- Mission California
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Mission California Studio album by Cross Canadian Ragweed Released October 2, 2007 Recorded March 2007 Genre Americana
Alternative country
Country rock
Southern rock
Red Dirt
Texas CountryLength 54:11 Label Universal South Producer Mike McClure & Cross Canadian Ragweed Cross Canadian Ragweed chronology Back to Tulsa - Live and Loud at Cain's Ballroom
(2006)Mission California
(2007)Happiness and All the Other Things
(2009)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] This Is Texas Music [2] Mission California is Cross Canadian Ragweed's ninth album. It was released on October 2, 2007. The band spent 25 days in the studio; the first 5 cutting 15 tracks, the next 20 polishing each. It was recorded in San Diego, California. Lee Ann Womack laid down background vocals on 4 of the tracks to include the Chris Knight cover "Cry Lonely."
The first single from Mission California was "I Believe You," which is a Todd Snider cover. The single charted as high as #4 on the Texas Music Chart.[3]
The album debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and #6 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week.[4]
Contents
Track listing
- "Record Exec" (Cody Canada) - 3:07
- "Dead Man" (Canada) - 4:48
- "The Deal" (Canada, Mike McClure) - 2:38
- "Lawrence" (Canada) - 5:03
- "In Oklahoma" (Canada, Stoney LaRue) - 3:07
- "Cry Lonely" (Chris Knight, Gary Nicholson) - 4:12
- "Smoke Another" (Canada, McClure) - 2:01
- "Soul Agent" (Scott Evans) - 4:29
- "Walls To Climb" (Canada) - 3:15
- "The Years" (Canada) - 4:25
- "Jenny" (Canada, Mike Shannon) - 4:43
- "I Believe You" (Todd Snider) - 4:04
- "NYCG" (Canada, McClure, Anthony Aquino) - 8:19
Hidden Track: "On The Right Path" begins at 6:15 on "NYCG"
Personnel
- Cody Canada - lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, slide guitar, harmonica
- Jeremy Plato - lead vocals & harmony vocals, bass guitar, cello
- Grady Cross - rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar
- Randy Ragsdale - drums, percussion
- Lee Ann Womack - harmony vocals
- Mike McClure - additional lead guitar & rhythm guitar, background vocals
- Adam Odar - accordion
Chart performance
Chart (2007) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6 U.S. Billboard 200 30 References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ This Is Texas Music review
- ^ Texas Music for the Country - Chart
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Is Boss Of Album Chart With 'Magic'", Billboard.com, October 10, 2007.
Categories:- 2007 albums
- Cross Canadian Ragweed albums
- Show Dog-Universal Music albums
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