J J Cale Definitive Collection CD

Personnel includes: J.J. Cale (vocals, acoustic, electric, gut-string & slide guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, drums); Tommy Cogbill (electric guitar, bass); James Burton, Tommy Tedesco, Richard Thompson (guitar); Bill Kenner (mandolin); Josh Graves, Walter Haynes (dobro); Buddy Emmons (steel guitar); Vassar Clements (fiddle); Garth Hudson (accordion); Bobby Emmons, David Briggs (piano, organ); Pig Robbins (acoustic & electric piano); Bill Payne, Barry Beckett (acoustic piano); Leon Russell (electric piano); Farrell Morris (vibraphone); Billy Cox, Carl Radle (bass); Jim Keltner (drums, percussion); Hal Blaine, Russ Kunkel, Roger Hawkins (drums); Robert Greenidge (steel drums); Hoyt Axton (background vocals).
Producers include: Audie Ashworth, J.J. Cale.
Compilation producers: Bill Levenson, Bas Hartong, Audie Ashworth, J.J. Cale.
Engineers include: J.J. Cale, Chip Young, Christine Lakeland.
Contains deluxe 12 page booklet with photos and annotations.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: J.J. Cale (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, gut-string guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, drums); Mac Gayden (guitar, slide guitar); Buddy Emmons (guitar, steel guitar, piano, organ); Lloyd Green, Weldon Myrick (guitar, steel guitar); Chuck Browning (electric guitar, drums); Steve Martin , Don Preston , Gordon Payne, Gordon Shryock, Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, James Burton, Reggie Young , Richard Thompson, Tommy Cogbill, Steve Gibson (electric guitar); Walter Haynes (dobro, piano); Josh Graves (dobro); Bill Kenner (mandolin); Sheldon Kurland, Doug Atwell, Sid Page, Roy Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Marvin Chantry (violin); Bill Boatman (fiddle, drums); Buddy Spiker, Shorty Lavender, Vassar Clements (fiddle); Marcy Dicterow-Vaj (viola); Nancy Stein (cello); Ed Colis, Terry McMillan, Charlie McCoy (harmonica); Garth Hudson (accordion); Billy Puett, Norman Ray, Denis Solee (saxophone); Don Sheffield, Bob Phillips , Steve Madaio, George Tidwell (trumpet); George Bohannon, George Bohanon, Bill Humble, Terry Williams (trombone); Barry Beckett (piano, electric piano); David Briggs (piano, organ); Bob Wilson & His Orchestra, John Galley, Bob Woods, Bob Wilson, Glen D. Hardin, Jerry Lee Smith, Bill Payne, Bill Purcell, Jerry Whitehurst, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Woods (piano); Beegie Cruzer, Larry Bell, Leon Russell (electric piano); Jim Keltner (organ, drums, percussion); Christine Lakeland (organ, background vocals); Kossie Gardner, Spooner Oldham (organ); Mike Lawler (synthesizer); Farrell Morris (vibraphone, drums, congas, percussion); Larry Taylor , Joe Zinkan (acoustic bass); Jim Karstein (drums, congas, percussion); Robert Greenidge (drums, steel drum); Karl Himmel (drums, percussion); Terry Perkins, George Soulé, Hal Blaine, James Cruce, Jay Mitthauer, Kenneth A. Buttrey, Roger Hawkins, Russ Kunkel, Kenny Malone, Hayword Bishop, Buddy Harmon (drums); Robert Tarrant, James Nichols (congas); J.I. Allison (percussion); Leslie Taylor, Sherry Porter, Gary S. "Flip" Paxton, Hoyt Axton, Marilyn Davis, Dianne Davidson (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Stan Hutto; Gene Eichelberger; Paul Rayner Brown; Hugh Davies; Hugh Davies; J.J. Cale; J.R. McNeely; Rick Horton; Cam Mullins; David "Bat" Johnson ; Jerry Masters; Jimmy Tarbutton; Joe Mills; Al Capps; Les Ladd; Ron Reynolds; Ronnie Light; Audie Ashworth; Jim Williamson.
Recording information: Bradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, TN (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Bradley's Barn, Mt.Juliet, TN (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Cafe's Studio, North Hollywood, CA (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Chip Young's Log Cabin, Murfreesboro, TN (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Columbia Studios, Nashville, TN (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Crazy Mama's Studio, Nashville, TN (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Lakehouse, Old Hickory, TN (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Moss Rose Studio, Nashville, TN (09/29/1970-02/15/1983); Muscle Shoals Sound Studio,