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 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 24, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2003–2009 | |||
Studio | Britannia Studio, Natura Digital Studio, Beggs, Oklahoma | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:04 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Mike Kappus | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
Track listing
edit- "Who Knew" 3:30
- "Former Me" 2:48
- "Where the Sun Don't Shine" 3:07
- "Down to Memphis" 3:05
- "Strange Days" 3:10
- "Cherry Street" 3:43
- "Fonda-Lina" 3:20
- "Leaving in the Morning" 2:37
- "Oh Mary" 3:34
- "Old Friend" 3:55
- "Roll On" (feat. Eric Clapton) 4:43
- "Bring Down the Curtain" 2:51
- "The Taker" (digital-only bonus track)
- "Top Of The Hill" (digital-only bonus track)
- "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
editMusicians
edit- 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
edit- 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
editChart (2009) | Peak position |
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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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- ^ "Roll On". EW.com.
- ^ "Shore Fire Media - Boutique Public Relations Firm". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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- ^ "JJ Cale - Stay Around / Worrying Off Your Mind - New 7". Shuga Records.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – J.J. Cale – Roll On" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – J.J. Cale – Roll On" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – J.J. Cale – Roll On" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – J.J. Cale – Roll On" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Charts.nz – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – J.J. Cale – Roll On". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "J.J. Cale | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ^ a b "Roll On – J.J. Cale | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-29.