“CALIFORNIA BLUE” by Roy Orbison
Written by Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, & Tom Petty for Roy’s Mystery Girl Album (http://bit.ly/1lAp7WT)-
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“CALIFORNIA BLUE” by Roy Orbison
Written by Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, & Tom Petty for Roy’s Mystery Girl Album (http://bit.ly/1lAp7WT)-
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“CALIFORNIA BLUE” by Roy Orbison
Written by: Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty
Produced by: Jeff Lynne
Roy Orbison: acoustic guitar, background vocals,
Jeff Lynne: guitars, keyboards, bass, background vocals
Tom Petty: acoustic guitar, background vocals
Mike Campbell: acoustic guitar, mandolin
Ian Wallace: drums & percussion
Strings conducted by Louis Clark
Engineers: Richard Dodd, Phil McDonald, Don Smith
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Tom Petty has been in the news recently for his co-writing credit on Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me.” Jeff Lynne also received a songwriting credit for this song, with less publicity. The Petty-Lynne song in question, “I Won’t Back Down,” is far from the only song Roy Orbison’s fellow Traveling Wilburys have penned together. In fact, the two teamed up with Roy Orbison to pen “CALIFORNIA BLUE” for Roy’s Mystery Girl Album.
Here’s the Studio Demo version of “CALIFORNIA BLUE” featured on the 25th Anniversary reissue, Mystery Girl Deluxe–
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“CALIFORNIA BLUE” by Roy Orbison
Written by Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, & Tom Petty
Official Video
Available on MYSTERY GIRL DELUXE
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“CALIFORNIA BLUE” (Studio Demo) 2014 Video
Featuring footage of Roy Orbison in Mike Campbell’s (of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers fame) very same garage studio where most of The Traveling Wilburys music was also recorded.
Available on MYSTERY GIRL DELUXE!