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.
Track listing
All songs written by J.J. Cale except where indicated
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)PeakpositionCanadian Albums (Billboard)2German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)2Greek Albums (IFPI)32
Year-end charts Chart (2014)PositionAustralian Country Albums (ARIA)28Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)82Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)107Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)102Danish Albums (Hitlisten)28Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)19German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)61Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)60Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)59UK Albums (OCC)123US Billboard 200117US Independent Albums (Billboard)11US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)23
Certifications and sales
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