The History of Eric Clapton
| The History of Eric Clapton | ||||
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| Compilation album by Eric Clapton | ||||
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Publication |
March 1972 |
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admission |
1964-1970 |
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| Label (s) | Polydor (UK), Atco (US) | |||
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Format (s) |
2 × LPs |
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Title (number) |
16 |
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running time |
77:27 |
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The History of Eric Clapton is a compilation by British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released in March 1972 under the labels Polydor in Great Britain and Atco Records in the USA.
Content and useful information
There are various Clapton recordings on the album, including a. with The Yardbirds , Cream , Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos , from 1964 to 1970. The History of Eric Clapton made Clapton better known during his heroin addiction and made his song Layla a mega hit. The versions of the song Tell The Truth released on the compilation differ from those that appeared on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs in 1970. The title, Tell the Truth , published here is a faster rendition of the song and was originally released in July 1970. Tell the Truth - Jam has a significantly slower tempo, comes from the Layla sessions and had not appeared before. On the album released in the United States, the song Tales of Brave Ulysses was replaced by Tribute to Elmore . The piece pays homage by Clapton and Jimmy Page to the American blues musician Elmore James . The picture on the album cover was taken at the Concert for Bangladesh while Clapton played the song While My Guitar Gently Weeps on a Gibson Byrdland . The album is considered to be the first ever published compilation of rock music , which includes tracks from different bands, periods, music genres and record labels, from a single artist.
Playlists
UK title
| A side | ||||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | date | length |
| 1. | I Ain't Got You ( The Yardbirds ) | Calvin Carter | September 1964 | 2:46 |
| 2. | Hideaway ( Bluesbreakers ) | Freddie King , Sonny Thompson | April 1966 | 3:13 |
| 3. | Tales of Brave Ulysses ( Cream ) | Eric Clapton , Martin Sharp | May 1967 | 2:46 |
| 4th | I Want to Know ( Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse ) | McLeod | March 1966 | 2:14 |
| 5. | Sunshine of Your Love ( Cream ) | Eric Clapton , Jack Bruce , Pete Brown | May 1967 | 4:11 |
| 6th | Crossroads ( Cream ) | Robert Johnson | March 1968 | 4:14 |
| B side | ||||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | date | length |
| 1. | Spoonful ( Cream ) | Willie Dixon | March 1968 | 16:43 |
| 2. | Badge ( Cream ) | Eric Clapton , George Harrison | October 1968 | 2:45 |
| C side | ||||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | date | length |
| 1. | Sea of Joy ( Blind Faith ) | Steve Winwood | June 1969 | 3:19 |
| 2. | Only You Know and I Know ( Delaney & Bonnie ) | Dave Mason | December 1969 | 3:19 |
| 3. | I Don't Want to Discuss It ( Delaney & Bonnie ) | Beatty, Cooper, Shelby | December 1969 | 4:18 |
| 4th | Teasin ' ( King Curtis ) | Ousley | January 1970 | 2:15 |
| 5. | Blues power | Eric Clapton , Leon Russell | January 1970 | 3:11 |
| D side | ||||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | date | length |
| 1. | Tell the Truth ( Derek and the Dominos ) | Eric Clapton , Bobby Whitlock | June 1970 | 3:19 |
| 2. | Tell the Truth - Jam ( Derek and the Dominos ) | Eric Clapton , Bobby Whitlock | August - September 1970 | 9:27 |
| 3. | Layla ( Derek and the Dominos ) | Eric Clapton , Jim Gordon | August - October 1970 | 7:06 |
US title
| A side | ||||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | date | length |
| 3. | Tribute to Elmore ( Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page ) | Eric Clapton , Jimmy Page | June 1965 | 3:00 |
reception
Critic William Ruhlmann of the music website Allmusic noted that the album had the "appearance of a prototype for the mega-platinum success Crossroads ". Ruhlmann also finds that the compilation is “not a bad compilation of his best work” even after all these years. He awarded a total of four and a half out of five possible rating units for the album.
Chart positions and sales figures
The History of Eric Clapton was number 20 on the UK album charts and stayed there for a total of six weeks. In the United States, the compilation album ranked sixth on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the US charts for 42 weeks.
- Sales figures
| Country / Association | Award | Sales | source |
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 Japan ( RIAJ )
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- | 3,000+ | |
 United States ( RIAA )
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gold | 500,000+ |
Web links
- The History of Eric Clapton at Allmusic (English)
- The History of Eric Clapton at Discogs
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The History of Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic , accessed January 18, 2015, allmusic.com
- ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
- ↑ Japanese Charts-The Archives , ukmix.org
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database , riaa.com