The Definitive Collection

by J.J. Cale

Overview

J.J. Cale's The Definitive Collection is an excellent single-disc collection from one of the most influential singer/songwriters to emerge from America during the '70s. Just as Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark define Texas songwriting, Cale is the epitome of the Oklahoma writers. Although most people know him as the writer of Eric Clapton's hit "Cocaine," Cale constantly offered up other quality material that could only be defined by his vocal style, which can accurately be described as "reclining in the groove." Popular tunes such as "Call Me the Breeze," "Hey Baby" and "Crazy Mama" have a deceptively laid-back intensity that to a large degree influenced such rockers as Lowell George of Little Feat and the previously mentioned Clapton. Cale's guitar work proved to be influential as well (again on Clapton), but also popular swamp rockers such as Delaney Bramlett. The Definitive Collection offers a comprehensive collection from Cale's early-'70s recordings in Nashville, to Muscle Shoals in Alabama, to his later work on Hollywood. If you're going to explore Cale's groove, this is the place to start. ~ Matthew Greenwald

Product Details

Release Date:	06/09/1998
Label:	Chronicles / Def Jam / Island / Island/Def Jam / Mercury / Universal Music
UPC:	0731453475427
Rank:	59321

Tracks

1. Call Me the Breeze
2. Crazy Mama
3. Magnolia
4. After Midnight
5. Lies
6. Midnight in Memphis
7. Cajun Moon
8. Rock and Roll Records
9. 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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

J.J. Cale   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Gut String Guitar
Garth Hudson   Guest Artist,Accordion
Vassar Clements   Guest Artist,Fiddle
Hal Blaine   Guest Artist,Drums
Leon Russell   Guest Artist,Piano (Electric)
Buddy Emmons   Guest Artist,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Guitar (Steel)
Richard Thompson   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Tommy Tedesco   Guest Artist,Guitar (Rhythm)
James Burton   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Carol Kaye   Bass
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Mike Leech   Bass
Tim Drummond   Bass
Sheldon Kurland   Violin
George Soule   Drums
Shorty Lavender   Fiddle
Steve Ripley   Guitar (Rhythm)
Sid Page   Violin
Carl Gorodetzky   Violin
Gary Gilmore   Bass
Bill Raffenspeger   Bass
James Nichols   Congas
Harold Bradley   Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Rhythm)
Tommy Cogbill   Bass,Guitar (Electric)
Buddy Harmon   Drums
Steve Madaio   Trumpet
Roy Christensen   Violin
Bill Purcell   Piano
Bobby Woods   Piano
Kenny Buttrey   Drums
Billy Cox   Bass
Farrell Morris   Drums,Congas,Percussion,Vibraphone
Bill Payne   Piano
Denis Solee   Saxophone
Kenny Malone   Drums
Christine Lakeland   Organ,Guitar (Rhythm),Vocals (Background)
James Cruce   Drums
Ed Colis   Harmonica
Chuck Browning   Drums,Guitar (Electric)
Bob Phillips   Trumpet
Gary S. Paxton   Vocals (Background)
Spooner Oldham   Organ
Jerry Lee Smith   Piano
Marilyn Davis   Vocals (Background)
Larry Bell   Piano (Electric)
Mac Gayden   Guitar,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Emory Gordy Jr.   Bass
Weldon Myrick   Guitar,Guitar (Steel)
George Bohanon   Trombone
Johnny Christopher   Guitar (Rhythm)
Charlie McCoy   Harmonica
David Hood   Bass
Joe Zinkan   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Steve Gibson   Guitar (Electric)
Lloyd Green   Guitar,Guitar (Steel)
Hoyt Axton   Vocals (Background)
Robert Greenidge   Drums,Drums (Steel)
Jimmy Capps   Guitar (Rhythm)
Jim Karstein   Drums,Congas,Percussion
Roger Hawkins   Drums
Norbert Putnam   Bass
Mike Lawler   Synthesizer,Synchrofonte
Billy Puett   Saxophone
Norman Ray   Saxophone
Gordon Shryock   Guitar (Electric)
Glen D. Hardin   Piano
Terry McMillan   Harmonica
Karl Himmel   Drums,Percussion
Marvin Chantry   Violin
Bill Kenner   Mandolin
Bobby Emmons   Piano
George Tidwell   Trumpet
Larry Taylor   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Barry Beckett   Piano,Piano (Electric)
Carl Radle   Bass
Grady Martin   Guitar (Electric)
Walter Haynes   Dobro,Piano
Jerry Whitehurst   Piano
Josh Graves   Dobro
Jim Keltner   Drums,Organ,Percussion
Reggie Young   Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Michael Rhodes   Bass
Don Sheffield   Trumpet
Gordon Payne   Guitar (Electric)
George Bohannon   Trombone
Doug Atwell   Violin
Kossie Gardner   Organ
J.I. Allison   Percussion
Jay Mitthauer   Drums
Bob Ray   Bass
Dianne Davidson   Vocals (Background)
David Briggs   Organ,Piano
Paul Davis   Guitar (Rhythm)
Bill Humble   Trombone
Charles Dungey   Bass
Nick Rather   Bass
Bill Boatman   Drums,Fiddle,Guitar (Rhythm)
Don Preston   Guitar (Electric)
Bob Moore   Bass
Marcy Dicterow-Vaj   Viola
Beegie Cruzer   Piano (Electric)
Sherry Porter   Vocals (Background)
Bob Wilson   Piano
Nancy Stein   Cello
Buddy Spiker   Fiddle
Terry Perkins   Drums
Bob Woods   Piano
Steve Martin   Guitar (Electric)
John Galley   Piano
Leslie Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Bob Wilson & His Orchestra   Piano
Jimmy Johnson   Guitar (Rhythm)
Robert Tarrant   Congas
Terry Williams   Trombone
Hayward Bishop   Drums

Technical Credits

Gene Eichelberger   Mixing,Engineer
Duane Seykora   Engineer
Joe Mills   Mixing,Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Steve Ripley   Engineer
J.J. Cale   Compilation Producer,Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Jimmy Tarbutton   Mixing,Engineer
Al Capps   Mixing,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Bob Holmes   Horn Arrangements
Audie Ashworth   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Compilation Producer
Chip Young   Engineer
Christine Lakeland   Composer,Engineer
David "Bat" Johnson   Mixing,Engineer
Bret Newman   Engineer
Cam Mullins   Mixing,String Arrangements
Bas Hartong   Compilation Producer
James Minchin   Photography
Catherine Ladis   Project Assistant
Matthieu Lauriot-Prevost   Executive Producer
Hugh Davies   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Paul McManus   Engineer
Jim Williamson   Mixing,Engineer
Chad Hailey   Engineer
Les Ladd   Mixing,Engineer
Ronnie Light   Mixing,Engineer
Rail Jon Rogut   Engineer
Jerry Masters   Mixing,Engineer
Denny Purcell   Mastering
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
George Tidwell   Horn Arrangements
J.R. McNeely   Mixing
Ron Reynolds   Mixing,Engineer
Rick Horton   Mixing,Engineer
Terri Tierney   Project Coordinator
Paul Rayner-Brown   Mixing,Engineer
Eileen Cleary   Project Coordinator
Donna Fetchko   Project Assistant
Jackie Stansfield   Project Coordinator
Charlie Paakkari   Engineer
Stan Hutto   Mixing,Engineer