir Meller – mastering
• Atom Willard– drum technician
• Chris Bilheimer – art direction
• Marina Chavez, Karl Koch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rivers Cuomo.

1. Don’t Let Go
2. Photograph
3. Hash Pipe
4. Island In the Sun
5. Crab
6. Knock-down Drag-out
7. Smile
8. Simple Pages
9. Glorious Day
10. O Girlfriend