California Blue

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"California Blue"
Single by Roy Orbison
from the album Mystery Girl
B-side
ReleasedJuly 1989
RecordedApril 1988
Studio Mike Campbell's garage (Los Angeles)
Genre Yacht Rock, Pop Rock
Length3:53
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
Producer(s) Jeff Lynne
Roy Orbisonsingles chronology
"She's a Mystery to Me"
(1989)		"California Blue"
(1989)		"Oh, Pretty Woman"
(1989)

"California Blue" is a song written by Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty. According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, [1] Orbison recorded the song in April 1988 at Mike Campbell's garage in Los Angeles.[ citation needed ] "California Blue" was released as a single from Orbison's 22nd studio album, Mystery Girl , in July 1989, reaching the top 40 in Belgium, Ireland, and West Germany.

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Personnel

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 65
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 25
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4] 75
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 58
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 23
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 77
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [8] 44
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 51
West Germany (GfK) [10] 34

References

  1. ↑ Orbison, Roy (2018). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley, Orbison, Alex, Slate, Jeff, Orbison, Roy Jr (First ed.). New York: Canter Street. p. 216. ISBN   9781478976547. OCLC   1017566749.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ↑ "Roy Orbison – California Blue" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6417." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6417." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – California Blue". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Roy Orbison Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Roy Orbison Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Roy Orbison – California Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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