| Who Do You Know in California | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Eddy Raven |
| Album: | Desperate Dreams |
| B-Side: | Thinking It Over |
| Released: | October 17, 1981 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:49 |
| Label: | Elektra |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen |
| Prev Title: | I Should've Called |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | A Little Bit Crazy |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"Who Do You Know in California" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Eddy Raven. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the album Desperate Dreams. The song reached #11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
The song is about a marital affair with a woman in California which is unveiled when the mistress in the situation calls the narrator's wife, after which the wife questions the narrator with the song's title. No resolution is given to the song's question. According to Raven, he originally wanted to title the song "Who Do You Know in Dallas", but he felt that "California" fit the song's meter better.[2]
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 281.