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San Francisco Days by Chris Isaak
San Francisco Days is an album by Chris Isaak, released in 1993. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 30 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Can't Do A Thing To Stop Me”, on 14 lists with a best position of #468.
San Francisco Days, Chris Isaak's fourth album, came out on Reprise on April 13, 1993, and after the after-hours gloom of Heart Shaped World and "Wicked Game" it throws the windows open. Erik Jacobsen produced, and the reverb-soaked rockabilly and Orbison-sized croon are all still there, just with more bounce in the step.
It also closed a chapter for his band: guitarist James Calvin Wilsey, there since the beginning, played on only a handful of tracks before personal conflicts and drug problems ended his run, though his twang is all over the lead single, "Can't Do A Thing To Stop Me". The record didn't match its predecessor's numbers but still went gold, several of its songs settled into Isaak's live show for good, and "Two Hearts" turned up in True Romance later that year. It's dedicated to Louie Beeson, his sound consultant.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from San Francisco Days on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't Do A Thing To Stop Me | 14 | #468 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 2 | Solitary Man | 7 | #689 | – | 2007–2014 | |
| 3 | Round 'N Round | 7 | #1039 | – | 1999–2005 | |
| 4 | San Francisco Days | 2 | #65 | – | 1993–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.