The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale - Composition

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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.

The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale

Studio album by

Eric Clapton & Friends

Released

July 29, 2014

Recorded

2013–2014

Genre

Rock, Blues rock, Country rock

Length

51:33

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
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[3]>

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Call Me the Breeze"		Eric Clapton	3:07
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 White	5:17
6.	"Cajun Moon"		Clapton	2:28
7.	"Magnolia"		Mayer	3:42
8.	"I Got the Same Old Blues"		Petty & Clapton	3:03
9.	"Songbird"		Willie Nelson & Clapton	2:56
10.	"Since You Said Goodbye"		Clapton	3:01
11.	"I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)"	Ray Price, Rusty Gabbard	White & Clapton	2:37
12.	"The Old Man and Me"		Petty	2:56
13.	"Train to Nowhere"		Knopfler, White & Clapton	4:51
14.	"Starbound"		Nelson	2:03
15.	"Don't Wait"	Cale, Christine Lakeland	Clapton & Mayer	2:47
16.	"Crying Eyes"		Clapton, Christine Lakeland	3:31

Personnel

Artists

Eric Clapton – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-11, 13, 15 & 16), guitars (all tracks), dobro (track 11)
Tom Petty – vocals (tracks 2, 8 & 12)
Mark Knopfler – guitar (tracks 3 & 13), vocals (tracks 3 & 13)
John Mayer – guitar (tracks 4, 7 & 15), vocals (tracks 4 & 7)
Willie Nelson – guitar (tracks 9 & 14), vocals (tracks 9 & 14)
Don White – guitar (tracks 3, 5 & 13), vocals (tracks 5, 11 & 13)
Reggie Young – guitar (tracks 2, 6 & 8)
Derek Trucks – guitar (tracks 14 & 16)
Albert Lee – guitar (tracks 1 & 11)
David Lindley – guitar (tracks 9 & 16)
Don Preston – guitar (tracks 3 & 13)
Christine Lakeland – guitar (track 3), vocals (track 16)
Mike Campbell – guitar
Doyle Bramhall II – guitar (track 10)

Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (tracks 12 & 14)
Nathan East – bass
Simon Climie – Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, piano, drum programming, percussion, backing vocals (track 9)
Walt Richmond – Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, piano
Jimmy Markham – harmonica (track 13)
Mickey Raphael – harmonica (tracks 3, 9 & 14)
Michelle John – backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 9 & 13)
Sharon White – backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 9 & 13)
Jim Keltner – drums
James Cruce – drums
Jim Karstein – drums
David Teegarden – drums
Satnam Ramgotra – tablas

Production

Producers – Eric Clapton and Simon Climie
Additional Production on tracks 9 & 14 – Buddy Cannon
Recorded by Alan Douglas
Additional Engineering – Tony Castle, Bobby Tis and Ryan Ulyate.
Assistant Engineers – Jacob Dennis, Joe Kearns, Tim Marchiafava, Derek Parnell and Wendy Seidman.
Mixed by Simon Climie
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
Session Coordinator – Debbie Johnson
Art Direction and Design – Catherine Roylance
Cover Image – Michael Putland
Cover Illustration – Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Press Management – Kristen Foster

Chart performance

Weekly Charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5]	8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7]	5
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8]	2
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[9]	14
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10]	2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12]	1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13]	20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	2
Greek Albums (IFPI)[15]	32
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16]	34
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17]	14
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18]	11
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19]	19
South Korean Albums (Circle)[20]	59
South Korean International Albums (Circle)[21]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22]	3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23]	2
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[24]	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25]	4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26]	13
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	3
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[30]	15
US Billboard 200[31]	2
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[32]	4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[33]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[34]	2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[35]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[36]	28
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[37]	82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38]	107
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[39]	102
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[40]	28
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[41]	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[42]	61
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[43]	60
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44]	59
UK Albums (OCC)[45]	123
US Billboard 200[46]	117
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[47]	11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[48]	23

