Story (Eric Clapton album)
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| Compilation album by Eric Clapton | ||||
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Publication |
1990, 1991 |
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admission |
1967-1980 |
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| Label (s) | Polydor Records | |||
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Format (s) |
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Title (number) |
17 (LP), 16 (CD, MC) |
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running time |
77:57 (CD) |
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Story is a compilation album by British rock musician Eric Clapton . It was released in some markets such as Germany and France in 1990, and in others such as Italy in 1991 under the Polydor Records label .
The album includes recordings from 1967 to 1980 from the albums Disraeli Gears , Wheels of Fire , Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs , Eric Clapton , 461 Ocean Boulevard , EC Was Here , Slowhand and Just One Night .
Track list
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| No. | title | Songwriter | from the album | length |
| 1. | Cocaine | JJ Cale | Slowhand | 3:35 |
| 2. | Lay Down Sally | Eric Clapton, Marcella Detroit | Slowhand | 3:50 |
| 3. | Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton | Slowhand | 3:39 |
| 4th | Crossroads | Eric Clapton | Wheels of Fire | 4:12 |
| 5. | After midnight | JJ Cale | Eric Clapton | 3:08 |
| 6th | I shot the sheriff | Bob Marley | 461 Ocean Boulevard | 4:22 |
| 7th | Further Up The Road (live) | Don Robey , Joe Veasey | Just one night | 7:31 |
| 8th. | Rambling On My Mind (live) | Robert Johnson | EC Was Here | 7:23 |
| 9. | Layla | Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon | Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs | 7:11 |
| 10. | Next Time You See Her | Eric Clapton | Slowhand | 3:59 |
| 11. | Knockin 'on Heaven's Door | Bob Dylan | - | 4:21 |
| 12. | Sunshine of Your Love | Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce , Pete Brown | Disraeli Gears | 4:11 |
| 13. | Tulsa Time (live) | D. Flowers | Just one night | 4:01 |
| 14th | Let it grow | Eric Clapton | 461 Ocean Boulevard | 4:58 |
| 15th | Steady Rollin Man | Robert Johnson | 461 Ocean Boulevard | 3:12 |
| 16. | Have You Ever Loved A Woman (live) | Billy Myles | EC Was Here | 7:50 |
| 17th | Motherless Children | 4:49 | ||
The version made up of two long-playing records contains a 17th track in addition to the 16 tracks mentioned above (in a slightly different order).
reception
Break-out critic Markus Baro found the selection of songs "optimally successful", all creative periods are represented, pure hits ( Wonderful Tonight , Lay Down Sally ) as well as bluesy, playful passages ( Further on up the Road , Have You Ever Loved a Woman , Layla ).
Chart success
The compilation reached number 17 on the German album charts and stayed in the charts for a total of 16 weeks. In Austria, Story was ranked 24th in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 and stayed there for eight weeks. The album sold more than 150,000 times worldwide.
Sales figures
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Finland (IFPI)
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 gold
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25,000 |
 France (SNEP)
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gold
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169,400 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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 platinum
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100,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
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25,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 1 × platinum |
319,400 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Story on Discogs.com (accessed January 2, 2015)
- ^ Markus Baro: Doors. Doors (Soundtrack) / Eric Clapton. Story / Free. Greatest hits . In: Break Out . June 1991, Ear Gear, p. 33 .
- ↑ Eric Clapton Story 1967-1980 by Eric Clapton
- ↑ Sales figures for Eric Clapton Story 1967–1980 in France ( Memento from December 1, 2019 in the Internet Archive )