Slowhand (album)

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Slowhand
Eric Clapton's studio album

Publication
(s)

November 25, 1977

admission

May 1977

Label (s) RSO Records (3030)

Format (s)

CD , LP , MC , download

Genre (s)

Rock , blues rock , pop rock , pop

Title (number)

9

running time

39:06

occupation

production

Glyn Johns

Studio (s)

Olympic Studios , London

chronology
No Reason to Cry
(1976) 		Slowhand Backless
(1978)
Single releases
November 25, 1977 Wonderful Tonight
November 25, 1977 Lay Down Sally

Slowhand is the fifth studio album by British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released on November 25, 1977. The release was voted No. 325 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 best albums of all time in 2003 and includes the hit singles Wonderful Tonight and Lay Down Sally .

background

The album was named after Clapton's nickname, which comes from Giorgio Gomelsky . Cocaine covered Clapton for Slowhand ; However, his version only reached the charts as a single from the 1980 album Just One Night . On December 7th, 2012 a remastered deluxe edition by Slowhand was released as a double CD for the 35th anniversary . The first CD consists of the remastered album with bonus tracks and studio jam sessions. The second CD features a previously unreleased live concert from April 1977 at the Hammersmith Odeon . The concert took place a month before the slowhand recordings and therefore does not contain any tracks from the studio album.

Track list

page 1
  1. Cocaine ( JJ Cale ) - 3:41
  2. Wonderful Tonight (Clapton) - 3:44
  3. Lay Down Sally (Clapton, Marcy Levy , George Terry ) - 3:56
  4. Next Time You See Her (Clapton) - 4:01
  5. We're All the Way ( Don Williams ) - 2:32
Page 2
  1. The Core (Clapton / Levy) - 8:45
  2. May You Never ( John Martyn ) - 3:01
  3. Mean Old Frisco ( Arthur Crudup ) - 4:42
  4. Peaches and Diesel (Clapton, Albhy Galuten) - 4:46

35th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (27 bonus tracks - 1 LP, 3 CD, 1 DVD, 2012, GB)

  1. Looking At The Train (Gordon Lightfoot) 3:39 Cover
  2. Alberta (Trad.) 2:40
  3. Greyhound Bus () 2:57
  4. Stars, Strays And Ashtrays (Eric Clapton) 4:36
  5. Tell The Truth () 9:00 am Live
  6. Knocking On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan) 5:18 Live Cover
  7. Steady Rolling Man (Robert Johnson) 6:55 Live
  8. Can't Find My Way Home (Steve Winwood) 6:06 Live Cover
  9. Further On Up The Road (Joe Medwich Veasey, Don D. Robey) 6:35 Live
  10. Stormy Monday () 12:42 Live
  11. Badge (George Harrison, Eric Clapton) 8:02 Live
  12. I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley) 14:04 Live Cover
  13. Layla (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon) 6:02 Live Cover
  14. Badge (George Harrison, Eric Clapton) 8:36 Live
  15. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out () 4:00 Live
  16. I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley) 14:03 Live Cover
  17. Layla (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon) 6:02 Live
  18. Key To The Highway (William Broonzy, Charles Seger) 7:25 Live Cover

DVD

  1. Cocaine (JJ Cale) cover
  2. Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
  3. Lay Down Sally (Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy)
  4. Next Time You See Her (Eric Clapton)
  5. We're All The Way (Don Williams)
  6. The Core (Marcella Detroit, Eric Clapton)
  7. May You Never (John Martyn) cover
  8. Mean Old Frisco (Arthur Crudup)
  9. Peaches And Diesel (Albhy Galuten, Eric Clapton)

