"Jesus Is the Same in California"
Single by Lloyd Goodson
B-side"Wearin' Out the Patches on My Knee"
Released1976
GenreCountry
Length3:10
(intro :06)
LabelUnited Artists UA-XW891-Y
Songwriter(s)(Lloyd Goodson/Don Lee)
Producer(s)Larry Butler
Lloyd Goodson singles chronology
"Jesus Is the Same in California"
(1976)		 "Down Home Up Bringin"
(1977)

"Jesus Is the Same in California" was a hit in 1976 for country singer Lloyd Goodson.

Background

The song was co-written with Don Lee. It was backed with "Wishin' I Could Change The Kind Of Fool I've Been" which was also co-written with Lee. It was released on United Artists UA-XW891-Y.[1][2][3] It was done in a similar style to a Merle Haggard song. It tells of a man in Folsom Prison who receives a letter from his mother who has faith that Jesus is there with him in California as he is there with her in Tennessee. The song does have a happy ending.[4]

Chart performance

The single spent six weeks on the US country singles chart, peaking at No. 80 on November 12, 1976.[5][6] It also made the Cashbox charts that year and at one stage in the week ending December 25 it was at No. 16.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-1988, Joel Whitburn - Page 150 GOODSON, Lloyd
  2. ↑ 45Cat - Lloyd Goodson Discograph, US
  3. ↑ Discogs - Lloyd Goodson< Discography, Singles & EPs
  4. ↑ Cash Box, November 27, 1976 - Page 27 CountrySinglesReviews ~ AlbumReviews
  5. ↑ The Cowboy in Country Music: An Historical Survey with Artist Profiles, By Don Cusic - Page 243 The West on the Music Charts, 1976
  6. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-1988, Joel Whitburn - LLOYD GOODSON
  7. ↑ Cashboxmagazine.com - CASH BOX Country Singles – Looking Ahead, Week ending DECEMBER 25, 1976
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