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| California Girl | 
 enlarge | Artist: Nancy Sinatra
Label: Buena Vista
Category: Music
Buy New: $24.31
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $5.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  (26 reviews)
Sales Rank: 34009
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 California Girl is California Gold November 23, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of Nancy Sinatra's best albums. This is the perfect album to play when you want to share intimate time with your lover. If you are not a Nancy Sinatra fan, you will be after listening to this album. All songs are great on this album. My favorites are "How Are Things In California?," "San Fernado Valley," "99 Miles From LA," "Hello L.A.Bye-Bye Birmingham," "Route 66," "Do You Know The Way to San Jose?," "California Man," and "Hotel California." This album proves Nancy Sinatra is an icon on her own without her famous father. A+
 Slapdash collection of new and old material April 15, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Concept album by our Boots never really takes off, but has some great moments. With a terrific band backing her up on the new songs, I'm surprised the CD doesn't rock more(she and the guys were much tougher live when I caught the tour last June). The best song("How Are Things in California?")goes way back(it's an old 45 flip-side), but "99 Miles from LA" is hot stuff and "California Man" is a decent cover. The rest is just a little colorless. But, hey, there are a few terrific photos in the booklet to keep interest during the dull spots. B-
Freshly squeezed Nancy Sinatra brand California music July 12, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A California theme album sounds perfect for Nancy Sinatra, most of them being cover songs. No problem, she did super on covering other people's songs on her previous albums. And I must say, most of the songs are divine slices of orange succulent to the taste.Songs like Art Garfunkel's "99 Miles From LA" and "How Are Things In California" resurrect that 60's Mamas and Papas-like sound--"You may have the sun, the sand and the sea, but why must you be so far from me?" So does Gordon Jenkins' "San Fernando Valley," which could've fit on her first two albums. And "Hello LA, Bye Bye Birmingham" from Country My Way is included. Her rendition of the Beach Boys' "California Girls" isn't bad either, with backing vocal contributions from Brian Wilson. There is only one not-too-satisfactory number here. The slowing down that worked on her cover of "Light My Fire" does not work on her version of the Mama and Papas' California Dreamin'." No, Med fruit flies have infested that song, so let's blow dry that into orange Tang drink mix or squeeze them for Fanta Orange soda. The 40's jazz number "Route 66" works well, as does Chicago's brassy "Saturday In The Park." The best cover is her rendition of Dionne Warwick's "Do You Know The Way To San Jose." The cheesy standard "Hooray For Hollywood" saves this album from complete disaster. As for her cover of "Hotel California," it's okay, I guess. Yow! She goes into classic rock-and-roll boogie woogie with "California Man" and into soft-rolling bossa-nova with "There's No Place Like Home." In eying the CD picture of Nancy resting on an orange slice, that would make Nancy a tiptop Valencia or Navel orange.
Surf, Sand, and Sinatra...NANCY, that is! July 9, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
California never sounded so good! Nancy makes each song on this CD her own. There is no mistaking the talent and workmanship on this one guys...It couldn't be better.With songs from the sixties to current recordings, Nancy's voice sounds better than ever. If possible, it has matured with more emotion and delivery than ever before. She'll break your heart on songs like "California Dreamin'" and "99 Miles From LA" and take you on a merry go round ride with "How Are Things In California?" (not to be forgotten is Cuando Calienta el Sol) which sung is Spanish is as good as it gets. "Hotel California" makes you want to register at the front desk just to hear more. All in all, this is one slick, emotion packed CD which Nancy shines on. I for one can't wait until Nancy releases more ear candy for us to listen to. Way to go Nancy. Keep Rockin!
Good if you don't want the best from Nancy July 5, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nancy Sinatra is the owner of the best female voice evere heared on this tiny planet. She recorded 7 perfect, fillerless studio-albums in the sixties singing fantastic covers, material written especially for her and Lee Hazlewood's songs, then she got married, gave birth to two beautiful daughters and became a professional mum. She returned back to the scene in 1995 with a rock-flavoured album, which contained a lot of fine songs, but without his Svengali, Lee Hazlewood she was a little lost, so she recorded a few songs which did not fit her style. This is the problem with her brand new album, California Girl, too. There's nothing wrong with most of the tunes, they're good ones, but they slightly have a single moment Nancy can put some "nancyness" into. Of course there are some great moments, like the title track (the only song which is totally Nancy-type) and Do You Know The Way To San Jose?, but the album is very directionless (though Nancy is unable to sing bad). She has a wonderfule site, ... and somtimes she even chats with her fans (she's a very warm-hearted person), so if you happen to visit her chatroom or guestbook someday, please let her know that it's time to re-unite with her perfect partner in music (Lee Hazlewood)and make a cool album for the 21st Century!
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