Californication

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studio album
First released:
Jun 7 1999

Overview Edit

Californication is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8, 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, Californication marked the return of John Frusciante, who had previously appeared on Mother's Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik, to replace Dave Navarro as the band's guitarist. Frusciante's return was credited with changing the band's sound altogether. The record was a notable shift in style from what was produced with Navarro. The album's subject material incorporated various sexual innuendos commonly associated with the band, but in terms of themes it is more varied than previous outings. Lust, death, contemplations of suicide, drugs, globalization, and travel are all part of themes introduced in the album.

Californication produced several hits for the band, including "Otherside", "Californication" and the Grammy Award-winning "Scar Tissue". Californication peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200. It is the Chili Peppers' most commercially successful album to date, selling more than fifteen million copies worldwide; a revitalization in comparison to their previous album, One Hot Minute (1995). The record marked a change in style for the band; Rolling Stones Greg Tate noted that "while all previous Chili Peppers projects have been highly spirited, Californication dares to be spiritual and epiphanic."

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
Catalog number:
9362-47386-2
Release dates:
  • Jun 8 1999 in United States

Genres

Rock, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Funk, Funk Rock. Vote on Genres

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4 stars One of 1999's best
I've been a fan of RHCP ever since my older sister came home after a trip to L.A. clutching a copy of Freaky Styley on cassette (she also had Nothing's Shocking on cassette, but that's another review ). I had never heard anything like it before and I've been following the group ever since.

Californication, in my opinion, is their best effort to date for a lot of reasons. The songwriting is solid and soulful. The musicianship is tight and spontaneous. Anthony Kiedis has never sounded better. John…
Written by strummer
3 stars Engineers RUINED this album.
I am very angry at the engineering. This is by far my favorite album by RHCP, I love the music, but the engineering sounds like the range has been compressed a few dozen times. You can't turn the music up without hearing the voice clipping, the cymbals buzzing, or the guitar's clean distortion turning into nasty muddy sounds. The clipping in the voice is worst on the intro to Otherside.

My last hope is that some day this will be remastered with less compression, until then, I advise you don't buy this album.
Written by Michael D. Sullivan

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Around the World
    3:56
    2
    Parallel Universe
    4:28
    3
    Scar Tissue
    3:35
    4
    Otherside
    4:13
    5
    Get on Top
    3:16
    6
    Californication
    5:19
    7
    Easily
    3:49
    8
    Porcelain
    2:41
    9
    Emit Remmus
    3:58
    10
    I Like Dirt
    2:35
    11
    This Velvet Glove
    3:43
    12
    Savior
    4:50
    13
    Purple Stain
    4:11
    14
    Right on Time
    1:50
    15
    Road Trippin'
    3:25

Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Anthony Kiedis [Composer, Vocals]
    2. Chad Smith [Composer, Drums]
    3. Flea [Composer, Bass Guitar]
    4. John Frusciante [Composer, Guitar]
  2. design

    1. Lawrence Azerrad [Art Direction]
    2. Sonya Koskoff [Photography]
    3. Tony Woolliscroft [Back Cover]
  3. engineer

    1. Chris Holmes [Mixing]
    2. David Schiffman [Additional]
    3. Greg Collins [Assistant Engineer, Engineer]
    4. Greg Fidelman [Additional]
    5. Jennifer Hilliard [Assistant Engineer]
    6. Jim Scott [Engineer, Mixing]
    7. John Sorenson [Assistant Engineer, Engineer]
    8. Ok Hee Kim [Engineer [Assistant]]
    9. Vladimir Meller [Mastering]
  1. other

    1. Lindsay Chase [Production Coordination]
  2. performer

    1. Greg Kurstin [Keyboards]
    2. Patrick Warren [Organ, Keyboards [Chamberlin]]
  3. producer

    1. Rick Rubin [Engineer, Producer]

Other versions Edit

Californication 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Warner Bros. Records
catalog number: 9362-47386-2
release dates: Jun 7 1999 in United Kingdom
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Californication 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Warner Bros / Wea
catalog number: 9362-47386-2
release dates: Jun 8 1999 in Japan
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18 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Mar 17 2006 in Netherlands
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