Troubadour (JJ Cale album)
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| Troubadour | ||||
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| Studio album by JJ Cale | ||||
| Released | September 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Blues, Americana, Tulsa Sound | |||
| Length | 36:11 | |||
| Label | Shelter Records | |||
| Producer | Audie Ashworth | |||
| JJ Cale chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed) |
Troubadour is the fourth album by JJ Cale, released in 1976. Eric Clapton covered the song "Cocaine" on his 1977 album Slowhand, turning it into one of his biggest hits. He later covered the track "Travelin' Light" for his 2001 studio album Reptile. "Travelin' Light" was also recorded by Widespread Panic for their album Space Wrangler in 1988.
Track listing
All songs written by JJ Cale, except "I'm a Gypsy Man", by Sonny Curtis.
- "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 On So Bad" – 3:17
Personnel
- JJ Cale - vocals, guitar, piano
- Charles Dungey - bass guitar on tracks 1 and 9
- Tommy Cogbill - bass guitar on tracks 2, 5, 8, 10-12
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar on 3
- Bill Raffensperger - bass guitar on track 7
- Karl Himmel - drums on tracks 1, 2, 4 and 9
- Kenny Buttrey - drums on tracks 3, 6, 8 and 10
- Buddy Harman - drums on tracks 5 and 12
- Jimmy Karstein - drums on track 7
- Kenny Malone - drums on track 11
- Gordon Payne - guitar on track 8
- Chuck Browning - guitar on track 8
- Reggie Young - rhythm guitar on tracks 1, 6 and 9
- Harold Bradley - rhythm guitar on track 2
- Bill Boatman - rhythm guitar on track 7
- Doug Bartenfeld - guitar
- Lloyd Green - steel guitar on tracks 1 and 9
- Buddy Emmons - steel guitar on track 5
- Farrell Morris - percussion on tracks 2, 9 and 11
- Audie Ashworth - percussion on track 3
- J.I. Allison - percussion on track 7
- Don Tweedy - ARP
- Bobby Woods - piano on track 8
- Bill Purcell - piano on track 12
- George Tidwell - trumpet on track 10
- Dennis Goode - trombone on track 10
- Billy Puett - saxophone on track 10
Charts
| Chart (1976–1977) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] | 24 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[3] | 4 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 22 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] | 2 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] | 9 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 43 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[8] | 53 |
| US Billboard 200[9] | 84 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] | Silver | 60,000 |
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References
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- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – J.J. Cale – Troubadour" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – J.J. Cale – Troubadour" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – J.J. Cale – Troubadour". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – J.J. Cale – Troubadour". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – J.J. Cale – Troubadour". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
- ↑ "J.J. Cale | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 2015-07-29.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter TROUBADOUR in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
