Professionally known as J.J. Cale, he was an American singer-songwriter, recording artist and influential guitar stylist. Though he deliberately avoided the limelight (being temperamentally averse to celebrity) his.
Naturally | |||
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Studio album by | |||
Released | 1972[1] | ||
Recorded | September 29, 1970–June 9, 1971 | ||
Studio | Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee and Moss Rose Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | ||
Genre | Blues, Americana, Tulsa Sound | ||
Length | 31:41 | ||
Label | UK: A&M USA: Shelter | ||
Producer | Audie Ashworth | ||
J. J. Cale chronology | |||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[3] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable)[4] |
Naturally is the debut album by J. J. Cale released in 1972.
- 5Personnel
Background[edit]
Cale, who was raised in Oklahoma, first tasted success in 1964 when singer Mel McDaniel scored a regional hit with Cale’s composition “Lazy Me.” From there Cale moved to California and worked at Leon Russell’s home studio as a chief engineer and began performing at places like the Whiskey A Go Go. With Johnny Rivers already performing there regularly, club owner Mario Mancini rechristened John Cale as J.J. Cale, which also differentiated the Tulsa songwriter from the John Cale in the Velvet Underground. In 1966, Cale cut an unsuccessful single for Liberty Records called “Slow Motion,” but it was the B-side, “After Midnight,” that would have long-term ramifications for Cale’s career when Eric Clapton recorded the song and had a Top 20 hit. Cale, who was languishing in obscurity at the time, had no knowledge of Clapton's recording of 'After Midnight' until it became a radio hit in 1970. Cale recalled to Mojo magazine that when he heard Clapton's version playing on his radio, 'I was dirt poor, not making enough to eat and I wasn't a young man. I was in my thirties, so I was very happy. It was nice to make some money.'[5] Cale's friend and producer, Audie Ashworth, encouraged Cale to record a full album in order to capitalize on the success of his song.
Recording[edit]
Naturally was recorded independently, 'on spec,' the musicians being paid demo fees. The ingredients that went into that project, with subtle drum rhythms, murky vocals sung in a narrow range, and a guitar style that merged country, blues and jazz, established the template for the “Tulsa sound.' Some songs, such as 'Call Me the Breeze', were recorded with primitive drum machine accompaniment and sound almost like demos. Cale explained to Dan Forte of Vintage Guitar in 2004, 'When we did the first album, most people didn’t realize that was an electric drum machine – or that there even was such a thing...I didn’t use a real drummer because I had no money. So I cut 'Crazy Mama' and 'Call Me The Breeze,' and Carl Radle came in and played bass, and Mac Gayden played slide on 'Crazy Mama.' Then Audie hired some musicians and a real studio, and we cut the other eight songs on Naturally.' The album showcased Cale's distinctive, understated style, and it successfully established his solo recording career, which continued until his death in 2013.
In 2009 the album was re-released, with Really, as a French exclusive 24-track 2-CD album set, as part of Universal Records' '2 For 1' series.
Reception[edit]
The album contained the 1972 hits 'Crazy Mama' (#22 on the Billboard Hot 100, his only Top 40 hit[6]) and 'After Midnight' (#42) as well as turntable hits 'Bringing it Back' (recorded by Kansas for their first album), 'Call Me the Breeze' (later recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd), and 'Clyde' (later recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and a 1980 country hit for Waylon Jennings). “Crazy Mama” was actually the B-side of the single, “Magnolia,” and it was a DJ in Little Rock, Arkansas that flipped the record, loved the tune, and hammered it out on the airwaves. While 'Crazy Mama' nearly cracked the Top 20, Cale was unimpressed with fame right from the beginning, telling Steve Newton of the The Georgia Straight in 1990:
The first album was a collection of tunes I’d been working on for about 32 years. It was a collection that refined everything that had come out of me and weeded out all the bad ideas I’d had over 20 years. But, when it was successful, the record company wanted the next album in six months. When you get successful, the money comes in and pretty soon you’ve got to hire an accountant, you’ve got to get up early, and then you’ve got a day job. Pretty soon, I wasn’t enjoying life – all I was doing was working.”
