Troubadour (J. J. Cale album)

Troubadour is the fourth album by J. J. Cale, released in 1976. The song "Ride Me High" soon became a live favourite.

Cover versions of songs from the album

Eric Clapton covered "Cocaine" on his 1977 album Slowhand, turning it into one of his biggest hits. He would later cover "Travellin' Light" on his 2001 album Reptile, this song has also been recorded by Widespread Panic.

Track listing

All songs written by Cale except "I'm a Gypsy Man" written by Sonny Curtis.

1. "Hey Baby" – 3:11
2. "Travelin' Light" – 2:50
3. "You Got Something" – 4:00
4. "Ride Me High" – 3:34
5. "Hold On" – 1:58
6. "Cocaine" – 2:48
7. "I'm a Gypsy Man" – 2:42
8. "The Woman that Got Away" – 2:52
9. "Super Blue" – 2:40
10. "Let Me Do It to You" – 2:58
11. "Cherry" – 3:21
12. "You Got Me On So Bad" – 3:17

Personnel

• J.J. Cale - Vocals, guitar, piano
• Charles Dungey - Bass on 1, 9
• Tommy Cogbill - Bass on 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12
• Joe Osborn - Bass on 3
• Bill Raffensberger - Bass on 7
• Karl Himmel - Drums on 1, 2, 4, 9
• Kenny Buttrey - Drums on 3, 6, 8, 10
• Buddy Harman - Drums on 5, 12
• Jimmy Karstein - Drums on 7
• Kenny Malone - Drums on 11
• Gordon Payne - Guitar on 8
• Chuck Browning - Guitar on 8
• Reggie Young - Rhythm guitar on 1, 6, 9
• Harold Bradley - Rhythm guitar on 2
• Bill Boatman - Rhythm guitar on 7
• Doug Bartenfeld - Guitar
• Lloyd Green - Steel guitar on 1, 9
• Buddy Emmons - Steel guitar on 5
• Farrell Morris - Percussion on 2, 9, 11
• Audie Ashworth - Percussion on 3
• J.I. Allison - Percussion on 7
• Don Tweedy - Arp
• Bobby Woods - Piano on 8
• Bill Purcell - Piano on 12
• George Tidwell - Trumpet on 10
• Dennis Goode - Trombone on 10
• Billy Puett - Saxophone on 10