In April, at the end of Frusciante's rehabilitation, bassist Flea visited him and invited him to rejoin the band. Friends convinced him to enter drug rehabilitation in January 1998. In the years following his departure, Frusciante became addicted to heroin and cocaine, leaving him in poverty and near death.

The album sold only half as many copies as Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and Navarro left in early 1998. After Frusciante left in 1992, Dave Navarro was hired, incorporating elements of heavy metal and psychedelic rock on the 1995 album One Hot Minute. Guitarist John Frusciante joined in 1989 and recorded Blood Sugar Sex Magik with the band, their breakthrough album. The Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in 1984 as a funk-punk band. Another critic, Billboard 's Paul Verna, mentioned that the album brought out 'the group's softer, melodic side', as opposed to their previous six albums. The record marked a significant change in style for the band: Rolling Stone 's Greg Tate noted that 'while all previous Chili Peppers projects have been highly spirited, Californication dares to be spiritual and epiphanic'. Californication peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200. The record produced several hits for the band, including ' Otherside', ' Californication' and the Grammy Award-winning ' Scar Tissue'. As of 2002, the album had sold over 4 million copies in Europe. The album's subject material incorporated various sexual innuendos commonly associated with the band, but also contained more varied themes than previous outings, including death, contemplations of suicide, California, drugs, globalization, and travel.Ĭalifornication is the Chili Peppers' most commercially successful studio release internationally, with over 15 million copies sold worldwide, and more than 6 million in the United States alone. Frusciante's return was credited with changing the band's sound altogether, producing a notable shift in style from the music recorded with Navarro. Californication marked the return of John Frusciante, who had previously appeared on Mother's Milk and Blood Sugar Sex Magik, to replace Dave Navarro as the band's guitarist. It was released on June 8, 1999, on Warner Bros.

Californication is the seventh studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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