5 (J. J. Cale album)

Released

August 1979

Recorded

Crazy Mama Studios, Nashville, Tennessee (tracks 1,6,7,12)
The Lakehouse, Old Hickory, Nashville, Tennessee (tracks 2,4,5,9,10)
Columbia Studios, Nashville, Tennessee (track 3)
Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee (tracks 8,11)

Genre

Blues, Americana, Tulsa Sound

Length

37:50

Label

UK: Island
USA: MCA

Producer

Audie Ashworth & J.J. Cale

J. J. Cale chronology

Troubadour
(1976)

5
(1979)

Shades
(1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	mixed link

5 is the fifth album by J. J. Cale. Released in 1979, it was his first album for three years. Most of the tracks were recorded and mixed at The Lakehouse, Old Hickory, Tennessee. When the album was re-issued on CD, "Katy Kool Lady" was replaced by a new song, though it was still listed as the former on the CD. This song was later included on the 2007 album Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings under the name of "Out of Style".

5 marks the first appearance of Christine Lakeland on a J.J. Cale album, a singer and musician who would play a significant role in Cale's music in the years ahead.

Paste,All About Jazz and Glide Magazine highly praised "Don't Cry Sister", Twisted Ear called the version "terrible". A live version of their recording appeared in 2016 on the album Live in San Diego. From 1984 until 2004, the song appeared on the compilation albums Special Edition (1984, Island), Best of J. J. Cale (1993, Island), Anyway the Wind Blows: The Anthology (1997, Island), The Definitive Collection (1998, Island), Classic J.J. Cale: The Universal Masters Collection (1999, Universal), 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of J.J. Cale (2002, Universal), Singers And Songwriters: Pure & Simple (2003, Time) and The Ultimate Collection (2004, Universal).

"Katy Kool Lady" was released as a single with the non-album track "Jaurez Blues" as the b-side.

All songs by J. J. Cale, except where noted.

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