Californication

Californication

June 8, 1999

WEA/Warner Brothers (P)1999 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Credits

: The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Art Direction
: John Frusciante - Guitar
: Ok Hee Kim - Assistant Engineer
: Sonya Koskoff – Photography
: Flea - Bass Guitar
: Lindsay Chase - Production Coordination
: David Schiffman - Engineer
: Lawrence Azerrad - Art Direction
: Patrick Warren - Organ
: Greg Collins - Engineer, Asst Engineer
: Chad Smith - Drums
: Jim Scott - Engineer, Mixing
: Jennifer Hilliard - Assistant Engineer
: John Sorenson - Engineer, Asst Engineer
: Eric Greenspan - Advisor
: Greg Fidelman - Engineer
: Anthony Kiedis - Vocals
: Greg Kurstin – Keyboards
: Tony Woolliscroft - Back Cover
: Rick Rubin - Producer, Engineer
: Vladimir Meller - Mastering

AMG Review

Many figured that the Chili Peppers' days of undisputed alternative kings were numbered after their lackluster 1995 release One Hot Minute, but like the great phoenix rising from the ashes, this legendary and influential outfit returned back to greatness with 1999's Californication. An obvious reason for their rebirth is the reappearance of guitarist John Frusciante (replacing Dave Navarro), who left the Peppers in 1992 and disappeared into a haze of hard drugs before cleaning up and returning to the fold in 1998. Frusciante was a main reason for such past band classics as 1989's Mother's Milk and 1991's BloodSugarSexMagik, and proves once and for all to be the quintessential RHCP guitarist. Anthony Kiedis' vocals have improved dramatically as well, while the rhythm section of bassist Flea and drummer Chad Smith remains one of rock's best. The quartet's trademark punk-funk can be sampled on such tracks as "Around the World," "I Like Dirt" and "Parallel Universe," but the more pop-oriented material proves to be a pleasant surprise -- "Scar Tissue," "Otherside," "Easily" and "Purple Stain" all contain strong melodies and instantly memorable choruses. And like their 1992 introspective hit "Under the Bridge," there are even a few mellow moments -- "Porcelain," "Road Trippin'" and the title track. With the instrumentalists' interplay at an all-time telepathic high and Kiedis peaking as a vocalist, Californication is a bona fide Chili Peppers classic. It would be a crime for this stellar, definitive lineup to not remain intact the second time around. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

1.           Around The World

2.           Parallel Universe

3.           Scar Tissue

4.           Otherside

5.           Get On Top

6.           Californication

7.           Easily

8.           Porcelain

9.           Emit Remmus

10.             I Like Dirt

11.             This Velvet Glove

12.             Savior

13.             Purple Stain

14.             Right On Time

15.             Road Trippin'

Around The World

Around The World

All around the world

We could make time Rompin' and a stompin'

