Lay Down Sally
| Lay Down Sally | |
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| Eric Clapton | |
| publication | November 25, 1977 |
| length | 3:50 |
| Genre (s) | Country rock |
| Author (s) | Eric Clapton, George Terry , Marcella Detroit |
| Label | RSO (original) |
| album | Slowhand |
Lay Down Sally is a country rock song written by Eric Clapton , Marcella Detroit and George Terry and released on Clapton's album Slowhand on November 25, 1977 .
A live interpretation of the piece can be found on the 1980 album Just One Night . It has also appeared on numerous compilation albums such as Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton (1982), Backtrackin ' (1984), The Cream of Clapton (1995) and Complete Clapton (2007).
Sound and style
The original recording took place at Olympic Studios in London . Clapton and his band wanted to play and record the song JJCale style . Seeing the Tulsa cast as "the ultimate musical clan," Clapton also brought Carl Radle , Jamie Oldaker , Dick Sims , George Terry, and Yvonne Elliman to the recording sessions. Clapton later stated:
“It's as close as I can get, being English, but the band being a Tulsa band, they play like that naturally. You couldn't get them to do an English rock sound, no way. Their idea of a driving beat isn't being loud or anything. It's subtle. "
“As an Englishman, I played it as close as possible. However, since the band is a band from Tulsa, they play something for granted. You wouldn't get her to play English rock, no chance. Their idea of a "driving beat" is not to be loud, but rather sophisticated. "
Chart placements and sales
The single reached number 39 in the British singles charts in 1978. In the United States, the single was ranked number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranked 26th on the country singles chart , Clapton's highest position on that chart . The single was awarded a gold record by the RIAA in the USA and has sold more than 1,000,000 copies worldwide.
Cover versions
Country singer Red Sovine covered the song with great resemblance to the original version. The single reached number 70 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart in the summer of 1978 . On her 1983 released album Seventh Wave interpreted Melanie new apiece. Marcella Detroit released a slowed cover of the song in 1994 as the B-side of their single I'm No Angel . Another interpretation appeared in 2006 on their album The Upside of Being Down . 1995 country musician Don Williams recorded the song for the album Borrowed Tales . For her 1995 released album The Wheel Keeps on Rollin played Asleep at the Wheel a version of the piece. The modification positioned itself at number 70 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Charts. In 2006 Rod Stewart covered the song on his album Still the Same ... Great Rock Classics of Our Time .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b John Pidgeon: Eric Clapton: A Biography , 1985, Vermillion & Company, p. 103, ISBN 0-09-160161-4
- ^ Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton | Lists, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic , accessed December 21, 2014, allmusic.com
- ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
- ^ Slowhand - Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic , accessed December 21, 2014, allmusic.com
- ^ RIAA gold and platinum database
- ↑ RPM Country Tracks ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Retrieved December 21, 2014, collectionscanada.gc.ca
