Clapton (compilation)

Clapton
Compilation album by Eric Clapton
Publication (s)	January 1973
Label (s)	Polydor Records (PD 5526)
Format (s)	LP
Genre (s)	Rock , blues
Title (number)	8th
running time	37:48
production	Delaney Bramlett , Tom Dowd , Derek and the Dominos
chronology Eric Clapton at His Best (1972) Clapton Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert (1973)

Clapton is a compilation album by British rock musician Eric Clapton from 1973. The album includes tracks from Clapton's early solo career. It is the second Clapton compilation under Polydor .

Although the album was also sold in other countries, the compilation should help Clapton to break through mainly in the United States. For this, Polydor Records licensed Clapton's music for Atco and Atlantic Records . The album was in production from 1973 to 1976.

Track list

A side

1. Told You For the Last Time ( Bonnie Bramlett / Steve Cropper ) - 2:30
2. Don't Know Why (Bonnie Bramlett / Clapton) - 3:18
3. Have You Ever Loved a Woman ( Billy Myles ) - 6:59
4. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (Jimmy Cox) - 4:57

B side

1. Lovin 'You Lovin' Me (Bonnie Bramlett / Clapton) - 3:36
2. Tell the Truth (Clapton / Bobby Whitlock ) - 6:37
3. Bad Boy (Delaney Bramlett / Clapton) - 3:50
4. Bell Bottom Blues (Clapton) - 5:01

reception

Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann criticizes that the compilation contains the same pieces as on Eric Clapton and Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs . It only awarded two of the five possible valuation units. The compilation peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 in 1973 .

Web links

• Clapton (compilation) at Discogs
• Clapton at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Clapton (Compilation) - Eric Clapton | Awards | AllMusic , accessed January 18, 2015, allmusic.com