Forever Man (album)

Forever Man
Compilation album by Eric Clapton
Publication (s)	April 28, 2015
Label (s)	Recapitulation
Format (s)	CD • digital • LP
Genre (s)	Blues • Pop-Rock • Rock
Title (number)	51 • 33 • 19
running time	3:49:01 h • 2:38:39 h • 1:19:41 h
production	Steve Woolard
chronology Give Me Strength - The '74 / '75 Studio Recordings (2013) Forever Man -

Forever Man is a compilation album by British rock musician Eric Clapton . It was released on April 28, 2015 under the Reprise Records label.

Content and design

The compilation includes tracks that Eric Clapton has released as a solo artist under the record company Reprise Records for over 30 years . Both studio and live recordings are included on the double CD and digital release. The 3-CD set also features blues recordings by the artist. Clapton's Grammy Award winning tracks Bad Love , Change the World and Tears in Heaven as well as tracks from Grammy Award winning albums From the Cradle and Unplugged are part of the album. A previously unreleased live version of Cocaine from the recording sessions of 24 Nights is also on the album. It was recorded on February 18, 1991 at the Royal Albert Hall . The liner notes are from rock journalist and author Malcolm Dome. The front cover shows Clapton with a Martin 000-28EC Brazilian Rosewood acoustic guitar in a forest. Clapton used a similar image in 2007 in his autobiography Mein Leben . The cover was photographed by Christopher Simon Sykes. On the first side of the CD box is a photo of the iconic Gibson ES-335 Cherry Red , which Clapton played in his time with Cream and again during his blues tour in 1994. Four photos of Clapton's stage performance from the 80s, 90s and 2000s follow. These were made during the Journeyman World Tour and come from the concert films Live in Hyde Park from 1996 and Live from Madison Square Garden from 2009 as well as the music video for Blue Eyes Blue from 1999. Lisa Glines and Stephen Walker were responsible for the design of the publication. In addition to Sykes, Danny Clinch, David Corio, Antoine Gyori, Michael Hashimoto, Gregory Malphurs, Jeffrey Mayer, Kevin Mazur, and Neal Preston contributed images to Forever Man .

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  Disc 1 - Studio
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  Disc 2 - Live
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  Disc 3 - Blues

Occupation, production, marketing

The musicians to be heard on the album were not listed in the compilation, but correspond to the line-up of the original publications. The compilation album was produced by Steve Woolard. As production manager Jo Blair worked. Project assistants were Kate Dear and Tim Fraser Harding. The American artist Chris Carlson, who specializes in 3D chalk painting, interpreted the album cover by drawing Clapton, including his guitar and tree trunk, entirely out of chalk. The work was recorded in a time lapse . A faster and shortened version of the video was mainly used for internet advertising. A second advertising film for internet and television consisted of recordings of various music videos; among others on the titles Wonderful Tonight and Behind the Mask . A narrator gave information about the songs and the album in cutscenes. In Mexico , an advertising campaign was launched in the daily newspaper El Universal , which ran for two weeks and is estimated to have half a million readers. The promotion for the album consisted of the cover of the publication as well as a selection of the songs contained on the publication. In the Japanese cities of Tokyo , Yokohama and Osaka , the album was not only marketed in newspapers, but also on the streets. So were buses painted with the cover of the album and posted posters at bus stops. The album was also during the 70th Birthday Celebration -Tournee in 2015 promoted .

publication

The pre-order of the album started on March 17, 2015. To pre-order the 3-CD and LP version, you could also order a t-shirt , a lithograph (18 ″ × 24 ″) and a mug with the cover. On April 28, 2015, the album was released in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In Germany the album was released on May 8th of that year. The album was released in Italy on May 9, 2015. The album was released for all other regions of the world on May 11, 2015. In the UK, Forever Man marked Clapton's 25th album in the top 10 of the UK music charts with 8,690 units sold in its first week.

