Belinda Carlisle, the one-time punk who went from singing in the Go-Go's to solo stardom in the 1980s, has spent the last few decades releasing music in languages besides her native English, such as French on 2007's Voila and Sikh chants performed in Punjabi on 2017's Wilder Shores. The Alvvays inspiration returned to English in short-form fashion on 2023's Kismet EP, a collaboration with veteran songwriter Diane Warren. Now she's got her first English-language full-length album since 1996's A Woman & A Man on deck.
Once Upon A Time In California is another covers collection from Carlislie, this time focused on songs she loved growing up on the West Coast in the 1970s. Its lead single, a cover of the Hollies' "The Air That I Breathe," is out now. Based on the years when Carlisle was a kid, we are guessing "One" is a Harry Nilsson cover and not U2 or Metallica, but any of the above would be fun.
Hear "The Air That I Breathe" below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Anyone Who Had A Heart"
02 "If You Could Read My Mind"
03 "One"
04 "Never My Love"
05 "The Air That I Breathe"
06 "Time In A Bottle"
07 "Superstar"
08 "Everybody’s Talkin’"
09 "Get Together"
10 "Reflections Of My Life"
Once Upon A Time In California is out 8/29 via Puglady Inc.
