Money and Cigarettes
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Publication |
February 1983 |
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| Label (s) | Duck , Warner Bros. | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
37:08 |
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Eric Clapton, Tom Dowd |
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Money and Cigarettes is the eighth studio album by British guitarist Eric Clapton . It was released in 1983. On the cover he can be seen with a cigarette and a melting Fender Stratocaster . Clapton chose the name for this album because after his first alcohol withdrawal he had nothing but money and cigarettes.
background
After a North American tour, Clapton and his band at the time, consisting of Henry Spinetti , Gary Brooker , Chris Stainton and Dave Markee, went to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas to record pieces for a new album. For Clapton, the songs had a “pub atmosphere” and were a continuation of what he had been working on with Ronnie Lane . Producer Tom Dowd was not happy with the musicians, however, and advised Clapton to replace everyone except Albert Lee . As a result, the band was released, and Donald Dunn , Roger Hawkins and Ry Cooder joined them. Clapton suffered a breakdown while recording .
Track list
- Everybody Oughta Make a Change ( Sleepy John Estes ) - 3:16
- The Shape You're In (Clapton) - 4:08
- Ain't Going Down (Clapton) - 4:01
- I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart (Steve Diamond, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser) - 3:13
- Man Overboard (Clapton) - 3:45
- Pretty Girl (Clapton) - 5:29
- Man In Love (Clapton) - 2:46
- Crosscut Saw (RG Ford) - 3:30
- Slow Down Linda (Clapton) - 4:14
- Crazy Country Hop ( Johnny Otis ) - 2:46
Reception and chart successes
The music website Allmusic awarded three stars out of five for the album. Critic William Ruhlmann described the work as "an important turning point in Clapton's musical career". The album reached number 16 in the American album charts and stayed there for 19 weeks. In the UK and Germany, the album was ranked 13th and 22nd. The single I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart was ranked 18th on the Billboard Hot 100 and both number six on the adult contemporary charts and number 24 the mainstream rock charts . The Shape You're In placed 75th on the UK singles chart. The song Ain't Going Down reached number 32 on the mainstream rock charts.
Sales figures
| Country / Association | Award | Sales | source |
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 Japan ( RIAJ )
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- | 47.430+ | |
 United States ( RIAA )
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gold | 500,000+ |
Web links
- Money and Cigarettes at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Clapton: The Autobiography: Eric Clapton: ISBN 978-0-385-51851-2
- ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
- ↑ Japanese Charts-The Archives , ukmix.org
- ↑ Gold certification Money and Cigarettes at Equipboard ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