Playlists

3-CD and download

CD 1 - Studio
No.	title	Songwriter	from the publication	length
1.	Gotta get over	Doyle Bramhall II • Justin Stanley • Nikka Costa	Old sock	4:36
2.	I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart	Eddie Sester • Steve Diamond • Troy Seals	Money and Cigarettes	3:15
3.	Run back to your side	Doyle Bramhall II • Eric Clapton	Clapton	5:17
4th	Tears in Heaven	Eric Clapton • Will Jennings	Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack RUSH	4:32
5.	Call Me the Breeze	JJ Cale	The Breeze - An Appreciation of JJ Cale	3:05
6th	Forever Man	Jerry Lynn Williams	Behind the sun	3:12
7th	Believe in Life	Eric Clapton	Reptiles	5:06
8th.	Bad love	Eric Clapton • Mick Jones	Journeyman	5:09
9.	My Father's Eyes	Eric Clapton	Pilgrim	5:23
10.	Anyway the Wind Blows (with JJ Cale)	JJ Cale	The Road to Escondido	3:56
11.	Travelin 'Alone	Melvin Jackson	Clapton	3:55
12.	Change the world	Gordon Kennedy • Tommy Sims • Wayne Kirkpatrick	Phenomenon OST	3:55
13.	Behind the mask	Chris Mosdell • Ryuichi Sakamoto • Michael Jackson	August	4:48
14th	It's in the way that you use it	Eric Clapton • Robbie Robertson	August	4:13
15th	Pretending	Jerry Lynn Williams	Journeyman	4:43
16.	Riding with the King (with BB King )	John Hiatt	Riding with the King	4:23
17th	Circus	Eric Clapton	Pilgrim	4:09
18th	Revolution (Album Edit)	Eric Clapton • Simon Climie	Back Home	4:01
Overall length:				77:38

CD 2 - Live
No.	title	Songwriter	from the publication	length
1.	Badge (Live 1991)	Eric Clapton • George Harrison	24 nights	6:54
2.	Sunshine of Your Love (Live 1991)	Eric Clapton • Jack Bruce • Pete Brown	24 nights	8:52
3.	White Room (Live 1991)	Jack Bruce • Pete Brown	24 nights	6:06
4th	Wonderful Tonight (Live 1991)	Eric Clapton	24 nights	8:59
5.	Worried Life Blues (Live 1991)	Big Maceo Merriweather	24 nights	5:18
6th	Cocaine (Live 1991)	JJ Cale	EC Access Exclusive	5:06
7th	Layla (Live - Unplugged)	Eric Clapton • Jim Gordon	Unplugged	4:30
8th.	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Live - Unplugged)	Jimmy Cox	Unplugged	3:50
9.	Walkin 'Blues (Live - Unplugged)	Robert Johnson	Unplugged	3:43
10.	Them Changes (Live 2008) (with Steve Winwood )	Buddy Miles	Live from Madison Square Garden	4:59
11.	Presence of the Lord (Live 2008) (with Steve Winwood)	Eric Clapton	Live from Madison Square Garden	5:11
12.	Hoochie Coochie Man (Live 2001)	Willie Dixon	One More Car, One More Rider	4:35
13.	Goin 'Down Slow (Live 2001)	James "St. Louis Jimmy “Oden	One More Car, One More Rider	5:41
14th	Over the Rainbow (Live 2001)	EY Harburg • Harold Arlen	One More Car, One More Rider	5:14
Overall length:				78:58

CD 3 - Blues
No.	title	Songwriter	from the publication	length
1.	Before You Accuse Me	Elias McDaniel	Journeyman	3:57
2.	Last Fair Deal Gone Down	Robert Johnson	Me and Mr. Johnson	2:35
3.	Hold On, I'm Comin ' (with BB King)	David Porter • Isaac Hayes	Riding with the King	6:19
4th	Terraplane blues	Robert Johnson	Sessions for Robert J.	3:36
5.	It hurts me too	Melvin London	From the cradle	3:19
6th	Little Queen of Spades	Robert Johnson	Me and Mr. Johnson	4:59
7th	Third degree	Eddie Boyd • Willie Dixon	From the cradle	5:11
8th.	Motherless Child	Arr. by Eric Clapton	From the cradle	2:57
9.	Sportin 'Life Blues (with JJ Cale)	Brownie McGhee	The Road to Escondido	3:31
10.	Ramblin 'on My Mind	Robert Johnson	Sessions for Robert J.	2:44
11.	Stop breakin 'down blues	Robert Johnson	Me and Mr. Johnson	2:30
12.	Everybody Oughta Make a Change	Sleepy John Estes	Money and Cigarettes	3:18
13.	Sweet Home Chicago	Robert Johnson	Sessions for Robert J.	5:17
14th	If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day	Robert Johnson	Me and Mr. Johnson	3:28
15th	Hard Times Blues	Lane Hardin	Clapton	3:42
16.	Got you on my mind	Howard Biggs • Joe Thomas	Reptiles	4:30
17th	I'm Tore Down	Sonny Thompson	From the cradle	3:03
18th	Milkcow's Calf Blues	Robert Johnson	Sessions for Robert J.	3:49
19th	Key to the Highway (with BB King)	Charles Segar • William Broonzy	Riding with the King	3:40
Overall length:				72:25

