California (Wilson Phillips album)
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California is the third studio album and the first cover album by American female group Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips
-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Other charted songs:-Awards and nominations:...

. The group reunited in 2003 to record it. It is their first studio album in twelve years. The album peaked at #35 on the charts, and it sold 31,000 copies.

Track listing

  1. "You're No Good
    You're No Good
    "You're No Good" is a song written by Clint Ballard, Jr. which first charted for Betty Everett in 1963 and in 1975 was a #1 hit for Linda Ronstadt....

    " – 5:13
  2. "Old Man
    Old Man (song)
    "Old Man" is a song written and performed by Neil Young on his 1972 album Harvest.The song was written for the caretaker of the Northern California Broken Arrow Ranch, which Young purchased for $350,000 in 1970. The song compares a young man's life to an old man's and shows that the young man has,...

    " – 3:59
  3. "California" – 3:39
  4. "Already Gone
    Already Gone (Eagles song)
    "Already Gone" is a song written by Jack Tempchin and Robert Arnold Strandlund and recorded by the American rock band Eagles for their 1974 album On the Border...

    " – 6:41
  5. "Go Your Own Way" – 5:40
  6. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" – 4:00
  7. "Monday, Monday
    Monday, Monday
    "Monday, Monday" is a 1966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by The Mamas & the Papas for their 1966 album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. It was the group's only number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100....

     – 5:17
  8. "Get Together – 3:45
  9. "Doctor My Eyes
    Doctor My Eyes
    "Doctor My Eyes" is a 1972 song written and performed by Jackson Browne and included on his debut album Jackson Browne. Featuring a combination of an upbeat piano riff coupled, somewhat ironically, with lyric about feeling world-weary, the song was a surprise hit, reaching number 8 on the...

    " – 4:15
  10. "Dance, Dance, Dance
    Dance, Dance, Dance (song)
    "Dance, Dance, Dance" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album Today!. It was also released as a single in 1964, with the B-side of the single being "The Warmth of the Sun." The single peaked at #8...

    " – 3:21
  11. "In My Room" – 1:55

Personnel

  • Linda Ronstadt
    Linda Ronstadt
    Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...

     - Guest Appearance
  • Brian Wilson
    Brian Wilson
    Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...

     - Guest
  • Peter Asher
    Peter Asher
    Peter Asher is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a record producer.-Early life:He was born at the Central Middlesex Hospital, a child actor and...

     - Percussion Programming
  • David Campbell - Conductor, String Arrangements, Orchestral Arrangements
  • Steve Churchyard - String Engineer
  • Larry Corbett - String Quartet
  • Joel Derouin - String Quartet
  • Wilson Phillips
    Wilson Phillips
    -Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Other charted songs:-Awards and nominations:...

    - Vocal Producer, Vocal Arrangement
  • Michele Richards - String Quartet
  • Doug Sax - Mastering
  • Evan Wilson - String Quartet
  • Nathaniel Kunkel - Engineer
  • George Massenburg - Engineer
  • Mitchell Cohen - Liner Notes, Concept, A&R
  • Nancy Donald - Art Direction
  • Mary Maurer - Art Direction, Design
  • Mary Hogan - Coordination
  • Sheryl Nields - Photography
  • Dave Way - Mixing
  • Robert Hadley - Mastering
  • David Rolfe - Percussion Programming
  • Kevo Sassouni - Illustrations
  • Jay Ruston - Mixing, Overdub Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Percussion Programming
  • Veronika Bekov - Coordination
  • Betty Ross Blumer - Copyist

Charts & Sales

Chart (2004) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart 9
UK Albums Chart 197
U.S. Billboard 200 35


Sales

Country Certification Sales
United States 31,000+
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