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Shades (J. J. Cale album)

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Released
  
February 1981

Shades (1981)
  
Grasshopper (1982)

Release date
  
February 1981

Label
  
MCA Records

Length
  
33:21

Artist
  
J. J. Cale

Producer
  
J. J. Cale

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Recorded
  
1980 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (tracks 1,4,7)Columbia Studios, Nashville TN (tracks 2,6) The Lakehouse, Old Hickory, TN (tracks 3,9) Woodland Studios, Nashville TN (track 5) Paradise Studios, Hollywood CA (track 8) Bradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, TN (track 9) Crazy Mama Studios, Nashville TN (track 10)

Genres
  
Blues, Rock music, Tulsa Sound, Americana

Similar
  
J J Cale albums, Blues albums

J j cale shades full album


Shades is the sixth album by J. J. Cale. Released in 1981.

Contents

J j cale carry on


Track listing

All songs written by J. J. Cale except as indicated

  1. "Carry On" - 2:20
  2. "Deep Dark Dungeon" - 2:10
  3. "Wish I Had Not Said That" - 3:23
  4. "Pack My Jack" - 5:13
  5. "If You Leave Her" - 2:42
  6. "Mama Don't" (Cow Cow Davenport; arranged by J. J. Cale) – 3:50
  7. "Runaround" - 2:42
  8. "What Do You Expect" - 3:23
  9. "Love Has Been Gone" - 2:13
  10. "Cloudy Day" - 5:25

Personnel

  • J. J. Cale : Gut string guitar, vocals, guitar (rhythm), guitar (electric), drums, arranger, piano, bass
  • Christine Lakeland : Synthesizer, piano, organ, percussion, guitar, vocals, Moog bass, gut string guitar, Keyboards
  • Tommy Tedesco : Guitar
  • Gordon Shrycock : Guitar
  • Reggie Young : Guitar
  • James Burton : Guitar
  • Bill Boatman : Guitar
  • Johnny Christopher : Guitar
  • Tommy Cogbill : Guitar, bass
  • Nick Rather : Bass
  • Emory Gordy, Jr. : Bass
  • Carol Kaye : Bass
  • Michael Rhodes : Bass
  • Jim Keltner : Drums
  • Gary Allen : Drums
  • Hal Blaine : Drums
  • Hayword Bishop : Drums
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey : Drums
  • Karl Himmel : Drums
  • Russ Kunkel : Drums
  • Larry Bell : Keyboards, Piano
  • David Briggs : Keyboards, piano
  • Leon Russell : Piano
  • Bill Payne : Piano
  • Glen D. Hardin : Piano, keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons : Organ, piano, keyboards
  • Denis Solee :Saxophone
  • Vigon Nahas Vigon : Art direction, design
  • Helmut Werd : Photography
  • Chad Hailey : Engineer
  • Les Ladd : Engineer
  • Audie Ashworth : Engineer, producer
  • Ron Reynolds : Engineer, mixing
  • Hugh Davies : Engineer, mixing
  • Steve Ripley : Engineer
  • Joe Mills : Engineer, mixing

    • Miscellaneous

    The album cover, showing a gypsy guitarist behind cigarette smoke, was the pastiche of a box of Gitanes French cigarettes.

    Songs

    1Carry On2:21
    2Deep Dark Dungeon2:10
    3Wish I Had Not Said That3:22

    References

    Shades (J. J. Cale album) Wikipedia
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