Roll On (J. J. Cale album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Roll On

| type = Album

| artist = J. J. Cale

| cover = JJ Cale Roll On cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 24, 2009

| recorded = 2003–2009

| venue =

| studio = Britannia Studio, Natura Digital Studio, Beggs, Oklahoma

| genre = {{hlist|Americana|roots rock|blues|Tulsa sound}}

| length = 41:04

| label = Rounder

| producer = Mike Kappus

| prev_title = Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Live in San Diego {{-}} (Eric Clapton album)

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = J. J. Cale studio albums

| type = studio

| prev_title = The Road to Escondido (with Eric Clapton)

| prev_year = 2006

| title = Roll On

| year = 2009

| next_title = Stay Around

| next_year = 2019

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/roll-on-mw0000806825|title=Roll On - J.J. Cale | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic |first=Thom|last=Jurek|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|year=2011|accessdate=2015-07-29}}

|rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev2score = B{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/02/18/roll-2/|title=Roll On|website=EW.com}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=2479|title=Shore Fire Media - Boutique Public Relations Firm|website=Shore Fire Media|accessdate=30 January 2018}} 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.

Track listing

"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.{{Cite web|url=http://jjcale.org/digital.htm|title=JJ Cale|website=jjcale.org}}

"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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shugarecords.com/products/5060525438790|title=JJ Cale - Stay Around / Worrying Off Your Mind - New 7|website=Shuga Records}}

Personnel

=Musicians=

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=

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

Chart (2009) !Peak position
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bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Flanders\|29\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Wallonia\|31\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Croatia\|23\|id=571\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Netherlands\|11\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|France\|23\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Germany\|32\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Italy\|85\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|New Zealand\|29\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Scotland\|95\|date=2009-03-15\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Sweden\|21\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|Switzerland\|53\|album=Roll On\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef" {{Album chart\|UK\|90\|artist=J.J. Cale\|accessdate=2015-07-29}}
bgcolor="#efefef"\|UK Physical Albums (OCC){{cite web\|publisher=The Official Charts Company\|accessdate=2015-07-29\|title=Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100 \| Official Charts Company\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-albums-chart/20090315/2/}} \|align="center"\|89
bgcolor="#efefef"\|US Billboard 200{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/roll-on-mw0000806825/awards\|title=Roll On – J.J. Cale \| Awards \| AllMusic\|publisher=Rovi Corporation\|work=AllMusic\|accessdate=2015-07-29}} \|align="center"\|113
bgcolor="#efefef"\|US Top Internet Albums (Billboard) \|align="center"\|113

References

Category:2009 albums

Category:J. J. Cale albums

Category:Rounder Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Mike Kappus