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1988 studio album by American Music Club
California
Studio album by American Music Club
ReleasedNovember 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)
Genre
Length41:32
LabelFrontier
ProducerTom Mallon
American Music Club chronology
Engine
(1987) 		California
(1988) 		United Kingdom
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
NME8/10
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10

California is the third studio album by American indie rock band American Music Club. It was released on November 10, 1988 on Frontier Records.

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In the album's article in the book, reviewer Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen, from Iceland's daily newspaper Morgunblaðið, describes the album as the band's "definitive statement."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Eitzel

No.TitleLength
1."Firefly"2:49
2."Somewhere"3:01
3."Laughingstock"4:17
4."Lonely"2:42
5."Pale Skinny Girl"3:33
6."Blue and Grey Shirt"3:33
7."Bad Liquor"1:57
8."Now You're Defeated"2:28
9."Jenny"2:38
10."Western Sky"3:28
11."Highway 5"3:49
12."Last Harbor"4:35

Personnel

American Music Club
  • Mark Eitzel – vocals, guitars
  • Tom Mallon – drums, production, engineering
  • Dan Pearson – bass
  • Vudi – guitar, accordion
Additional musicians
  • Bruce Kaphan – pedal steel
  • Lisa Davis – bass on "Firefly"
Artwork and design
  • Bobby Neel Adams – photography

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "California – American Music Club". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. Pouncey, Edwin (January 21, 1989). "American Music Club: California". NME. p. 25.
  3. Weisbard, Eric (1995). "American Music Club". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 11–12. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  4. "MAGNET Magazine on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.
  5. ^ Thoroddsen, Arnar Eggert (2006). "American Music Club: California". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe Publishing. p. 599. ISBN 978-0-7893-1371-3.
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