2 CD and download

CD 1 - Studio
No.	title	Songwriter	from the publication	length
1.	Gotta get over	Doyle Bramhall II • Justin Stanley • Nikka Costa	Old sock	4:36
2.	I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart	Eddie Sester • Steve Diamond • Troy Seals	Money and Cigarettes	3:15
3.	Anyway the Wind Blows (with JJ Cale)	JJ Cale	The Road to Escondido	3:56
4th	My Father's Eyes	Eric Clapton	Pilgrim	5:23
5.	Motherless Child	Arr. by Eric Clapton	From the cradle	2:57
6th	Pretending	Jerry Lynn Williams	Journeyman	4:43
7th	Little Queen of Spades	Robert Johnson	Me and Mr. Johnson	4:59
8th.	Bad love	Eric Clapton • Mick Jones	Journeyman	5:09
9.	Behind the mask	Chris Mosdell • Ryuichi Sakamoto • Michael Jackson	August	4:48
10.	Tears in Heaven	Eric Clapton • Will Jennings	Rush	4:32
11.	Change the world	Gordon Kennedy • Tommy Sims • Wayne Kirkpatrick	Phenomenon OST	3:55
12.	Call Me the Breeze	JJ Cale	The Breeze - An Appreciation of JJ Cale	3:05
13.	Forever Man	Jerry Lynn Williams	Behind the sun	3:12
14th	Riding with the King (with BB King)	John Hiatt	Riding with the King	4:23
15th	It's in the way that you use it	Eric Clapton • Robbie Robertson	August	4:13
16.	Circus	Eric Clapton	Pilgrim	4:09
17th	Got you on my mind	Howard Biggs • Joe Thomas	Reptiles	4:30
18th	Travelin 'Alone	Melvin Jackson	Clapton	3:55
19th	Revolution (Album Edit)	Eric Clapton • Simon Climie	Back Home	4:01
Overall length:				79:41

• CD 2 is identical to CD 2 of the 3-CD release.

vinyl record

page 1
No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	Gotta get over	Doyle Bramhall II • Justin Stanley • Nikka Costa	4:36
2.	I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart	Eddie Sester • Steve Diamond • Troy Seals	3:15
3.	Anyway the Wind Blows (with JJ Cale)	JJ Cale	3:56
4th	My Father's Eyes	Eric Clapton	5:23
5.	Motherless Child	Arr. by Eric Clapton	2:57
Overall length:			20:07

Page 2
No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	Pretending	Jerry Lynn Williams	4:43
2.	Little Queen of Spades	Robert Johnson	4:59
3.	Bad love	Eric Clapton • Mick Jones	5:09
4th	Behind the mask	Chris Mosdell • Ryuichi Sakamoto • Michael Jackson	4:48
Overall length:			19:39

Page 3
No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	Tears in Heaven	Eric Clapton • Will Jennings	4:32
2.	Change the world	Gordon Kennedy • Tommy Sims • Wayne Kirkpatrick	3:55
3.	Call Me the Breeze	JJ Cale	3:05
4th	Forever Man	Jerry Lynn Williams	3:12
5.	Riding with the King (with BB King)	John Hiatt	4:23
Overall length:			19:07

page 4
No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	It's in the way that you use it	Eric Clapton • Robbie Robertson	4:13
2.	Circus	Eric Clapton	4:09
3.	Got you on my mind	Howard Biggs • Joe Thomas	4:30
4th	Travelin 'Alone	Melvin Jackson	3:55
5.	Revolution (Album Edit)	Eric Clapton • Simon Climie	4:01
Overall length:			20:48

Criticism

SWR1 music expert Günter Schneidewind described the compilation in the program Kaffee oder Tee as an “opulent work” and found that Forever Man was Clapton's “life's work”. Music critic Peter Hollecker of the website My Revelations praises the intensity and scope of the album, but misses a "chronological red thread" and songs from Clapton's early career. The rock critic Dennis Sahl gave the album the maximum number of 5 points and was very positive about the appearance: “For those who do not have all of the Clapton CDs of the last 30 years on their shelf,“ Forever Man ”is an absolute buyer's tip. The price is extremely fair and the combination is convincing. The mix of live and studio recordings is also extremely successful. And maybe the album will also give those who have not yet heard Clapton's music access to the work of the British musician. ”Critics of the music website Allmusic find that the blues CD is a“ nice addition to studio and live recordings ”. Although the “CD distribution makes theoretical sense”, according to the critics, it is “a bit strange in practice” because the titles switch between “so many eras”. It is also criticized that there are no successful tracks from the 70s on the album. It was stated that Forever Man is a "little screwed up [e] compilation" and offers a lot for the money. However, in the end there would be “more questions than answers”. Finally, the critics assigned 3.5 of the 5 possible evaluation units. The critic Michael Köhler of the music magazine Classic Rock awarded 9 out of 10 points for Forever Man .

