Going Back to Cali (LL Cool J song)

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“Going Back to Cali”
“Going Back to Cali” cover
Single by LL Cool J
from the album Walking with a Panther
B-side Jack the Ripper
Released 1988
Format CD Single, Cassette Single, Vinyl Single
Recorded 1987
Genre Hip Hop
Length 3:57
Label Def Jam
Writer(s) James Todd Smith
Producer Rick Rubin, LL Cool J
LL Cool J singles chronology
Go Cut Creator Go
(1987)
Going Back to Cali
(1987)
I'm That Type of Guy
(1989)


"Going Back to Cali" was the first single from LL Cool J's third album Walking with a Panther. It was released in 1988 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Rick Rubin and LL Cool J. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the movie Less Than Zero. The song peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Rock band, Sevendust would cover the song on the Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] A-Side

  1. "Going Back To Cali"- 3:57

[edit] B-Side

  1. "Jack the Ripper"- 4:50