Name: Clapton by Eric Clapton
Brand: Eric Clapton
SKU: 093624963585
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (98 reviews)

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Clapton is Eric Clapton’s first solo album in five years, but he hardly spent the back half of the 2000s in seclusion. After 2005’s Back Home, he went on a journey through the past, writing a 2007 autobiography -- also titled Clapton, although that’s the only connection they shared -- mending fences with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker for a brief Cream reunion, establishing a lasting connection with his old Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood, and recording a duet album with his ‘70s inspiration JJ Cale. This embrace of history isn’t directly heard on Clapton but it’s certainly felt, extending to how EC relies on old tunes -- blues and country, but also pop and R&B -- for the bulk of this 14-track album. EC is no stranger to covers and the sound of the album is familiar, but there’s no record quite like Clapton in his catalog. The closest may be Unplugged, which also ambles along with an unhurried shuffle, but this boasts a greater musical range, mixing up Fats Waller and Robert Wilkins with Hoagy Carmichael and Irving Berlin, finding room for guests appearances by Winwood, Allen Toussaint, Wynton Marsalis, Sheryl Crow, Derek Trucks and selected members from Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Yes, it is eclectic, even dipping into a bit of a soulful soft-rock groove on “Everything Will Be Alright,” but not self-consciously so. Clapton flows easily, the blues never hitting too hard, the New Orleans jazz never getting too woozy, the standards never too sleepy, the sounds subtly shifting but changing all the same. It’s leisurely in its performance and its length, perhaps running just a little too long, but it’s hard to complain because the slow ramble is so enjoyable. Eric Clapton has never sounded so relaxed on record, either as a singer -- he is supple and casually authoritative, a far cry from the tentative lead vocalist of his earliest solo records -- or a bandleader, sounding at peace with his past yet harboring no desire to recycle it, even if he’s reaching back far beyond the blues that initially sparked his interest in music. He’s simply laying back and enjoying what he’s playing, winding up with one of his simplest and best records. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Travelin' Alone

by Eric Clapton

Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Drums: Jim Keltner; Performer
Guitar: Eric Clapton
Doyle Bramhall Ii; Performer
Hammond Organ: Walt Richmond; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Percussion: Jim Keltner; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: Melvin Jackson
Melvin "lil' Son" Jackson; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Producer: Doyle Bramhall Ii
Eric Clapton; Production

2. Rocking Chair

by Eric Clapton

Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Nikka Costa; Performer
Double Bass: Willie Weeks; Performer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Drums: Abe Laboriel, Jr.
Abe Laboriel; Performer
Guitar: Eric Clapton; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Piano: Walt Richmond; Performer
Slide Guitar: Derek Trucks; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Producer: Eric Clapton
Doyle Bramhall Ii; Production
Jr.: Abe Laboriel; Other

3. River Runs Deep

by Eric Clapton

Additional Drums: Justin Stanley; Other
Background Vocals: J. J. Cale; Performer
Double Bass: Willie Weeks; Performer
Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Drums: Jeremy Stacey; Performer
Electric Piano: Walt Richmond; Performer
Guitar: Eric Clapton
J. J. Cale; Performer
Hammond Organ: James Poyser; Performer
Ensemble: Menahan Horns; Ensemble
Horn Arrangement: Thomas Brenneck; Composer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Producer: Eric Clapton
Doyle Bramhall Ii; Production
Pedal Steel Guitar: Greg Leisz; Performer
Strings: The London Session Orchestra; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Leon Michels
Neal Sugarman; Performer
Trumpet: David Guy; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: John W. Cale; Composer

4. Judgement Day

by Eric Clapton

Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Willie Green, Jr.
Arnold Mc Culler
Terry Evans
Willie Green; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Drums: Jim Keltner; Performer
Guitar: Doyle Bramhall Ii
Eric Clapton; Performer
Harmonica: Kim Wilson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Vocal Arrangement: Doyle Bramhall Ii; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Piano: Walt Richmond; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Vocals: Arnold Mc Culler; Performer
Composer: Eric Clapton; Composer
Producer: Doyle Bramhall Ii
Eric Clapton; Production
Jr.: Willie Green; Other