'Cause I'm in my prime

Born in the north

And sworn to entertain ya

'Cause I'm down for

The state of Pennsylvania

I try not to whine

But I must warn ya

'Bout the girls From California

Alabama baby

Said hallelujah

Good god girl

I wish I knew ya I know I

know for sure

That life is beautiful around the world

I know I know it's you

You say hello and then I say I do

Come back baby 'Cause I'd like to say

I've been around the world

Back from Bombay

Fox hole love

Pie in your face

Living in and out

Of a big fat suitcase

Bonafide ride

Step aside my

Johnson

Yes I could

In the woods of Wisconsin

Wake up the cake

It's a lake she's kissin' me

As they do when

When they do in Sicily

I know I know for sure

That life is beautiful around the world

I know I know it's you

You say hello and then I say I do

Where you want to go

Who you want to be

What you want to do

Just come with me

I saw God

And I saw the fountains

You and me girl

Sittin' in the Swiss mountains

Me Oh My O Me and Guy

O Freer than a bird

'Cause we're rockin' Ohio

Around the world I feel dutiful

Take a wife 'Cause life is beautiful

I know I know for sure $%%&*^&^$#$@##%&^*(*(&%%^$%$

I know I know it's you &*%^$#@#$%^&*&()**%%$#@#$%*%

Mother Russia do not suffer

I know you're bold enough

I've been around the world

And I have seen your love

I know I know it's you

You say hello then I say

I do

Parallel Universe

Deep inside of a parallel universe

It's getting harder and harder

To tell what came first

Under water where thoughts can breathe

Easily Far away you were made in a sea

Just like me

Chorus: Christ I'm a sidewinder

I'm a California King

I swear it's everywhere

It's everything

Staring straight up into the sky

Oh my my a solar system that fits In your eye

Microcosm

You could die but your never dead spider web

Take a look at the stars in

Your head fields of space kid

Chorus x 2

Psychic changes are born in your heart

Entertain

A nervous breakthrough that makes us the same

Bless your heart girl

Kill the pressure it's raining on

Salty Cheeks

When you hear the beloved song

I am with you

Chorus x 2

Scar Tissue

Scar tissue that I wish you saw

Sarcastic mister know it all

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you 'cause

With the birds I'll share

This lonely view

With the birds I'll share

This lonely view

Push me up against the wall

Young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra

Fallin' all over myself

To lick your heart and taste your health 'cause

With the birds I'll share This lonely view...

Blood loss in a bathroom stall

Southern girl with a scarlet drawl

Wave good-bye to ma and pa 'cause

With the birds I'll share

This lonely view

With the birds

I'll share

This lonely view

Soft spoken with a broken jaw

Step outside but not to brawl

Autumn's sweet we call it fall

I'll make it to the moon if I have to crawl and

With the birds I'll share

This lonely view...

Scar tissue that I wish you saw

Sarcastic mister know it all

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you 'cause

With the birds I'll share

This lonely view

With the birds I'll share

This lonely view...

