Call Me the Breeze

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"Call Me the Breeze"
Song

"Call Me the Breeze" is a rock song by JJ Cale. It first appeared on his 1972 debut album, Naturally, as the opening track. The song consists of a 12-bar blues guitar shuffle over the backing of an early drum machine.

Notable cover versions

Like many Cale songs, "Call Me the Breeze" has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians, most notably Lynyrd Skynyrd on their albums Second Helping (1974) and the live disc One More From The Road (1976); Mason Proffit on their 1972 album Rockfish Crossing; Bobby Bare on his album Bobby Bare - The Country Store Collection (1988); Johnny Cash on his album Water from the Wells of Home (1988) with his son, John Carter Cash; John Mayer on his 2013 album Paradise Valley; and UK singer Alan Price on his 1977 album Alan Price. Many of the cover versions available have been performed as tributes to Lynyrd Skynyrd. For example, Les Claypool covers it on his album Under The Influence, A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd.[1]

Eric Clapton's adaptation

"They Call Me the Breeze"
File:They Call Me the Breeze Single.jpg
Single by Eric Clapton
from the album The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
Released June 30, 2014 (2014-06-30)
Format Digital download
Genre Rock · pop rock
Length 02:53
Label Surfdog · Polydor
Writer(s) JJ Cale
Producer(s) Clapton · Simon Climie
Eric Clapton singles chronology
"All of Me"
(2013)		 "They Call Me the Breeze"
(2014)		 "Don't Wait"
(2014)

Performance and release

The British rock musician and long-time friend of JJ Cale, Eric Clapton performed the song along with "After Midnight" at Clapton's 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival.[2] The version, featuring an extended guitar solo by Clapton was released on the official Crossroads DVD in late 2004.[3] When Clapton got the news, that Cale has died, he performed various tunes, composed by JJ Cale for his 2013 Baloise Session concert, dedicating his performance to Cale.[4] For his 2014 tribute-album to JJ Cale, titled The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale, Clapton covered the song with the original drum machine sound at the beginning, saying it's not possible to really cover Cale's work: "You can hear the drum machine and JJ rambling at the beginning there".[5] His take on the song was released under the title "They Call Me the Breeze" as a promotional single on June 30, 2014 for Surfdog and Polydor Records, accessible via digital music download.[6]

Music video

On June 6, 2014, Eric Clapton's management published the official lyric video with licence to Warner Bros. Records on his YouTube channel before the album's release.[7] Twenty days later, the official music video was released. It features original photographic and videographic material of both Cale and Clapton with Cale. In the beginning of the video, Clapton is seen holding a the Road to Escondido sign in England, waiting for a taxi with a guitar case. Between those footages, Clapton is seen singing and playing the song on a guitar he got from JJ Cale back in 2006.[5] Sequences of the American lifestyle, Cale used to live, are in the video as well. While driving around in the taxi, Clapton chats to the driver about JJ Cale, noting he wants to go to Escondido, because an "old mate of him used to live there". Clapton then goes on paying tribute to Cale, stating "he was a fantastic guy and a great musician". The video ends, with a shot of Clapton and Cale hugging each other after performing at the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas.[8]

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] 52
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[10] 16
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[11] 16
Poland (LP3)[12] 23

References

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  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – They Call Me The Breeze" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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