Thom Owens of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and then said that 'Cale effortlessly captured a lazy, rolling boogie that contradicted all the commercial styles of boogie, blues, and country rock at the time,' i.e., the album's release in 1971. [7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by J. J. Cale, except where noted:
- 'Call Me the Breeze' – 2:35
- 'Call the Doctor' – 2:26
- 'Don't Go to Strangers' – 2:22
- 'Woman I Love' – 2:36
- 'Magnolia' – 3:23
- 'Clyde' (C. W. Beavers, J. J. Cale) – 2:29
- 'Crazy Mama' – 2:22
- 'Nowhere to Run' – 2:26
- 'After Midnight' – 2:23
- 'River Runs Deep' – 2:42
- 'Bringing It Back' – 2:44
- 'Crying Eyes' – 3:13
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- J. J. Cale – guitar, vocals
- Karl Himmel – drums
- Chuck Browning – drums
- Tim Drummond – bass
- Carl Radle – bass
- Norbert Putnam – bass
- Bob Wilson – piano
- David Briggs – piano, organ
- Jerry Whitehurst – piano
- Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
- Buddy Spicher – fiddle
- Shorty Lavender – fiddle
- Walter Hayness – dobro
- Mac Gayden – slide guitar
- Ed Colis – harmonica
- Diane Davidson – backing vocals
Production[edit]
- Cover artwork - Rabon[8]
- Engineer – James Long
References[edit]
- ^'Music'. JJ Cale official website. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^Allmusic review
- ^Christgau, Robert (1981). 'Consumer Guide '70s: C'. Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^Rolling Stone review
- ^'After Midnight by Eric Clapton Songfacts'. Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^Crazy Mama Songfacts
- ^Owens, Thom. Review of Naturally by J. J. Cale. All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues (2003), edited by Vladimir Bogdanov, et al. p. 94.
- ^[1]
Professionally known as J.J. Cale, he was an American singer-songwriter, recording artist and influential guitar stylist. Though he deliberately avoided the limelight (being temperamentally averse to celebrity) his
influence as a musical artist has been widely acknowledged by figures such as Mark Knopfler, Neil Young and Eric Clapton who described him as “one of the most important artists in the history of rock”. He is considered to be one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country and jazz.
Died of a heart attack on July 26th, 2013, at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA, USA.
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1971 - Naturally
1972 - Really
1974 - Okie
1976 - Troubadour
1979 - In Session at the Paradise Studios
1979 - Number 5
1980 - Shades
1982 - Grasshopper
1983 - Number 8
1984 - Special Edition
1990 - Travel Log
1992 - Number 10
1994 - Closer to You
1996 - Chronicles
1996 - Guitar Man
1997 - Anyway The Wind Blows
1997 - The Definitive Collection
1999 - The Universal Masters Collection
2001 - Live
2001 - Music History
2004 - The Gothic Theater, Englewood (2004.07.07)
2004 - To Tulsa And Back
2006 - The Road To Escondido (Eric Clapton With JJ Cale)
2007 - Rewind (unreleased recordings)
2009 - Roll On
2014 - Eric Clapton & Friends - The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)
