Description
Classic JJ Cale / The Universal Masters Collection / Mercury Audio CD 1999 / 5422272
UPC 731454222723
Product Details:
Label: Mercury – 542 227-2
Series: The Universal Masters Collection
Format: CD, Album, Compilation, Remastered
Country: Europe
Released: 1999
Genre: Rock, Blues, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll, Blues Rock, Rhythm & Blues
Review:
1999's single-disc Classic JJ Cale: The Universal Masters Collection is as solid as the Chronicles double CD issued a few years prior, but without any of the filler. This one is loaded with 18 tracks from J.J. Cale's prime, including "Magnolia," "After Midnight," "Call Me the Breeze," "Cocaine," and more. It also includes latter-day staples such as "Shanghaid" and "Downtown L.A." The consistency of this Okie-drenched, red-dirt, laid-back blues strut is remarkable. It packs a quiet yet unmistakable wallop. This is easily the best single-disc collection out there and features completely remastered sound.
Tracklist:
| 1 | After Midnight | |
| 2 | Magnolia | |
| 3 | Crazy Mama | |
| 4 | Call Me The Breeze | |
| 5 | Lies | |
| 6 | Cajun Moon | |
| 7 | Rock And Roll Records | |
| 8 | Cocaine | |
| 9 | 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 |
About the Artist:
John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, 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.
In 2008, Cale, along with Clapton, received a Grammy Award for their album The Road to Escondido.
- Sleeve Notes – Colin Escott
- Written-By – A Ashworth (tracks: 15), JJ Cale (tracks: 1-18)
