It Never Rains in Southern California (album)

It Never Rains in Southern California
Studio album by Albert Hammond
Released	1972
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Label	Mums Records 31905
Producer	Albert Hammond, Don Altfeld
Albert Hammond chronology
It Never Rains in Southern California (1972) The Free Electric Band (1973)

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It Never Rains in Southern California is an album by Albert Hammond released by Mums Records.^[2] The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching #77.^[3]

The single title song hit #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart, #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #51 on the UK Singles Chart in 1972. The single "Down By The River" hit #38 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #91 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single "If You Gotta Break Another Heart" hit #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.^[4]

The album was produced by Albert Hammond and Don Altfeld and was arranged by Michael Omartian.

Hammond (talking about the single, It Never Rains In Southern California): "One of my most important songs not only because I think it's a great song and I love it and I think it tells the story of my life in a way, but also because I was the artist, the producer, the writer - I mean, everything was right, it was just like the right thing. If I hadn't had that, I might have got slowly downhill, you know."^[5]

Track listing

All tracks by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood

1. "Listen to the World"
2. "If You Gotta Break Another Heart"
3. "From Great Britain to L.A."
4. "Brand New Day"
5. "Anyone Here in the Audience"
6. "It Never Rains in Southern California"
7. "Names, Tags, Numbers and Labels"
8. "Down by the River"
9. "The Road to Understanding"
10. "The Air That I Breathe"

Session personnel

• Guitar: Albert Hammond, Jay Lewis, Larry Carlton
• Bass Guitar: Joe Osborn, Ray Puhlman
• Drums: Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon
• Keyboard: Michael Omartian
• Percussion: Don Altfeld
• Backing Vocals: Carol Carmichael

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Album

Singles

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