"All the Gold in California" is a song written by Larry Gatlin, and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. It was released in August 1979 as the first single from the album Straight Ahead. The song was the first of two number one singles for Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.[1]
| "All the Gold in California" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band | ||||
| from the album Straight Ahead | ||||
| B-side | "How Much Is a Man Supposed to Take" | |||
| Released | August 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Larry Gatlin | |||
| Producer(s) | Larry Gatlin, Steve Gatlin, Rudy Gatlin | |||
| Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThis song was written while Larry was in a traffic jam in Los Angeles; the song goes on to warn the listener that all the gold in the state "is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills in somebody else's name" and that attempting to make it big in California carries a risk of failure that could personally devastate one's resolve. On January 19, 1985, Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band sang the song at the nationally televised 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, the day before the second presidential inauguration of Ronald Reagan.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 130.
- ^ "Larry Gatlin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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