J.J. Cale GRASSHOPPER

Personnel: J.J. Cale (vocals, guitar, bass); Christine Lakeland (guitar, organ, percussion, background vocals); Ray Edentown, Harold Bradley, John Christopher, Reggie Young, Steve Gibson (guitar); Terry McMillian (harmonica); Dennis Solee (horns); Tony Migliori (piano); David Briggs (electric piano); Bobby Emmons (organ); Mike Lawler (synthesizer); Farrell Morris (vibraphone, congas); Bobby Moore, Charles Dungey, Nick Rather, Tom Cogbill (bass); Karl Himmel, Ken Buttrey, Buddy Harmon (drums); Bill Boatman (drums, tambourine); Robert Greenidge (steel drums); Christine (percussion); Jim Karstein (congas); Marilyn Davis (background vocals).
Engineers include: Ron Reynolds, Chad Hailey, Rick Horton.
Recorded at Columbia Studios and Crazy Mamas Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; Chip Youngs Log Cabin, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Personnel: J.J. Cale (vocals, electric guitar, slide guitar, gut-string guitar, piano, organ, drums); Christine Lakeland (vocals, electric guitar, organ, keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Marilyn Davis (vocals, background vocals); Harold Bradley, Reggie Young , Steve Gibson (guitar, electric guitar); Bill Boazman, Johnny Christopher, Ray Edenton (guitar); Terry McMillan (harmonica); Denis Solee (saxophone, horns); Tony Migliore (piano); David Briggs (electric piano, keyboards); Bobby Emmons (organ, keyboards); Mike Lawler (synthesizer); Farrell Morris (vibraphone, drums, congas, background vocals); Jim Karstein (drums, congas); Bill Boatman (drums, tambourine); Gary Allen , Bob Moore , Kenny Buttrey, Karl Himmel, Buddy Harmon (drums); Robert Greenidge (steel drum, percussion).
Audio Mixers: J.J. Cale; Ron Reynolds.
Recording information: Chip Youngs Log Cabin, Murfreesboro, TN; Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN; Columbia Studio, Nashville, Chip Youngs Log Cabin, Murf; Crazy Mamas Studio, Nashville, TN; North Hollywood, CA.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Jim Karstein; Farrell Morris.
GRASSHOPPER was released in 1982 and is J.J. Cale's seventh album. There are 13 Cale originals and one song by Roger Tillison, "One Step Ahead of the Blues." Though Cale sticks to a less-is-more approach, there are subtle shadings of the musical leanings that would creep into his work in the years the followed. While most numbers are constructed upon supple guitar-bass-drums rhythmic beds, "You Keep Me Hangin' On" is built around a piano, and "Dr. Jive" features a vibraphone. J.J. Cale's songs are deceptively constructed--they may sound easy to play, but they're certainly not. The songs' rolling rhythms are especially compelling. J.J. Cale found his sound early on and has not strayed far from it, making one fine album after another; GRASSHOPPER is yet another chapter.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop