Call Me the Breeze

"Call Me the Breeze"
Song by J.J. Cale from the album Naturally
Released	1972
Recorded	1970
Genre	Blues
Length	~2:35
Label	Mercury
Composer	J.J. Cale
Producer	Audie Ashworth
Naturally track listing
"Call Me the Breeze" "Call the Doctor" "Don't Go to Strangers" "Woman I Love" "Magnolia" "Clyde" "Crazy Mama" "Nowhere to Run" "After Midnight" "River Runs Deep" "Bringing It Back" "Crying Eyes"

"Call Me the Breeze" is a song by J. J. 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 a primitive drum machine.^{[citation needed]}

Covers

Like many Cale songs, "Call Me the Breeze" has been covered numerous times by an assortment of musicians, most notably Lynyrd Skynyrd (on their album Second Helping), Bobby Bare (on his album Bobby Bare - The Country Store Collection (1988)) and Johnny Cash (on his album Water from the Wells of Home). Many of the cover versions available are done as tributes to Lynyrd Skynyrd. For example, Les Claypool covers it on the album Under The Influence, A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd.