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The Very Best of J. J. Cale The Definitive Collection

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Track Listings

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

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A full 20 favorites from this institution of a singer-songwriter, whose songs have been borrowed by Clapton, Santana, Skynyrd and so many others. You get Cocaine; After Midnight; I'll Make Love to You Anytime; Call Me the Breeze; Sensitive Kind; Lies; Magnolia; Crazy Mama; Cajun Moon , and more!

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As best-of collections go, this one is uncommonly understated. Which is probably appropriate given that the singer/songwriter it celebrates is one of the most taciturn rock & rollers to ever saunter down a dusty road. Decades into a career that has produced more commercial success than one might suppose, Cale's Very Best consists of one disc; outtakes and rarities padding a second disc don't fit Cale's less-is-more aesthetic. There's no essay elevating the Oklahoman as a great blues-rock pathfinder, though Eric Clapton and Dire Straits are among the platinum performers who owe him a debt; just musician credits and a modest dedication from Cale adorn the booklet. (Hey, at least the camera-shy Cale sat still for a photo shoot!) As for the music, this 20-song CD consists of a representative selection of hits for himself ("Crazy Mama" and "Lies" charted early in his career) and his partisans (Clapton scored with "Cocaine" and "After Midnight," while Lynyrd Skynyrd made "Call Me the Breeze" a concert staple). The case could easily be made that Cale deserves something a bit more ambitious than this unambiguous overview, but who's going to make the case for the man? Not low-profile J.J., that's for sure. --Steven Stolder

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 5.71 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Mercury
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2139153
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1998
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Mercury
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000007ODL
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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