1967 - The Leathercoated Minds - A Trip Down The Sunset Strip
01 Eight Miles High
02 Sunset And Clark
03 Psychotic Reaction
04 Over Under Sideways Down
05 Susnhine Superman
06 Non-Stop
07 Arriba
08 Kicks
09 Mr. Tambourine Man
10 Puff (The Magic Dragon)
11 Along Comes Mary
12 Pot Luck
1971 - Naturally
01 Call Me the Breeze
02 Call the Doctor
03 Don't Go to Strangers
04 Woman I Have
05 Magnolia
06 Clyde
07 Crazy Mama
08 Nowhere to Run
09 After Midnight
10 River Runs Deep
11 Bring It Back
12 Crying Eyes
1972 - Really
01 Lies
02 Everything Will Be Alright
03 I'll Kiss The World Goodbye
04 Changes
05 Right Down Here
06 If You're Ever In Oklahoma
07 Ridin' Home
08 Going Down
09 Soulin'
10 Playing In The Street
11 Mo Jo
12 Louisiana Women
1974 - Okie
01 Crying
02 I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me
03 Starbound
04.Rock And Roll Records
05 The Old Man And Me
06 Everlovin' Woman
07 Cajun Moon
08 I'd Like To Love You Baby
09 Anyway The Wind Blows
10 Precious Memories
11 Okie
12 I Got The Same Old Blues
1976 - Troubadour
01 Hey Baby
02 Travelin' Light
03 You Got Something
04 Ride Me High
05 Hold On
06 Cocaine
07 I'm A Gypsy Man
08 The Woman That Got Away
09 Super Blue
10 Let Me Do It To You
11 Cherry
12 You Got Me On So Bad
1979 - In Session at the Paradise Studios
(01) Nowere To Run
(02) Cocaine
(03) Ten Easy Lessons
(04) Sensitive Kind
(05) Hands Off Her
(06) Louisiana
(07) Going Down
(08) Roll Off
(09) No Sweat
(10) Crazy Mama
(11) Fate Of A Fool
(12) Boilin' Pot
(13) After Midnight
(14) Same Old Blues
(15) Don't Cry Sister
(16) Call Me The Breeze
(17) Ever Lovin' Woman
(18) Katy Cool Lady
(19) Lies
(20) Don't Wait
1979 - Number 5
01 Thirteen Days
02 Boilin' Pot
03 I'll Make Love To You
04 Don't Cry Sister
05 Too Much For Me
06 Sensitive Kind
07 Friday
08 Lou-Easy-Ann
09 Let's Go To Tahiti
10 Katy Kool Lady
11 Fate Of A Fool
12 Mona
1980 - Shades
01 Carry On
02 Deep Dark Dungeon
03 Wish I Had Not Said That
04 Pack My Jack
05 If You Leave Her
06 Mama Don't
07 Runaround
08 What Do You Expect
09 Love Has Been Gone
10 Cloudy Day
1982 - Grasshopper
01 City Girls
02 Devil In Disguise
03 One Step Ahead Of The Blues
04 You Keep Me Hangin' On
05 Downtown L.A.
06 Can't Live Here
07 Grasshopper
08 Drifters Wife
09 Don't Wait
10 A Thing Going On
11 Nobody But You
12 Mississippi River
13 Does Your Mama Like To Reggae
14 Dr Jive
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1983 - Number 8
01 Money Talks
02 Losers
03 Hard Times
04 Reality
05 Takin' Care Of Business
06 People Lie
07 Unemployment
08 Trouble In The City
09 Teardrops In My Tequila
10 Livin' Here Too
1984 - Special Edition
01 Cocaine
02 Don't Wait
03 Magnolia
04 Devil In Disguise
05 Sensitive Kind
06 Carry On
07 After Midnight
08 Money Talks
09 Call Me The Breeze
10 Lies
11 City Girls
12 Cajun Moon
13 Don't Cry Sister
14 Crazy Mama
1990 - Travel Log
01 Shanghaid
02 Hold on Baby
03 No Time
04 Lady Luck
05 Disadvantage
06 Lean On Me
07 End of the Line
08 New Orleans
