Another ticket

Another ticket
Eric Clapton's studio album
Publication (s)	17th February 1981
Label (s)	RSO records
Format (s)	LP, MC, CD
Genre (s)	Rock , blues rock
Title (number)	9
running time	38:34
occupation	Eric Clapton : guitar , vocals Chris Stainton : Keyboard Albert Lee : guitar , vocals Gary Brooker : keyboard , vocals Henry Spinetti : drums , percussion Dave Markee : Bass
production	Tom Dowd
chronology Backless (1978) Another ticket Money and Cigarettes (1983)

Another Ticket is the seventh studio album by British rock guitarist Eric Clapton . It was released on February 17, 1981. It was his last album for RSO Records . On October 25, 1990 the album was also released on CD.

Track list

1. "Something Special" (Clapton) - 2:36
2. "Black Rose" (Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) - 3:44
3. "Blow Wind Blow" ( Muddy Waters ) - 2:58
4. " Another Ticket " (Clapton) - 5:43
5. " I Can't Stand It " (Clapton) - 4:07
6. "Hold Me Lord" (Clapton) - 3:27
7. "Floating Bridge" ( Sleepy John Estes ) - 6:32
8. "Catch Me If You Can" ( Gary Brooker , Clapton) - 4:24
9. "Rita Mae" (Clapton) - 5:03

Reception and awards

The music website Allmusic awarded three stars out of five for the album. Critic William Ruhlmann summed it up as follows: "It wasn't a brilliant Clapton, but a good one". Rolling Stone awarded the album four out of five stars. On June 25, 1981, critic John Piccarella described Clapton's version of Floating Bridge as "perhaps the most subtle and sophisticated blues Clapton has ever played." Piccarella found that Clapton had managed to record a popular album of both authentic and tragic blues. He "addresses charts and hearts with one bullet". The album reached number 26 in the German charts and stayed there for 16 weeks. The album placed in the American and British album charts at ranks seven and 18 . The single I Can't Stand It reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the mainstream rock chart. The single Another Ticket was ranked 78th on the US single charts. The other releases Blow Wind Blow , Catch Me If You Can and Rita Mae reached positions 24, 23 and 18 in the mainstream rock charts. The album was awarded " Gold " in the USA and Canada and sold more than 550,000 copies worldwide.

Sales figures

Country / Association	Award	Sales	source
Japan ( RIAJ )	-	25,000+
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000+
United States ( RIAA )	gold	500,000+

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Another Ticket , accessed December 12, 2014, whereseric.com
2. ↑ ^{a b} Another Ticket - Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic , accessed December 12, 2014, allmusic.com
3. ↑ John Piccarella: Eric Clapton Another Ticket Album Review | Rolling Stone , June 25, 1981, rollingstone.com
4. ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
5. ^ Another Ticket - Eric Clapton | Awards | AllMusic , accessed December 12, 2014, allmusic.com
6. ↑ Japanese Charts-The Archives , ukmix.org
7. ^ Gold / Platinum - Music Canada , musiccanada.com
8. ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database , riaa.com