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Title: It Never Rains In Southern California - Albert Hammond 1972
Added: Sep 26, 2009
Author: kahkeshansard
Duration: 3:53
Description:
Albert Hammond (born 18 May 1944, London, England) is a Gibraltarian-British singer, songwriter and music producer. He also wrote songs for others with frequent collaborator Mike Hazlewood. These include "Little Arrows" for Leapy Lee, "Make Me An Island" (1969) and "You're Such a Good Looking Woman" (1970) for Joe Dolan (which Hammond himself re-recorded in 1979, in a Spanish disco-style version), "Gimme Dat Ding" for The Pipkins in 1970 (itself a cover from the Freddie and the Dreamers album, Oliver in the Overworld), "Good Morning Freedom" for Blue Mink, "Freedom Come, Freedom Go" for The Fortunes in 1971 and "The Air That I Breathe" which was a hit for The Hollies in 1974. In 1971. Hammond also found time to sing on Michael Chapman's fourth album, Wrecked Again, and worked briefly with The Magic Lanterns on recordings of his and Hazlewood's songs and other material.He later moved to the United States, where he continued his professional career as a musician. He is known for his hits of the 1970s, released on Columbia subsidiary Mums Records, such as: 1. "It Never Rains in Southern California" 2. "The Free Electric Band" (the only single of his to chart in the UK) 3. "I Don't Wanna Die in an Air Disaster" 4. "I'm a Train" 5. "Down by the River""It Never Rains in Southern California" reached number five in the American Billboard Hot 100 chart and became a million-seller around the world, the first in a string of eight charting singles that Hammond enjoyed over the next five years. The accompanying album also introduced "Down by the River" and "If You Gotta Break Another Heart" — which was recorded by Cass Elliot in a slightly rewritten version — and "The Air That I Breathe." The latter was Hammond's favorite song on the album, and it was later to become the last major international hit by The Hollies (and that group's last significant U.S. single for more than a decade). Meanwhile, Hammond's follow-up album, The Free Electric Band (its title track salvaged from the unproduced musical), was nearly as impressive musically as its predecessor, although it sold far fewer copies without a huge hit to drive its sales.Read More:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hammond
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Youtube Comments: 155
deliteinmee Says:
May 6, 2012 - ·٠٠••●●♥♥❤^^T^^❤♥♥●●••٠٠·Heavens rain...!~
kernriver1967 Says:
May 6, 2012 - Drove from Bakersfield to LA weekly when this song was popular..... all I can say some great memories....LOL...
damnright4 Says:
May 7, 2012 - Not any more.
jeff62rey Says:
May 9, 2012 - Decided to unlock the vault of my teenage years, still neatly packed and folded in the dusty trunk of my mind. It's amazing how listening to classics like this along with a side of Petron can so vibrantly lay out all those passionate technocolor memories as if they were lived just yesterday.
bibibman Says:
May 11, 2012 - He is actually from Gibraltar, really, an Andausian, really a SPANIARD!
daswitzer70 Says:
May 13, 2012 - Always loved the song, but don't care for the car show. sorry
tonicooper1000 Says:
May 14, 2012 - priceless i love the music
tonicooper1000 Says:
May 14, 2012 - this is real music...
Nate Swanson Says:
May 16, 2012 - Lmfao!! Kudos, stuff happens (life happens) Live it up...
chrisareid Says:
May 16, 2012 - I wish I knew then what I know now, what a great time. I would have appreciated the time far more.
kd5hms63 Says:
May 18, 2012 - Well said jeff62rey, youtube has been a magic carpet ride filled with time trips to transport our tired worn out minds into a special time in the history of music to remind us once again of our fleeting youth.
bassman1156 Says:
May 18, 2012 - Perfectly said...yesterday is just a dream away!
CK Endler Says:
May 19, 2012 - FUCKEN ..........AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
sxitezza Says:
May 20, 2012 - Love your write up on Albert Hammond, He was also in the 60s group "The Family Dogg" with their late 60s hit A Way Of Life... Thanks for the video and infoTerry
davidls11 Says:
May 21, 2012 - I want to go back.
asunshinegirl2009 Says:
May 21, 2012 - Thank Goodness that I never wanted to Go forever. Somehow I know my God had a great plan for me. I everything but underfed. Lets see if tears from heaven will fall upon them.
asunshinegirl2009 Says:
May 21, 2012 - The most amazing places that I found were on the otherside. In my dreams all things are possible. Like maybe I have walk upon the Ka baa but Jibral show me it and I was all the way so far away and not knowing where it is and who to follow. Isa said He couldn't the only one that I really knew before Muhammad were Prophets. Allah hid all Muslims away from me. How could I never know any muslim. That is crazy Reason why depliction of Images of Men are not supposed to be cast. MuhammadnotASIAN
tregoj1 Says:
May 22, 2012 - The best music that will ever be made on earth was m\ade between 1964 and 1975- during the most tragic time in American history- the Vietnam War.
nerdoutboy Says:
May 23, 2012 - on december 24 at 8:00 in the morning a young 14 year old boy by the name of scott johnson was found died. Doctors could not come up with the cause of his death. his mother checked his email to see if she could figure out what happened. turns out he was still signed into myspace. she found he had gone to sleep after he read andand didnt repost a chain letter. if you dont repost this to six videos a girl with no face will kill you tonight. sorry dont wanna die
MARATHEBIRD Says:
May 24, 2012 - Agree with you!
greymoose1000 Says:
May 25, 2012 - Thank God for Southern California!!!
kd5hms63 Says:
May 25, 2012 - You are right, that time period spawned some great music to help heal a broken nation bogged down in a politically charged jungle war...love this era of music!
luvlipstickkisses Says:
May 26, 2012 - Have always liked this song. But could never find it to buy it back in the day.. I was 16 when this came out. The DJ's on WNAP didn't always tell who did the song.
kindlydragon Says:
May 27, 2012 - and damn...i owned most of those cars ...shoulda put em on blocks in the barn
SuperRottenjohnny Says:
May 6, 2012 - and now we cant enjoy it/ God Bless America. and God Bless the 70:s. this was my time.