No reason to cry

No reason to cry
Eric Clapton's studio album
Publication (s)	August 27, 1976
Label (s)	RSO records
Format (s)	LP, MC, CD
Genre (s)	Rock , blues rock
Title (number)	10, 11 (CD bonus track )
running time	45:59
occupation	Eric Clapton : guitar , vocals , dobro George Terry : guitar, vocals Jamie Oldaker : drums , percussion Dick Sims : Hammond organ , piano Carl Radle : bass , guitar Yvonne Elliman : Singing Marcy Levy : vocals Bob Dylan : vocals Rick Danko : guitar, vocals Georgie Fame : Keyboards Levon Helm : drums Garth Hudson : keyboards, saxophone Richard Manuel : drums, vocals Billy Preston : Keyboards Robbie Robertson : guitar, keyboards Ron Wood : guitar and many others
production	Rob Fraboni
chronology There's One in Every Crowd (1975) No reason to cry Slowhand (1977)

No Reason to Cry is Eric Clapton's fourth studio album . It was released in August 1976 under the label RSO Records . In 1990 the album was released on CD.

background

The album was recorded in March 1976 at the Shangri-la Studios. The album includes a duet with Bob Dylan , which Dylan composed from the CD booklet of his album The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 . Dylan attended the recording sessions and lived in a tent at the end of Clapton's backyard in Hurtwood and attended the recording sessions. Another duet is the song Hungry on which Marcy Levy is involved. Yvonne Elliman also sang on some songs. All five members of The Band played a large part in the album.

Track list

1. "Beautiful Thing" ( Rick Danko , Richard Manuel ) - 4:26
2. "Carnival" (Clapton) - 3:44
3. "Sign Language" ( Bob Dylan ) - 2:58
4. "County Jail Blues" (Alfred Fields) - 4:00
5. "All Our Past Times" (Clapton, Danko) - 4:40
6. "Hello Old Friend" (Clapton) - 3:36
7. "Double Trouble" ( Otis Rush ) - 4:23
8. "Innocent Times" (Clapton, Marcy Levy ) - 4:11
9. "Hungry" (Levy, Dick Simms) - 4:39
10. "Black Summer Rain" (Clapton) - 4:55
11. "Last Night" ( Walter Jacobs ) - 4:52 (CD bonus track)

Reception and chart placements

Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann gave the album three and a half stars out of five and described it as a "good buy for Bob Dylan fans, but not necessarily for those of Eric Clapton". The album was ranked 15th on the Billboard 200 and number eight on the UK album charts. The single Hello Old Friend was ranked 24th on the Billboard Hot 100 and the song Carnival was ranked 22nd in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 .

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	-	35,000
United States (RIAA)	-	300,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver	395,000

Main article: Eric Clapton / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ No Reason to Cry , accessed December 13, 2014, whereseric.com
2. ↑ Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 [Rare & Unreleased] 1961-1991, Columbia 47382 (CD), 1991
3. ↑ Album - No Reason To Cry , accessed December 13, 2014, eric-clapton.co.uk
4. ^ Elliman, Yvonne , accessed December 13, 2014, whereseric.com
5. ↑ No Reason to Cry , theband.hiof.no
6. ↑ No Reason to Cry - Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic , accessed December 13, 2014, allmusic.com
7. ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
8. ↑ Oricon Entertainment (Ed.): Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . Roppongi, Tokyo 2006, ISBN 4-87131-077-9 ( Memento in the Internet archive [accessed February 26, 2020]).
9. Jump up ↑ No Reason to Cry sales in the United States