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"California Dreamin'"
US picture sleeve (restored)
Single by the Mamas & the Papas
from the album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
B-side	"Somebody Groovy"
Released	December 1965
Recorded	November 1965
Studio	United Western, Hollywood
Genre	Sunshine pop[1] psychedelic pop[2] folk rock[3] soft rock[4]
Length	2:42
Label	Dunhill • RCA Victor
Songwriters	John Phillips Michelle Phillips
Producer	Lou Adler
The Mamas & the Papas singles chronology
"Go Where You Wanna Go" (1965) "California Dreamin'" (1965) "Monday, Monday" (1966)
Audio
"California Dreamin'" on YouTube

"California Dreamin'" The Mamas & the Papas' "California Dreamin'" from their debut album, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. Problems playing this file? See media help.

"California Dreamin'" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire.[5] The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965.

"California Dreamin'" became a well-known example of the "California sound",[6] and the 1960s counterculture era.[7][8] It was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in June 2023[9] and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.[10] In 2021, Rolling Stone placed the song at number 420 in its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.[11]

History

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The song was written in 1963 while John Phillips and Michelle Phillips were living in New York City during a particularly cold winter, and the latter was missing sunny California. John would work on compositions late at night and brought Michelle the first verse one morning.[12] At the time, John and Michelle Phillips were members of the folk group the New Journeymen, which evolved into the Mamas and the Papas.

They earned their first record contract after being introduced to Lou Adler, the head of Dunhill Records, by Barry McGuire. In thanks to Adler, they sang the backing vocals to "California Dreamin'" with members of the session band the Wrecking Crew,[13] on McGuire's album This Precious Time. Adler, impressed with the Mamas and the Papas, then had the lead vocal track re-recorded with Denny Doherty singing,[5] but paired with the same instrumental and backing vocal tracks,[14] and an alto flute solo by Bud Shank, reportedly improvised.[5] The guitar introduction was performed by P. F. Sloan.[15] McGuire's original vocal can be briefly heard on the left channel at the beginning of the record, having not been completely erased.[16]

The single was released in late 1965 but was not an immediate breakthrough. After gaining little attention in Los Angeles, a radio station in Boston was the catalyst to break the song nationwide.[17] After making its chart debut in January 1966,[18] the song peaked at No. 4 in March on both the Billboard Hot 100, lasting 17 weeks, and Cashbox, lasting 20 weeks.[19] "California Dreamin'" was the top single on the Billboard end-of-the-year survey for 1966. As well, it tied for #1 on the Cashbox end-of-the-year survey with SSgt. Barry Sadler's "Ballad of the Green Berets".[20]

"California Dreamin'" reached number 23 on the UK charts upon its original release, and re-charted after its use in a Carling Premier commercial in 1997, peaking at number nine.[21]

Billboard described the song as having "a fascinating new sound with well written commercial material" and praised Lou Adler's production".[22] Cash Box described it as a "medium-paced, rhythmic shufflin' romantic woeser [sic] with a plaintive, lyrical undercurrent".[23]

The song is used repeatedly in the 1994 Hong Kong film Chungking Express as a central plot point[24] and a cover by the Beach Boys was used on season 4 of Stranger Things.[25]

Michelle Phillips wrote the lyrics "Well, I got down on my knees / And I pretend to pray", but Cass Elliot had sung "began" on the original recording and had continued doing so on tour until corrected by Phillips.[26]

Personnel

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According to Dan Daley:[15]

The Mamas & the Papas

• Denny Doherty – lead and harmony vocals
• Cass Elliot – harmony vocals
• John Phillips – guitar, harmony vocals
• Michelle Phillips – harmony vocals

Additional musicians

• Bud Shank – flute
• The Wrecking Crew
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Larry Knechtel – piano
  • Joe Osborn – bass
  • P.F. Sloan – guitar

