Roll On (J. J. Cale album)

Roll On is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter J. J. Cale (and the final one to be released in his lifetime), released on February 24, 2009, through Rounder Records.[3] All songs were written by Cale; they include "Who Knew", "Former Me", and "Roll On", the last of which is a collaboration with Eric Clapton. Some tracks were recorded at sessions at David Teegarden's studio, north of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2003.

Roll On
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2009
Recorded2003–2009
StudioBritannia Studio, Natura Digital Studio, Beggs, Oklahoma
Genre
Length41:04
LabelRounder
ProducerMike Kappus
J. J. Cale chronology
Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings
(2007)
Roll On
(2009)
Live in San Diego
(Eric Clapton album)

(2016)
J. J. Cale studio albums chronology
The Road to Escondido (with Eric Clapton)
(2006)
Roll On
(2009)
Stay Around
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Who Knew" 3:30
  2. "Former Me" 2:48
  3. "Where the Sun Don't Shine" 3:07
  4. "Down to Memphis" 3:05
  5. "Strange Days" 3:10
  6. "Cherry Street" 3:43
  7. "Fonda-Lina" 3:20
  8. "Leaving in the Morning" 2:37
  9. "Oh Mary" 3:34
  10. "Old Friend" 3:55
  11. "Roll On" (feat. Eric Clapton) 4:43
  12. "Bring Down the Curtain" 2:51
  13. "The Taker" (digital-only bonus track)
  14. "Top Of The Hill" (digital-only bonus track)
  15. "Worrying Off Your Mind" (digital-only bonus track)

The 3 digital-only bonus tracks are written by J.J. Cale.[4]

"Worrying Off Your Mind" was later released physically (on Because Music label) on April 13, 2019 (at the occasion of Record Store Day) on vinyl format as the b-side of the posthumous J.J. Cale 7" single "Stay Around", the second single to be released from the album Stay Around.[5]

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • David Teegarden - drums (1)
  • Christine Lakeland acoustic guitar (1, 9, 10, 11)
  • David Chapman - bass guitar (1)
  • Jim Karstein - drums (9, 10)
  • Walt Richmond - piano (9, 10)
  • Bill Raffensperger - bass guitar (9, 10)
  • Rocky Frisco - keyboards (10)
  • Shelby Eicher - mandolin (10)
  • Jim Markham - harmonica (10)
  • Don White - guitar (10)
  • Jim Keltner - drums (11)
  • Mark Leonard - bass guitar (11)
  • Glen Dee - piano (11)
  • Eric Clapton - guitar (11)
  • Steve Ripley - acoustic guitar (11)
  • John "Juke" Logan - harmonica (11)
  • J. J. Cale - vocals and all other instruments

Production

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  • Mike Test - engineer
  • Mike Kappus - executive producer
  • David Teegarden - recording
  • David Chapman - recording
  • Dana Brown - assistant recording
  • Ed Barton - recording
  • Chad Hailey - research
  • Greg Calbi - mastering
  • J. J. Cale - producer

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 31
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[9] 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 32
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 85
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 29
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 95
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 53
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 90
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[19] 89
US Billboard 200[20] 113
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)[20] 113

References

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  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – J.J. Cale – Roll On" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – J.J. Cale – Roll On" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  9. ^ "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – J.J. Cale – Roll On" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  12. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  13. ^ "Italiancharts.com – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  18. ^ "J.J. Cale | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  19. ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  20. ^ a b "Roll On – J.J. Cale | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-29.