California Years Explained

California Years
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Jill Sobule
Cover:	California Years (Jill Sobule album) cover art.jpg
Released:	April 14, 2009
Length:	49:58
Label:	Pinko Records
Producer:	Don Was
Prev Title:	Underdog Victorious
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	A Day At The Pass
Next Year:	2011

California Years is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, released on April 14, 2009, on Sobule's own label, Pinko Records. The album was produced by Don Was and financed completely by fan donations to Sobule's website jillsnextrecord.com.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Robin Eaton and Jill Sobule except where noted.

1. "Palm Springs" – 4:42
2. "San Francisco" – 4:50
3. "Nothing to Prove" – 3:09
4. "Where Is Bobbie Gentry?" – 3:11
5. "A Good Life" – 3:05
6. "Sweetheart" – 3:01
7. "Empty Glass" (Sobule, Elise Thoron) – 3:10
8. "League of Failures" – 4:47
9. "Wendell Lee" – 4:42
10. "Bloody Valentine" – 3:38
11. "Mexican Pharmacy" – 2:59
12. "While You Were Sleeping" (Bill Demain, Sobule) – 3:06
13. "Spiderman" (Bill Demain, Sobule) – 3:20
14. "The Donor Song" (Sobule) – 1:45

Three tracks recorded for prospective inclusion on California Years did not make the final cut: "Mom", "The Rapture" and "Gotta Get Me Some" (the latter track, like "Empty Glass", originally written for the musical Prozak and the Platypus).

Personnel

• Dave Carpenter – vocals, piano
• Bill DeMain – guitar
• Robin Eaton – vocals
• Mark Goldenberg – vocals, guitar, slide guitar, piano
• Bryan Head – vocals
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Greg Leisz – vocals, dobro, mandolin
• Jamie Muhoberac – organ
• Geoff Pearlman – vocals
• Benmont Tench – organ
• Jill Sobule – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, piano

Notes and References

1. Web site: California Years. AllMusic.com. February 3, 2014.