Clapton (studio album)

Clapton
Eric Clapton's studio album
Publication (s)	September 27, 2010
Label (s)	Reprise , Warner
Format (s)	CD , LP , download
Genre (s)	Blues rock , rock
Title (number)	14th
running time	61:55
production	Eric Clapton Doyle Bramhall II Justin Stanley
chronology Back Home (2005) Clapton Old Sock (2013)
Single releases 2010 Run back to your side 2010 Diamonds Made from Rain

Clapton is the 18th studio album by British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released on September 27, 2010 under the Reprise and Warner Brothers Records labels . The album features cover versions of Clapton's favorite songs from his childhood to the present. Only the tracks Run Back to Your Side and Diamonds Made from Rain were composed for Clapton and were released as singles .

background

In an interview about its release, Clapton stated that he was proud of this album and had waited a long time to be able to record some of the tracks on the album. Clapton has known songs like When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful and My Very Good Friend the Milkman since he was 6 years old, he continued: “I learned them [ the songs ] then [...] so I sing them the first Take [correct] […]; this is not a problem for me". In conclusion, Clapton formulates that Clapton is not what it should be and is therefore better. "If it surprises my fans, it only does so because it surprises me".

Numerous guest musicians took part, including JJ Cale , Sheryl Crow , Derek Trucks , Trombone Shorty , Wynton Marsalis , Doyle Bramhall II and the London Session Orchestra.

Track list

1. Travelin 'Alone (Melvin Jackson) - 3:56
2. Rocking Chair ( Hoagy Carmichael ) - 4:04 with Derek Trucks
3. River Runs Deep ( JJ Cale ) - 5:52 with JJ Cale
4. Judgment Day ( Snooky Pryor ) - 3:13
5. How Deep Is the Ocean ( Irving Berlin ) - 5:29
6. My Very Good Friend the Milkman ( Johnny Burke / Harold Spina) - 3:20
7. Can't Hold Out Much Longer ( Walter Jacobs ) - 4:08
8. That's No Way to Get Along ( Robert Wilkins ) - 6:07 with JJ Cale
9. Everything Will Be Alright (Cale) - 3:51 with JJ Cale
10. Diamonds Made from Rain ( Doyle Bramhall II / Justin Stanlay / Nikka Costa ) - 4:22 with Sheryl Crow
11. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful ( Harry Woods ) - 2:51 with Wynton Marsalis
12. Hard Times Blues (Lane Hardin) - 3:45
13. Run Back to Your Side (Clapton / Bramhall II) - 5:17 with Derek Trucks
14. Autumn Leaves ( Joseph Kosma / John Mercer / Jacques Prévert ) - 5:40

Bonus tracks

ericclapton.com Deluxe Limited Edition You Better Watch Yourself Barnes & Noble and Best Buy Take a Little Walk with Me

iTunes I Was Fooled Amazon.com Midnight Hour Blues

reception

Criticism

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Clapton's work as follows: "He just leaned back, enjoys what he plays and records one of his best albums". Erlewine gave four and a half out of five possible rating units for the album. Billboard critics were positive about the album. Entertainment Weekly's Gret Kot gave Clapton a "C" rating . Los Angeles Times critics gave the album three and a half stars out of four. Popmatters.com's Justin Cober-Lake described the recordings as "cultured" but felt there were too many "misfires" on the album to make Clapton a great album. Cober-Lake awarded six out of ten points. David Fricke from Rolling Stone awarded four out of five stars.

The album reached number three in the German album charts and stayed in the charts for a total of 15 weeks. In Austria and Switzerland, it came in fifth and fourth. In the UK, the album landed at number seven and placed sixth on the Billboard 200 . The album was number one on the top rock album charts and number nine on the top digital album charts. In Canada , it was ranked seventh on the top Canadian album charts. The song Run Back to Your Side was nominated for a Grammy in the category Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance .

Chart success

Clapton was number 3 in the German album charts and stayed in the charts for 15 weeks. In Austria , the album reached number 5 in the charts and stayed in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 for 9 weeks . The release positioned itself at number 4 in the Swiss charts , in which the album was in for 12 weeks. In the UK, the album landed at number 7 and stayed on the Official Charts Company's album charts for 6 weeks . In the United States, Clapton reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the charts for 11 weeks. The album found itself at number 1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, where it stayed for 6 weeks. The album was ranked 3rd and 9th in the Billboard Tastemaker and Digital Albums charts. In Canada , it was ranked seventh on the top Canadian album charts. Clapton took further top 25 placements in France , the Netherlands , Belgium , Sweden , Finland , Norway , Denmark , Italy , Spain , New Zealand and Australia . At the end of the year, the studio album was 69th on the German album charts and 72nd on the European Top 100 album charts.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	20,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
France (SNEP)	gold	56,700
Canada (MC)	-	5,100
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	-	215,000
All in all	5 × gold	426,800

Main article: Eric Clapton / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Clapton at Allmusic (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Eric Clapton - Clapton. Austrian Charts, accessed April 7, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Clapton on Clapton Interview on YouTube
4. ↑ Clapton at Discogs
5. ↑ Clapton announces new studio album , October 3, 2010, billboard.com
6. ^ Greg Kot: Clapton | EW.com , accessed February 24, 2015, ew.com
7. ↑ Album reviews: Eric Clapton's 'Clapton' , September 28, 2010, latimes.com
8. ^ Justin Cober-Lake: Eric Clapton: Clapton | PopMatters , Oct 6, 2010, popmatters.com
9. ↑ David Fricke: Eric Clapton Clapton Album Review | Rolling Stone , September 27, 2010, rollingstone.com
10. ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
11. ^ Clapton. Official Charts, accessed April 7, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Clapton by Eric Clapton. Chart surfer, accessed April 7, 2015 . 
13. ↑ Eric Clapton - Clapton. Swiss hit parade , accessed on April 7, 2015 . 
14. ^ Clapton - OCC. Official Charts Company , accessed April 7, 2015 . 
15. ↑ chart history - Billboard 200. Billboard , accessed on 7 April 2015 . 
16. ↑ Chart history - Top Rock Albums. Billboard , accessed April 7, 2015 . 
17. ↑ Chart history - Tastemaker Albums. Billboard , accessed April 7, 2015 . 
18. ↑ Chart history - Digital Albums. Billboard , accessed April 7, 2015 . 
19. ↑ Album annual charts. (No longer available online.) VIVA Germany , archived from the original on January 9, 2011 ; Retrieved April 7, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ↑ Chart history - European Top 100 Albums. Billboard , accessed April 7, 2015 . 
21. ↑ Sales figures for Clapton in France ( Memento from December 1, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
22. ↑ Sales figures for Clapton in Canada ( Memento of February 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ Sales for Clapton in the United States ( February 22, 2013 memento on the Internet Archive )