News 23 Jul 2014

Eric Clapton & Friends / The Breeze – An Appreciation of J.J. Cale box set

By Paul Sinclair

Next week sees the release of Eric Clapton‘s The Breeze – An Appreciation of J.J. Cale.

Clapton has gathered a group of like-minded friends and musicians and recorded 16 Cale tracks as his tribute to the guitarist/songwriter. This new record features performances by Mark Knopfler, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Derek Trucks and Don White, as well as Clapton himself.

The standard CD and 2LP vinyl editions are widely available but Surfdog Records in the US have created two special deluxe box sets, exclusive to their site.

The Deluxe Edition CD Box Set features the standard CD of the new album along with a companion disc that features the Cale originals (including three previously unreleased home). The two discs are set inside a presentation box that features an image of JJ Cale’s iconic Harmony guitar, and also included is a USB stick in the shape of a turnbuckle. Included on the USB is hi-definition (24/96) versions of all the tracks as well as a video interview with Eric Clapton. Six lithographs, a book and some photos are also included in this set.

If this CD box doesn’t appeal then there is a four-LP vinyl set which contains the same content across two double-LP sets. To be exact, six sides of music with two etched sides with images of Cale’s guitar. The discs are also on coloured blue and gold vinyl.

The album and these sets are issued on 28 July 2014. Full track listings below.

Deluxe CD Box Set

• Pre-order CD Box from Surfdog Records

4LP Coloured/Etched vinyl set

• Pre-order 4LP Set from Surfdog Records

Standard 2LP Vinyl (+MP3 download)

Track listing

4LP Vinyl Set

Record One / The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)

SIDE A:

Call Me The Breeze
Rock And Roll Records (feat. Tom Petty)
Someday (feat. Mark Knopfler)
Lies (feat. John Mayer)
Sensitive Kind (feat. Don White)

SIDE B:

Cajun Moon
Magnolia (feat. John Mayer)
I Got The Same Old Blues (feat. Tom Petty)
Songbird (feat. Willie Nelson)
Since You Said Goodbye
I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) (feat. Don White)

SIDE C:

The Old Man And Me (feat. Tom Petty)
Train To Nowhere (feat. Mark Knopfler and Don White)
Starbound (feat. Willie Nelson and Derek Trucks)
Don’t Wait (feat. John Mayer)
Crying Eyes (feat. Christine Lakeland and Derek Trucks)

Record Two / JJ Cale Originals

SIDE A:

Call Me The Breeze
Rock And Roll Records
Someday (Unreleased Demo)
Lies
Sensitive Kind

SIDE B:

Cajun Moon
Magnolia
I Got The Same Old Blues
Songbird (Unreleased Demo)
Since You Said Goodbye
I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)

SIDE C:

The Old Man And Me
Train To Nowhere (Unreleased Demo)
Starbound
Don’t Wait
Crying Eyes

Deluxe CD Box Set

The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)

Call Me The Breeze
Rock And Roll Records (feat. Tom Petty)
Someday (feat. Mark Knopfler)
Lies (feat. John Mayer)
Sensitive Kind (feat. Don White)
Cajun Moon
Magnolia (feat. John Mayer)
I Got The Same Old Blues (feat. Tom Petty)
Songbird (feat. Willie Nelson)
Since You Said Goodbye
I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) (feat. Don White)
The Old Man And Me (feat. Tom Petty)
Train To Nowhere (feat. Mark Knopfler and Don White)
Starbound (feat. Willie Nelson and Derek Trucks)
Don’t Wait (feat. John Mayer)
Crying Eyes (feat. Christine Lakeland and Derek Trucks)

JJ Cale Originals

Call Me The Breeze
Rock And Roll Records
Someday (Unreleased Demo)
Lies
Sensitive Kind
Cajun Moon
Magnolia
I Got The Same Old Blues
Songbird (Unreleased Demo)
Since You Said Goodbye
I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)
The Old Man And Me
Train To Nowhere (Unreleased Demo)
Starbound
Don’t Wait
Crying Eyes
After Midnight (Original 1966 Version)

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