'California blue' was written by Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty. The latter two worked with Orbison on what was to become his last album, 'Mystery girl'. The album was released briefly after he died in December 1988, since the lead single 'You got it' had already become a hit while he was still alive.
The song was released as the third single from the album in the spring of 1989. It wasn't a hit, stalling at number 77 in the UK singles chart and sinking without a trace in most European countries.
My collection: 7" single no. 5078
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, April 9, 2011
Cost: 0,5 euro
Tracks: 'California blue' / 'Blue Bayou (live)'
hoi marcel wat heb je een leuke site!
ReplyDeletehet album mystery girl vind ik prachtig en het is jammer dat alleen you go it een hit is geworden, she's a mystery to me, ook van dat album staat in mijn persoonlijke top 20. Het album wordt binnenkort opnieuw uitgebracht op vinyl!