“An excellent and cleverly put together overview, which fans Clapton's exceptional position and his irrepressible desire to explore more than just a single genre in a dazzling dance that has more to offer than a pale string of hits. That has style and class. "

- Frank Ipach : Hooked on Music

Hal Horowitz of the American songwriter thinks that the release contains a few diamonds , but does not really fit into Clapton's voluminous catalog. Overall, he rated the compilation 3 out of 5 stars. Journalist Alex Hudson of the Canadian music magazine Exclaim praises the fact that the compilation is not just a compilation of the usual hits, but covers different areas. Kriktiker Jan Woelfer from Triggerfish thinks that the compilation is "plain and simple". He further emphasizes that there is “an incentive to buy the appearance”, but unreleased live recordings on the “live CD have created more incentive”. In terms of music, he gave 5 out of 6 points for the album and 3 out of 6 units for the concept of Forever Man . Critics of CD Starts find that the compilation "gives a really comprehensive insight into the work of the Englishman, in which no phase is left out". They gave 8 out of 10 points.

Web links

• Forever Man at Allmusic (English)
• Forever Man at Discogs
• Forever Man at Where's Eric! (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} New Album - Forever Man // Pre-Order Now. (No longer available online.) Eric Clapton, March 17, 2015, archived from the original on April 16, 2015 ; accessed on May 9, 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.  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Eric Clapton: Forever Man . Liner Notes. (3-CD box).
3. ↑ Anette: Music News: Eric Clapton: Eternal Guitar God. Magistrix, March 25, 2015, accessed May 9, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Eric Clapton: My Life . 3. Edition. Kiepenheuer & Witsch , Cologne 2007, ISBN 978-3-462-03934-4 , pp. 338 .
5. ↑ Chris Carlson: About Me. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 18, 2015 ; accessed on May 9, 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.  
6. ↑ Eric Clapton Forever Man 3D Chalk Art on YouTube
7. ↑ Redbeard: Eric Clapton Forever Man. In The Studio on May 1, 2015, accessed May 9, 2015 . 
8. ↑ Eric Clapton: 'Forever Man', a new release featuring 51 tracks spanning three decades of Eric's solo career is out now. Facebook , accessed May 16, 2015 . 
9. ↑ Salvatore Ortiz Gomez: The new album “Forever Man” published on April 28, 2015. Una obra maestra de los gigantes británicos Eric Clapton . (April and May). Mexico 2015, p. 11 .
10. ↑ Haruto Sasaki: 路上 で 一日 ... エ リ ッ ク · ク ラ プ ト ン と . In: Yomiuri Shimbun . 2015, p. 12 .
11. ↑ Eric Clapton - Cover Images. Facebook, March 17, 2015, accessed May 9, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Eric Clapton: Forever Man (2 CDs). Jpc , accessed May 9, 2015 . 
13. ↑ Chronicle Photos - Where's Eric! Facebook, March 21, 2015, accessed May 9, 2015 . 
14. ↑ Recorded Music International: UK Charts 21/2015: Eric Clapton placed 25th album in UK Top 10. (No longer available online.) Musikmarkt, May 19, 2015, archived from the original on June 19, 2015 ; Retrieved June 19, 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.  
15. ↑ Eric Clapton - Coffee or Tea - SWR on YouTube
16. ↑ Peter Hollecker: ERIC CLAPTON - Forever Man :: CD Review. My Revelations, accessed May 9, 2015 . 
17. ↑ Dennis Sahl: CD Review: Eric Clapton - Forever Man. Rock Fanatics, May 4, 2015, accessed May 9, 2015 . 
18. ↑ Forever Man at Allmusic (English)
19. ↑ Michael Köhler: Blues, blues and nothing but the blues ... and a little more: Slowhands 3-CD retrospective of the Warner years . In: Classic Rock . June 2015, p. 106 .
20. ↑ Frank Ipac: CD Review - Eric Clapton - Forever Man. Hooked on Music, May 10, 2015, accessed May 16, 2015 . 
21. ↑ Hal Horowitz: Eric Clapton: Forever Man. American Songwriter, April 30, 2015, accessed May 9, 2015 . 
22. ↑ Alex Hudson: Eric Clapton Looks Back with 'Forever Man' Comp. Exclaim, March 18, 2015, accessed May 9, 2015 . 
23. ↑ Jan Woelfer: ERIC CLAPTON - Forever Man. Triggerfish, May 6, 2015, accessed May 14, 2015 . 
24. ↑ Eric Clapton - Forever Man (Blues). CD starts, accessed on May 16, 2015 .