Otherside

Chorus: How long how long will I slide

Separate my side

I don't I don't believe it's bad

Slit my throat It's all I ever

I heard your voice through a photograph

I thought it up it brought up the past

Once you know you can never go back

I've got to take it on the otherside

Centuries are what it meant to me

A cemetery where I marry the sea

Stranger things could never change my mind I've got to take it on the otherside

Take it on the otherside

Take it on Take it on

Chorus

Pour my life into a paper cup

The ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts

She wants to know am I still a slut

I've got to take it on the otherside

Scarlet starlet and she's in my bed

A candidate for my soul mate bled

Push the trigger and pull the thread

I've got to take it on the otherside

Take it on the otherside

Take it on Take it on

Chorus

Turn me on take me for a hard ride

Burn me out leave me on the otherside

I yell and tell it that It's not my friend

I tear it down I tear it down

And then it's born again

Chorus

How long I don't believe it's bad

Slit my throat It's all I ever

Get on Top

Get on Top

Hit me come get me

I bite but she bit me

Go-rilla cunt-illa

Sammy D and Salmonella

Come with me 'cause

I'm an ass killer

You're ill but I'm iller

I'll malinger on your block and

Give the finger to a cop and

Pick a lock before I knock and

Set you up to get on top

Chorus: Complications of a mastermind

Last temptation of my kind

Extra planetary sign

When do we align

All in time

Right on

Get up come sit up

I light but she lit up

Grass Hopper Show Stopper T

he life of a Wife Swapper

Come with me 'cause I'm a big bopper

You do but I wopper

Exterminate my cause

You want to draw some straws

Be the one to see my flaws

Make me bleed with painted claws

Chorus

Get on Top

Get on

Top Hit me come get me I

bite but she bit me

Speed Baller Rhodes Scholar Bottom Bitch And a Bottom Dollar

Come with me 'cause I'm a Free Faller

You hoot but I holler

I'll malinger on your block

Give the finger to a cop and

Pick a lock before I knock on

Set you up to get on top

Get on Top

Californication

Psychic spies from China

Try to steal your mind's elation

Little girls from Sweden

Dream of silver screen quotations

And if you want these kind of dreams

It's Californication

It's the edge of the world

And all of western civilization

The sun may rise in the East

At least it settles in the final location

It's understood that Hollywood sells Californication

Pay your surgeon very well

To break the spell of aging

Celebrity skin is this your chin

Or is that war your waging

Chorus: First born unicorn

Hard core soft porn

Dream of Californication

Dream of Californication

Marry me girl be my fairy to the world

Be my very own constellation

A teenage bride with a baby inside

Getting high on information

And buy me a star on the boulevard

It's Californication

Space may be the final frontier

But it's made in a Hollywood basement

Cobain can you hear the spheres

Singing songs off station to station

And Alderon's not far away

It's Californication

Born and raised by those who praise

Control of population everybody's been there and I don't mean on vacation

Chorus

Destruction leads to a very rough road

But it also breeds creation

And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar

They're just another good vibration

And tidal waves couldn't save the world

From Californication

Pay your surgeon very well

To break the spell of aging

Sicker than the rest

There is no test

But this is what you're craving

Chorus

Easily

Easily let's get carried away

Easily let's get married today

Shao Lin shouted a rose

From his throat

Everything must go

A lickin' stick is thicker

When you break it to show

Everything must go

The story of a woman on the morning of a war

Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for

Calling calling for something in the air

Calling calling I know you must be there

Easily let's get caught in a wave

Easily we won't get caught in a cage

Shao Lin shakin' for the sake

Of his soul -

Everything must go

Lookin' mighty tired of

All the things that you own

Everything must go I can't tell you who to idolize

You think it's almost over

But it's only on the rise

Calling calling

For something in the air

Calling calling

I know you must be there

The story of a woman on the morning of a war

Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for

Throw me to the wolves because

Because there's order in the pack

Throw me to the sky

Because I know

I'm coming back

Shao Lin shakin' for the sake

Of his soul -

Everything must go

Lookin' mighty tired of

All the things that you own

Everything must go

The story of a woman on the morning of a war

Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for

Calling calling for something in the air

Calling calling I know you must be there

I don't want to be your little research monkey boy

The creature that I am is only going to destroy

Throw me to the wolves

Because there's order in the pack

Throw me to the sky

Because I know I'm coming back

Easily

Porcelain

Porcelain

Are you wasting away in your skin

Are you missing the love of your kin

Drifting and floating and fading away

Porcelain

Do you smell like a girl when you smile

Can you bear not to share with your child

Drifting and floating and fading away v

Little lune

All day

Little lune

Porcelain

Do you carry the moon in your womb

Someone said that you're fading too soon

Drifting and floating and fading away

Porcelain

Are you wasting away in your skin

Are you missing the love of your kin

Nodding and melting and fading away

Little lune All day Little lune...

Emit Remmus

The California animal is a bear

Angeleno but the devil may care

Summer time to talk and swear

Later maybe we could share some air

I'll take you to the movies there

We could walk through Leicester Square

What could be wetter than

An English girl American man

Chorus:

London in the summer time

Call me now use the satellite

London in the summer time

Cuss me out and it'll feel all right

Hesitate but don't refuse

The choice was yours but you said choose

The look she used was green and sharp

Stabbed that boy all in his heart

Come what may the cosmos will

Take me up and down on

Primrose Hill

What could be wetter than

An English girl American man

Chorus

Cuss me out and it'll feel all right

It's all right now

Call me now use the satellite

It's all right It's all right

Down and out and it'll sound all right

It's all right now It's all right

The California flower is poppy child

Felony sends me all the gold in your smile

Drift away from anyone you can

Nothing ever goes according to plan

Though I know that every river bends

Time to say hello to snow on the Thames

What could be wetter than

An English girl American man

Chorus

I like dirt

Some come up and some come young

Live to love and give good tongue

Sit down get down in the sun

Rocket to the woman is on the one

Chorus:

