On May 24, 2019, “étienne” and “BMG” labels released “California Son”, the twelfth Morrissey studio album. It was recorded July – August 2018, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Chiccarelli.

Personnel:

• Morrissey– lead vocals
• Jesse Tobias– electric guitar, 12-string electric guitar, slide guitar, electric rhythm guitar, fuzz guitar, electric baritone guitar, backbeat guitar, acoustic guitar, ebow guitar
• Boz Boorer– acoustic guitar, electric rhythm guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
• Roger Manning – electric piano, synthesisers, keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangement, horn arrangement
• Zac Rae– organ, upright piano, keyboards
• Gustavo Manzur – synthesisers, accordion
• Dave Levita – acoustic guitar
• Sean Hurley – bass
• Matthew Ira Walker – drums, drum programming
• Valerie Pinkston – group vocals
• Arnold McCuller – group vocals
• Brigette Bryant – group vocals
• Ed Droste– backing vocals
• Billie Joe Armstrong– backing vocals
• Ariel Engle– backing vocals
• Sameer Gadhia– backing vocals
• Petra Haden– backing vocals
• LP– additional vocals
• Lydia Night– backing vocals
• Little Willie Iniesta – vocals, dog barking
• Steve Aho – orchestration, music copying, musician contractor
• Joe Chiccarelli– recording, mixing, stylophone, drum programming
• Bill Mims – recording
• Chris Dugan – additional engineering
• Tim Kvasnosky– additional engineering
• Marcus Paquin – additional engineering
• Ryan Freeland – mixing
• Ken Sluiter – mixing
• Chris Allgood – mastering
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Lars Fox – digital editing
• Liam Lynch – art, design
• Michael Muller – front photography

Track listing:

1. Morning Starship – Jobriath
2. Don’t interrupt the Sorrow – Joni Mitchell
3. Only a Pawn in Their Game – Bob Dylan
4. Suffer the Little Children – Buffy Sainte – Marie
5. Days of Decision – Phil Ochs
6. It’s Over – Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
7. Wedding Bell Blues – Laura Nyro
8. Loneliness Remembers What happiness Forgets – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
9. Lady Willpower – Jerry Fuller
10. When You Close Your Eyes – Carly Simon, Billy Mernit
11. Lenny’s Tune – Tim Hardin
12. Some Say I Got the Devil – Melanie Safka