Production

• Lou Adler – producer
• Bones Howe – engineering

Chart history

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Weekly charts [edit] Chart (1966) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 87 Canada RPM Top Singles[27] 3 New Zealand (Listener)[28] 14 UK Singles (OCC)[29] 23 US Billboard Hot 100[30] 4 US Cash Box Top 100[31] 4 Chart (1997) Peakposition UK Singles (OCC)[29] 9

Year-end charts [edit] Chart (1966) Rank US Billboard Hot 100[32] 1 US Cash Box[20] 1

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[33]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP)[34]	Gold	100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[35]	Gold	250,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[36]	Platinum	100,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[37]	Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[38]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[39]	4× Platinum	4,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

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America version

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"California Dreamin'"
Single by America
from the album California Dreaming soundtrack
B-side	"See It My Way" (by F.D.R.)
Released	March 1979
Recorded	Studio 55 (Hollywood) 1978
Genre	Soft rock
Length	2:44
Label	American International
Songwriters	John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
Producers	Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley
America singles chronology
"Don't Cry Baby" (1977) "California Dreamin'" (1979) "Only Game in Town" (1979)

In the spring of 1979, the band America reached No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 with its remake of "California Dreamin'" which was the first studio recording by America as the duo of Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, without third founding member Dan Peek, who had departed the group in 1977. Bunnell – who sang lead – and Beckley – who sang background – self-produced the track, which featured America's touring musicians: David Dickey, drummer Willie Leacox, guitarist Michael Woods, percussionist Tom Walsh, and Jim Calire who played keyboards and also saxophone.[40][41]

America performed "California Dreamin'" at least once in concert in 1974,[42] "California Dreamin'" being a sentimental favorite of the band's members having been a set list staple of the cover band in which all three had performed while London Central High School students in the late 1960s.[43][44][45][46] The recording of "California Dreamin'" by America was specifically made to play under the closing credits of the American International Pictures (AIP) movie release California Dreaming,[47] which had been shot in the final months of 1977 for release in the summer of 1978, although the movie was held back from wide release until March 16, 1979[48] with America recording the song "California Dreamin'" in the autumn of 1978:[49] Beckley and Bunnell agreed to record the song after being (at least partially) shown the movie – (Gerry Beckley quote:) "We liked what we saw"[41] – and the track was recorded at Studio 55 (Hollywood): (Gerry Beckley quote:) "We did it more as a rock thing [compared to the original], [with] a full sound but reliant on the harmonies."[41]

The track was originally scheduled for a January 15, 1979, release[49] which was delayed until after AIP's February 1979 pacting with Casablanca Records to distribute the California Dreaming soundtrack, Casablanca having recently managed to bolster the modest success of the film Thank God It's Friday through a hit soundtrack album:[50][51] the recording of "California Dreamin'" by America was therefore given parallel release with the movie, another soundtrack item: "See It My Way" by session group F.D.R., serving as B-side. Both the America single and (in April 1978) the soundtrack album were issued by AIP on its own label (distributed by Casablanca): outside the US and Canada, Casablanca acted as label of release.

By the spring of 1979, America were involved in sessions for its Capitol Records debut album Silent Letter[52] and were either unable or uninterested in promoting its version of "California Dreamin'," which single proved unable to buoy its parent film's faltering box office take. However, the publicity inherent in the film's release was evidently enough to afford minor hit status for America's soundtrack item (heard in the film's trailer, America's "California Dreamin'" was also cited in the movie's poster), and despite its lowly chart peak, America's "California Dreamin'" remake was more successful than any of its first five Capitol single releases, none of which ranked in the Hot 100 (the band's sixth Capitol single release, "You Can Do Magic" in 1982 afforded the band a sole latter-day top ten hit).[53][54]

"California Dreamin'" continued to be featured in America's live gigs, eventually being established as a mandatory America concert title.[55] A live performance of the song by America is featured on In Concert, the band's 1996 album release of a 1982 live gig.[56] The band's 1978 recording was included on the 2000 America retrospective boxed set Highway: 30 Years of America[57] as well as on The Complete Greatest Hits in 2001.[58]