5. How Deep Is the Ocean

by Eric Clapton

Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Double Bass: Willie Weeks; Performer
Drums: Jim Keltner; Performer
Guitar: Eric Clapton; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Piano: Walt Richmond; Performer
Strings: The London Session Orchestra; Performer
Trumpet: Wynton Marsalis; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Producer: Doyle Bramhall Ii
Eric Clapton; Production

6. My Very Good Friend the Milkman

by Eric Clapton

Bass Drums: Cayetano "tanio" Hingle; Performer
Clarinet: Dr. Michael White; Performer
Cymbals: Cayetano "tanio" Hingle; Performer
Double Bass: Chris Severan; Performer
Drums: Herman Labeaux; Performer
Guitar: Eric Clapton; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Piano: Allen Toussaint
Walt Richmond; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Trombone: Troy Andrews; Performer
Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Trumpet: Troy Andrews
Wynton Marsalis; Performer
Tuba: Matt Pyreem; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: Johnny Burke
Harold Spina; Composer
Producer: Eric Clapton
Doyle Bramhall Ii; Production

7. Can't Hold Out Much Longer

by Eric Clapton

Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Double Bass: Willie Weeks; Performer
Drums: Jim Keltner; Performer
Guitar: Doyle Bramhall Ii
Eric Clapton; Performer
Harmonica: Kim Wilson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Percussion: Doyle Bramhall Ii; Performer
Piano: Walt Richmond; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: Walter Jacobs; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Producer: Eric Clapton
Doyle Bramhall Ii; Production

8. That's No Way to Get Along

by Eric Clapton

Accordion: Steve Riley; Performer
Background Vocals: Arnold Mcculler
Willie Green, Jr.
J. J. Cale
Terry Evans
Willie Green; Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Dan Ostreicher; Performer
Additional Percussion: Justin Stanley; Other
Bass Drums: Cayetano "tanio" Hingle; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Clarinet: Bruce Brackman; Performer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Drums: Jim Keltner; Performer
Ensemble: Nola Horns; Ensemble
Soloist: Doyle Bramhall Ii; Main Performer
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Guitar: J. J. Cale
Eric Clapton; Performer
Hammond Organ: James Poyser; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Horn: Edward Lee; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Percussion: Jim Keltner
Doyle Bramhall Ii
Sherelle Chenier Mouton; Performer
Piano: Walt Richmond; Performer
Snare Drum: Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Clarence Slaughter; Performer
Trombone: Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews; Performer
Trumpet: Trombone Shorty
Troy Andrews; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: Robert Wilkins; Composer
Producer: Eric Clapton
Doyle Bramhall Ii; Production
Jr.: Willie Green; Other

9. Everything Will Be Alright

by Eric Clapton

Background Vocals: J. J. Cale; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Guitar: Eric Clapton; Performer
Hammond Organ: Paul Carrack; Performer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Piano: Walt Richmond; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Saxophone: Tim Izo Orindgreff; Performer
Strings: The London Session Orchestra; Performer
Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Trombone: Printz Board
Elizabeth Lee; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: John W. Cale; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Nick Ingman; Composer
Producer: Eric Clapton
Doyle Bramhall Ii; Production

10. Diamonds Made from Rain

by Eric Clapton

Arranger: Patrick Warren; Composer
Background Vocals: Sheryl Crow
Debra Parsons
Lynn Mabry
Nikka Costa; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Bass Guitar: Willie Weeks; Performer
Drums: Jim Keltner
Jeremy Stacey; Performer
Guitar: Eric Clapton
Doyle Bramhall Ii; Performer
Lead Vocals: Eric Clapton; Performer
Horn Arrangement: Justin Stanley; Composer
Conductor: Nick Ingman; Conductor
Engineer: Justin Stanley; Production
Mastering Engineer: Gavin Lurssen; Production
Organ: Sereca Henderson; Performer
Piano: Walt Richmond; Performer
Saxophone: Tim Izo Orindgreff; Performer
Strings: The London Session Orchestra; Performer
Trombone: Elizabeth Lee; Performer
Trumpet: Printz Board; Performer
Violin: Perry Montague Mason; Performer
Composer: Sheryl Crow; Composer
Primary Artist: Eric Clapton; Main Performer
Producer: Justin Stanley; Production