Strictly the blues

Strictly the blues
Compilation album by Eric Clapton
Publication (s)	September 2, 1996
Label (s)	Pulse Records , Castle Music
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Blues rock , blues
Title (number)	20th
running time	53:46
chronology The Cream of Clapton (1995) Strictly the blues Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies (1996)

Strictly the Blues is a compilation album by British rock musician Eric Clapton . The album was first released on September 2, 1996 under the Pulse Records and Castle Music labels . On April 11, 2000 the compilation was re-released .

The album contains 20 tracks from Clapton's time with the Yardbirds , Bluesbreakers and the Immediate All-Stars , on which Jimmy Page , Bill Wyman , Mick Jagger and Ian Stewart also played alongside Clapton .

Track list

No.	title	Songwriter	Artist	length
1.	Got to Hurry	Giorgio Gomelsky	The Yardbirds	2:40
2.	I ain't got you	Clarence Carter	The Yardbirds	2:04
3.	Good Morning Little Schoolgirl	Sonny Boy Williamson I.	The Yardbirds	2:49
4th	Let it rock	Chuck Berry	The Yardbirds	2:21
5.	A certain girl	Naomi Neville	The Yardbirds	2:21
6th	Take it easy baby	Sonny Boy Williamson I.	The Yardbirds	4:16
7th	Too Much Monkey Business	Chuck Berry	Eric Clapton	3:03
8th.	Draggin 'my tail	Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton	3:12
9.	Tribute to Elmore	Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton	2:12
10.	Snake Drive	Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton	2:32
11.	West Coast Idea	Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton	2:24
12.	Choker	Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton	1:29
13.	Freight loader	Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton	2:52
14th	Down in the boots	Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton feat. Jimmy Page	3:26
15th	LA breakdown	Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton feat. Jimmy Page	2:06
16.	Steelin '	Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton feat. Jeff Beck	2:39
17th	Chuckles	Jimmy Page	Eric Clapton feat. Jeff Beck	2:23
18th	I'm your witch doctor	John Mayall	Bluesbreakers	2:12
19th	Telephone blues	John Mayall	Bluesbreakers	3:57
20th	On top of the world	John Mayall	Bluesbreakers	2:48
Overall length:				53:46

reception

Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the music website Allmusic describes the compilation of the titles as "coherent" and notes that all songs were published with "comments" and "good sound". The album is ideal for “hard-core Clapton fans” who have to hear everything he's done. Finally, Erlewine awarded 2.5 of the 5 possible evaluation units for the compilation. Music journalist Anke Rüdiger from the Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote in her summary that the compilation shows a “blues master […]” who plays well and “[…] rightly shares the stage with world stars”.

Sales figures

Country / Association	Award	Sales	source
Germany ( BVMI )	-	2,100+
United Kingdom ( BPI )	silver	60,000+

Web links

• Strictly the Blues at Discogs
• Strictly the Blues on Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Strictly the Blues on Allmusic (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Anke Rüdiger: Clapton album 2000 . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . May 2000, p. 11 .
3. ↑ Certified Awards , bpi.co.uk