''California'' is the third studio album and the first covers album by American female group

Wilson Phillips Wilson Phillips is an American pop group formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The group consists of Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson, the daughters of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, and Chynna Phillips, the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of th ...

. The group reunited in 2003 to record their first studio album in twelve years released by

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. The album peaked at #35 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and sold 31,000 copies during the first week of its release.

Track listing

A "limited edition" was also released that featured a

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that is only listed on a sticker affixed to the CD case.

Personnel

Wilson Phillips *

Chynna Phillips Chynna Gilliam Phillips (born February 12, 1968) is an American singer and actress, and a member of the vocal group Wilson Phillips. She is the daughter of the Mamas & the Papas band members John and Michelle Phillips and half-sister of Mackenzie ...

– lead vocals (1, 4-7, 10, 11), backing vocals, vocal arrangements *

Carnie Wilson Carnie Wilson (born April 29, 1968) is an American singer and television personality. She is the daughter of Brian Wilson and in 1989 co-founded the pop music trio Wilson Phillips with her younger sister Wendy. From 1995 onwards, she has also b ...

– lead vocals (2, 4-6, 8, 10, 11), backing vocals, additional keyboards (6), vocal arrangements *

Wendy Wilson Wendy Wilson (born October 16, 1969) is an American singer and television personality who is a member of the pop trio Wilson Phillips. She co-founded Wilson Phillips with her older sister, Carnie, and childhood friend Chynna Phillips when they ...

– lead vocals (3-6, 9-11), backing vocals, vocal arrangements Musicians * Jon Gilutin –

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(1, 4, 9) * Roger Manning –

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(1), acoustic piano (2, 7),

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(9),

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(10) *

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...

– acoustic piano (11), special guest vocals (11) *

Dean Parks Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas. Albums Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...

– electric guitar (1, 3-5, 7-9), acoustic guitar (4, 6), mandolin (5), lead electric guitar (10) * David Rolfe – fuzz bass (1), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 5, 8, 10), electric guitar (2, 7, 9), percussion programming (2, 10), acoustic hi-strung guitar (4) *

Dan Dugmore Dan Dugmore is an American session musician known primarily for playing the pedal steel guitar Born in 1949, Dugmore was raised in Pasadena, California. Influenced by the Flying Burrito Brothers, he learned to play steel guitar after Flying B ...

–

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(2, 3) * Ron Bonfilogo – lead electric guitar (4), 12-string acoustic guitar (6, 10),

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(6), electric guitar (9) *

Larry Klein Larry Klein (born March 17, 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is based in Los Angeles. He began his career as a bassist, playing with jazz artists Willie Bobo, Freddie Hubbard, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Bobby ...

– bass (1-3, 5, 6) *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...

– bass (4, 7-10) *

Russ Kunkel Russell Kunkel (born September 27, 1948) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Da ...

– drums (2-10), tambourine (4, 10), maracas (7), congas (9) *

Peter Asher Peter Asher, (born 22 June 1944) is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the pop music vocal duo Peter and Gordon before going on to a successful career as a manager and r ...

– percussion programming (6, 10), additional percussion (9), sleigh bells (10) * Jay Ruston – percussion programming (6) * David Campbell – orchestral arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 7, 9, 10) * Larry Corbett, Joel Derouin, Michele Richards and Evan Wilson –

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(2, 6, 8) *

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...

– special guest vocal sample (1) * Owen Elliot – additional backing vocals (7) * Dance Party Chorus on "Dance Dance Dance" – Peter Asher, Jameson Baldwin, Vance Baldwin,

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963), Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. known also as Billy Baldwin,is an America ...

, Rob Bonfilogo, Maria Carcamo, Tiffany Miller, Chynna Phillips,

Michelle Phillips Michelle may refer to: People *Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottish wi ...

, Jay Ruston, René Succa, Dave Way, Aron Wilson, Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson

Production

* Producer – Peter Asher * Co-Producer – David Rolfe * Executive Producers – Tiffany Miller and Sherratt Reicher * Additional Vocal Production – Wilson Phillips * Tracks recorded by Nathaniel Kunkel, assisted by John Morrical. * Vocals and Overdubs recorded by Jay Ruston, assisted by Tony Rambo. * Pedal steel guitar recorded by

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, assisted by Leslie Richter. * Strings recorded by Steve Churchyard, assisted by Jason Gossman. * Mixing – Dave Way (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 & 10); Jay Ruston (Tracks 3, 5, 8 & 11). * Recorded and Overdubbed at

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(Hollywood, California) and The Park Studios (Studio City, California). * Mastered by

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and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, CA). * A&R – Mitchell Cohen * Liner Notes – Mitchell Cohen * Production Coordinator – Brandi Whitmore * Additional Coordination – Veronica Bekov and Mary Hogan * Art Direction – Nancy Donald and Mary Maurer * Design – Mary Maurer * Photography – Sheryl Nields * Illustration – Kevo Sassouni * Music Contractor – Susie Katayama * Music Copyist – Betty Ross-Blumer * Management – Adam Epstein, Maggie Reinhart, David Simone and Winston Simone.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

References

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