Artist: J.J. CALE
Album: 5 (CD)

Release date: 1079
Media type: CD

5 is the fifth album by J. J. Cale. Released in 1979, it was his first album for three years. Most of the tracks were recorded and mixed at The Lakehouse, Old Hickory, Tennessee.

The image on the cover of J.J. Cale's fifth album is apt. It's the numeral five as it appears on paper currency; apt for an album that proves that Cale is indeed money in the bank. The album builds a slow but steady momentum with each song, ... Full Descriptionas sturdy supporting grooves abound. Several songs feature Cale by himself or in the company of one other player or singer, and the cast of musicians expertly carry out his visions throughout. Though the album mines a familiar bluesy and rootsy territory, Cale gives it all his own signature stamp. Cale extends 5 beyond a back-porch, small-combo affair by utilizing strings on two tracks, "Sensitive Kind" and "Mona." The lushness that the strings provide adds a luxuriousness to his version of the blues, in much the same manner as B.B. King and Ray Charles.

All songs by J.J Cale, except where noted.

TRACKLIST:

"Thirteen Days"
"Boilin' Pot"
"I'll Make Love To You Anytime"
"Don't Cry Sister"
"Too Much For Me"
"Sensitive Kind"
"Friday"
"Lou-Easy-Ann"
"Let's Go To Tahiti" (Bill Boatman / Roger Tillotson)
"Katy Kool Lady" (J.J. Cale / Christine Lakeland)
"Fate Of A Fool"
"Mona"

LINE-UP:

J.J. Cale: Guitars, Bass, Piano, Drums and Vocals

Christine Lakeland: Voices, Organ, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion and Piano
Billy Cox: Bass
Carl Radle: Bass
Nick Rather: Bass
Karl Himmell: Drums
Kenny Buttrey: Drums
Buddy Harmon: Drums
Jimmy Karstein: Drums and Congas
David Briggs: Piano
Larry Bell: Electric Piano and Organ
Bill Boatman: Electric Rhythm Guitar and Fiddle
Bill Kenner: Mandolin
Farrell Morris: Vibes
Sherry Porter: Voices
Shelly Kurland: Strings
Carl Gorodetzy: Strings
Roy Christensen: Strings
Marv Chantry: Strings
Cam Mullins: String arrangements
George Tidwell: Horns
Don Sheffield: Horns
Dennis Goode: Horns
Terry Williams: Horns