Closer to You

by J.J. Cale

Overview

On the two albums that preceded CLOSER TO YOU, TRAVEL LOG and NUMBER 10, J.J. Cale adopted a more basic musical approach. This album continues the trend. Cale plays a few songs alone (though the overdubbed parts sound remarkably spare), including the title track. "Closer to You" finds him electronically treating his vocals, a technique that surprisingly makes him sound as down-to-earth as ever. The set ends with the hypnotically grooving instrumental "Steve's Song." The set is bolstered by two bass players (electric and acoustic), three percussionists (including Jim Keltner), three guitarists (including Cale), two keyboardists (Spooner Oldham and Bill Payne), and three horn players. With the dazzling CLOSER TO YOU, J.J. Cale finds ever-newer surprises in his own remarkable corner of the musical world.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/26/2019
Label:	Because Music
UPC:	5060525434327
Rank:	46617

Tracks

1. Long Way Home
2. Sho-Biz Blues
3. Slower Baby
4. Devil's Nurse
5. Like You Used To
6. Borrowed Time
7. Rose in the Garden
8. Brown Dirt
9. Hard Love
10. Ain't Love Funny
11. Closer to You
12. Steve's Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

J.J. Cale   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Synthesizer
Garth Hudson   Guest Artist,Accordion
Les Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Jim Karstein   Drums,Percussion
Tim Drummond   Bass
Larry Taylor   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Jim Keltner   Drums
George Bohannon   Trombone
Doug Atwell   Violin
Don Preston   Guitar
Marci Dicterow   Viola
Marcy Dicterow-Vaj   Viola
Nancy Stein   Cello
Leslie Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Sid Page   Viola
Steve Madaio   Trumpet
Bill Payne   Organ,Piano
Christine Lakeland   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
James Cruce   Drums
Lee Allen   Sax (Tenor)
Spooner Oldham   Organ

Technical Credits

Rail Jon Rogut   Engineer
Anton Corbijn   Photography
Jose Ortega   Artwork
Charlie Paakkari   Engineer
J.J. Cale   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer