| Jesus Is the Same in California | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lloyd Goodson |
| B-Side: | Wearin' Out the Patches on My Knee |
| Released: | 1976 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:10 (intro :06) |
| Label: | United Artists UA-XW891-Y |
| Producer: | Larry Butler |
| Next Title: | Down Home Up Bringin |
| Next Year: | 1977 |
"Jesus Is the Same in California" was a hit in 1976 for country singer Lloyd Goodson.
The song was co-written with Don Lee. It was backed with "Wishin' I Could Change The Kind Of Fool I've Been" which was also co-written with Lee. It was released on United Artists UA-XW891-Y.[1] [2] [3] It was done in a similar style to a Merle Haggard song. It tells of a man in Folsom Prison who receives a letter from his mother who has faith that Jesus is there with him in California as he is there with her in Tennessee. The song does have a happy ending.[4]
The single spent six weeks on the US country singles chart, peaking at No. 80 on November 12, 1976.[5] [6] It also made the Cashbox charts that year and at one stage in the week ending December 25 it was at No. 16.[7]