The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale

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The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
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Studio album by
Eric Clapton & Friends
ReleasedJuly 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre Rock, Blues rock, Country rock
Length51:33
Label Bushbranch / Surfdog
Producer Eric Clapton, Simon Climie
Eric Clapton chronology
Old Sock
(2013)		The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
(2014)		 Forever Man
(2015)
Professional ratings
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The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale is a collaborative studio album featuring Eric Clapton and a host of other musicians. It consists of covers of songs by J. J. Cale, who had died the previous year. It was named after Cale's 1972 single "Call Me the Breeze". It was produced by Clapton and Simon Climie. The guests invited on the album include Tom Petty, Mark Knopfler, Willie Nelson and John Mayer.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by J.J. Cale except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Call Me the Breeze" Eric Clapton3:07
2."Rock and Roll Records" Clapton & Tom Petty 2:19
3."Someday"Cale, Walt Richmond Mark Knopfler 3:48
4."Lies" Clapton & John Mayer 3:07
5."Sensitive Kind" Don White5:17
6."Cajun Moon" Clapton2:28
7."Magnolia" Mayer3:42
8."I Got the Same Old Blues" Petty & Clapton3:03
9."Songbird"  Willie Nelson & Clapton2:56
10."Since You Said Goodbye" Clapton3:01
11."I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" Ray Price, Rusty GabbardWhite & Clapton2:37
12."The Old Man and Me" Petty2:56
13."Train to Nowhere" Knopfler, White & Clapton4:51
14."Starbound" Nelson2:03
15."Don't Wait"Cale, Christine Lakeland Clapton & Mayer2:47
16."Crying Eyes" Clapton, Christine Lakeland 3:31

Personnel

Artists

Production

Chart performance

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