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Shorty Lavender all provide lovely accompaniment. Sounds sleepy and back woodsy, but it moves with good pace. The second side is as good,
perfectly balancing the entire album. Crazy Mama has that familiar easy going tempo, with Cale’s longing vocals offset by some great slide by Mac Gayden and fine bass by the great Carl Radle. Nowhere to Run is up tempo even if there is a bluesy, desperate tone to the lyrics. Cale’s version of After
Midnight is mellower and softer than Clapton’s admirable cover; the smoky tone and timbre suggestively invoke the early morning hours. River Runs Deep is anchored by conga-like drums, fluid picking and riffs coating smouldering, vengeful lyrics: “Know, a cheating woman gonna get a good man down, running round like a silly fool, you’re gonna end up in the bottom of the pool...” This is a man done wrong with murder on his mind. Bringing it Back picks the
tempo back up (swear I hear horns again), and this fine album closes with the guitar and piano driven lament of Crying Eyes. You can hear the ache in Cale’s voice and lyrics, authentically moving and mournful. Most of the songs here have
been covered repeatedly, a testament to how good Naturally is. From Call Me the Breeze (Lynard Skynard, Johnny Cash, Bobby Bare, John Mayer, Eric Clapton) through After Midnight (Jerry Garcia, Clapton), Crazy Mama (The Band), Bringing It Back (Kansas), Clyde (Waylon Jennings, Dr. Hook), River Runs Deep (Clapton) to Magnolia (Poco, Beck, Lucinda Williams) the late, great JJ Cale’s debut album was inspirational to many.
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