Eric Clapton at His Best
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| Compilation album by Eric Clapton | ||||
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Publication |
September 1972 |
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| Label (s) | Polydor , RSO | |||
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Format (s) |
LP |
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Title (number) |
17th |
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running time |
82:46 |
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Clapton is a compilation album by British rock musician Eric Clapton from 1972. The album includes tracks from Clapton's early solo career. It is the first Clapton compilation under Polydor .
Although the album was also sold in other countries, the compilation should give Clapton a major breakthrough mainly in the United States. To contribute, Polydor Records licensed Clapton's music to Atco and Atlantic Records . The album was in production from 1972 to 1976.
Track list
| page 1 | ||||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | production | length |
| 1. | Bottle of red wine | Eric Clapton , Delaney Bramlett | Delaney Bramlett | 3:06 |
| 2. | Anyday | Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock | Derek and the Dominos , Tom Dowd | 6:33 |
| 3. | I looked away | Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock | Derek and the Dominos, Tom Dowd | 3:02 |
| 4th | Let it rain | Eric Clapton, Bonnie Bramlett | Delaney Bramlett | 5:07 |
| 5. | Lonesome and a Long Way from Home | Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell | Delaney Bramlett | 3:43 |
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| No. | title | Songwriter | production | length |
| 1. | Sea of Joy | Steve Winwood | Jimmy Miller | 5:23 |
| 2. | Layla | Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon | Derek and the Dominos, Tom Dowd | 7:01 |
| 3. | Blues power | Eric Clapton, Leon Russell | Delaney Bramlett | 3:10 |
| 4th | Bell bottom blues | Eric Clapton | Derek and the Dominos, Tom Dowd | 5:00 |
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| No. | title | Songwriter | production | length |
| 1. | After midnight | JJ Cale | Delaney Bramlett | 3:11 |
| 2. | Keep on growing | Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock | Derek and the Dominos, Tom Dowd | 6:20 |
| 3. | Little Wing | Jimi Hendrix | Derek and the Dominos, Tom Dowd | 5:31 |
| 4th | Presence of the Lord | Eric Clapton | Jimmy Miller | 4:48 |
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| No. | title | Songwriter | production | length |
| 1. | Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? | Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock | Derek and the Dominos, Tom Dowd | 4:41 |
| 2. | Easy Now | Eric Clapton | Delaney Bramlett | 2:58 |
| 3. | Slunky | Eric Clapton, Delaney Bramlett | Delaney Bramlett | 3:33 |
| 4th | Key to the Highway | Charles Segar, Big Bill Broonzy | Derek and the Dominos, Tom Dowd | 9:39 |
reception
Allmusic website critic William Ruhlmann praised the fact that the compilation includes many titles that Clapton performs as a solo artist. He criticized, however, that songs like Blues Power and Layla have now been released for the third time. Overall, Ruhlmann awarded three of the five possible rating units for the album. The compilation was ranked 87th on the Billboard 200 in 1972.
Web links
- Eric Clapton at His Best at Discogs
- Eric Clapton at His Best on Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Clapton at His Best Awards. In: allmusic.com. Allmusic , accessed January 18, 2015.