09 Tijuana
10 That Kind of Thing
11 Who's Talking
12 Change Your Mind
13 Humdinger
14 River Boat Song
1992 - Number 10
01 Lonesome Train
02 Digital Blues
03 Feeling In Love
04 Artificial Paradise
05 Passion
06 Take Out Some Insurance
07 Jailer
08 Low Rider
09 Traces
10 She's In Love
11 Shady Grove
12 Roll On Mama
1994 - Closer to You
01 Long Way Home
02 Sho-Biz Blues
03 Slower Baby
04 Devil's Nurse
05 Like You Used To
06 Borrowed Time
07 Rose In The Garden
08 Brown Dirt
09 Hard Love
10 Ain't Love Funny
11 Closer To You
12 Steve's Song
1996 - Chronicles
Chronicle One
01 Crazy Mama
02 Clyde
03 Don't Go To Stranger
04 Right Down Here
05 Lies
06 Changes
07 Crying
08 Everlovin' Woman
09 Starbound
10 Cocaine
11 Hold On
12 You Got Me On So Bad
13 The Woman That Got Away
14 Don't Cry Sister
15 Sensitive Kind
16 Mona
17 Lou-Easy-Ann
18 A Thing Going On
19 Missisippi River
20 City Girls
21 Don't Wait
22 New Orleans
23 Lady Luck
24 Lean On Me
25 Shanghaid
Chronicle Two
01 Woman In Love
02 Call The Doctor
03 Louisiana Women
04 I Got The Same Old Blues
05 Cajun Moon
06 Super Blue
07 Cherry
08 Fate Of A Fool
09 Downtown L.A.
10 Can't Live Here
11 Driffters Wife
12 Does Your Mama Like To Reggae
13 End Of The Line
14 Change Your Mond
15 River Boat Song
16 Artifical Paradise
17 Passion
18 Jailer
19 Low Rider
20 Slower Baby
21 Like You Used To
22 Hard Love
23 Closer To You
24 Rose In The Garden
1996 - Guitar Man
01 Death In The Wilderness
02 It's Hard To Tell
03 Days Go By
04 Low Down
05 This Town
06 Guitar Man
07 If I Had A Rocket
08 Perfect Woman
09 Old Blue
10 Doctor Told Me
11 Miss Ol'St. Louie
12 Nobody Knows
1997 - Anyway The Wind Blows
CD1
01 Call Me The Breeze
02 Crazy Mama
03 Magnolia
04 After Midnight
05 Lies
06 Changes
07 If You're Ever In Oklahoma
08 Midnight In Memphis
09 Cajun Moon
10 Rock And Roll Records
11 Anyway The Wind Blows
12 Crying
13 Everlovin' Woman
14 I Got The Same Old Blues
15 Woke Up This Morning
16 Cocaine
17 The Woman That Got Away
18 Ride Me High
19 Hey Baby
20 Durango
21 I'll Make Love To You Anytime
22 Don't Cry Sister
23 Thirteen Days
24 Things Ain't Simple
25 Sensitive Kind
CD2
01 Carry On
02 Runaround
03 Mama Don't
04 City Girls
05 Devil In Disguise
06 You Keep Me Hangin' On
07 Downtown L.A.
08 A Thing Going On
09 Don't Wait
10 Wish I Had Me A Dollar (Live)
11 Money Talks
12 Hard Times
13 People Lie
14 Unemployment
15 Trouble In The City
16 Santa Cruz
17 Shanghaid
18 Change Your Mind
19 New Orleans
20 Humdinger
21 Lonesome Train
22 Jailer
23 Artificial Paradise
24 Long Way Home
25 Closer To You
1997 - The Definitive Collection
(01) Call Me the Breeze
(02) Crazy Mama
(03) Magnolia
(04) After Midnight
(05) Lies
(06) Midnight in Memphis
(07) Cajun Moon
(08) Rock and Roll Records
(09) Cocaine
(10) Hey Baby
(11) I'll Make Love to You Anytime
(12) Don't Cry Sister
(13) Thirteen Days
(14) Sensitive Kind
(15) Carry On
(16) Mama Don't
(17) City Girls
(18) Devil in Disguise
(19) Don't Wait
(20) Money Talks [1983]
