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"'''Call Me the Breeze'''" is a rock song by [[ |
"'''Call Me the Breeze'''" is a rock song by [[J. J. Cale]]. It first appeared on his 1972 debut album, ''[[Naturally (JJ Cale album)|Naturally]]'', as the opening track. The song consists of a [[12-bar blues]] guitar [[Swing (jazz performance style)|shuffle]] and features the early use of a [[drum machine]]. |
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Like many Cale songs, "Call Me the Breeze" has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians, most notably [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] on their albums ''[[Second Helping]]'' (1974) and the live disc ''[[One More from the Road]]'' (1976), [[Mason Proffit]] on their 1972 album ''Rockfish Crossing'', [[Bobby Bare]] on his album ''Bobby Bare |
Like many Cale songs, "Call Me the Breeze" has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians, most notably [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] on their albums ''[[Second Helping]]'' (1974) and the live disc ''[[One More from the Road]]'' (1976), [[Mason Proffit]] on their 1972 album ''Rockfish Crossing'', [[Bobby Bare]] on his album ''Bobby Bare: The Country Store Collection (1988)'', [[Johnny Cash]] on his album ''[[Water from the Wells of Home]]'' (1988) with his son [[John Carter Cash]], [[John Mayer]] on his 2013 album ''[[Paradise Valley (album)|Paradise Valley]]'', former [[Guns N' Roses]] guitarist and songwriter [[Izzy Stradlin']] in 2016, and UK singer [[Alan Price]] on his 1977 album ''Two of a Kind'' with [[Rob Hoeke]]. Many of the cover versions available have been performed as tributes to Lynyrd Skynyrd. For example, [[Les Claypool]] covers it on his album ''Under the Influence: A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/under-the-influence-a-jam-band-tribute-to-lynyrd-skynyrd-mw0000151931 |title=Under the Influence: A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref> |
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==Eric Clapton's adaptation== |
==Eric Clapton's adaptation== |
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===Performance and release=== |
===Performance and release=== |
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JJ Cale performed the song along with his longtime friend Eric Clapton, at Clapton's 2004 [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WUeOEkl270|title=JJ Cale, Eric Clapton (After Midnight & Call me the Breeze)|publisher=youtube.com|work=Ant Varandonis|accessdate=August 16, 2015}}</ref> The version, featuring an extended guitar solo by Clapton, is included on the official [[Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004|Crossroads DVD]] released in late 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eric-Clapton-Crossroads-Guitar-Festival/release/805748|title=Eric Clapton – Crossroads Guitar Festival (DVD) at Discogs|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=August 16, 2015}}</ref> Later, when Clapton got the news that Cale had died, he performed various tunes composed by JJ Cale for his 2013 Baloise Session concert, dedicating his performance to Cale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkktyon361E|title=Eric Clapton - Baloise Session – Basel Switzerland 2013|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=August 16, 2015}}</ref> For his 2014 tribute-album to JJ Cale, titled ''[[The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale]]'', Clapton covered the song with the original drum machine sound at the beginning, saying it's not possible to really cover Cale's work: "You can hear the drum machine and JJ rambling at the beginning there".<ref name="YT1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-XKkIvNAgw|title=Eric Clapton discusses "The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)"|publisher=youtube.com|work=Eric Clapton|accessdate=August 16, 2015}}</ref> His take on the song was released under the title "They Call Me the Breeze" as a promotional single on June 30, 2014 for Surfdog and Polydor Records, accessible via digital music download.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=They+Call+Me+The+Breeze&cat=s|title=Eric Clapton – They Call Me The Breeze – austriancharts.at|publisher=Stefan Hung – Hung Medien|work=Ö3 Austria Top 40|language=German|accessdate=August 16, 2014}}</ref> |
JJ Cale performed the song along with his longtime friend Eric Clapton, at Clapton's 2004 [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WUeOEkl270 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/5WUeOEkl270 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=JJ Cale, Eric Clapton (After Midnight & Call me the Breeze)|publisher=youtube.com|work=Ant Varandonis|date=2 March 2011 |accessdate=August 16, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The version, featuring an extended guitar solo by Clapton, is included on the official [[Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004|Crossroads DVD]] released in late 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eric-Clapton-Crossroads-Guitar-Festival/release/805748|title=Eric Clapton – Crossroads Guitar Festival (DVD) at Discogs|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=August 16, 2015}}</ref> Later, when Clapton got the news that Cale had died, he performed various tunes composed by JJ Cale for his 2013 Baloise Session concert, dedicating his performance to Cale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkktyon361E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Zkktyon361E |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Eric Clapton - Baloise Session – Basel Switzerland 2013|date=21 October 2014 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=August 16, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> For his 2014 tribute-album to JJ Cale, titled ''[[The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale]]'', Clapton covered the song with the original drum machine sound at the beginning, saying it's not possible to really cover Cale's work: "You can hear the drum machine and JJ rambling at the beginning there".