Beach Boys version

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"California Dreamin'"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album Made in U.S.A.
B-side	"Lady Liberty"
Released	September 1986[59]
Recorded	May 1986
Genre	Rock
Length	3:10
Label	Capitol
Songwriters	John Phillips Michelle Phillips
Producer	Terry Melcher
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue" (1986) "California Dreamin'" (1986) "Happy Endings" (1987)
Music video
"California Dreamin'" on YouTube

Background

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The Beach Boys recorded "California Dreamin'" in 1986 for their greatest hits compilation Made in U.S.A. It was produced by Terry Melcher and featured Roger McGuinn of the Byrds on 12-string guitar. This version of the song was referenced in the lyrics of the Dead Milkmen's 1988 novelty hit "Punk Rock Girl".

Although the song only charted at a modest No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100, it reached No. 8 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart[60] and it was supported by a music video that saw heavy rotation on MTV. The video featured the Beach Boys along with John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Roger McGuinn. Denny Doherty was on the East coast and declined; Cass Elliot had died in 1974.

Personnel

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Credits sourced from Craig Slowinski and Andrew G. Doe.[61]

The Beach Boys

• Carl Wilson – vocals
• Al Jardine – vocals
• Mike Love – vocals
• Brian Wilson – vocals
• Bruce Johnston – vocals

Additional musicians and production staff

• Roger McGuinn – 12-string lead guitar
• Joel Peskin – saxophone
• Jeff Foskett – possible vocals
• Adrian Baker – possible vocals

unknown – bass, drums, acoustic lead guitar, synthesizer

Jose Feliciano version

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Released as a single on RCA Records in the summer of 1968, José Feliciano's arrangement reached number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 20 on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues Singles chart. The song was the A-side of a single that became a big hit when radio stations started to play the B-side with his cover of "Light My Fire", which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was popular in many other countries around the world. This elaborate string version with jazz Latin influences serves as the opening track of Feliciano's 1968 hit album Feliciano! (Gold status in 1968), and was heard in a key sequence in Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and is included on its soundtrack.

Personnel

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Credits sourced from album liner notes.

• José Feliciano – vocals, guitar
• Ray Brown – bass
• Jim Horn – flute, alto flute
• Milt Holland – percussion
• Bruce Johnston – vocals

Additional musicians and production staff

• George Tipton – orchestral arrangements
• Rick Jarrard – producer

Freischwimmer version

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A tropical house version by German DJ/remixer Freischwimmer was released in 2015. This version reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in its February 13, 2016, issue.[62][63] "Dreamin'" had never before hit No. 1 on any ranking, making this version the first in its nearly 50-year history to reach the top spot on a Billboard chart.[64]

See also

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• List of Billboard Dance Club Songs number ones of 2016

References

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External links

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• California Dreamin' at Myspace (streamed copy where licensed)
• NPR's "Present at the Creation" segment on the origins of the song
• Technical article describing how California Dreamin' was originally mixed
• Facts and discussion about the song
• Review Of California Dreaming
• "California Dreamin', Jazz version performed by Diana Krall". YouTube.com. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
• The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin' on YouTube

v t e Billboard Year-End number one singles (1960–1979)
1960: "Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith 1961: "Tossin' and Turnin'" – Bobby Lewis 1962: "Stranger on the Shore" – Mr. Acker Bilk 1963: "Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs / "Surfin' U.S.A." – The Beach Boys 1964: "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles 1965: "Wooly Bully" – Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs 1966: "The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler / "California Dreamin'" – The Mamas & the Papas 1967: "To Sir with Love" – Lulu 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies 1970: "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel 1971: "Joy to the World" – Three Dog Night 1972: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando and Dawn 1974: "The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand 1975: "Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille 1976: "Silly Love Songs" – Wings 1977: "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" – Rod Stewart 1978: "Shadow Dancing" – Andy Gibb 1979: "My Sharona" – The Knack
Complete list (1946–1959) (1960–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019) (2020–present)

