''Out in California'' is a live album by American artist
Dave Alvin
David Albert Alvin (born November 11, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He is a former and founding member of the roots rock band the Blasters. Alvin has recorded and performed as a solo artist since the late 1980s a ...
and the Guilty Men, released in 2002. It was recorded live in August 2001 in Santa Barbara and in January 2002 in Pasadena, California.
Reception
Writing for
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
, music critic Rick Anderson wrote of the album "As live albums tend to be, it's a curious mix of the familiar and the obscure."
Track listing
All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.
#"Out in California" (Dave Alvin,
Tom Russell
Thomas George Russell (born 1947/1948) is an American singer-songwriter. Although most strongly identified with the Americana music tradition, his music also incorporates elements of folk, rock, and the cowboy music of the American West. Many ...
) – 6:49
#"Haley's Comet" (Alvin, Russell) – 4:48
#"Little Honey/
Who Do You Love?" (Dave Alvin,
John Doe
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,
Bo Diddley) – 9:21
#"Abilene" – 6:51
#"Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" – 7:32
#"Highway 99" – 4:14
#"Andersonville" – 5:30
#"All 'Round Man" (Bo Carter) – 3:59
#"Blue Boulevard" (Alvin, Michael Woody) – 6:15
#"Wanda and Duane" – 4:14
#"4th of July" – 5:33
#"American Music" – 7:01
#"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (
Little Walter Jacobs) – 3:45
Personnel
*Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar, National Steel guitar
*
Chris Gaffney – background vocals, accordion
*Gregory Boaz – bass
*Joe Terry – keyboards
*Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums, backing vocals
*
Greg Leisz – dobro, guitar
*Rick Shea – guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
*Brantley Kearns – fiddle, backing vocals
*
John "Juke" Logan
John "Juke" Logan (September 11, 1946 – August 30, 2013) was an American electric blues harmonica player, musician, singer, pianist and songwriter. He is best known for his harmonica playing on the theme music for television programs (''Home I ...
– harmonica
Production notes
*Mark Linett – producer, engineer, mixing
*Lou Beach – design
*Issa Sharp – photography
*Steve Smith – photography
References
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2002 albums
Dave Alvin albums
HighTone Records albums