Troubadour (J.J. Cale album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Troubadour
Type = Album
Artist = J. J. Cale


Released = September 1976
Recorded = 1976
Genre = Rock
Length = 36:11
Label = Mercury
Producer = Audie Ashworth
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2ucyxdjbjol0 link]
*"Rolling Stone" (mixed) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jjcale/albums/album/183099/review/5945226/troubadour link]
Last album = "Okie"
(1974)
This album = "Troubadour"
(1976)
Next album = "5"
(1979)

"Troubadour" is the fourth album by J. J. Cale, released in 1976. The song "Ride Me High" soon became a live favourite. Eric Clapton covered "Cocaine", turning it into one of his biggest hits. He would also later cover "Travellin' Light" on his 2001 album "Reptile".

Track listing

# "Hey Baby" – 3:11
# "Travelin' Light" – 2:50
# "You Got Something" – 4:00
# "Ride Me High" – 3:34
# "Hold On" – 1:58
# "Cocaine" – 2:48
# "I'm A Gypsy Man" – 2:42
# "The Woman That Got Away" – 2:52
# "Super Blue" – 2:40
# "Let Me Do It To You" – 2:58
# "Cherry" – 3:21
# "You Got Me So Bad" – 3:17

Musicians

J.J. Cale - Vocals, guitar, piano

Charles Dungey - Bass on 1, 9

Tommy Cogbill - Bass on 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12

Joe Osborn - Bass on 3

Bill Raffensberger - Bass on 7

Karl Himmel - Drums on 1, 2, 4, 9

Kenny Buttrey - Drums on 3, 6, 8, 10

Buddy Harmon - Drums on 5, 12

Jimmy Karstein - Drums on 7

Kenny Malone - Drums on 11

Gordon Payne - Guitar on 8

Chuck Browning - Guitar on 8

Reggie Young - Rhythm guitar on 1, 6, 9

Harold Bradley - Rhythm guitar on 2

Bill Boatman - Rhythm guitar on 7

Lloyd Green - Steel guitar on 1, 9

Buddy Emmons - Steel guitar on 5

Farrell Morris - Percussion on 2, 9, 11

Audie Ashworth - Percussion on 3

J.I. Allison - Percussion on 7

Don Tweedy - Arp

Bobby Woods - Piano on 8

Bill Purcell - Piano on 12

George Tidwell - Trumpet on 10

Dennis Goode - Trombone on 10

Billy Puett - Saxophone on 10