Reception and awards

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called Clapton's guitar playing "masterful and convincing" than. The album can keep up with 461 Ocean Boulevard and is one of the "best Eric Clapton albums". He awarded 4.5 out of five possible valuation units. The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and number 23 on the UK album charts. The single Wonderful Tonight reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The single Lay Down Sally was placed on ranks three and 39 of the US and British singles charts as well as on position 26 of the Billboard country charts . The album was certified three times platinum by the RIAA and sold more than 3.3 million copies worldwide.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) - 28,300
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) - 100,000
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) - 15,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 200,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svgGold (RSO 1990) +
Gold record icon.svgGold (RSO 1993) 		50,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg3 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg5 × platinum
 3,493,300

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 500 Greatest Albums: Slowhand - Eric Clapton. Rolling Stone , accessed March 31, 2015 .
  2. ^ Clapton: The Autobiography by Eric Clapton, pp. 49, 174. ISBN 978-0-385-51851-2 .
  3. ↑ Eric Clapton - Slowhand - hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
  4. ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
  5. ^ Slowhand - Eric Clapton | Awards | AllMusic , accessed December 13, 2014, allmusic.com
  6. ↑ Sales figures for Slowhand in France ( Memento from December 1, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Sales figures for Slowhand in Italy
  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 December 8, 2019]).
Eric Clapton
Studio albums

Eric Clapton • 461 Ocean Boulevard • There's One in Every Crowd • No Reason to Cry • Slowhand • Backless • Another Ticket • Money and Cigarettes • Behind the Sun • August • Journeyman • From the Cradle • Pilgrim • Reptile • Me and Mr. Johnson • Back Home • Clapton • Old Sock • I Still Thu • Happy Xmas

Collaboration albums

Retail Therapy • Riding with the King • The Road to Escondido • The Breeze - An Appreciation of JJ Cale

Extended plays

It Hurts Me Too • Sessions for Robert J.

Live albums

Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert • EC Was Here • Just One Night • 24 Nights • Unplugged • One More Car, One More Rider • Live 1986 • Legends: Live at Montreux 1997 • Live from Madison Square Garden • Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center

Soundtracks

Edge of Darkness • Homeboy - Original Score Performed by Eric Clapton • Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack RUSH

Compilation albums

The History of Eric Clapton • Eric Clapton at His Best • Clapton • Steppin 'Out • Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton • Time Pieces Vol. II Live in the Seventies • Backtrackin' • The Cream of Eric Clapton • Crossroads • Eric Clapton Story 1967-1980 • Stages • The Cream of Clapton • Strictly the Blues • Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies • The Blues Years • Blues • Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton • Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Eric Clapton • Ballads • 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton • Complete Clapton • Icon • Give Me Strength - The '74 / '75 Studio Recordings • Forever Man

Video albums

Live 1986 • The Cream of Eric Clapton • Unplugged • Live in Hyde Park • 24 Nights • Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton • In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Center at Antigua • One More Car, One More Rider • Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 • Sessions for Robert J • Legends: Live at Montreux 1997 • Live at Montreux 1986 • Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 • Live from Madison Square Garden • Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 • Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center • Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 • Planes, Trains and Eric

