Roll On (JJ Cale album)

Roll On
Studio album by JJ Cale
Released	February 24, 2009
Recorded	2003-2009
Genre	Americana Roots rock Blues The Tulsa Sound
Length	41:04
Label	Rounder Records
Producer	Mike Kappus
JJ Cale chronology
Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings (2007) Roll On (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Roll On is the 14th and final studio album by JJ Cale, released on February 24, 2009, by Rounder Records.^[2] All songs were written by Cale; they include "Who Knew", "Former Me", and "Roll On"; the last of which is a collaboration with Eric Clapton. Some tracks were recorded at sessions at David Teegarden's studio, north of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2003. This was Cale's last studio album before his death in 2013.

Track listing

1. "Who Knew" 3:30
2. "Former Me" 2:48
3. "Where the Sun Don't Shine" 3:07
4. "Down to Memphis" 3:05
5. "Strange Days" 3:10
6. "Cherry Street" 3:43
7. "Fonda-Lina" 3:20
8. "Leaving in the Morning" 2:37
9. "Oh Mary" 3:34
10. "Old Friend" 3:55
11. "Roll On" 4:43
12. "Bring Down the Curtain" 2:51

Musicians

• David Teegarden - drums: 1
• Christine Lakeland acoustic guitar: 1, 9, 10, 11
• David Chapman - bass: 1
• Jim Karstein - drums: 9, 10
• Walt Richmond - piano: 9, 10
• Bill Raffensperger - bass: 9, 10
• Rocky Frisco - keyboard: 10
• Shelby Eicher - mandolin: 10
• Jim Markham - harmonica : 10
• Don White - guitar: 10
• Jim Keltner - drums: 11
• Mark Leonard - bass: 11
• Glen Dee - piano: 11
• Eric Clapton - guitar: 11
• Steve Ripley - acoustic guitar: 11
• John "Juke" Logan - harmonica: 11
• JJ Cale - vocals and all other instruments

Other credits

• Engineered by Mike Test except where noted
• Executive producer Mike Kappus
• Tracks 1, 9, 10 recorded at Natura Digital Studio, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Recording engineers David Teegarden & David Chapman, Assistant Dana Brown
• Track 11 recorded at Britannia Studio
• Recording engineer Ed Barton
• Research Chad Hailey
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY by Greg Calbi
• All songs produced and written by J. J. Cale

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
bgcolor="#efefef"	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	62
bgcolor="#efefef"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4]	29
bgcolor="#efefef"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	31
bgcolor="#efefef"	Croatian Foreign Albums (HDU)[6]	23
bgcolor="#efefef"	Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7]	11
bgcolor="#efefef"	French Albums (SNEP)[8]	23
bgcolor="#efefef"	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	32
bgcolor="#efefef"	Italian Albums (FIMI)[10]	85
bgcolor="#efefef"	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11]	29
bgcolor="#efefef"	Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	95
bgcolor="#efefef"	Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	21
bgcolor="#efefef"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	53
bgcolor="#efefef"	UK Albums (OCC)[15]	90
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[16]	89
US Billboard 200[17]	113
US Top Internet Albums (Billboard)[17]	113

References

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2. Shorefire Press Release
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