v t e The Mamas & the Papas
Denny Doherty Cass Elliot John Phillips Michelle Phillips Lisa Brescia Jill Gibson Laurie Beebe Lewis Deb Lyons Spanky McFarlane Barry McGuire Scott McKenzie Mackenzie Phillips
Studio albums	If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966) The Mamas & the Papas (1966) Deliver (1967) The Papas & the Mamas (1968) People Like Us (1971)
Compilations	Farewell to the First Golden Era (1967) 16 of Their Greatest Hits (1969) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mamas & the Papas (1999) All the Leaves Are Brown (2001)
Singles	"Go Where You Wanna Go" (1965) "California Dreamin'" (1965) "Monday, Monday" (1966) "I Saw Her Again" (1966) "Words of Love" (1966) "Dancing in the Street" (1966) "Look Through My Window" (1966) "Dedicated to the One I Love" (1967) "Creeque Alley" (1967) "My Girl" (1967) "Glad to Be Unhappy" (1967) "Twelve Thirty" (1967) "Safe in My Garden" (1968) "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (1968) "Do You Wanna Dance" (1968)
Related	Discography The Beach Boys The Journeymen The Halifax Three The Big 3 The Mugwumps

v t e Bobby Womack
Discography
Studio albums	Fly Me to the Moon (1969) My Prescription (1970) Communication (1971) Understanding (1972) Facts of Life (1973) Lookin' for a Love Again (1974) I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To (1975) Safety Zone (1975) BW Goes C&W (1976) Home Is Where the Heart Is (1976) Pieces (1978) Roads of Life (1979) The Poet (1981) The Poet II (1984) So Many Rivers (1985) Someday We'll All Be Free (1985) Womagic (1986) The Last Soul Man (1987) Save the Children (1989) Resurrection (1994) Back to My Roots (1999) Traditions (1999) The Bravest Man in the Universe (2012)
Singles	"California Dreamin'" "Fly Me to the Moon" "How I Miss You Baby" "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" "That's the Way I Feel About Cha" "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)" "Woman's Gotta Have It" "Harry Hippie" "Across 110th Street" "Lookin' for a Love" "Daylight" "If You Think You're Lonely Now" "I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much" "Someday We'll All Be Free" "Living in a Box" "Please Forgive My Heart"

