Reptiles

Reptiles
Eric Clapton's studio album
Publication (s)	March 13, 2001
Label (s)	Reprise Records , Duck Records
Format (s)	CD, DVD-Audio
Genre (s)	Rock , blues rock
Title (number)	15th
running time	63:59
occupation	Eric Clapton - vocals , guitar , producer Steve Gadd - drums Billy Preston - Hammond organ , piano , harmonica Nathan East - bass Doyle Bramhall II - guitar Pino Palladino - bass Andy Fairweather Low - guitar Tim Carmon - Hammond organ, piano , synthesizer Paul Carrack - keyboard , Wurlitzer , Hammond organ The Impressions - background vocals Joe Sample - Wurlitzer, Rhodes , piano
production	Eric Clapton, Simon Climie
chronology Pilgrim (1998) Reptiles Me and Mr. Johnson (2004)
Single releases 2001 Superman Inside 2001 I ain't gonna stand for it 2001 Believe in Life

Reptile is the 14th studio album by British rock guitarist Eric Clapton . It was released in 2001 under the labels Reprise and Duck. Billy Preston and The Impressions appeared on the album for the first time . Clapton introduced the album on the Reptile World Tour .

background

The album cover shows a smiling Clapton from his childhood. On the back and in the booklet there are family pictures of the artist, who turned 56 shortly after publication. Under the photos, Clapton explains the album title: "Where I come from, the word" reptile "is a nickname [...]". ("Where I come from, the word 'reptile' is a term of endearment [...]"). Clapton dedicated the album to his uncle.

Track list

1. Reptile (Clapton) - 3:26
2. Got You on My Mind (Joe Thomas, Howard Briggs) - 4:30
3. Travelin 'Light ( JJ Cale ) - 4:17
4. Believe in Life (Clapton) - 5:05
5. Come Back Baby ( Ray Charles ) - 3:55
6. Broken Down ( Simon Climie , Dennis Morgan) - 5:25
7. Find Myself (Clapton) - 5:15
8. I Ain't Gonna Stand for It ( Stevie Wonder ) - 4:49
9. I Want a Little Girl ( Murray Mencher , Billy Moll ) - 2:58
10. Second Nature (Clapton, Climie, Morgan) - 4:48
11. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight ( James Taylor ) - 4:47
12. Modern Girl (Clapton) - 4:49
13. Superman Inside (Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II , Susannah Melvoin ) - 5:07
14. Son & Sylvia (Clapton) - 4:43
15. Losing Hand ( Jesse Stone ) - 4:18 (bonus track in Japan)

4 bonus titles Special Edition 2001

1. (I) Get Lost (Moralez Mix) (Eric Clapton)
2. I Wanna Be (feat.BB King) (Doyle Bramhall II, Charlie Sexton)
3. Forever Man (How Many Times) (feat.Batchuogers) (Jerry Lynn Williams)
4. I Wanna Be (Edit) (Doyle Bramhall II, Charlie Sexton)

Reception and awards

Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann said that "the album does not live up to Clapton's claims and is not as good as he might have hoped." Overall, Ruhlmann gave two and a half out of five possible ratings for the album. The album reached number two on the album charts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the UK, Reptile reached number seven on the UK album charts. In the United States, the album was number five on the Billboard 200 and number one on the top Internet album charts. In Canada, the album reached number eleven on the top Canadian album charts. The album was awarded a platinum record in Germany and sold more than 955,000 copies worldwide.

echo

At the Echo Awards 2002 , Clapton was nominated for the album in the category "International Artist of the Year".

Commercial win

Awards for music sales

In 2001 the album was awarded a gold record by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for more than 150,000 records sold in Germany. In the same year IFPI Switzerland awarded the album for more than 25,000 units sold in their country. In the United States, Reptile has been awarded a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for more than half a million sales and in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for more than 100,000 sales each. In total, the album received seven gold and one platinum records and sold more than 1.18 million copies worldwide.

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
France (SNEP)	-	64,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	7 × gold 1 × platinum	1,189,000

Main article: Eric Clapton / Music Sales Awards

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Reptile - Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic , accessed December 13, 2014, allmusic.com
2. ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
3. ^ Reptile - Eric Clapton | Awards | AllMusic , accessed December 13, 2014, allmusic.com
4. ↑ Sales figures for reptiles in France ( Memento from December 1, 2019 in the Internet Archive )