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California (Belinda Carlisle song)

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Wikipedia article




"'California'" is a pop song written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal, produced by David Tickle for Belinda Carlisle's sixth studio album, 'A Woman and a Man' (1996). It was released as the album's fourth single in the UK and the third single in Australia as a CD single.

Critical reception



British magazine 'Music Week' rated the song three out of five, adding, "This cool, smooth ditty is quite a grower, although the production seems a little too stark."

Music video



The accompanying music video for "California" was directed by Philippe Gautier.

Track listing



* 'Australian CD single'

# "California"

# "In Too Deep" (acoustic)

# "Circle in the Sand" (acoustic)

* 'UK CD single 1'

# "California"

# "Leave a Light On" (live)

# "Live Your Life Be Free" (live)

# "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (live)

* 'UK CD single 2'

# "California"

# "Big Scary Animal" (live)

# "I Get Weak" (live)

# "In Too Deep" (live)

Charts



Personnel



*Produced and mixed by David Tickle

*Guitar by Phil Grande

*Bass by Nick Beggs

*Drums by Steve Wren

*Keyboards by Rory Kaplan

*Percussion by Paulinho Da Costa

*Background vocals by Brian Wilson

References




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