Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern California

It Never Rains in Southern California is the title song from the debut album by Albert Hammond released in 1972.

The lyrics of “It Never Rains In Southern California” tell a first-person story of a showbiz aspirant whose attempts to break into entertainment were failures, but who wants to hide that fact from those he had left behind to pursue his dreams.

Though Hammond’s and Hazlewood’s lyrics do not actually specify the narrator’s living conditions, it can be inferred that he was found homeless and penniless, a humiliation he would naturally be unwilling to reveal to those he had left behind.

Hammond is a singer and songwriter who wrote this with help from lyricist Mike Hazlewood. Their songs have been recorded by many artists, including Art Garfunkel, Johnny Cash and Olivia Newton-John. Hazlewood died in May 2001 while vacationing in Italy.

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Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California (Supersonic, 11.09.1975)

Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California (Supersonic, 11.09.1975)03:12

Album: It Never Rains in Southern California.
Lansat la 21 Octombrie 1972. Compoziție Albert Hammond / Mike Hazlewood.
Inregistrare video din 11/09/1975

Hammond povestea despre It Never Rains… “a fost compusă la Londra, înainte ca noi (Albert și Michael) să mergem în Los Angeles, totul era planificat să mergem, iar eu am povestit lui Mike povestea mea în Spania când am început și cum cântam pentru bani în afara gărilor, pentru că nu aveam bani de mâncare și nu voiam să le spun părinților. Vărul meu, care era în luna de miere, a ieșit din gară și m-a văzut, iar eu nici măcar nu știam că era el … I-am cerut și lui bani. Și el a spus „ar trebui să-ți fie rușine, o să-i spun tatălui tău” iar eu i-am spus „te rog, nu-i spune, va înnebuni și mă va opri să fac asta! ‘

Lyrics
Got on board a westbound seven forty-seven
Didn’t think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I’ve often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl, don’t they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
Out of work, I’m out of my head
Out of self respect, I’m out of bread
I’m underloved, I’m underfed, I want to go home
It never rains in California, but girl, don’t they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it?
Had offers but didn’t know which one to take
Please don’t tell ’em how you found me
Don’t tell ’em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I’ve often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl, don’t they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours

Songwriters: Albert Hammond / Mike Hazlewood
It Never Rains in Southern California lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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