Singles
NoDISPLAY
Eric Clapton
After Midnight / Easy Now (1970) • Blues Power / Bottle of Red Wine (1970) • Let It Rain / Easy Now (1972)
461 Ocean Boulevard
I Shot the Sheriff / Give Me Strength (1974) • Willie and the Hand Jive / Mainline Florida (1974)
There's One In Every Crowd
Swing Low Sweet Chariot / Pretty Blue Eyes (1975)
No reason to cry
Hello Old Friend / All Our Past Times (1976) • Carnival / "Hungry" (1977)
Slowhand
Lay Down Sally / Cocaine (1977) • Wonderful Tonight / Peaches and Diesel (1977)
Backless
If I Don't Be There By Morning / Tulsa Time (1978) • Promises / Watch Out for Lucy (1978) • Watch Out for Lucy (1979)
Just one night
Cocaine / Tulsa Time (1979) • Blues Power / Early in the Morning (1980) • Tulsa Time / Cocaine (1980)
Another ticket
I Can't Stand It / Black Rose (1981) • Another Ticket / Rita Mae (1981)
Money and Cigarettes
I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart / Man in Love (1983) • Slow Down Linda / The Shape You're In (1983) • The Shape You're In / Crosscut Saw (1983)
Behind the sun
Forever Man / Too Bad (1985) • See What Love Can Do / She's Waiting (1985) • She's Waiting / Jailbait (1985)
Edge of Darkness OST
Edge of Darkness / Shoot Out (1985)
August
Holy Mother / Tangled in Love (1986) • It's in the Way That You Use It / Grand Illusion (1986) • Behind the Mask / Grand Illusion (1987) • Tearing Us Apart / Hold On (1987)
Journeyman
Pretending / Before You Accuse Me (1989) • Running on Faith (Radio Edit) / Hound Dog (1989) • Bad Love / Before You Accuse Me (1990) • No Alibis / Running on Faith (1990)
24 nights
Wonderful Tonight (Live) / Edge of Darkness (1991)
Rush OST
Tears in Heaven / White Room (Live) (1992)
Unplugged
Layla (Acoustic) / Tears in Heaven (Acoustic) (1992) • Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (1992)
From the cradle
Motherless Child / Driftin ' / County Jail (Live) / 32-20 (Live) (1994)
Phenomenon OST
Change the World / Danny Boy (1996)
Pilgrim
Born in Time (Album Version) / Born in Time (Remix Edit) / Wonderful Tonight (Live) / Tears in Heaven (1998) • Circus (Album Version) / Wonderful Tonight / Tears in Heaven / Edge of Darkness (1998) • My Father's Eyes / Inside of Me (Instrumental Remix) (1998) • Pilgrim (Mick Guzauski Remix Edit) / Pilgrim (Album Version) (1998)
Runaway Bride OST
Blue Eyes Blue (Album Version) / Circus (Album Version) / Wonderful Tonight (Live) / Blue Eyes Blue (Edit) (1999)
The Story of Us OST
(I) Get Lost / Main Title (1999)
Riding with the King
Come Rain or Come Shine / Ten Long Years (2000) • Marry You / Three O'Clock Blues (2000) • Riding with the King / Key to the Highway (2000) • Worried Life Blues / Days of Old (2000)
Reptiles
I Ain't Gonna Stand for It / Losing Hand / Johnny Guitar (2001)
Old sock
Every Little Thing (Steppers Mix) / Every Little Thing (One Drop Mix) / Every Little Thing (Album Version) / No Sympathy (2013)
I Still Thu
Can't Let You Do It (2016) • Stones in My Passway (2016) • Catch the Blues (2016)
Non-album singles
Knockin 'on Heaven's Door / Someone Like You (1975)
As a guest musician
Comin 'Home - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (1969) • Wonderful World - Zucchero (1991) • Runaway Train - Elton John (1992) • It's Probably Me - Sting (1992) • Love Can Build a Bridge - Cher , Chrissie Hynde , Neneh Cherry (1995) • Forever Man (How Many Times?) - Beatchuggers (2000)
Tours

Money and Cigarettes Tour (1983-84) • Behind the Sun World Tour (1985) • Clapton and Friends Tour (1986-87) • Clapton-Knopfler Tour (1988) • Journeyman World Tour (1989-91) • Clapton-Harrison -Tour (1991) • Eric Clapton World Tour (1992) • From the Cradle World Tour (1993–96) • Pilgrim World Tour (1997–99) • Reptile World Tour (2001) • Just for You Japan Tour (2003) • Eric Clapton World Tour (2004) • Doyle & Derek World Tour (2006-07) • Eric Clapton World Tour (2008) • Eric Clapton World Tour (2009) • Clapton World Tour (2010-11) • 50th Anniversary World Tour (2013 ) • Eric Clapton World Tour (2014) • 70th Birthday Celebration (2015) • Japan Residency Tour (2016) • A Celebration of 50 Years of Music (2017) • Eric Clapton World Tour (2018) • Eric Clapton World Tour (2019) • Summer European Tour (2021)