Eric Clapton (Official Thread)

[Garrett]

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek and the Dominos were formed in the spring of 1970 by Eric Clapton with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon, who had all played with Clapton in Delaney, Bonnie & Friends. Duane Allman was also invited by Clapton to sessions to add slide guitar to a number of tracks.

The band released only one studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. The album featured slide guitar from guitarist Duane Allman, who contributed powerful slide guitar work on most of the cuts on the album. His most memorable contribution was to the album's title track, "Layla". The album went on to receive critical acclaim, but initially faltered in sales and in radio airplay. Although released in 1970 it was not until March 1972 that the album's single "Layla" (a tale of unrequited love inspired by Clapton's relationship with his friend George Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd Harrison) would make the top ten in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The album, which has received praise from both critics and fans alike, is often considered to be the defining achievement of Clapton's career.



1. "I Looked Away" (Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock)
2. "Bell Bottom Blues" (Clapton)
3. "Keep on Growing" (Clapton)
4. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox)
5. "I Am Yours" (Clapton, Nizami)
6. "Anyday" (Clapton, Whitlock)
7. "Key to the Highway" (Charles Segar, Willie Broonzy)
8. "Tell the Truth" (Clapton, Whitlock)
9. "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?" (Clapton, Whitlock)
10. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Billy Myles)
11. "Little Wing" (Jimi Hendrix)
12. "It's Too Late" (Chuck Willis)
13. "Layla" (Clapton, Jim Gordon)
14. "Thorn Tree in the Garden" (Whitlock)

My Source: Derek and the Dominos

http://www.classicrockforums.com/forum/f11/tom-dowd-18144/




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[TheFeldster]

^^ That album is one of my favourite possessions Garrett.

Clapton and Duane Allman. It truly is a match made in heaven.

 

[Sox]

^^^ What a brilliant Double, knocked me sideways the first time I heard it all the way through.

 

[ColleenW]

Check out this great cover of Change the World:

 

[METALPRIEST]

Eric Clapton’s ‘Unplugged’ Gets ‘Expanded and Remastered’ Treatment



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Eric Clapton‘s landmark 1992 ‘Unplugged’ album will soon be getting a new look. ‘Unplugged: Expanded and Remastered,’ a two-CD/DVD set that builds upon the original release, will be available on Oct. 15.

‘Unplugged: Expanded and Remastered’ contains the remastered performance, which debuted on MTV on Aug. 25, 1992, as well as a second CD of outtakes. The DVD combines the broadcast with more than an hour of unreleased rehearsal footage. Two of the songs, ‘Circus’ and ‘My Father’s Eyes,’ were not shown on the telecast but wound up in newly recorded versions on Clapton’s 1998 album ‘Pilgrim.’

The original album has sold more than 19 million copies worldwide since its release. It fetaured two Top 10 hits in ‘Tears in Heaven’ and a dramatically different version of ‘Layla.’ It won six Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.



Eric Clapton’s ‘Unplugged: Expanded and Remastered’ CD & DVD Track Listing

Disc One
1. ‘Signe’
2. ‘Before You Accuse Me’
3. ‘Hey Hey’
4. ‘Tears in Heaven’
5. ‘Lonely Stranger’
6. ‘Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out’
7. ‘Layla’
8. ‘Running on Faith’
9. ‘Walkin’ Blues’
10. ‘Alberta’
11. ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’
12. ‘Malted Milk’
13. ‘Old Love’
14. ‘Rollin’ & Tumblin”

Disc Two
1. ‘Circus’
2. ‘My Father’s Eyes’ (Take 1)
3. ‘Running On Faith’ (Take 1)
4. ‘Walkin’ Blues’ (Take 1)
5. ‘My Father’s Eyes’ (Take 2)
6. ‘Worried Life Blues’

DVD Rehearsal Track List
1. ‘Signe’
2. ‘Before You Accuse Me’
3. ‘Hey Hey’
4. ‘Tears In Heaven’
5. ‘Circus’
6. ‘Lonely Stranger’
7. ‘Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out’
8. ‘Layla’
9. ‘My Father’s Eyes’
10. ‘Running on Faith’
11. ‘Walkin’ Blues’
12. ‘Alberta’
13. ‘San Francisco Bay Blues’
14. ‘Malted Milk’
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[METALPRIEST]

Eric Clapton Collects Rare ’70s Material for Box Set



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Eric Clapton fans with a little extra cash lying around will have a chance to relive God’s mid-’70s glory days this fall with a sprawling six-disc box set that collects rare, remastered and unreleased cuts.

Titled ‘Give Me Strength,’ the new box focuses on the sessions and live dates Clapton recorded during 1974-75, resulting in the hit records ’461 Ocean Boulevard,’ ‘There’s One in Every Crowd’ and ‘E.C. Was Here.’

According to the press release announcing the set, it comes “beautifully housed in a 60-page book” and includes “88 remastered, remixed, rare unreleased and live recordings, including session outtakes” as well as a new 5.1 surround sound mix of ’461 Ocean Boulevard’ and original quadrophonic mixes of ’461 Ocean Boulevard’ and ‘There’s One in Every Crowd.’ Fans can also look forward to extensive photos and liner notes in the box, which is currently available for pre-order at around $80.

‘Give Me Strength’ is due in stores on Nov. 25. Take a look at the complete track listing below.



