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"California Nights" is a song written by Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Liebling and performed by Lesley Gore. The song reached number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1967 and stayed on the charts for 14 weeks.〔(Lesley Gore, "California Nights" Chart Positions ) Retrieved January 30, 2014〕 The song appeared on her 1967 album, ''California Nights''.〔(Lesley Gore, ''California Nights'' ) Retrieved January 30, 2014〕 The song was produced by Bob Crewe and arranged by Hutch Davie.〔(Lesley Gore, "California Nights" single release ) Retrieved January 30, 2014〕 The track features guitars and drum set in a 60's pop fashion. The chorus includes multiples long tones over abnormal chords and the verses are noticeably accompanied by a soft electric piano. The lyrics speak of reminiscing about romantic evenings on the beach with a lover. The song was ranked number 61 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top ''Hot 100'' songs of 1967.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Billboard Top 100 - 1967 )〕 An edit of the song (removing the second verse and refrain) was lip-synced by Gore on the January 19, 1967 episode of the TV series ''Batman'', "That Darn Catwoman". She played Pussycat, the Catwoman's protégé, who also wanted to be a singer. ==Other versions== *Wes Montgomery released an instrumental version of the song on his 1967 album, ''A Day in the Life''.〔(Wes Montgomery, ''A Day in the Life'' ) Retrieved January 30, 2014〕 *Four King Cousins released a version of the song on their 1968 album, ''Introducing the Four King Cousins''.〔(Four King Cousins, ''Introducing the Four King Cousins'' ) Retrieved January 30, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「California Nights」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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