I like dirt I like dirt

I like dirt I like dirt

The earth is made of dirt and wood

And I'd be water if I could Live in a dream

In your stream

Live in a dream

Some come up and some come young

Live to love and give good tongue

Sit down get down in the sun

Rocket to the woman is on the one

Chorus

Some come slow and overload

Must roll over when you're told

Let's unzip and let's unfold

A letter to the pet better get it to go

Chorus

Space is made of everything

And I'd be fire that I bring

Live in a dream

In your spring

Live in a dream

Some come slow and overload

Must roll over when you're told

Let's unzip and let's unfold

A letter to the pet better get it to go

Chorus

Some come up and some come young

Live to love and give good tongue

Sit down get down in the sun

Rocket to the woman is on the one

Chorus

Some come up and some come young

Live to love and give good tongue

Sit down get down in the sun

Rocket to the woman is on the one

This Velvet Glove

Close to my skin

I'm falling in

Someone who's been

Sittin' by the phone

I'm left alone In another zone

John says to live above hell

My will is well

No one is waiting

For me to fail

My will could sail yeah

It's such a waste to be wasted

In the first place

I want to taste the taste of

Being face to face with common grace

To meditate on the warmest dream

And when I walk alone I listen

To our secret theme

Your solar eyes are like

Nothing I have ever seen

Somebody close

That can see right through I'd take a fall and you know

That I'd do anything

I will for you

Sailin' for the sun

'Cause

There is one

Knows where I'm from

I care for you I really do

I really do

Come closer now

So you can lie

Right by my side

Sit alone in the sun

I wrote a letter to you

Getting over myself

Your solar eyes are like

Nothing I have ever seen

Somebody close

That can see right through

I'd take a fall and you know T

hat I'd do anything I will for you

Your solar eyes are like

Nothing I have ever seen

Somebody close

That was made for you

I'd take a fall and you know

That I'd do anything I will for you

Close to my skin

Someone who's been I'm a falling in

Disasters are

Just another star

Falling in my yard

John says to live above hell

My will is well Long to be with

Someone to tell I love your smell

Savior

Dusting off your savior

You were always my favorite

Always my man - All in a hand

To celebrate you is greater

Now that I can -

Always my man

Now you see what I came for

No one here is to blame for Misunderstand -

All in a hand

Just like you 'cause you made me

 All that I am - All in a hand

A butterfly that flaps its wings

Affecting almost everything

The more I hear the orchestra

The more I have something to bring

And now I see you in a beautiful

And different light

He's just a man and any damage done

Will be all right

Call out my name

Call and I came

Dusting off your savior

Forgiving any behavior

He's just a man - All in a hand

Your hero's destined to waver

Anyone can - Always my man

I would never betray you Look at me who could raise you

Face in the sand - Safe in your hand

You were always my favorite

Always my man - All in a hand

We are the red hots and

We're loving up the love me nots

The flowers in your flower pots

Are dancing on the table tops

And now I see you in a beautiful

And different light

He's just a man and everything he does

Will be all right

Call out my name

Call and I came

Dusting off your savior

The life that you have narrated

You were my man

Purple Stain

To finger paint is not a sin

I put my middle finger in

Your monthly blood is what

I win I'm in your house now let me spin

Python power straight from

Monty Celluloid loves got a John Frusciante

Spread your head and spread the blanket

She's too free and

I'm the patient

Black and white a red and blue

Things that look good on you

And if I scream don't let me go

A purple stain - I know

Knock on wood we all stay good

'Cause we all live in Hollywood

With Dracula and Darla Hood

Unspoken words were understood Up to my ass in alligators

Let's get it on with the alligator haters

Did what you did - did what you said

What's the point yo what's the spread

Black and white a red and blue

Things that look good on you

And if I scream don't let me go

A purple stain - I know And if I call for you to stay

Come hit the funk on your way It's way out there but

I don't care

'Cause this is where -

I go Knock on wood we all stay good

'Cause we all live in Hollywood

With Dracula and Darla Hood

Unspoken words were understood

It's way out there But I don't care

'Cause this is what I want to wear

Knock on wood we all stay good '

