California Waiting California Waiting "California Waiting" is the fourth single taken from the "Youth and Young Manhood" album by the American rock band Kings of Leon. An alternate version of the song appears on their debut release, the EP "Holy Roller Novocaine". This version was recorded in a rush to finish the record. The band didn't like the outcome, so they recorded a new version, which is found on "Youth and Young Manhood". However, on Kings of Leon's VH1 Storytellers performance, Caleb Followill stated before playing California Waiting that "We kind of sabotaged it on our album, and tried to play it
All the Young Dudes (album) B-side of "All the Young Dudes", was also released in North America and Continental Europe. In 2003, the album was ranked number 491 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2012, the album listed at No. 484 on a revised list by the magazine. "Ready for Love" was reworked by Mick Ralphs's subsequent band Bad Company on their self-titled debut. Speculation has persisted over the years that, although "All the Young Dudes" was released by CBS/Columbia Records, Mott the Hoople may have recorded part or all of the album while still under contract