the loudness war, a trend in which audio levels are increased at the expense of audio fidelity. In his 2009 book Perfecting Sound Forever, author Greg Milner notes that Californication became one of the most heavily derided albums within online audio mastering communities, and that there multiple online petitions for Warner Bros. to remaster Red Hot Chili Peppers albums without the excessive compression and distortion. In 2003, Rolling Stone released their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with Californication ranking at 399. It fell to 401 in the 2012 revised list, but moved up to 286 in its 2020 revised list. In 2015, the staff of Ultimate Classic Rock named Californication one of the best rock albums of the 1990s. The album was also included in the 2018 edition of Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Track listing Personnel Credits per Sound on Sound and AllMusic. Red Hot Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals, overdubbed backing vocals John Frusciante – electric guitar, acoustic guitar on "This Velvet Glove" and "Road Trippin'", backing vocals, keyboards Flea – bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar on "Road Trippin'", backing vocals Chad Smith – drums, percussion Additional musicians Greg Kurstin – keyboards Patrick Warren – Chamberlin organ on "Road Trippin'" Design Lawrence Azerrad – art direction Sonya Koskoff – photography Red Hot Chili Peppers – art direction Tony Wooliscroft – photography Production Lindsay Chase – production coordinator Greg Collins and Mike Nicholson – additional engineering Greg Fidelman – additional engineering Jennifer Hilliard – assistant engineer Chris Holmes – mix engineer Ok Hee Kim – assistant engineer Vlado Meller – mastering Rick Rubin – production David Schiffman – additional engineering Jim Scott – engineer, mixing John Sorenson – additional engineering Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications and sales References Bibliography Larkin, Colin. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication." Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th ed. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web. September 27, 2016. External links 1999 albums Albums produced by Rick Rubin Red Hot Chili Peppers albums Warner Records albums