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| California Girl | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nancy Sinatra
Label: Buena Vista
Category: Music
Buy New: $32.49
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $22.84
Avg. Customer Rating:  (26 reviews)
Sales Rank: 256303
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.3
UPC: 050086075379
EAN: 0050086075379
ASIN: B000065GRA
Release Date: April 30, 2002
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This particular California Girl originally hails from Jersey City, a fact that only underscores the mythic nature of the Golden State. And make no mistake: this is something of a kitsch record, even if it doesn't quite match the scale of Sebastian Cabot Sings Dylan. A musical tie-in with Disney's California Adventure park, this theme album fairly seamlessly melds previous Cali-related tracks from the Nancy Sinatra canon with newly recorded versions of Bobby Troup's "Route 66," Bachrach's "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," Chicago's "Saturday in the Park," and even a duet with Brian Wilson on his evergreen "California Girls." If Nancy's voice has never quite benefited from the family gene pool lottery, it's developed a bit of jazzy brass and character over the years, a factor that helps recast even a melodramatic chestnut like the Mamas and Papas' "California Dreamin'" into a bluesy, world-weary lament. Guest stars like Blondie drummer Clem Burke and former Guns 'n' Roses ax-slinger Gilby Clark attempt to give the project some rock credibility, but Sinatra's take on Roy Wood's Move classic, "California Man" (inspired more by Cheap Trick's searing cover versions), and a William Shatner-worthy version of "Hotel California" only recall the Chairman's own disastrous flirtations with the medium; perhaps it's something in the genes. But when she sticks to more pop- and jazz-tinged material, Sinatra shows she can definitely sell a song. --Jerry McCulley
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A good one for Nancy fans March 9, 2008
Some of the highlights of this album (some recorded recently some vintage), are the adorable San Francisco, which sounds like the sugar album, the modern rock 99 miles from LA, the 70s pop/rock Hello La, good be Birhimgham, the rock and roll "California Man", and the lovely first ever Nancy song, "Cuando Caliento el Sol." The very pretty "Theres no place like home" closes the album. The one bad choice is covering HOtel Calif. a song I am sure most Nancy fans (and most anyone in general) isnt fund of.
 Lee Hazlewood, where are you? January 25, 2008
Nancy seems like she certainly could use a little magic desert cowboy rapscallion in chaps twiddling her knobs...
 Nancy Sinatra: California Girl December 15, 2007
The other reviewers of this project probably work at Boots Enterprises...I personally hate it. The arrangements and songs are downright stupid...This is a far cry from Nancy's work at Reprise.The RCA release 'Woman' is better. ALL that I've heard from her 'One More Time' cd onward [Except for re-issues of her Reprise stuff on cd/and the song 'True Love' [included on the 'Sheet Music' cd] should be incinerated. 'The First Lady of Rock & Roll' as she is now billed needs a new team behind her.
In fairness, I haven't heard 'Nancy & Lee 3' yet.
Unless you are a NS Collector, don't waste money on this one.
Makes Her Sound Bad September 15, 2006
I'm sorry, but the arrangements/production of these songs just don't cut it. Nancy does not sound her best to me here. I barely like one song on the whole album. Nice try with a concept album about California but it sounds bland. Missed the mark for me on this one.
A pleasant day trip to Nancyville December 3, 2004
This is a pleasant, unassuming compilation of some songs Nancy did that have some theme relating to the State of California. Nancy Sinatra, of course, is not the singer her father was, nor even her brother, nor even as good as most of the many female singers she directly or indirectly inspired: you had to wait for Britney Spears to find a more limited vocalist of any major notoriety in Nancy's line of sponsorship.
Nevertheless, she uses what she has as well as she can, and having the name and resources she does, she's got some good musicians and studio people here, including the magnificent Clem Burke and several of the oldtimers. If you want to hear some nice songs done pleasantly you won't be too disappointed, but if you are not already a hardcore fan, this won't convert you.
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