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Phantom Stranger's self-titled release is the debut album from Phantom Stranger and the flagship album for Night Shade Music. This album contains 10 original songs by Phantom Stranger. The songs for this album were selected to represent Phantom Stranger's evolution over 11 years of writing music and performing live. Some of the songs date back from the band's formation in 1989, two others were written just prior to the band entering the studio. Some "milestone" songs have also been included. For example, Out of Time was the first Phantom Stranger song written by Joe Valente and Rob Wiley, Masks was bass player Dan Allen's first contribution to the band, and Ender's Game was a partnership between John Salabounis and Ray Underwood written shortly after joining the band in tribute to the novel by Orson Scott Card. The album was released in the winter of 2000 to critical acclaim. In the time since it's release the album has won praise from critics from all over the United States and Europe. The band's song writing ability and the production quality of the album are topics that are mentioned time and again in reviews. The members of Phantom Stranger are proud to offer up this album as the first release of the music that they have loved playing live for their fans for over a decade.