Having recently covered the Go-Go's performances at Coachella, I'm looking forward to hearing this...
Belinda Carlisle, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and voice of the Go-Go’s, returns to her roots with the release of a new studio album Once Upon a Time in California, slated for release on Aug. 29 via Demon Music.
Featuring 10 new studio tracks including the lead track, “The Air That I Breathe” were recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Gabe Lopez, who worked with Belinda on her 2017 studio album Wilder Shores. Once Upon a Time in California will be available on CD, vinyl and digital formats and available for pre-order HERE
Following the success of Belinda’s 2023 EP Kismet, and the single “Big Big Love” HERE Once Upon a Time in California sees Belinda Carlisle delve into the sounds of her youth.
There is a remake of Burt Bacharach & Hal David's hit song for Dionne Warwick, "Anyone Who Had A Heart." Belinda also covers the Carpenters ("Superstar"), Gordon Lightfoot ("If You Could Read My Mind") and Jim Croce ("Time In A Bottle") as well as others by The Hollies, Harry Nilsson and more. Although this marks the first time all the tracks have been available on one album, three of them – "Superstar," "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Get Together" have been available on previous Belinda Carlisle collections.
Commenting on the album in a press release, Belinda says, “I was born and raised in California at a time when music was an important part of Californian culture. I lived and breathed music, it was my great escape - a refuge of fantasy and imagination. Every day after school and when it was summer vacation, I would listen and sing along to the music on the radio for the entire day. Always fantasizing about being a singer myself, one day.
"This collection of songs is the best representation of what I loved back then that I could think of - listening to it brings back so many memories of a time and a California that doesn't really exist anymore. That’s not meant to sound like a bad thing, it's just different - there was an innocence and energy back then that was unique and magical. Things I doubt will ever be felt in quite the same way again. Here's to the California of my dreams.”
Release formats: Vinyl, Vinyl (Signed Edition), Picture Disc Vinyl, CD, CD Signed Edition
Track Listing:
Anyone Who Had A Heart
If You Could Read My Mind
One
Never My Love
The Air That I Breathe
Time In A Bottle
Superstar
Everybody’s Talkin’
Get Together
Reflections Of My Life
George Paul
