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This article is about the Train album. For the highway upon which the album is based upon, see California State Route 37.

California 37 is the sixth studio album from pop rock band Train. The album was released on April 13, 2012 through Columbia Records. It was preceded by the lead single "Drive By" on January 10, 2012.

Background

Train recorded the album in San Francisco and Los Angeles with Butch Walker and Espionage, and Monahan says that a majority of the writing happened while the group was touring Save Me, San Francisco. "I didn't spend 3 months or 5 months writing, I just wrote throughout the course of the last 3 years," said Monahan. "We have 13 songs that we've recorded and I want to hear every single one of them over and over again."[1]

Release and promotion

"Feels Good at First" was released as a promotional single on on March 21, 2012. It was exclusively released on iTunes Store as a bonus for those who pre-order California 37.[2]

Singles

"Drive By" was chosen as the lead single for California 37. It was released worldwide on January 10, 2012.[3] It was successful worldwide, peaking at 10 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] as well as reaching Platinum certifications in Australia[5] and New Zealand.[6] A music video for the song was first released onto YouTube on February 15, 2012.[7]

On June 11, 2012, "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" was released to adult contemporary radio in the United States as the album's second single.[8] On July 31, 2012 it was released to Mainstream Radio. The music video features David Hasselhoff.

The third single to be released was "Bruises", on November 9, 2012. The song is a duet with different female vocalists in different parts of the world. The original version, and U.S. single, features country singer Ashley Monroe. For Canada, the song was recorded in both English and French with Marilou,[9] and for Australia with Delta Goodrem. The live recording featured on the deluxe edition DVD features Megan Slankard.

"Mermaid" was released to American adult contemporary radio as the album's fourth single on December 27, 2012.[10]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic53/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[12]
Goldmine[13]
Jam![14]
Melodic.net[15]
The Michigan Daily[16]
Rolling Stone[17]
Sputnikmusic[18]
Student Life[19]
USA Today[20]
The Washington Times[21]

California 37 received generally mixed reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 53 based on 6 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[11] Both, BBC and The New York Times gave the album mixed reviews.[22][23] On the other hand, the Northwest Herald and Billboard gave the album a postive review.[24][25]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart in the United Kingdom, selling 7,809 copies.[26] It is their highest-charting album there since Drops of Jupiter which peaked at number eight in 2001.[27] In the United States, California 37 debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 76,000 copies. It is their fourth top 10 album and their highest-charting album in the US.[28] As of September 2012, California 37 has sold 254,000 copies. [29]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."This'll Be My Year"Pat Monahan, Butch Walker, Sam Hollander, Dave KatzButch Walker3:30
2."Drive By"Monahan, Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage, Butch Walker (add.)3:16
3."Feels Good at First"Monahan, Allen ShamblinButch Walker3:02
4."Bruises" (featuring Ashley Monroe)Monahan, Lind, BjørklundEspionage, Butch Walker (add.)3:52
5."50 Ways to Say Goodbye"Monahan, Lind, BjørklundEspionage, Butch Walker (add.)4:08
6."You Can Finally Meet My Mom"Monahan, Jerry BeckerButch Walker4:40
7."Sing Together"Monahan, Lind, BjørklundEspionage, Butch Walker (add.)3:26
8."Mermaid"Monahan, Lind, Bjørklund, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel EriksenEspionage, Butch Walker (add.)3:17
9."California 37"Monahan, Gregg Wattenberg, Diji ParqButch Walker, Gregg Wattenberg, Diji Parq2:13
10."We Were Made for This"Monahan, WalkerButch Walker4:04
11."When the Fog Rolls In"Monahan, WattenbergButch Walker4:22
US iTunes and European bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."To Be Loved"Monahan, David HodgesDavid Hodges3:41
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."To Be Loved"Monahan, HodgesDavid Hodges3:41
13."This'll Be My Year" (Live from San Francisco)Monahan, Walker, Hollander, Katz 3:38
14."Save Me, San Francisco" (Live from San Francisco)Monahan, Hollander, Katz 4:46
15."Drops of Jupiter" (Live from San Francisco)Monahan, Charlie Colin, Jimmy Stafford, Rob Hotchkiss, Scott Underwood 5:18
Deluxe edition DVD[30]
No.TitleLength
1."50 Ways to Say Goodbye" (Music video)4:45
2."Drive By" (Music video)3:42
3."50 Ways to Say Goodbye" (Behind the Scenes)3:29
4."Drive By" (Behind the Scenes)3:13
5."Drive By" (Live from San Francisco)4:02
6."Bruises" (featuring Megan Slankard) (Live from San Francisco)3:50
7."Hey, Soul Sister" (Live from San Francisco)4:22

