King of California (album)
# King of California (album)

King of California is an album by the American musician Dave Alvin, released in 1994.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | A– |

AllMusic critic Mark Deming wrote: "While King of California was often lumped in with the then-fashionable unplugged craze, in retrospect it was the album where Dave Alvin's abilities as a performer began to catch up with his gifts as a songwriter, pointing the way for his later albums Blackjack David and Public Domain."

## Track listing

All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.

* "King of California" – 4:51
* "Barn Burning" – 4:01
* "Fourth of July" – 4:35
* "Goodbye Again" (Dave Alvin, Rosie Flores) – 3:58
* "East Texas Blues" (Alexander Herman Moore) – 4:07
* "Every Night About This Time" – 4:24
* "Bus Station" – 4:04
* "Mother Earth" (Memphis Slim) – 3:39
* "Blue Wing" (Tom Russell) – 3:43
* "Little Honey" (Alvin, John Doe) – 5:10
* "(I Won't Be) Leaving" – 5:06
* "What Am I Worth" (Darrell Edwards, George Jones) – 3:20
* "Border Radio" – 3:51

## Personnel

* Dave Alvin – vocals, guitar
* Chris Gaffney – background vocals
* Bob Glaub – bass
* Patrick Warren – keyboards
* Don Heffington – drums, percussion
* James Cruce – drums, percussion, washboard
* Bob Clar – bass, percussion
* Greg Leisz – guitar, slide guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap slide guitar, Weissenborn, mandolin
* Alan Deremo – bass
* Skip Edwards – accordion, organ
* Don Falzone – bass
* Rosie Flores – vocals on "Goodbye Again"
* Bobby Lloyd Hicks – drums, percussion, background vocals
* James Intveld – bass
* David Jackson – accordion
* Donald Lindley – drums, percussion, background vocals
* Syd Straw – vocals on "What Am I Worth"
* Steve Van Gelder – fiddle
* Jimmie Wood - Harmonica

## Production notes

* Paul DuGre – engineer, mixing
* Joe Peccerillo – assistant engineer
* Gavin Lurssen – mastering
* Shelly Heber – design
* Beth Herzhaft – photography
