California Son

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MORRISSEY Studio Album
Name	California Son
Release	24 May 2019
Total Length	39:58
Recorded	Recording took place at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, July-August 2018.
Writer/composer	Multiple
Producer	Joe Chiccarelli
Art work	Photographer: Michael Muller (2009) Artwork: Liam Lynch
Vinyl Etching	No matrix message
Publisher	Étienne / BMG
Format(s)	Vinyl, CD, Digital, Test Pressing
Chart position	UK #4 US #95 UK Vinyl Chart #1
Studio Album chronology
Low In High School ← California Son → I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
Singles

Information

• California Son - Morrissey-solo tagged articles
• California Son - Morrissey-solo tagged reviews

Track list

1. Morning Starship – 3:29 (Jobriath)
2. Don't Interrupt The Sorrow – 4:06 (Joni Mitchell)
3. Only A Pawn In Their Game – 3:46 (Bob Dylan)
4. Suffer The Little Children – 3:30 (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
5. Days Of Decision – 2:55 (Phil Ochs)
6. It's Over – 2:52 (Roy Orbison)
7. Wedding Bell Blues – 2:56 (Laura Nyro)
8. Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets – 2:09 (Bacharach And David, original cover by: Dionne Warwick)
9. Lady Willpower – 3:07 (Jerry Fuller, original cover by: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)
10. When You Close Your Eyes – 3:29 (Billy Mernit, Carly Simon)
11. Lenny's Tune – 3:30 (Tim Hardin)
12. Some Say I Got Devil – 4:08 (Melanie Safka)

Notes

The Drum Major / Bandleader used on the record's center stickers & CD is a stock photographic image credited to George Marks (date unknown):

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Mentioned In

• George Marks
• Jobriath
• Étienne
• The Morrissey Covers Album - Release Information (December 5, 2018)
• California Son - Release Information (February 26, 2019)
• EXCLUSIVE: Morrissey - Music-News.com (May 27, 2019)
• UK Chart Position. - Morrissey Central (May 31, 2019)
• Morrissey On Free Speech, Islam and Mainstream Media Fake News - Kipper Central (June 30, 2019)
• New Morrissey Album. - Release Information (November 28, 2019)
• Turning The Inside Out. - Morrissey Central (July 5, 2021)

Discogs Information

Credits

• Artwork, Design - Liam Lynch
• Edited By [Digital Editing] - Lars Fox
• Engineer [Additional Engineers] - Chris Dugan
• Engineer [Additional Engineers] - Marcus Paquin
• Engineer [Additional Engineers] - Tim Kvasnosky
• Mastered By - Chris Allgood
• Mastered By - Emily Lazar
• Mixed By - Ken Sluiter
• Mixed By - Ryan Freeland
• Photography By [Cover Photo] - Michael Muller (2)
• Producer, Mixed By, Recorded By - Joe Chiccarelli
• Recorded By - Bill Mims

Notes

Issued in an unlaminated sleeve. Printed inner sleeve. Comes with an A4 insert, printed on both sides. Silver foil hype sticker applied to the shrink-wrap.

Runouts are etched.

Images

• California Son - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/1552229
• California Son (LP Album Stereo) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/13639083-Morrissey-California-Son

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Indie stores exclusive "sky blue" vinyl. Issued with printed inner sleeve and a 210mm x 274mm sized insert with credits. Hype sticker on shrink wrap. Signed copies were also sold at the Viva Moz Vegas concert merch stand , Las Vegas 2021.

Runouts are etched.

Images

• California Son (LP Album Blue, Solid "Sky") - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/13662894-Morrissey-California-Son

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Comes in a gatefold cardboard sleeve.

Recorded in Los Angeles, California 2018 P&C 2018 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California. (July-August 2018) Mastered at The Lodge Mastering, New York City.

Images

• California Son (Album) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/13658126-Morrissey-California-Son

Wikipedia Information

California Son is the twelfth solo studio album by English singer Morrissey. Released on 24 May 2019 on the singer's label étienne and licensed on BMG, the album is a collection of cover versions. The single "Wedding Bell Blues", initially written and sung by Laura Nyro in 1966, featured Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day on backing vocals. Recorded in 2018, the album was produced by Joe Chiccarelli, a frequent collaborator of Morrissey. California Son was released to generally mixed or average reviews.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Son

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