<ref name="YT1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-XKkIvNAgw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/6-XKkIvNAgw |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Eric Clapton discusses "The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)"|publisher=youtube.com|work=Eric Clapton|date=6 August 2014 |accessdate=August 16, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His take on the song was released under the title "They Call Me the Breeze" as a promotional single on June 30, 2014 for Surfdog and Polydor Records, accessible via digital music download.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=They+Call+Me+The+Breeze&cat=s|title=Eric Clapton – They Call Me The Breeze – austriancharts.at|publisher=Stefan Hung – Hung Medien|work=Ö3 Austria Top 40|language=German|accessdate=August 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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===Music video=== |
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On June 6, 2014, Clapton's management published the official lyric video with licence to [[Warner Bros. Records]] on his [[YouTube]] channel, before the album's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-n0c_B5RMY|title=Eric Clapton & Friends – Call Me The Breeze (Official Lyric Video)|publisher=youtube.com|work=Eric Clapton|accessdate=August 16, 2015}}</ref> Twenty days later the official music video was released. It features original photographic and videographic material of both Cale, and Clapton with Cale. The video opens with Clapton, [[hitchhiking]] with his guitar case in a rural location, holding a sign for ''[[The Road to |
On June 6, 2014, Clapton's management published the official lyric video with licence to [[Warner Bros. Records]] on his [[YouTube]] channel, before the album's release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-n0c_B5RMY|title=Eric Clapton & Friends – Call Me The Breeze (Official Lyric Video)|publisher=youtube.com|work=Eric Clapton|date=6 June 2014 |accessdate=August 16, 2015}}</ref> Twenty days later the official music video was released and was directed by Joseph Toman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2014/07/11/eric-clapton-call-me-breeze-joseph-toman/27660|title=Eric Clapton 'Call Me The Breeze' by Joseph Toman | Videos | Promonews|website=Promonewstv}}</ref> It features original photographic and videographic material of both Cale, and Clapton with Cale. The video opens with Clapton, [[hitchhiking]] with his guitar case in a rural location, holding a sign for [[Escondido, California|Escondido]], mimicking the cover art of the duo's album, ''[[The Road to Escondido]]''. He is picked up by a car. The car footage is interspersed with Clapton who is seen singing and playing the song on a guitar given to him by Cale in 2006.<ref name="YT1"/> The video shows Cale enjoying the classic [[American Dream|American lifestyle]]. While driving around, Clapton chats to the driver, portrayed by English actor and director [[Dexter Fletcher]] about Cale, explaining that he wants to visit Escondido because an "old mate used to live there". Clapton pays tribute to Cale saying "he was a fantastic guy and a great musician ... he was my hero." The video ends with a shot of Clapton congratulating Cale after their performance at the 2004 [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] in [[Dallas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsqF3p8ORDE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/zsqF3p8ORDE |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Eric Clapton & Friends – Call Me The Breeze (Official Music Video)|publisher=youtube.com|work=Eric Clapton|date=26 June 2014 |accessdate=August 16, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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===Weekly charts=== |
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!scope="row"|Poland ([[Lista Przebojów Programu Trzeciego|LP3]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Call Me the Breeze – Eric Clapton|publisher=LP3|url=http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/utwor/artykul13705,97_call_me_the_breeze.aspx|accessdate=August 16, 2015|language=pl}}</ref> |
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"Call Me the Breeze" | |
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Song by J. J. Cale | |
from the album Naturally | |
Released | 1972 |
Recorded | 1970 |
Genre | Blues rock, rock and roll, roots rock, country rock |
Length | 2:37 |
Label | Mercury |
Songwriter(s) | J. J. Cale |
Producer(s) | Audie Ashworth |
Official audio | |
"Call Me the Breeze" on YouTube |
"Call Me the Breeze" is a rock song by J. J. Cale. It first appeared on his 1972 debut album, Naturally, as the opening track. The song consists of a 12-bar blues guitar shuffle and features the early use of a drum machine.
