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Once Upon a Time in California
Pop · 2025 · 10 tracks · 35m

Once Upon a Time in California

Belinda Carlisle

A lush, orchestral tribute to the 1960s California sound. Carlisle swaps synth-pop anthems for warm, sepia-toned ballads and reflective folk-pop arrangements.

August 29, 2025 · Edsel Records

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A warm, sepia-toned reflection on the past that feels like a sunset over the Pacific.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 35m
01
Anyone Who Had a Heart
3:05
02
If You Could Read My Mind
4:20
03
One
2:52
04
Never My Love
3:36
05
The Air That I Breathe
3:47
06
Time in a Bottle
2:46
07
Superstar
3:57
08
Everybody’s Talkin’
3:54
09
Get Together
4:09
10
Reflections of My Life
2:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The swell of strings that mirrors the emotional peak of the chorus in If You Could Read My Mind.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Once Upon a Time in California sound next to the rest of Belinda Carlisle's catalogue?

Crooning+1.9σ

The vocals lean notably further into crooning than the rest of the catalogue.

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