Mission California

Mission California
Studio album by Cross Canadian Ragweed
Released October 2, 2007
Recorded March 2007
Genre Americana
Alternative country
Country rock
Southern rock
Red Dirt
Texas Country
Length 54:11
Label Universal South
Producer Mike McClure & Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed chronology
Back to Tulsa - Live and Loud at Cain's Ballroom
(2006)		 Mission California
(2007)		 Happiness and All the Other Things
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
This Is Texas Music[2]

Mission California is Cross Canadian Ragweed's ninth album. It was released on October 2, 2007. The band spent 25 days in the studio; the first 5 cutting 15 tracks, the next 20 polishing each. It was recorded in San Diego, California. Lee Ann Womack laid down background vocals on 4 of the tracks to include the Chris Knight cover "Cry Lonely."

The first single from Mission California was "I Believe You," which is a Todd Snider cover. The single charted as high as #4 on the Texas Music Chart.[3]

The album debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and #6 on the Top Country Albums chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Record Exec" (Cody Canada) - 3:07
  2. "Dead Man" (Canada) - 4:48
  3. "The Deal" (Canada, Mike McClure) - 2:38
  4. "Lawrence" (Canada) - 5:03
  5. "In Oklahoma" (Canada, Stoney LaRue) - 3:07
  6. "Cry Lonely" (Chris Knight, Gary Nicholson) - 4:12
  7. "Smoke Another" (Canada, McClure) - 2:01
  8. "Soul Agent" (Scott Evans) - 4:29
  9. "Walls To Climb" (Canada) - 3:15
  10. "The Years" (Canada) - 4:25
  11. "Jenny" (Canada, Mike Shannon) - 4:43
  12. "I Believe You" (Todd Snider) - 4:04
  13. "NYCG" (Canada, McClure, Anthony Aquino) - 8:19

Hidden Track: "On The Right Path" begins at 6:15 on "NYCG"

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6
U.S. Billboard 200 30

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ This Is Texas Music review
  3. ↑ Texas Music for the Country - Chart
  4. ↑ Katie Hasty, "Springsteen Is Boss Of Album Chart With 'Magic'", Billboard.com, October 10, 2007.
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