Naturally

by J.J. Cale

Overview

J.J. Cale's debut album, Naturally, was recorded after Eric Clapton made "After Midnight" a huge success. Instead of following Slowhand's cue and constructing a slick blues-rock album, Cale recruited a number of his Oklahoma friends and made a laid-back country-rock record that firmly established his distinctive, relaxed style. Cale included a new version of "After Midnight" on the album, but the true meat of the record lay in songs like "Crazy Mama," which became a hit single, and "Call Me the Breeze," which Lynyrd Skynyrd later covered. On these songs and many others on Naturally, Cale effortlessly captured a lazy, rolling boogie that contradicted all the commercial styles of boogie, blues, and country-rock at the time. Where his contemporaries concentrated on solos, Cale worked the song and its rhythm, and the result was a pleasant, engaging album that was in no danger of raising anybody's temperature. ~ Thom Owens

Product Details

Release Date:	02/05/2016
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4988031132609
Rank:	6525

Album Credits

Performance Credits

J.J. Cale   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Piano,Drums,Bass
Diane Davidson   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist
Ed Colis   Harmonica,Harmonica
Buddy Spicher   Fiddle,Violin
Bob Wilson   Piano,Piano
Chuck Browning   Drums,Drums,Guitar
Mac Gayden   Guitar,Slide Guitar
Weldon Myrick   Guitar (Steel)
Norbert Putnam   Bass
Tim Drummond   Bass,Drums
Norman Ray   Saxophone
Karl Himmel   Drums
Carl Radle   Bass
Walter Haynes   Dobro
Jerry Whitehurst   Piano,Keyboards
Dianne Davidson   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
David Briggs   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Buddy Spiker   Fiddle
Shorty Lavender   Fiddle,Violin

Technical Credits

J.J. Cale   Composer
James Long   Engineer
Joe Mills   Engineer
Jim Williamson   Engineer
Clyde Beavers   Composer
Audie Ashworth   Producer