The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale — Eric Clapton

A warm, respectful celebration of a songwriter's songwriter, delivered with effortless cool.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 51m

They Call Me the Breeze

3:05

Rock and Roll Records

2:18

Someday

3:46

Lies

3:06

Sensitive Kind

5:15

Cajun Moon

2:26

Magnolia

3:41

I Got the Same Old Blues

3:02

Songbird

2:54

Since You Said Goodbye

2:59

I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)

2:36

The Old Man and Me

2:55

Train to Nowhere

4:50

Starbound

2:02

Don’t Wait

2:45

Crying Eyes

3:30

Moments Worth Listening For

The effortless hand-off of guitar solos between Clapton and Mark Knopfler on Someday.

Willie Nelson's weathered, conversational vocal delivery on Songbird that feels like a shared secret.

The way the rhythmic pocket deepens on Cajun Moon, capturing that signature Cale 'shuffle' perfectly.

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