Album
Naturally
1971 · Rock, Blues
41 collectors on Gatefold own this
Naturally is a Rock album by J.J. Cale, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 167 pressings tracked, owned by 41 collectors.
About
J.J. Cale’s debut album <i>Naturally</i> is a revelation. Released at a time when Led Zeppelin and scores of their imitators were turning the blues into fist pumping stadium rock, Cale showed that a true master need not speak in anything more than a whisper. With its muted drum machines and morphinic guitar lines, <i>Naturally</i> was a whole new look for rock’n’roll. “Magnolia” is the slowest, sweetest ode to Southern reverie, while “Call the Doctor” and “Don’t Go To Strangers” tow a sinister current beneath Cale’s serene exterior. Cale’s peers were impressed: “Call Me the Breeze,” “Clyde,” “Crazy Mama,” and “After Midnight” would go on to be covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Waylon Jennings, The Band, and Eric Clapton, respectively. More than anything else, musicians respect a stylist, and even if Cale followed a simple recipe, he did in a way that no one else could replicate. This is the secret of the blues, and in 1971, no one possessed a deeper understanding than this 33-year-old Okie.
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Tracklist
- 1Call Me the Breeze2:36
- 2Call the Doctor2:27
- 3Don't Go to Strangers2:23
- 4Woman I Love2:37
- 5Magnolia3:23
- 6Clyde2:30
- 7Crazy Mama2:22
- 8Nowhere to Run2:26
- 9After Midnight2:23
- 10River Runs Deep2:42
- 11Bringing It Back2:44
- 12Crying Eyes3:14
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- warm
- laid-back
- bluesy
"Naturally" Shelter label distribution:
• From 1971 until 1973 the Shelter label "Naturally" was distributed elsewhere by Capitol/EMI.
• In Jan 1972 "Naturally" was released on Capitol's 8900 series as SW 8908 on the Shelter label. (Without overstamp*).
• From 1973 the Shelter label "Naturally" was distributed elsewhere by MCA.
• In 1974 "Naturally" SW 8908 was reissued by MCA as SR 2122 on the Shelter label.
• From 1975 to 1979 the Shelter label "Naturally" was distributed elsewhere by ABC on the 5200 series, as SRL 52009 from 1976.
• In 1979 MCA then took over ABC and "Naturally" SW 8908 was again reissued in MCA's 37100 series, as MCA 37104 in 1981.
• From the late 1970's the Shelter label "Naturally" was distributed by Island Records in the UK as ISA 5003.
Shelter label appearance:
• Early in 1970, the Shelter label was red with an egg image bearing an inverted Superman logo. *From mid-1970 to 1973 the Shelter logo was usually overstamped (obscured) with a black rectangle. (This to avoid any copyright infringement with DC Comics).
• From 1974 the Shelter label was an 'S' in egg-shape circle on orange tint b/ground, black text, 'Shelter' in a curve at top.
• The Shelter label then became orange, with dark orange print, 'Shelter' in straight line at top.
• This Shelter label was then replaced by the 'Saturn & Moon' image on orange tint.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob WilsonPIANO
- Buddy SpicherFIDDLE
- Carl RadleBASS
- Chuck BrowningDRUMS
- David BriggsORGAN PIANO, ORGAN ORGAN, PIANO
- Dianne DavidsonBACKING VOCALS
- Ed ColisHARMONICA
- J.J. CaleGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS, SONGWRITER
- Jerry WhitehurstPIANO
- Karl HimmelDRUMS
- Karl HummelDRUMS
- Mac GaydenGUITAR SLIDE GUITAR
- Norbert PutnamBASS
- Shorty LavenderFIDDLE
- Tim DrummondBASS DRUMS
- Walter HaynesRESONATOR GUITAR
- Weldon MyrickSTEEL GUITAR
41 collectors on Gatefold own this · 167 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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