American singer-songwriter Belinda Carlisle has announced the release of a new studio album that pays tribute to her Californian upbringing.

The album, Once Upon A Time In California, will feature 10 songs which aim to capture the “sounds of her youth”.

Carlisle, 66, is best known for her hit song Heaven Is A Place On Earth and for being the former frontwoman in the pop-rock group The Go-Go’s.

Speaking about the new album, the singer said: “I was born and raised in California at a time when music was an important part of Californian culture.

“I lived and breathed music, it was my great escape – a refuge of fantasy and imagination.

“Every day after school and when it was summer vacation, I would listen and sing along to the music on the radio for the entire day. Always fantasising a

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