His California Album
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| His California Album | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Blues, soul | |||
| Label | Dunhill | |||
| Producer | Steve Barri | |||
| Bobby "Blue" Bland chronology | ||||
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His California Album is an album by the American musician Bobby "Blue" Bland, released in 1973.[1][2] The album introduced Bland to a larger pop audience.[3] It peaked at No. 136 on the Billboard 200.[4] Bland supported the album with a North American tour.[5]
The album was produced by Steve Barri and arranged by Michael Omartian.[6][7] Mel Brown and Larry Carlton were among the guitar players who contributed to the recording sessions.[8][9] "Goin' Down Slow" was written by St. Louis Jimmy Oden.[10] "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" is a cover of the Luther Ingram song.[11] "I've Got to Use My Imagination" is a version of the song made famous by Gladys Knight & the Pips.[12]
