Once Upon A Time In California

Demon Music Group are delighted to confirm the release of the new album Once Upon a Time in California from the icon that is Belinda Carlisle. The music legend returns to her roots on Once Upon a Time in California. Featuring ten new studio tracks recorded in her native Los Angeles, it sees the singer take a deeply personal journey through the golden sounds of her youth with a collection of immaculate cover versions.

Steeped in the spirit of her Californian upbringing, the album is a heartfelt tribute to the vintage pop culture that shaped her musical identity. In addition to the album release — and her recent reunion with The Go-Go’s for Coachella 2025 — Belinda will be embarking on her Heavenly Hits tour in 2025, with five shows in the UK between 5–13 September and one as-yet-unannounced high-profile late-summer concert.

Once Upon a Time in California opens with a stirring remake of the Bacharach & David gem written for Dionne Warwick, “Anyone Who Had a Heart.” Belinda then pays her respects to such timeless artists as the Carpenters (“Superstar”), Gordon Lightfoot (“If You Could Read My Mind”), and Jim Croce (“Time in a Bottle”), as well as to songs for the ages including “The Air That I Breathe” (Albert Hammond), “Everybody’s Talkin’” (Harry Nilsson), and “Reflections of My Life” (Marmalade). The result is an entirely different kind of California dreamin’ for a new generation.

Although this marks the first time all ten tracks have been available on one album, three of the selections — “Superstar,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” and “Get Together” — have appeared on previous Belinda Carlisle collections. This LP edition of Once Upon a Time in California comes pressed on California Sunset–coloured vinyl.