''Stay Around'' is the 15th and final studio album by songwriter, guitarist and singer
J. J. Cale
John Weldon "J. J." Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and sound engineer. Though he avoided the limelight, his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Mark Knop ...
, and his first and only posthumous album so far, released on April 26, 2019 by
Because Music
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.
Overview
''Stay Around'' is a collection of 15 previously unreleased Cale songs, all mixed and produced by J. J. Cale himself and compiled by those closest to him, Cale's widow
Christine Lakeland
Christine Lakeland (born July 11, 1954) is an American musician/songwriter. She was married to the late guitarist/songwriter J.J. Cale. She played on many of his albums and was a member of his band. She also has recorded several albums under her ...
Cale and his longtime friend and manager
Mike Kappus
Mike Kappus (born May 24, 1950) is an American music manager and record producer.
Kappus was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2014. The Blues Foundation described Kappus as "the kind of manager and booking agent any musician would want" an ...
. This is his first release of original material in a decade. In a statement, Lakeland spoke about how she compiled ''Stay Around'', saying, "I wanted to find stuff that was completely unheard to max-out the ‘Cale factor’… using as much that came from John's ears and fingers and his choices as I could, so I stuck to John's mixes. You can make things so sterile that you take the human feel out. But John left a lot of that human feel in. He left so much room for interpretation."
Release
''Stay Around'' was released on multiple formats (digital, CD & limited collector vinyl) on April 26, 2019 by
Because Music
Because Music is an independent record label with headquarters in Paris and London. Because Music SAS is the main label, with Because Music Ltd handling the British artist roster.
Because Music was founded in 2005 by former president of Virgin F ...
.
Singles
"Chasing You", the first single from the album, was digitally released on January 31, 2019.
It came with a music video (2:58) released via YouTube with footage of Cale touring and performing live taken from the 2005 documentary ''To Tulsa and back – On Tour with J. J. Cale''.
The title track, "Stay Around" was digitally released on March 20, 2019 as the second single from the album. It came with a music video (3:05) released via YouTube. This single was released on vinyl (on
Because Music
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Because Music was founded in 2005 by former president of Virgin F ...
label) on April 13, 2019 (at the occasion of
Record Store Day
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) backed with "Worrying Off Your Mind", a (then) digital-only bonus track from J.J. Cale's previous studio album ''
Roll On'' (2009).
"Go Downtown" was digitally released on May 7, 2019. It came with a music video (3:33) released via YouTube.
About the tracks
* "Chasing You" is a simmering blues rocker anchored by Cale's plucky guitar and tender vocals as he sings, "Walking down through the past/We thought it would always last/Things have changed somehow/It's all behind us now/Don't know why I do/I'm still chasing you," according to
Rolling Stone
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magazine.
Track listing
All songs written by J. J. Cale except "My Baby Blues" written by Cale's wife
Christine Lakeland
Christine Lakeland (born July 11, 1954) is an American musician/songwriter. She was married to the late guitarist/songwriter J.J. Cale. She played on many of his albums and was a member of his band. She also has recorded several albums under her ...
, the first song she and Cale recorded in 1977 as part of a four-piece combo.
# "Lights Down Low" – 2:20
# "Chasing You" – 4:26
# "Winter Snow" – 3:25
# "Stay Around" – 4:42
# "Tell You 'Bout Her" – 3:45
# "Oh My My" – 1:51
# "My Baby Blues" – 3:04
# "Girl of Mine" – 3:02
# "Go Downtown" – 3:32
# "If We Try" – 2:49
# "Tell Daddy" – 3:24
# "Wish You Were Here" – 2:45
# "Long About Sundown" – 2:48
# "Maria" – 3:38
# "Don't Call Me Joe" – 3:01
Personnel
Musicians
* J. J. Cale – vocals
Production
* J. J. Cale – executive producer
Charts
References
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2019 albums
J. J. Cale albums
Because Music albums