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[31] 9
Austrian Albums Chart[32] 22
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[33] 103
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[34] 181
Canadian Albums Chart[35] 6
Danish Albums Chart[36] 27
Dutch Albums Chart[37] 16
French Albums Chart[38] 114
German Albums Chart[39] 25
Irish Albums Chart[40] 74
Italian Albums Chart[41] 39
New Zealand Albums Chart[42] 17
Scottish Albums Chart[43] 3
Swiss Albums Chart[44] 14
UK Albums Chart[45] 7
US Billboard 200[46] 4
US Billboard Rock Albums[47] 2

Certifications

Region Certification
United Kingdom[48] Gold

Personnel

Train are:

  • Pat Monahan - lead vocals, percussion
  • Jimmy Stafford - guitars, backup vocals, 6 string, 12 string, baritone guitar
  • Scott Underwood - drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

  • Hector Maldonado - bass, backup vocals, percussion
  • Jerry Becker - keyboards, piano, organ, glockenspiel, accordion, mandolin
  • Espen Lind - guitars on tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8, bass on tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8, keyboards on tracks 2, 4 & 5, background vocals on tracks 2, 5 & 8, programming on tracks 2, 5 & 8, Weissenborn on track 4, string arrangement on track 4, ukulele on track 7, harmonium on track 7
  • Amund Bjorklund - programming on tracks 2, 4, 5 & 8
  • Ashley Monroe - vocals on track 4
  • Jorgen Malo - orchestration on track 4
  • Brad Magers - horns on track 5
  • The West Los Angeles Children's Choir - vocals on track 6
  • Lisa Kim - violin & concertmaster on track 6
  • Sharon Yamanda, Hyunju Lee, Kuan Cheng Lu, Anna Rabinova, Eva Burmeister, Suzanne Ornstein, Jenny Strenger, Quan Ge, Katherine Fong, Jooyoung Oh, Krzysztof Kuznik - violins on track 6
  • Robert Rinehart, Karen Dreyfus, Vivek Kamath, Shmuel Katz - violas on track 6
  • Alan Stepansky, Mina Smith, Wei Yu, Mary Wooten - cellos on track 6
  • John Patitucci, Kurt Muroki - basses on track 6
  • Jake Sinclair - programming on track 7
  • Jeff Kievit - trumpet on tracks 7 & 11
  • Aaron Heick - alto sax & oboe on tracks 7 & 11
  • Tim Ries - tenor sax & clarinet on tracks 7 & 11
  • Birch Johnson - trombone on tracks 7 & 11
  • Roger Rosenberg - baritone sax & bassoon on tracks 7 & 11
  • George Flynn - bass trombone & tuba on tracks 7 & 11
  • Lenny Skolnik - programming on track 9
  • Kathryn Tickell - Northumbrian pipes on track 10

Release history

Country Date Format Label Edition
Australia[49] 13 April 2012 CD, digital download Columbia Records, Sony Music Standard edition
Germany[50]
Ireland[51]
United Kingdom[52] 15 April 2012
United States 17 April 2012[2][53]
8 May 2012[54] LP
Germany[30] 30 November 2012 CD, digital download Deluxe Edition
United Kingdom[55] 3 December 2012

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