Lynyrd Skynyrd version
[edit]"Call Me the Breeze" | |
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Song by Lynyrd Skynyrd | |
from the album Second Helping | |
Released | 1974 |
Recorded | January 1974 |
Genre | |
Length | 5:09 |
Label |
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Songwriter(s) | JJ Cale |
Producer(s) | Al Kooper |
Like many Cale songs, "Call Me the Breeze" has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians, most notably Lynyrd Skynyrd on their albums Second Helping (1974) and the live disc One More from the Road (1976), Mason Proffit on their 1972 album Rockfish Crossing, Bobby Bare on his album Bobby Bare: The Country Store Collection (1988), Johnny Cash on his album Water from the Wells of Home (1988) with his son John Carter Cash, John Mayer on his 2013 album Paradise Valley, former Guns N' Roses guitarist and songwriter Izzy Stradlin' in 2016, and UK singer Alan Price on his 1977 album Two of a Kind with Rob Hoeke. Many of the cover versions available have been performed as tributes to Lynyrd Skynyrd. For example, Les Claypool covers it on his album Under the Influence: A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd.[1]
Eric Clapton's adaptation
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Released | June 30, 2014 | |||
Genre | Rock · pop rock | |||
Length | 2:53 | |||
Label | Surfdog · Polydor | |||
Songwriter(s) | JJ Cale | |||
Producer(s) | Clapton · Simon Climie | |||
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"Eric Clapton & Friends - Call Me The Breeze (Official Lyric Video)" on YouTube |
Performance and release
[edit]JJ Cale performed the song along with his longtime friend Eric Clapton, at Clapton's 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival.[2] The version, featuring an extended guitar solo by Clapton, is included on the official Crossroads DVD released in late 2004.[3] Later, when Clapton got the news that Cale had died, he performed various tunes composed by JJ Cale for his 2013 Baloise Session concert, dedicating his performance to Cale.[4] For his 2014 tribute-album to JJ Cale, titled The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale, Clapton covered the song with the original drum machine sound at the beginning, saying it's not possible to really cover Cale's work: "You can hear the drum machine and JJ rambling at the beginning there".[5] His take on the song was released under the title "They Call Me the Breeze" as a promotional single on June 30, 2014 for Surfdog and Polydor Records, accessible via digital music download.[6]
Music video
[edit]On June 6, 2014, Clapton's management published the official lyric video with licence to Warner Bros. Records on his YouTube channel, before the album's release.[7] Twenty days later the official music video was released and was directed by Joseph Toman.[8] It features original photographic and videographic material of both Cale, and Clapton with Cale. The video opens with Clapton, hitchhiking with his guitar case in a rural location, holding a sign for Escondido, mimicking the cover art of the duo's album, The Road to Escondido. He is picked up by a car. The car footage is interspersed with Clapton who is seen singing and playing the song on a guitar given to him by Cale in 2006.[5] The video shows Cale enjoying the classic American lifestyle. While driving around, Clapton chats to the driver, portrayed by English actor and director Dexter Fletcher about Cale, explaining that he wants to visit Escondido because an "old mate used to live there". Clapton pays tribute to Cale saying "he was a fantastic guy and a great musician ... he was my hero." The video ends with a shot of Clapton congratulating Cale after their performance at the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas.[9]
Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] | 52 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[11] | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Under the Influence: A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "JJ Cale, Eric Clapton (After Midnight & Call me the Breeze)". Ant Varandonis. youtube.com. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Eric Clapton – Crossroads Guitar Festival (DVD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Eric Clapton - Baloise Session – Basel Switzerland 2013". youtube.com. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Eric Clapton discusses "The Breeze (An Appreciation of JJ Cale)"". Eric Clapton. youtube.com. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Eric Clapton – They Call Me The Breeze – austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Stefan Hung – Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Eric Clapton & Friends – Call Me The Breeze (Official Lyric Video)". Eric Clapton. youtube.com. 6 June 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Eric Clapton 'Call Me The Breeze' by Joseph Toman | Videos | Promonews". Promonewstv.
- ^ "Eric Clapton & Friends – Call Me The Breeze (Official Music Video)". Eric Clapton. youtube.com. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Eric Clapton – They Call Me The Breeze" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Eric Clapton – They Call Me The Breeze" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved August 16, 2015.