Okie (album)

Okie

Released

April 30, 1974

Recorded

May 7 – December 5, 1973 at Bradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, TN (tracks 1,7,10)
Columbia Studio B, Nashville, TN (tracks 2,3)
Woodland Studio B, Nashville, TN (tracks 4,6,8,12)
Cale's House, Tulsa, Oklahoma (tracks 5,9,11)

Genre

Blues, Americana, Tulsa Sound

Length

29:08

Label

UK: A&M
USA: Shelter

Producer

Audie Ashworth

J. J. Cale chronology

Really
(1973)

Okie
(1974)

Troubadour
(1976)

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Okie is a 1974 album by J. J. Cale. It was his third since his debut in 1972.

Several songs from the album were later covered by other artists, including "I Got the Same Old Blues", by Freddie King, Eric Clapton, Captain Beefheart, Bobby Bland, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bryan Ferry; "Anyway the Wind Blows", by Brother Phelps in 1995 and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings in 1999; "Cajun Moon", by Herbie Mann on his 1976 album Surprises, with vocals by Cissy Houston. "I'd Like to Love You, Baby" was covered by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in 2003, appearing on their 2009 album, The Live Anthology.

All tracks written by J. J. Cale, except as noted

Tracks 2 & 3–10 May 1973
Columbia Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Engineer, Stan Hutto
Bass, Tommy Cogbill
Drums, Karl Himmel
Piano, Jerry Smith
Rhythm guitar, Harold Bradley
Electric guitar, Grady Martin
Track 2
Gut slide guitar and vocal, J. J. Cale
Track 3
Trumpet, George Tidwell
Trombone, Dennis Goode
Saxophone, Billy Pruett
Guitar and vocals, J. J. Cale

Tracks 4,8–7 May 1973
Track 12–9 July 1973
Track 6–10 July 1973
Woodland Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Engineer, Rick Horton
Guitars and vocal, J. J. Cale
Tracks 4 & 8
Bass, Tim Drummond
Drums, Karl Himmel
Keyboards, Jerry Whitehurst
Trumpet, George Tidwell
Trombone, Dennis Goode
Saxophone, Billy Pruett
Tracks 12 & 6
Bass, Tommy Cogbill
Drums, Kenny Malone
Piano, Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Guitar, Mac Gayden

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