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[49]	Gold	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[50]	Gold	20,000
Poland (ZPAV)[51]	Platinum	20,000
United States	—	111,000[52][53]
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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v t e Eric Clapton
Albums discography Singles discography Videography
Studio albums	Eric Clapton 461 Ocean Boulevard There's One in Every Crowd No Reason to Cry Slowhand Backless Another Ticket Money and Cigarettes Behind the Sun August Journeyman From the Cradle Pilgrim Reptile Me and Mr. Johnson / Sessions for Robert J Back Home Clapton Old Sock I Still Do Happy Xmas
Live albums	Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert E. C. Was Here Just One Night Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies 24 Nights Unplugged Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies One More Car, One More Rider Live in San Diego Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Compilations	The History of Eric Clapton Eric Clapton at His Best Clapton Steppin' Out Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton Backtrackin' The Cream of Eric Clapton Crossroads Story The Cream of Clapton Blues Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton Complete Clapton Forever Man
Singles	"After Midnight" / "Easy Now" "Blues Power" / "Bottle of Red Wine" "Let It Rain" "I Shot the Sheriff" / "Give Me Strength" "Willie and the Hand Jive" "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" "Hello Old Friend" "Carnival" "Lay Down Sally" / "Cocaine" "Wonderful Tonight" "Tulsa Time" "Promises" / "Watch Out for Lucy" "Early in the Morning (Live)" "I Can't Stand It" "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" "Crosscut Saw" "Forever Man" "It's in the Way That You Use It" "Behind the Mask" "Tearing Us Apart" "Pretending" / "Before You Accuse Me" "Hound Dog" "Bad Love" "Tears in Heaven" / "White Room (Live)" "Layla (Acoustic)" "Down & Out" "Motherless Child" / "Driftin'" "Change the World" "Born in Time" "Circus" "My Father's Eyes" "Pilgrim" "Blue Eyes Blue" "(I) Get Lost" "Come Rain or Come Shine" / "Ten Long Years" "3 O'Clock Blues" "Key to the Highway" "Worried Life Blues" "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" "Every Little Thing" / "No Sympathy"
Soundtracks	Edge of Darkness Homeboy Rush
Concert films	Live 1986 The Cream of Eric Clapton Live in Hyde Park In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua Sessions for Robert J Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 Live at Montreux 1986 Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 Planes, Trains and Eric Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
Collaborations	Riding with the King The Road to Escondido Live from Madison Square Garden Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale "I Wish It Would Rain Down" "Runaway Train"
Tours	Journeyman World Tour George Harrison–Eric Clapton 1991 Japanese Tour Reptile World Tour 2019 Eric Clapton World Tour 2022 Summer European Tour
Bands	The Yardbirds John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers The All-Stars Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse Cream Blind Faith Delaney & Bonnie Derek and the Dominos
Related	Blackie Brownie The Fool Marshall Bluesbreaker Signature Stratocaster Crossroads Centre Crossroads Guitar Festival Pattie Boyd George Harrison Ferrari SP12 EC Va Bene Wonderful Today "Clapton is God" On Tour with Eric Clapton Nothing but the Blues Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

v t e J. J. Cale
Studio albums	Naturally Really Okie Troubadour 5 Shades Grasshopper #8 Travel-Log Number 10 Closer to You Guitar Man To Tulsa and Back Roll On Stay Around
Other albums	The Road to Escondido Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale Live in San Diego
Notable songs	"Call Me the Breeze" "Clyde" "After Midnight" "Cocaine" "Travelin' Light"
Related articles	Discography Tulsa Sound Christine Lakeland

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The Breeze – An Appreciation of JJ Cale ist ein Album des britischen Rockmusikers Eric Clapton. Es erschien am 29. Juli 2014 als Hommage an seinen 2013 verstorbenen Freund J.J. Cale.[1] Es erreichte in Großbritannien, USA und den D-A-CH-Staaten Top-10-Platzierungen und verkaufte sich mehr als 230.000-mal. Clapton stellte das Album im Rahmen seiner Welttournee im Jahr 2014 vor.

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