美國紅髮歌姬［貝琳達．卡萊兒］──中板成人流行曲──［California／加利福尼亞］

I remember I was in the tanning salon
When I heard that River Phoenix was gone
They say that only the good die young
But that aint true where I come from
California, California

It took a lot for me to say
I want to walk away, LA
From the sharks and the Chardonnay
In California, California

Four in the morning we were in our beds
The swaying palm trees above our heads
Woke up to a primal rumbling sound
When the Northridge quake ripped open the ground
California, California

It took a lot for me to say
I want to walk away LA
from the sharks and the Chardonnay
In California, in California

Golden State, Im back in the Golden State
Golden State of mind
Golden State, Im back In the Golden State
Golden State of mind

It took a lot for me to say
I want to walk away LA
From the sharks and the Chardonnay
In California, in California
Walk, walk away

I remember I was in the tanning salon
When I heard that River Phoenix was gone

１９９０年代中期後, 美國紅髮歌姬貝琳達．卡萊兒（Belinda Carlisle）在北美事業走向下坡, 但在英國, 歐洲, 澳洲依舊受到歡迎

１９９６年, 她從Virgin唱片轉到同屬EMI集團下的Chrysalis唱片

開始與英國製作人David Tickle籌備第六張大碟［A Woman and a Man／女人和男人］

先前合作多次, 但沒參與上張［Real］的製作人／詞曲家Rick Nowls也為她寫了五首歌曲

瑞典雙人組Roxette的男成員  Per Gessle也寫了兩首歌

專輯主要走放鬆的成人流行曲風

１９９６年９月在英國／歐洲／大洋洲出版後, 樂評好壞兩極

前三首單曲打入英國榜Top２０, 重振貝琳達的單曲榜表現。

單曲的成功表現讓大碟［A Woman and a Man］ 登上英國專輯榜＃１２

銷售逾１０萬張  拿到金唱片

讓卡萊兒持續在英國歌壇的人氣

１９９７年２月，貝琳達推出第四單曲［California／加利福尼亞］

由Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg, Maria Vidal譜寫

David Tickle製作成一首成人流行，在中板的節奏間，卡萊兒的魅力嗓音以融合慵懶，熱情的唱腔演繹

［California］登上英國單曲榜＃３１　

貝琳達以此曲結束［A Woman and a Man］的宣傳期．

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYJK7eMf7C8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPRWnEF9U8

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9RUX8qKruQ