Anyway The Wind Blows: The Anthology (CD)

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• Release Date: May 7, 2005
• Label: Mercury
• UPC: 731453290129
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106273207
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Personnel includes: J.J. Cale (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, gut string guitar, slide guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, drums); Steve Gibson (guitar); Mac Gayden (slide guitar); Buddy Emmons (steel guitar, piano, organ); Bill Kenner (mandolin); Doug Atwell (violin); Bill Boatman (fiddle); Marcy Dicterow-Vaj (viola); Charlie McCoy (harmonica); Garth Hudson (accordion); Billy Puett (saxophone); David Briggs (piano, electric piano, organ); Barry Beckett (piano, electric piano); Bill Purcell (piano); Mike Lawler (synthesizer); Farrell Morris (vibraphone, drums, percussion); Larry Taylor (acoustic bass); Billy Cox (bass); Jim Karstein (drums, congas, percussion); Hal Blaine (drums); Robert Greenidge (steel drums).

Producers: Audie Ashworth, J.J. Cale.

Compilation producers: Bas Hartong, Bill Levenson.

Engineers include: Audie Ashworth, Paul Brown, J.J. Cale.

Includes liner notes by Colin Escott.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

A two-disc, 50-track anthology covering the whole of J.J. Cale's career in vividly remastered sound, ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS is a textbook example of how to assemble a good single-artist anthology. Focusing equally on all periods of Cale's career--not hard, since the man is nothing if not consistent--the compilation functions equally well as a greatest hits collection for the casual fan, and a balanced introduction for the novice.

More importantly, there's enough previously unreleased material--five high-quality tracks, including a cooking live take on "Wish I Had Me a Dollar"--to appeal to diehard fans without unnecessarily overloading the set with obscurities for obscurity's sake. Whether you're a longtime fan of the Tulsa-based guitarist or if you only know him through the Eric Clapton covers (the originals of "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" are both included here), you'll enjoy ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS.

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