California Man (song)
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| "California Man" | ||
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| Single by The Move | ||
| from the album Message From the Country | ||
| B-side(s) | "Do Ya", "Ella James" | |
| Released | May 1972 | |
| Format | 7" | |
| Recorded | 1971 Philips Studios | |
| Genre | Classic rock, Rock'n'Roll | |
| Length | 3:37 | |
| Label | Harvest Records | |
| Writer(s) | Roy Wood | |
| Producer(s) | Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne | |
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| The Move singles chronology | ||
| "Chinatown" (1971) |
California Man (1972) |
Do Ya (1972) |
California Man is a song by The Move
Released in 1972 as a maxi single with "Do Ya" and "Ella James", this was The Move's swan song exit, as the Electric Light Orchestra had already been launched with the first ELO single 10538 Overture released only a month after this track. The song is high energy rock 'n' roll with tributes to Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Larry Williams and even George Gershwin; with Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood trading verses. The single reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. In the U.S. the song was released with Lynne's "Do Ya" as the b-side on United Artists. However the b-side proved more popular and became The Move's only U.S. charting single.
The song was later covered by Cheap Trick.
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