1999 - The Universal Masters Collection
01 After Midnight
02 Magnolia
03 Crazy Mama
04 Call Me The Breeze
05 Lies
06 Cajun Moon
07 Rock And Roll Records
08 Cocaine
09 Hey Baby
10 Don't Cry Sister
11 Carry On
12 Mama Don't
13 Devil In Disguise
14 Downtown L.A.
15 Shanghaid
16 Change Your Mind
17 Lonesome Train
18 Long Way Home
2001 - Live
01 After Midnight
02 Old Man
03 Call Me The Breeze
04 Sensitive Kind
05 Cocaine
06 Money Talks
07 River Boat Song
08 Living Here Too
09 Mama Don't
10 People Lie
11 Humdinger
12 Thirteen Days
13 Magnolia
14 Ride Me High
2001 - Music History
01 City Girl
02 Sensetive Kid
03 Lou-Easy-Ann
04 Passion
05 Artifical Paradise
06 Cloudy Day
07 If You're Ever In Oklahoma
08 I'd Like To Love You Baby
09 Lies
10 Crying
11 Everloving Woman
12 Hold On
13 You Got Me On So Bad
14 The Woman That Got Away
15 Low Rider
16 Don't Cry Sister
17 A Thing Going On
18 Don't Wait
19 New Orlean
20 Cajun Moon
21 Fate Of A Fool
22 Cocaine
23 Downtown L.A.
24 Love Has Been Gone
25 Ridin' Home
26 Mississippi River
27 Boilin' Pot
28 Changes
2004 - The Gothic Theater, Englewood (2004.07.07)
CD1
01 Drifter's Life
02 Reality
03 Mama Don't
04 Low Down
05 Don't Cry, Sister
06 Takin' Care Of Business
07 Sensitive Kind
08 Doctor Told Me
09 Thirteen Days
10 Guitar Man
11 I Feel Like The Blues
12 Pursuit Of Happiness
13 Any Way The Wind Blows
14 Ride Me High
CD2
01 Call Me The Breeze
02 Cocaine
03 Cajun Moon
04 After Midnight
05 Crazy Mama
06 Magnolia
07 Ridin' Home
08 Bringing It Back
09 Humdinger
10 Keep Rollin' On'
2004 - To Tulsa And Back
01 My Gal
02 Chains Of Love
03 New Lover
04 One Step
05 Stone River
06 The Problem
07 Homeless
08 Fancy Dancer
09 Rio
10 These Blues
11 Motormouth
12 Blues For Mama
13 Another Song
2006 - The Road To Escondido (Eric Clapton With JJ Cale)
01 - Danger
02 - Heads In Georgia
03 - Missing Person
04 - When This War Is Over
05 - Sporting Life Blues
06 - Dead End Road
07 - It's Easy
08 - Hard To Thrill
09 - Anyway The Wind Blows
10 - Three Little Girls
11 - Don't Cry Sister
12 - Last Will And Testament
13 - Who Am I Telling You
14 - Ride The River
2007 - Rewind (unreleased recordings)
01 Guess I Lose
02 Waymore's Blues
03 Rollin'
04 Golden Ring
05 My Cricket
06 Since You Said Goodbye
07 Seven Day Woman
08 Bluebird
09 My Baby and Me
10 Lawdy Mama
11 Blue Sunday
12 Out of Style
13 Ooh La La
14 All Mama's Children
2009 - Roll On
01 Who Knew
02 Former Me
03 Where The Sun Don't Shine
04 Down To Memphis
05 Strange Days
06 Cherry Street
07 Fonda-Lina
08 Leaving In The Morning
09 Oh Mary
10 Old Friend
11 Roll On
12 Bring Down The Curtain
2014 - Eric Clapton & Friends - The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)
01 - They Call Me The Breeze
02 - Rock And Roll Records (feat. Tom Petty)
03 - Someday (feat. Mark Knopfler)
04 - Lies (feat. John Mayer)
05 - Sensitive Kind (feat. Don White)
06 - Cajun Moon
07 - Magnolia (feat. John Mayer)
08 - I Got The Same Old Blues (feat. Tom Petty)
09 - Songbird (feat. Willie Nelson)
10 - Since You Said Goodbye
11 - I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) (feat. Don White)
12 - The Old Man And Me (feat. Tom Petty)
13 - Train To Nowhere (feat. Mark Knopfler & Don White)
14 - Starbound (feat. Willie Nelson & Derek Trucks)
15 - Don't Wait (feat. John Mayer)
16 - Crying Eyes (feat. Christine Lakeland & Derek Trucks)
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