01. Call Me The Breeze (2:41)
02. Call The Doctor (2:33)
03. Don't Go To Strangers (2:28)
04. Woman I Have (2:44)
05. Magnolia (3:27)
06. Clyde (2:31)
07. Crazy Mama (2:35)
08. Nowhere To Run (2:28)
09. After Midnight (2:26)
10. River Runs Deep (2:45)
11. Bring It Back (2:50)
12. Crying Eyes (3:16)

J.J. Cale: Guitar, Vocals
Karl Himmel: Drums
Chuck Browning: Drums
Tim Drummond: Drums
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

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, allmusic.com

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01. Hey Baby (3:13)
02. Travelin' Light (2:51)
03. You Got Something (4:01)
04. Ride Me High (3:35)
05. Hold On (1:59)
06. Cocaine (2:50)
07. I'm A Gypsy Man (2:43)
08. The Woman That Got Away (2:53)
09. Super Blue (2:42)
10. Let Me Do It To You (3:00)
11. Cherry (3:22)
12. You Got Me On So Bad (3:18)

J.J. Cale - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Billy Puett - Saxophone
Dennis Good - Trombone
Buddy Emmons - Steel Guitar
Gordon Payne - Guitar
Reggie Young - Guitar
Bill Boazman - Guitar
Harold Bradley - Guitar
Chuck Browning - Guitar, Drums
Bill Pursell - Keyboards
Don Tweedy - Keyboards
Bobby Wood - Keyboards
Tommy Cogbill - Bass
Joe Osborne - Bass
Bill Raffenspeger - Bass
Charles Dungey - Bass
Kenny Buttrey - Drums
Farrell Morris - Drums, Vocals
Buddy Harmon - Drums
Karl Himmel - Drums
Jim Karstein - Drums
Kenny Malone - Drums
Jerry Allison - Percussion
Audie Ashworth - Percussion
Gary S. "Flip" Paxton – Vocals

An understated, rich, rewarding gem that no one's ever heard. Unfortunately, since few blues fans venture outside the tried-and-true territory of old black men rocking the house Chicago style or young guns with a Hendrix complex serving up monster Texas floods, Cale's druggy brand of rhythmic, spooky storytelling falls far outside of easy characterization.

It's too bad, because Cale's rambling snapshots of love and life on the road are unconventionally addicting. While at times it gets so loose it threatens to fall apart, Cale's sparse style is oddly satisfying -- never has less been more.

All of the songs on Troubadour are outstanding. The now warhorse "Cocaine" is far more intriguing in its original version, more menacing and worldworn than Clapton's driving take. The uncharacteristically energetic "Travelin' Light" is a whispered invitation to road, half intrigue, half warning. The album's highlight, "Cheri," Cale's tender, perhaps futile plea for love, is hauntingly gorgeous.

Cale, much like Nick Drake and Alex Chilton, is an artist whose genius and influence far outweighs his popularity. Sit back and sink in to this simply wonderful disc. ---James Burke, amazon.com

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01. Thirteen Days (2:50)
02. Boilin' Pot (2:51)
03. I'll Make Love To You (3:14)
04. Don't Cry Sister (2:15)
05. Too Much For Me (3:13)
06. Sensitive Kind (5:10)
07. Friday (4:13)
08. Lou-Easy-Ann (2:47)
09. Let's Go To Tahiti (2:52)
10. Katy Kool Lady (2:24)
11. Fate Of A Fool (2:54)
12. Mona (3:17)

J.J. Cale - Guitars, Bass, Piano, Drums, Vocals
Christine Lakeland -  Voices, Organ, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion, Piano
Billy Cox, Carl Radle, Nick Rather - Bass
Karl Himmell,Kenny Buttrey,Buddy Harmon - Drums
Jimmy Karstein - Drums, Congas
David Briggs - Piano
Larry Bell - Electric Piano, Organ
Bill Boatman - Electric Rhythm Guitar, Fiddle
Bill Kenner - Mandolin
Farrell Morris - Vibes
Sherry Porter - Voices
Shelly Kurland,Carl Gorodetzy,Roy Christensen,Marv Chantry - Strings
George Tidwell,Don Sheffield,Dennis Goode,Terry Williams - Horns

Unavailable in the U.S.! Originally released in 1979, 5 was, as you would guess, the fifth album from the American Blues rocker. While Cale remains the ultimate laid-back Blues artist, he still manages to conjure up the spirit of Country, Soul and subdued Funk in each of the tracks on 5, making this album one of the best loved in his catalog. 12 tracks including 'I'll Make Love To You Anytime', 'Sensitive Kind' and 'Let's Go TO Tahiti'. Spectrum. ---Editorial Reviews

As Cale's influence on others expanded, he just continued to turn out the occasional album of bluesy, minor-key tunes. This one was even sparer than usual, with the artist handling bass as well as guitar on many tracks. Listened to today, it sounds so much like a Dire Straits album, it's scary. (Mark Knopfler & Co. had appeared in 1978, seven years after Cale.) --- William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com

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