Cause we all live in Hollywood

To finger paint is not a sin

I put my middle finger in

Your monthly blood is what

I win I'm in your house now let me spin

Feather light but you can't move this

Farley is an angel and I can prove this

Purple is a stain upon my pillow

Let's Sleep weeping willow

Black and white a red and blue

Things that look good on you

And if I scream don't let me go

A purple stain - I know

And if I call for you to stay

Come hit the funk on your way

It's way out there but I don't care

'Cause this is where - I go

Knock on wood we all stay good

'Cause we all live in Hollywood

With Dracula and Darla Hood

Unspoken words were understood

It's way out there But I don't care

'Cause this is what I want to wear

Knock on wood we all stay good

'Cause we all live in Hollywood

Right on Time

One shot all I need

I've got rhythm when I bleed

'Til death do us part

 Break my heart so I can start

Supercalifragilistic

 Kiss me in the futuristic

Twisted but I must insist

It's time to get on top of this

Chorus:

It's right on time

It's right on time

It's right on time

It's right on time

it's right on time

it's right on time

it's right on time

Lookin' fine you're lookin' fine get on 1999

It's right on time

Discard to bombard

Calling all you shooting stars

 Holy cow bow wow wow

Now I'm here

I'm nowhere now

Joan of Arc reincarnated

Maybe we could be related

So much blood to circulate

And so much space to decorate

Chorus

Plain and simple pain

I want to but I can't complain

Death row let us go

It's time to blow up for the show

All the world reverberated

Coming through we motorcaded

Vibrate when we operated

Turning up in solid stated

Oh Lord

Road Trippin'

Road trippin' with my two favorite allies

Fully loaded we got snacks and supplies

It's time to leave this town

It's time to steal away

Let's go get lost

Anywhere in the U.S.A.

Let's go get lost

Let's go get lost

Chorus:

Blue you sit so pretty

West of the one

 Sparkles light with yellow icing

Just a mirror for the sun

Just a mirror for the sun

Just a mirror for the sun

These Smiling eyes are just a mirror for

So much as come before those battles lost and won

This life is shining more forever in the sun

Now let us check our heads

And let us check the surf

Staying high and dry's

More trouble than it's worth

In the sun

Just a mirror for the sun

Just a mirror for the sun

Just a mirror for the sun

These Smiling eyes are just a mirror for

In Big Sur we take some time to linger on

We three hunky dory's got our snakefinger on

Now let us drink the stars

It's time to steal away

Let's go get lost

Right here in the U.S.A

Chorus

These smiling eyes are just a mirror for

These smiling eyes are just a mirror for

Your smiling eyes are just a mirror for

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CALIFORNICATION SINGLES

Californication

Produced by RICK RUBIN.
End Of Show Brisbane:
Recorded live January 24th, 2000 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, Australia.
I Could Have Lied:
Recorded live April 3rd, 2000 Pepsi Centre, Albany, NY.

Californication (Album Version)
End Of Show Brisbane
I Could Have Lied
End Of Show State College

Californication Limited

Limited edition clear CD.
Includes exclusive live tracks.
Track n° 1: Produced by Rick Rubin. Mastered by Vlado Mueller. Engineered by Jim Scott.
Track n° 2: Mastered by Stephen Marcussen and digitally edited by Stewart Whitemore for Stephen Marcussen Mastering, Hollywod, CA. Engineered by Dave Rat. Recorded live April 3, 2000, Pepsi Center, Albany, NY.
Track n° 3: Mastered by Stephen Marcussen and digitally edited by Stewart Whitemore for Stephen Marcussen Mastering, Hollywod, CA. Engineered by Dave Rat.

Californication (Album Version)
I Could Have Lied
End Of Show State College

Road Tripping Version #1

Song n°1:
Produced by RICK RUBIN, from the album CALIFORNICATION.
Song n°2-4

Road Trippin' (Album Version)
Californication (Live)
Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Live)
Under The Bridge (Live)

Road Tripping Version #2

Track 1: From the album Californication.
Produced by Rick Rubin.
Engineered by Jim Scott. Mastered by Vlado Meller.
©1999 Moebetoblame Music Inc./BMI

Track 2: Recorded 2000 in Toronto, Canada.
Engineered by Dave Rat. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen.
©1991 Moebetoblame Music Inc./BMI

Track 3: Recorded 2000 in Buffalo, NY.
Engineered by Dave Rat. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen.
©1991 Moebetoblame Music Inc./BMI

Digitally Edited by Stewart Whitmore for Stephen Marcussen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA.
Management: Q Prime Inc.