v t e The Beach Boys singles
1960s	1961 "Surfin'" / "Luau" 1962 "Surfin' Safari" / "409" "Ten Little Indians" / "County Fair" 1963 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "Shut Down" "Surfer Girl" / "Little Deuce Coupe" "Be True to Your School" / "In My Room" "Little Saint Nick" / "The Lord's Prayer" 1964 "Fun, Fun, Fun" / "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" "I Get Around" / "Don't Worry Baby" "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" / "She Knows Me Too Well" "Dance, Dance, Dance" / "The Warmth of the Sun" "The Man with All the Toys" / "Blue Christmas" 1965 "Do You Wanna Dance?" / "Please Let Me Wonder" "Help Me, Rhonda" / "Kiss Me, Baby" "California Girls"/ "Let Him Run Wild" "The Little Girl I Once Knew" / "There's No Other (Like My Baby)" "Barbara Ann" / "Girl Don't Tell Me" 1966 "Sloop John B" / "You're So Good to Me" "Wouldn't It Be Nice" / "God Only Knows" "Good Vibrations" / "Let's Go Away for Awhile" 1967 "Then I Kissed Her" / "Mountain of Love" "Heroes and Villains" / "You're Welcome" "Wild Honey" / "Wind Chimes" "Darlin'" / "Here Today" 1968 "Friends" / "Little Bird" "Do It Again" / "Wake the World" "Bluebirds over the Mountain" / "Never Learn Not to Love" 1969 "I Can Hear Music" / "All I Want to Do" "Break Away" / "Celebrate the News"
1970s	1970 "Add Some Music to Your Day" / "Susie Cincinnati" "Cottonfields" / "The Nearest Faraway Place" "Slip On Through" / "This Whole World" "Tears in the Morning" / "It's About Time" 1971 "Cool, Cool Water" / "Forever" "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (live) / "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (by Merry Clayton) "Long Promised Road" / "Deirdre" "Long Promised Road" / "'Til I Die" "Student Demonstration Time" / "Don't Go Near the Water" "Surf's Up" / "Don't Go Near the Water" 1972 "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" / "Cuddle Up" "Marcella" / "Hold On Dear Brother" 1973 "Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" / "Susie Cincinnati" 1975 "Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" 1976 "Rock and Roll Music" / "T M Song" "It's O.K." / "Had to Phone Ya" "Everyone's in Love with You" / "Susie Cincinnati" 1977 "Honkin' Down the Highway" / "Solar System" 1978 "Peggy Sue" / "Hey Little Tomboy" 1979 "Here Comes the Night" / "Baby Blue" "Good Timin'" / "Love Surrounds Me" "Lady Lynda" / "Full Sail" "It's a Beautiful Day" / "Sumahama"
1980s	1980 "Goin' On" / "Endless Harmony" "Livin' with a Heartache" / "Santa Ana Winds" 1981 "The Beach Boys Medley" / "God Only Knows" "Come Go with Me" / "Don't Go Near the Water" 1985 "Getcha Back" / "Male Ego" "It's Gettin' Late" / "It's O.K." "She Believes in Love Again" / "It's Just a Matter of Time" 1986 "Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue" / "Good Vibrations" (live) "California Dreamin'" / "Lady Liberty" 1987 "Happy Endings" (with Little Richard) / "California Girls" (live) 1988 "Kokomo" / "Tutti Frutti" (Little Richard) 1989 "Still Cruisin'" / "Kokomo"
1990s	1990 "Somewhere Near Japan" / "Kokomo" "Problem Child" / "Problem Child (Instrumental)" 1992 "Hot Fun in the Summertime" / "Summer of Love" 1996 "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" / "Wouldn't It Be Nice" / "Here Today"
2010s	2011 "Good Vibrations" / "Heroes and Villains" "Don't Fight the Sea" / "Friends" 2012 "That's Why God Made the Radio" / "That's Why God Made the Radio" (instrumental) "Isn't It Time" / Live in Chicago
Category

v t e Sia singles
Awards and nominations Discography Songs
Healing Is Difficult	"Taken for Granted" "Little Man" "Drink to Get Drunk"
Colour the Small One	"Don't Bring Me Down" "Breathe Me" "Where I Belong"
Some People HaveReal Problems	"The Girl You Lost to Cocaine" "Soon We'll Be Found" "Buttons"
We Are Born	"You've Changed" "Clap Your Hands" "Bring Night"
1000 Forms of Fear	"Chandelier" "Big Girls Cry" "Elastic Heart" "Fire Meet Gasoline"
This Is Acting	"Alive" "Cheap Thrills" "The Greatest" "Move Your Body" "Reaper" "Unstoppable"
Everyday Is Christmas	"Santa's Coming for Us" "Snowman"
Music	"Saved My Life" "Together" "Courage to Change" "Hey Boy" "1+1" "Floating Through Space"
Reasonable Woman	"Gimme Love" "Dance Alone" "Incredible" "Fame Won't Love You" "Immortal Queen" "I Forgive You"
Soundtrack singles	"You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" "California Dreamin'" "Never Give Up" "Angel by the Wings" "Helium" "To Be Human" "Rainbow" "Original"
Other singles	"Under the Milky Way" "Free Me" "Flames" "I'm Still Here" "Del Mar" "Let's Love" "Hass Hass" "Solsbury Hill" "Beautiful People"
Promotional singles	"Eye of the Needle" "Bird Set Free"
Featured singles	"Destiny" "Somersault" "I Love It" "Titanium" "Wild Ones" "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" "Battle Cry" "Guts Over Fear" "Déjà Vu" "Golden" "Bang My Head" "Je te pardonne" "Living Out Loud" "Waterfall" "Dusk Till Dawn" "That's Life" "On" "Titans" "Dynamite" "Manchild"
Other songs	"I Go to Sleep" "Beautiful Pain" "The Whisperer" "Like a River Runs" "Start a War" "Wolves" "Satisfied" "Champion"

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