ICON BELINDA CARLISLE ANNOUNCES FIRST ENGLISH ALBUM IN 29 YEARS “ONCE UPON A TIME IN CALIFORNIA” COMING AUGUST 29
ICON BELINDA CARLISLE TURNS BACK THE CLOCK TO HER CALIFORNIA ROOTS WITH NEW STUDIO COVERS ALBUM “ONCE UPON A TIME IN CALIFORNIA” COMING 29 AUGUST 2025 – PREORDER HERE
HER FIRST FULL LENGTH ENGLISH POP ALBUM IN 29 YEARS!
FIRST PREVIEW IS COVER OF THE HOLLIES “THE AIR THAT I BREATHE” - OUT NOW HERE
Belinda Carlisle, beloved solo artist and voice of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Go-Go’s, returns to her roots with the release of her anticipated new studio album titled Once Upon A Time In California, slated for release on 29 August 2025 by the Demon Music label.
Featuring ten new studio tracks, including the first preview from it available now “The Air That I Breathe”, were all recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Gabe Lopez. Once Upon A Time In California will be available on CD, vinyl and digital formats and are available for pre-order now here.
Following the return success of Belinda’s 2023 EP Kismet and hugely successful sold-out Australian tour late last year, Once Upon A Time In California sees Belinda take a deeply personal journey through the golden sounds of her youth with this ten-track covers collection. Steeped in the spirit of her Californian upbringing, the album is a heartfelt tribute to the vintage pop culture that shaped her musical identity.
What sets this album apart is that it’s a celebration of Californian culture that stretches its canvas beyond the familiar evocation of the Laurel Canyon sound. It’s a carefully curated and beautifully realised salute to Belinda’s personal education in pop music, and the magical sounds that arrived in her life from near and far, on the radio and on cherished 45s.
With the assured and distinctive vocal delivery of someone who herself has become one of the Golden State’s greatest exports - initially as frontwoman for The Go-Go’s, and as a solo performer with a multitude of classic global hits Belinda Carlisle completes this sentimental journey back to her youth with timeless style.
Once Upon A Time In California opens with a stirring remake of the Burt Bacharach & Hal David gem written for Dionne Warwick, ‘Anyone Who Had A Heart’. Belinda then pays her respects to such timeless artists as The Carpenters (‘Superstar’), Gordon Lightfoot (‘If You Could Read My Mind’) and Jim Croce (‘Time In A Bottle’), and to songs for the ages including ‘The Air That I Breathe’ (Albert Hammond), ‘Everybody’s Talking’ (Harry Nilsson), ‘Reflections Of My Life’ (Marmalade), and ‘Never My Love’ (The Association). The full result is an entirely different kind of Californian dreaming for a new generation.
Commenting on the album Belinda says, “I was born and raised in California at a time when music was an important part of Californian culture. I lived and breathed music, it was my great escape - a refuge of fantasy and imagination. Every day after school and when it was summer vacation, I would listen and sing along to the music on the radio for the entire day. Always fantasizing about being a singer myself, one day.
This collection of songs is the best representation of what I loved back then that I could think of - listening to it brings back so many memories of a time and a California that doesn't really exist anymore. That’s not meant to sound like a bad thing, it's just different - there was an innocence and energy back then that was unique and magical. Things I doubt will ever be felt in quite the same way again. Here's to the California of my dreams.”
With Once Upon A Time In California, Belinda Carlisle invites fans old and new to join her on a journey through the melodies that defined a generation.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN CALIFORNIA TRACK LISTING
1. Anyone Who Had A Heart
2. If You Could Read My Mind
3. One
4. Never My Love
5. The Air That I Breathe
6. Time In A Bottle
7. Superstar
8. Everybody’s Talkin’
9. Get Together
10. Reflections Of My Life
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