JJ Cale / discography
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JJ Cale discography
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J. J. Cale, 2006
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| Publications | |
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 Studio albums
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15th |
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Collab albums
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1 |
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Live albums
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1 |
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Compilations
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9 |
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Singles
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12 |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American rock musician J. J. Cale . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 1.9 million records in his career, including over 500,000 in his home country alone. The most successful release by JJ Cale is the album The Road to Escondido with over 840,000 units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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| 1972 | Naturally | - | - | - | - | - |
First release: 1972
Re-release : 2009 |
| 1973 | Really | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1973
Recording: April to July 1972 |
| 1974 | Okie | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: April 30, 1974
Recording: May 7th to December 5th, 1973 |
| 1976 | troubadour |
DE22 (8 weeks) DE |
AT24 (4 weeks) AT |
- |
UK53  (1 week)UK |
- |
First published: September 1976
Sales: + 60,000 |
| 1979 | 5 |
DE27 (7 weeks) DE |
AT22 (8 weeks) AT |
- |
UK40 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1979
Sales: + 162,600 |
| 1981 | Shades |
DE37 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK44 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1981
Sales: + 222,400 |
| 1982 | Grasshopper | - | - | - |
UK36 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 1982
Sales: + 258,800 |
| 1983 | #8th | - | - | - |
UK47 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: 1983
Sales: + 129,000 |
| 1990 | Travel log | - | - |
CH29 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
US131 (10 weeks) US |
First published: February 1990
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| 1992 | Number 10 | - | - | - |
UK58 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 10, 1992
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| 1994 | Closer to you | - | - |
CH50 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: Aug 23, 1994
Sales: + 60,000 |
| 1996 | Guitar Man | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: June 25, 1996
Sales: + 8,300 |
| 2004 | To Tulsa and Back |
DE82 (6 weeks) DE |
- |
CH99 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: June 8, 2004
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| 2009 | Roll on |
DE32 (7 weeks) DE |
AT62 (1 week) AT |
CH53 (4 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: February 24th, 2009
Sales: + 12,300 |
| 2019 | Stay around |
DE9 (6 weeks) DE |
AT15 (1 week) AT |
CH3 (10 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: April 26, 2019
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Live albums
| year | Title music label |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Live Because Music |
First published: June 5, 2001 Recordings: April 20, 1990 and March 29, 1996 |
Collab albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 2006 |
The Road to Escondido Reprise |
DE2  (20 weeks)DE |
AT3  (12 weeks)AT |
CH7th (16 weeks)CH |
UK50 (1 week)UK |
US23 (20 weeks)US |
First published: November 7, 2006; with Eric Clapton
Sales: + 952,200 |
Compilation albums
| year | Title music label |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Special Edition Mercury |
First publication: 1984 Recordings: September 1970 to February 1983 |
| 1997 | Anyway the Wind Blows: The Anthology Mercury |
First published: July 17, 1997 Sales: + 60,000; UK: silver
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| The Very Best of JJ Cale Mercury |
First published: August 13, 1997 Sales: +38,700 |
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| 1998 | The Definitive Collection Chronicles |
First published: August 12, 1998 Recordings: September 1970 to February 1983 |
| 1999 | Universal Masters Collection EMI |
First published: August 18, 1999 18 known recordings |
| 2003 | After Midnight Falcon New Media |
First publication: 2003 Publication only in Germany |
| 2006 | Collected Universal |
First published: July 13th, 2006 Published in the Netherlands only |
| 2003 | Rewind: The Unreleased Recordings Crazy Mama's Music |
First published: October 2nd, 2007 Recordings: May 1973 to February 1983 |
| 2011 | The Silvertone Years Camden |
First release: February 4th, 2011 Released tracks under the Silvertone label |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 1971 | Crazy Mama Naturally |
- | - | - | - |
US22 (12 weeks) US |
Shelter Records 7314
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| 1972 | Read / Riding Home | - | - | - | - |
US47 (6 weeks) US |
Shelter Records 7326
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After Midnight Naturally |
- | - | - | - |
US42 (9 weeks) US |
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| 1976 |
Cocaine Troubadour |
DE22 (29 weeks) DE |
AT5 (24 weeks) AT |
CH2 (13 weeks) CH |
- | - | |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
- 1958: Shock Hop / Sneaky (released as Johnny Cale)
- 1960: Troubles, Troubles / Purple Onion (published as Johnny Cale Quintet)
- 1961: Ain't That Lovin You Baby / She's My Desire (published as Johnny Cale Quintet)
- 1965: It's A Go Go Place / Dick Tracy ( Liberty Records 55840)
- 1966: In Our Time / Outside Looking In (Liberty Records 55881)
- 1966: After Midnight / Slow Motion (Liberty Records 55931)
- 1972: Call Me the Breeze
- 1979: Katy Kool Lady / Juarez Blues
Awards for music sales
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Netherlands
- 2006: for the album Collected
- 2007: for the album The Road to Escondido (with Eric Clapton)
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New Zealand
- 2007: for the album The Road to Escondido (with Eric Clapton)
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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- | - |
platinum1
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215,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Europe (IFPI)
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- | - | - | (60,000) | Individual evidence |
 France (SNEP)
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- | - | - | 917,300 | Individual evidence |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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- | - | - | 47,000 | Individual evidence |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)
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- | - |
platinum1
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15,000 | nztop40.co.nz |
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Netherlands (NVPI)
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- |
2 × gold2
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- | 70,000 | nvpi.nl |
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Austria (IFPI)
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- |
gold1
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- | 15,000 | ifpi.at |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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- |
gold1
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- | 15,000 | hitparade.ch |
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United States (RIAA)
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- |
gold1
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- | 500,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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3 × silver3
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- | - | 191,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
3 × silver3
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5 × gold5
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2 × platinum2
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- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US . Additional chart sources: HIT-GUIDE, US Chart Singles 1950-1999; TAURUS PRESS
- ↑ Sales figures for 5 in France ( Memento from December 24, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Sales figures for Shades in France ( Memento from December 24, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Sales figures for Grasshopper in France ( Memento from December 24, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Sales figures for # 8 in France ( Memento from December 24, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Emmanuel Legrand: France's Delabel Provides Cale With a Home Away from Home. In: Billboard Magazine . American Radio History Archive, July 16, 1994, p. 89 , accessed February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Sales figures for Guitar Man in France ( Memento from December 24, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Sales figures for Roll On in France ( Memento from December 24, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Sales figures for The Road to Escondido in France ( Memento from December 1, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Oricon Entertainment (Ed.): Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . Roppongi, Tokyo 2006, ISBN 4-87131-077-9 ( Memento in the Internet archive [accessed December 24, 2019]).
- ↑ Sales figures for The Very Best of JJ Cale in France ( Memento from December 24, 2019 in the Internet Archive )