Me and Mr. Johnson

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Me and Mr. Johnson
Eric Clapton's studio album

Publication
(s)

March 23, 2004

Label (s) Reprise Records , Duck

Format (s)

LP, CD

Genre (s)

Blues , blues rock

Title (number)

14th

running time

49:31

occupation

production

Eric Clapton, Simon Climie

chronology
Reptile
(2001)
Me and Mr. Johnson Sessions for Robert J
(2004)

Me and Mr. Johnson is Eric Clapton's 15th studio album and was released in 2004. The album pays homage to the blues musician Robert Johnson .

background

According to Clapton's biography , the recordings should not be published. When he was in the studio with his band but had no songs for the recording session, he suggested recording some Johnson songs. When enough pieces were together, Clapton decided to release an album with them.

Track list

All songs were written by Robert Johnson.

  1. When You Got a Good Friend - 3:20
  2. Little Queen of Spades - 4:57
  3. They're Red Hot - 3:25
  4. Me and the Devil Blues - 2:56
  5. Traveling Riverside Blues - 4:31
  6. Last Fair Deal Gone Down - 2:35
  7. Stop Breakin 'Down Blues - 2:30
  8. Milkcow's Calf Blues - 3:18
  9. Kind Hearted Woman Blues - 4:06
  10. Come on in My Kitchen - 3:35
  11. If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day - 3:27
  12. Love in Vain - 4:02
  13. 32-30 Blues - 2:58
  14. Hell Hound on My Trail - 3:51

Reception and awards

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded three and a half of a possible five rating units for the album. On March 29, 2004, Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly rated the album with a "B +" rating. According to the music magazine Uncut , Clapton convinced more with his blues singing than on From the Cradle . The songs are also very well chosen. USA Today 's Edna Gundersen described Clapton's understanding and interpretation of the blues as graceful. The album reached number five on the album charts in Austria. The album positioned itself on ranks seven and eight in Switzerland and Germany. In the UK, Me and Mr. Johnson was number ten on the UK album charts. In the United States, the album reached number six on the Billboard 200 , number one on the top blues album charts and number six on the top Internet album charts. In 2004 the album reached number three in the top Canadian album charts in Canada.

Awards for music sales

Me and Mr. Johnson has been awarded 4 × gold and 1 × platinum worldwide.

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) - 87,500
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Gold record icon.svg gold 50,000
Hungary (MAHASZ) Hungary (MAHASZ) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg gold 563,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg4 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg1 × platinum
930,500

Main article: Eric Clapton / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

  1. Eric Clapton: My Life , Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2007.
  2. a b Me and Mr. Johnson at Allmusic (English)
  3. Me and Mr. Johnson Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com , March 29, 2014, ew.com
  4. http://web.archive.org/web/20110519194738/http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/eric_clapton/reviews/7269
  5. USATODAY.com - Clapton, Aerosmith dabble in the blues , March 29, 2004, usatoday.com
  6. Sales figures for Me and Mr. Johnson in France ( Memento from June 26, 2020 in the Internet Archive )
  7. Sales for Me and Mr. Johnson in the United States ( January 8, 2020 memento on the Internet Archive )