There's One in Every Crowd

There's One in Every Crowd
Eric Clapton's studio album
Publication (s)	March 1975
Label (s)	RSO records
Format (s)	LP, MC, CD
Genre (s)	Blues rock , reggae , rock
Title (number)	10
running time	40:08
occupation	Eric Clapton : guitar , vocals , dobro George Terry : guitar , vocals Jamie Oldaker : drums , percussion Dick Sims: Hammond organ , piano Carl Radle : bass , guitar Yvonne Elliman : Singing Marcy Levy : vocals
production	Tom Dowd
chronology 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) There's One in Every Crowd No Reason to Cry (1976)

There's One in Every Crowd is Eric Clapton's third studio album . It was released on the RSO Records label in March 1975. On October 25, 1990, the album was also released on CD . The album is musically very similar to the previous album 461 Ocean Boulevard , but could not achieve the same commercial success.

background

After Reggae - number one hit I Shot the Sheriff decided Clapton, his band to Jamaica to travel and take there an album. The songs Swing Low, Sweet Chariot , Little Rachel and Don't Blame Me are reggae songs as well. During the recording of the album, Clapton had severe drinking problems and originally wanted the album to be titled EC is God ... There's One in Every Crowd , which his record label RSO declined.

Track list

1. We've Been Told (Jesus Coming Soon) ( Willie Johnson ) - 4:28
2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Arranged by Eric Clapton ) - 3:33
3. Little Rachel (Jim Byfield) - 4:06
4. Don't Blame Me (Clapton / George Terry ) - 3:35
5. The Sky Is Crying ( Elmore James ) - 3:58
6. Singin 'the Blues (Mary McCreary) - 3:26
7. Better Make It Through Today (Clapton) - 4:07
8. Pretty Blue Eyes (Clapton) - 4:45
9. High (Clapton) - 3:30
10. Opposites (Clapton) - 4:52

Reception and awards

The music website Allmusic awarded two stars out of five for the album. Critic William Ruhlmann described the album as a "disappointing sequel to 461 Ocean Boulevard". The album was number 15 on the UK album charts and number 21 on the Billboard 200 . The single Swing Low, Sweet Chariot reached number 19 on the UK singles chart and stayed in the charts for a total of new weeks.

Sales figures

Country / Association	Award	Sales	source
United Kingdom ( BPI )	silver	£ 100,000+

Individual evidence

1. ↑ There's One in Every Crowd , accessed December 12, 2014, whereseric.com
2. ↑ Eric Clapton: My Life, Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2007
3. ↑ There's One in Every Crowd - Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic , accessed December 12, 2014, allmusic.com
4. ↑ see Eric Clapton / discography
5. ↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/