Jesus Is the Same in California
| "Jesus Is the Same in California" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lloyd Goodson | ||||
| B-side | "Wearin' Out the Patches on My Knee" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:10 (intro :06) | |||
| Label | United Artists UA-XW891-Y | |||
| Songwriter(s) | (Lloyd Goodson/Don Lee) | |||
| Producer(s) | Larry Butler | |||
| Lloyd Goodson singles chronology | ||||
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"Jesus Is the Same in California" was a hit in 1976 for country singer Lloyd Goodson.
Background
[edit]The song was co-written with Don Lee. It was backed with "Wishin' I Could Change The Kind Of Fool I've Been" which was also co-written with Lee. It was released on United Artists UA-XW891-Y.[1][2][3] It was done in a similar style to a Merle Haggard song. It tells of a man in Folsom Prison who receives a letter from his mother who has faith that Jesus is there with him in California as he is there with her in Tennessee. The song does have a happy ending.[4]
Chart performance
[edit]The single spent six weeks on the US country singles chart, peaking at No. 80 on November 12, 1976.[5][6] It also made the Cashbox charts that year and at one stage in the week ending December 25 it was at No. 16.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-1988, Joel Whitburn - Page 150 GOODSON, Lloyd
- ^ 45Cat - Lloyd Goodson Discograph, US
- ^ Discogs - Lloyd Goodson< Discography, Singles & EPs
- ^ Cash Box, November 27, 1976 - Page 27 CountrySinglesReviews ~ AlbumReviews
- ^ The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles, By Don Cusic - Page 243 The West on the Music Charts, 1976
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-1988, Joel Whitburn - LLOYD GOODSON
- ^ Cashboxmagazine.com - CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead, Week ending DECEMBER 25, 1976