Eric Clapton ‘Give Me Strength’ Track Listing

’461 Ocean Boulevard’ Expanded Version
‘Motherless Children’
‘Give Me Strength’
‘Willie and the Hand Jive’
‘Get Ready’
‘I Shot the Sheriff’
‘I Can’t Hold Out’
‘Please Be With Me’
‘Let It Grow’
‘Steady Rollin’ Man’
‘Mainline Florida’


Studio Outtakes
‘Ain’t That Lovin’ You’
‘Meet Me (Down at the Bottom)’
‘Lonesome Road Blues (Walkin’ Down the Road)’
‘Getting Acquainted’ (previously unreleased)
‘Getting Acquainted 2′ (previously unreleased)
‘Eric After Hours Blues’
‘Please Be With Me’ (previously unreleased)
‘Give Me Strength’ (previously unreleased)

‘There’s One in Every Crowd’ Expanded Version
‘We’ve Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)’
‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’
‘Little Rachel’
‘Don’t Blame Me’
‘The Sky Is Crying’
‘Singin’ the Blues’
‘Better Make It Through Today’
‘Pretty Blue Eyes’
‘High’
‘Opposites’

Studio Outtakes
‘Burial’ (previously unreleased)
‘Whatcha Gonna Do’
‘I Found a Love’
‘(When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too’
‘Fools Like Me’ (previously unreleased)


Non-Album Single Release
‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’
‘Someone Like You’

‘E.C. Was Here’ Remixed and Expanded Version
‘Smile’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘Have You Ever Loved a Woman’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘Presence of the Lord’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘Crossroads’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘I Shot the Sheriff’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘Layla’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘Little Wing’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘Can’t Find My Way Home’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘Driftin’ Blues / Ramblin’ on My Mind’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘Ramblin’ on My Mind / Have You Ever Loved a Woman’ (Recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, Dec. 4, 1974)
‘Willie and the Hand Jive / Get Ready’ (Recorded at Long Beach Arena, July 20, 1974)
‘The Sky Is Crying / Have You Ever Loved a Woman / Ramblin’ on My Mind’ (Hammersmith Odeon)
‘Badge’ (Recorded at Nassau Coliseum, June 28, 1975)
‘Driftin’ Blues’ (Recorded at Providence Civic Center, June 25, 1975)
‘Eyesight to the Blind / Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad’ (Recorded at Providence Civic Center)
‘Further on Up the Road’ (Recorded At Nassau Coliseum, June 28, 1975)

The Freddie King Criteria Studios Sessions
‘Sugar Sweet’
‘TV Mama’
‘Boogie Funk’ (previously unreleased)
‘Gambling Woman Blues’ (previously unreleased, full-length version)

’461 Ocean Boulevard’ 5.1 Surround Sound Mix (Previously Unreleased Elliot Scheiner Mix)
‘Motherless Children’
‘Give Me Strength’
‘Willie and the Hand Jive’
‘Get Ready’
‘I Shot the Sheriff’
‘I Can’t Hold Out’
‘Please Be With Me’
‘Let It Grow’
‘Steady Rollin’ Man’
‘Mainline Florida’

Studio Outtakes
‘Ain’t That Lovin’ You’
‘Meet Me (Down at the Bottom)’
‘Lonesome Road Blues (Walkin’ Down the Road)’

’461 Ocean Boulevard’ Original 4.0 Quadraphonic Mix
‘Motherless Children’
‘Give Me Strength’
‘Willie and the Hand Jive’
‘Get Ready’
‘I Shot the Sheriff’
‘I Can’t Hold Out’
‘Please Be With Me’
‘Let It Grow’
‘Steady Rollin’ Man’
‘Mainline Florida’

‘There’s One In Every Crowd’ Original 4.0 Quadraphonic Mix
‘We’ve Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)’
‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’
‘Little Rachel’
‘Don’t Blame Me’
‘The Sky Is Crying’
‘Singin’ the Blues’
‘Better Make It Through Today’
‘Pretty Blue Eyes’
‘High’
‘Opposites’
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[METALPRIEST]

40 Years Ago

461 Ocean Boulevard

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[Hurdy Gurdy Man]

I saw a Bee Gees documentary where Barry Gibb said that Eric Clapton recommended the group stay at the same address in Florida while they we working on some tracks with the wonderful producer Arif Mardin.......As for Mr. Clapton,man does he make rockin' the guitar the way he does look easy.But then I suppose you might get that impression from all the greats(Page,Richards,etc.......)

 

[Sharp Dressed Man]

Eric has a new album out called "The Breeze – An Appreciation of JJ Cale". A fantstic album and a worthy tribute to JJ Cale with a lot of amazing guests! I know @~Banshee~ has heard it. Anyone else?

The details.....

Track listing:
Call Me the Breeze 3:06 – Eric Clapton
Rock And Roll Records 2:19 – Eric Clapton, Tom Petty
Someday 3:48 – Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler
Lies 3:06 – Eric Clapton, John Mayer
Sensitive Kind 5:17 – Eric Clapton, Don White
Cajun Moon 2:27 – Eric Clapton
Magnolia 3:41 – Eric Clapton, John Mayer
I Got the Same Old Blues 3:02 – Eric Clapton, Tom Petty
Songbird 2:55 – Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson
Since You Said Goodbye 3:00 – Eric Clapton
I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) 2:36 – Eric Clapton, Don White
The Old Man And Me 2:56 – Eric Clapton, Tom Petty
Train to Nowhere 4:51 – Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Don White
Starbound 2:03 – Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson
Don’t Wait 2:46 – Eric Clapton, John Mayer
Crying Eyes 3:30 – Eric Clapton, Christine Lakeland

 

[recgord27]

Haven't heard it yet but I love Eric Claptons interpretations of JJ Cales music. Remember "I'll make love to you anytime" from Backless and Cocaine from Just One Night. These songs introduced me to the incredible music of JJ Cale. Hope to get my copy soon.
Eric Clapton is a great admirer of the music of JJ Cale. Check out their collaboration album "Road to Escondida" which was pretty decent.