Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton

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Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton
Compilation album by Eric Clapton

Publication
(s)

1982

Label (s) Polydor , RSO

Format (s)

LP , CD

Genre (s)

Rock , blues rock

Title (number)

11

running time

44:52

production

Tom Dowd , Delaney Bramlett , Glyn Johns , Derek and the Dominos

chronology
Steppin 'Out
(1981)
Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton Time Pieces Vol. II Live in the Seventies (1983)

Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton is a greatest hits album by British rock musician Eric Clapton . It was released in 1982 under the Polydor and RSO labels .

background

In 1982, Clapton RSO and left Polydor Records to his own label Duck Records under distribution of Warner Bros. to start. After Clapton left the two record companies, he released two timepieces albums. Most of the songs have already been released. Most of the songs come from the albums 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) and Slowhand (1977).

Track list

No. title Songwriter from the album length
1. I shot the sheriff Bob Marley 461 Ocean Boulevard 4:23
2. After midnight JJ Cale Eric Clapton 3:08
3. Knockin 'on Heaven's Door Bob Dylan - 4:21
4th Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton Slowhand 3:39
5. Layla Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 7:06
6th Cocaine JJ Cale Slowhand 3:34
7th Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy , George Terry Slowhand 3:49
8th. Willie and the Hand Jive Johnny Otis 461 Ocean Boulevard 3:28
9. Promises Richard Feldman, Roger Linn Backless 3:00
10. Swing low, sweet chariot - ( arr.Eric Clapton) There's One in Every Crowd 3:29
11. Let it grow Eric Clapton 461 Ocean Boulevard 4:55
Overall length: 44:52

Reception and chart successes

7 times platinum record the RIAA .

Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the music website Allmusic described the compilation as a "good single-disc collection of Eric Clapton's solo hits [...]" and awarded a total of four of the five possible rating units for the album. Country legend Steve Wariner describes the pieces on the album as his best work and praised the versatility of the compilation. In 1982 the album reached number 101 on the Billboard 200 and ranked 20th on the UK album charts that same year. Six years later, the compilation rose to number 65 on the Dutch album charts. In 1993 the album was number 22 on the New Zealand album charts. The Billboard Magazine listed the album with more than 13 million copies sold, ranked 166 of the 300 best-selling albums. The sales figures listed here total more than eight million.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF) Argentina (CAPIF) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 60,000
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg 8 × platinum 120,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 100,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svgPlatinum (PG 1994) +
Platinum record icon.svgPlatinum (PG 1996)
100,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 25,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum 7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg2 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg19 × platinum
Diamond record icon.svg1 × diamond
8,515,000

Main article: Eric Clapton / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

  1. Schumacher, Michael (1995). "Chapter 10: The Shape You're In (1978-82)". Crossroads: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton (First edition). New York City , United States : Hyperion. Page 234. ISBN 0-7868-6074-X
  2. Time Pieces: The Best of Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic , accessed February 12, 2015, allmusic.com
  3. Country Legend Steve Wariner picks 10 Essential Albums , January 31, 2014, musicradar.com
  4. see Eric Clapton / discography
  5. Eric Clapton - Time Pieces - The Best of Eric Clapton (album) , accessed February 12, 2015, dutchcharts.nl
  6. Eric Clapton - Time Pieces - The Best of Eric Clapton (album) , accessed February 12, 2015, charts.org.nz
  7. ^ Billboard Magazine: 300 Best Selling Albums (Worldwide) , accessed January 24, 2015