San Francisco Days

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{{Infobox album

| name = San Francisco Days

| type = studio

| artist = Chris Isaak

| cover = San Francisco Days - Chris Isaak.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 13, 1993

| recorded = 1992–1993

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Rock and roll, rockabilly, roots rock

| length = 41:30

| label = Reprise

| producer = Erik Jacobsen

| prev_title = Heart Shaped World

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Forever Blue

| next_year = 1995

| misc = {{Singles

| name = San Francisco Days

| type = studio

| single1 = Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)

| single1date = 1993

| single2 = San Francisco Days

| single2date = 1993

| single3 = Solitary Man

| single3date = 1993

| single4 = Two Hearts

| single4date = 1993

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r169871|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Philadelphia Inquirer

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}Wood, Sam (April 27, 1993). "A Trumpeter Breaks Out of Marsalis' Shadow". Philadelphia Inquirer.

}}

San Francisco Days is the fourth album by Chris Isaak, released in 1993. The album's sound was more upbeat than that of its predecessor, the darker Heart Shaped World, and Isaak's breakthrough hit "Wicked Game". It did not perform as well as Heart Shaped World, but was certified gold by the RIAA while several of its tracks became longtime staples of Isaak's live set. Later in 1993, the song "Two Hearts" was featured in the film True Romance and on its soundtrack.

The album was also Isaak's last to feature guitarist James Calvin Wilsey, who had been a member of his band since its formation, due to personal conflicts and drug problems. Wilsey only performed on a handful of tracks before departing, including the lead single, "Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)".{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/james-calvin-wilsey-wicked-game-chris-isaak-avengers-1352184/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519172143/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/james-calvin-wilsey-wicked-game-chris-isaak-avengers-1352184/ |archive-date=2022-05-19 |title=James Wilsey and the Secret History of Chris Isaak's 'Wicked Game'|website=Rollingstone.com|author=Michael Goldberg|date=19 May 2022 |accessdate=August 6, 2022}} The album was dedicated to the memory of Louie Beeson, who was the sound consultant.