Road Trippin' (Album Version)
Under The Bridge (Live)
If You Have To Ask (Live)

Around The World - Limited Edition

Limited Edition Clear CD.
Engineered by Dave Rat, mastered by Stephen Marcussen at A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywod, CA.
Digitally edited by Stewart Whitemore.
Track n° 2: Recorded live at Sodra Teatern, June 4th 1999.
Track n°3: Recorded live at "Spazio Antologico" for MTV Italy program "Sashimi", June 14th 1999.

Around The World (Album Version)
Me And My Friends (Non LP Track)
Yertle Trilogy (Non LP Track)

Around The World

Track 1 produced by RICK RUBIN.
Track 2 & 3 recorded and mixed by Mark Howard.
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Digitally edited by Stewart Whitmore from the Teatro Recordings, September 1998.
Track 4 engineered by Dave Rat.
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Digitally edited by Stewart Whitmore.
Recorded live at Sodra Teatern, June 4th, 1999.

Around The World (Album Version)
Parallel Universe (Non LP Track)
Teatro Jam (Non LP Track)
Me And My Friends (Non LP Track)

Otherside

Produced by RICK RUBIN.
Track 1 & 4 engineered and mixed by Jim Scott.
Track 2 engineered by Jim Scott, mixed by David Schiffman.
Track 3 recorded live 1999.
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Mastering Studios, Los Angeles, CA except track 4 mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studio, New York, NY.

Otherside (Album Version)
How Strong (Non LP Track)
My Lovely Man (Live)
Road Trippin' (Without Strings)

Australian Edition:

Scar Tissue Video

Around The World Video

Otherside Enhanced CD

Enhance CD includes the video to Around The World directed by Stephane Sednaoui.
Produced by Rick Rubin. Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at A&M Mastering Studios, LA, CA.

Otherside (Album Version) Engineered and mixed by Jim Scott.
My Lovely Man (Live) Recorded live 1999.

Video of "Around The World"

Scar Tissue

Produced by RICK RUBIN. Engineered and mixed by Jim Scott.
Additional engineering: John Sorenson, Greg Fidelman, Greg Collins, David Schiffman.
Recorded at Oceanway Recording. Mixed at the Village And Sound City Studios.
Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Studios, NY.

Scar Tissue (Album Version)
Gong Li (Non Album Track)
Instrumental #1 (Non Album Track)

Gong Li

Instrumental #1

Instrumental #2

How Strong

Fat Dance

Teatro Jam

Gong Li

Some people say you hate me
I don't believe it's true, things that you're going through
Some people say you hate me
I don't believe it's you, things that you're going through
Some people said I pray for
No one you want to live, the eyes that once were his
Some people said I pray for
The way you want to live, the eyes you want to give

Some people say you played me
I don't care if it's true, I'm waiting here for you
Some people say you made it
I'm not afraid to know, when things are getting low
Some people say you hate me
I don't believe it's true, things that you're going through
Some people say you hate me
I don't believe it's you, things that you're going through

How Strong

Chorus:
How strong is my Love x 3
How wrong could it be

I'll walk a water mile
Rest a while to kiss your smile
Laugh and roll and after a while
I'll begin to like your style

How strong is my love
How wrong could it be

She turned me down, this time, she turned me down
Oh lord I can't believe she turned me down
She turned me inside out, she turned me down
All I ask of you
Turn me up this time

Chrous:
How strong is my Love x 3
How wrong could it be

Come on over show me your
Your glow soul I do adore
I'll be sure to drop my guard
Give it up it's not that hard

How strong is my Love
How wrong could it be

She turned me down, this time, she turned me down
Oh lord I can't believe she turned me down
She turned me inside out, she turned me down
All I ask of you
Turn me up this time

(guitar solo)

Chorus:
How strong is my Love x 3
How wrong could it be

Tested life but that's alright
Darker than the darkest night
Living hell and pollocks at you
Getting new down your back

How strong is my Love
How wrong could it be

Fat Dance