Troubadour (studio album)
by J.J. Cale
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J.J. Cale bestography
Troubadour is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by J.J. Cale on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by J.J. Cale is Naturally which is ranked number 2139 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 763.
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Troubadour track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/26/2025 02:28 |  Repo | 2,130 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2025 10:19 | RemainInLight | 3,152 | 36/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2025 11:10 |  Leonard | 6,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2024 17:28 | duelek | 1,615 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/21/2024 19:50 | dukeboxkool | 1,971 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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Album Rating: 75.92
(911/12)
1.Hey Baby. 68
2.Travelin' Light. 85
3.You Got Something. 73
4.Ride Me High. 83
5.Hold On. 70
6.Cocaine. 86
7.I'm A Gypsy Man. 72
8.The Woman That Got Away. 76
9.Super Blue. 69
10.Let Me Do It To You. 76
11.Cherry. 78
12.You Got Me On So Bad. 75
rockbluesfolkjaz 10/30/2021 16:59 | #275549
I'm a longtime fan of J.J. Cale. Troubadour is my favorite. Great Americana blues with incredible rhythm and laid back drive.
Another mellow laid back album from J.J.Cale. Troubadour, adds brass to his already relaxed grooves. Good songs in, cocaine, travellin' light, and, hey baby. Cool stuff.
Best Track: Cocaine
Decurso 06/26/2014 01:49 | #115321
A pretty good album to just chill out to. There are some great songs on here (Cocaine, Travellin' Light, Ride Me High) but much of the rest sound pretty much the same. Not at all in a bad way, though.
This album is so laid back and has some lovely grooves. It chugs along almost hypnotically the ideal record for that last bottle of red wine that you all regret the following day. Some great songs and playing though - JJ R.I.P.
Bork 04/14/2010 02:19 | #10569
Includes the classic Cocaine and another few powerful tracks but as an album it does not hold together very well. J.J. never managed to top the great Naturally from 1971, and the best buy in his catalog is the compilation The Very Best of, from 1998, which holds most of what is required listening by the king of laid back pickin'.
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