Forever Man [3 CD]

by Eric Clapton

Overview

As the first compilation covering Eric Clapton's Reprise/Warner work since 2007's Complete Clapton, 2015's Forever Man is the third collection to focus specifically on these recordings from the '80s, '90s, and 2000s, and it's by far the most extensive, weighing in at two CDs in its basic edition and three in its deluxe. The difference between the two is the addition of a disc of "Blues," a nice addition to the "Studio" and "Live" discs of the collection. These themes make sense on paper but they're a little odd in practice, with the Studio selections hopscotching between eras and the live heavy on new millennial selections. Often, the length highlights how light Forever Man is on hits: "Tears in Heaven," "I've Got a Rock N Roll Heart," "Forever Man," "Change the World," "My Father's Eyes," "Pretending," "Bad Love," "It's in the Way That You Use It," and the unplugged "Layla" are all here, but the sequencing suggests how the '70s hits are missing (or present in new live versions). It is hardly a botched collection -- in pure consumer terms, this delivers a lot of bang for the buck -- but it winds up asking more questions than it answers. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/20/2023
Label:	Gc / Reprise / Rhino / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624927891
Rank:	135097

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Gotta Get Over
2. I've Got a Rock 'N' Roll Heart
3. Run Back To Your Side
4. Tears In Heaven
5. Call Me the Breeze
6. Forever Man
7. Believe In Life
8. Bad Love
9. My Father's Eyes
10. Anyway the Wind Blows
11. Travlein' Alone
12. Change the World
13. Behind the Mask
14. It's In the Way That You Use It
15. Pretending
16. Riding With the King
17. Circus
18. Revolution [Album Edit]

Disc 2

19. Badge
20. Sunshine of Your Love
21. White Room
22. Wonderful Tonight
23. Worried Life Blues
24. Cocaine
25. Layla
26. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
27. Walkin' Blues
28. Them Changes
29. Presence of the Lord
30. Hoochie Coochie Man
31. Goin' Down Slow
32. Over the Rainbow

Disc 3

33. Before You Accuse Me
34. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
35. Hold On I'm Coming
36. Terraplane Blues
37. It Hurts Me Too
38. Little Queen of Spades
39. Third Degree
40. Motherless Child
41. Sportin' Life Blues
42. Ramblin' On My Mind
43. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
44. Everybody Oughta Make a Change
45. Sweet Home Chicago
46. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
47. Hard Time Blues
48. Got You On My Mind
49. I'm Tore Down
50. Milkcow's Calf Blues
51. Key To the Highway

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
J.J. Cale   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Featured Artist
Steve Winwood   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Featured Artist
B.B. King   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Steve Madaio   Horn
Simon Climie   Keyboards,Percussion
Steve Lukather   Guitar
Laurence Cottle   Guitar (Bass)
Christine Lakeland   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
James Cruce   Drums,Percussion
Chris Stainton   Keyboards,Organ (Hammond),Piano
Greg Phillinganes   Piano,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Lynn Mabry   Vocals (Background)
Ry Cooder   Slide Guitar
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Guitar (Bass)
Walt Richmond   Piano,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond)
Dennis Caplinger   Fiddle
Derek Trucks   Guitar
Doyle Bramhall II   Guitar
Jon Faddis   Trumpet
David Sancious   Guitar,Keyboards
Tessa Niles   Vocals (Background)
Ted Templeman   Percussion
Andy Fairweather Low   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Steve Gadd   Drums
Robbie Kondor   Synthesizer
Jim Karstein   Drums,Percussion
Roger Hawkins   Drums
Marty Grebb   Horn,Guitar
Nathan East   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)
Fred Cash   Vocals (Background)
Phil Palmer   Guitar
Randy Brecker   Trumpet
Jerry Portnoy   Harmonica
Phil Collins   Drums,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Richard Tee   Piano
Michael Brecker   Saxophone
Carol Steele   Congas
Nikka Costa   Vocals (Background)
Albert Lee   Guitar,Keyboards
Tim Sanders   Sax (Tenor)
John Sambataro   Vocals
Dave Bronze   Bass
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Drums
Billy Preston   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Fender Rhodes,Organ (Hammond)
Roddy Lorimer   Trumpet
Gary Gilmore   Bass
Chyna   Vocals (Background)
Alan Clark   Organ (Hammond),Synthesizer Bass,Horn,Keyboards
Jerry Peterson   Horn
Dave Bargeron   Trumpet
Tim Carmon   Organ (Hammond)
David Teegarden   Percussion
Taj Mahal   Harmonica
Chaka Khan   Vocals (Background)
Joe Sample   Piano,Fender Rhodes
Jeff Bova   Horn,Organ
Robert Cray   Guitar
Jim Keltner   Drums,Percussion
Richard Feldman   Keyboards
Ralph Johnson   Vocals (Background)
Michael Omartian   Synthesizer
Bruce Fowler   Horn
Willie Weeks   Bass,Double Bass
Jeff Porcaro   Drums
John Mayer   Guitar
Lenny Castro   Congas
Pino Palladino   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Sam Gooden   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Williams   Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Steve Jordan   Drums
Debra Parsons   Vocals (Background)
Vandy Hampton   Vocals (Background)
Willie Kitchens Jr.   Vocals (Background)
Katie Kasoon   Vocals (Background)
Ian Thomas   Drums
Simon Clarke   Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Simon Climie   Composer,Producer,Pro-Tools
Steve Rinkoff   Engineer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Babyface   Producer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Big Maceo Merriweather   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Jack Joseph Puig   Engineer
Jack Bruce   Composer,Lyricist
Malcolm Dome   Liner Notes
Ben Fowler   Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Eddie Boyd   Composer
Charlie Bouis   Assistant Engineer
Elmore James   Composer
Russ Titelman   Mixing,Producer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Eric Clapton   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Gavin Lurssen   Mastering
Gary Wright   Mixing
Charles Segar   Composer
Steve Woolard   Compilation Producer
Wayne Kirkpatrick   Composer,Lyricist
Doyle Bramhall II   Composer,Producer
George Harrison   Composer
Dave O'Donnell   Engineer
Troy Seals   Composer
Paul "P-Dub" Walton   Pro-Tools
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Sleepy John Estes   Composer
Ted Templeman   Producer
Steve Diamond   Composer
Jimmy Hoyson   Assistant Engineer
Jimmy Bralower   Drum Programming
Scooter Weintraub   Producer
Justin Stanley   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Recording
Pete Karam   Engineer
Phil Collins   Producer
Jimmy Cox   Composer
Danny Clinch   Photography
Michael O'Reilly   Engineer
Mick Jones   Composer,Lyricist
Nikka Costa   Composer
Michael Jackson   Composer
Mick Guzauski   Mixing,Remix Engineer
Dave Wittman   Engineer
Gordon Kennedy   Composer,Lyricist
Ryuichi Sakamoto   Composer
J.J. Cale   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Larry Alexander   Engineer
Nick Ingman   Arranger
Lane Hardin   Composer
Will Jennings   Composer
Tom Stanley   Assistant Engineer
Brownie McGhee   Composer
James Pluta   Producer
Mike Higham   Pro-Tools
Yoshiyasu Kumada   Recording
Paul Walton   Engineer
Sonny Thompson   Composer
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
James Oden   Composer
St. Louis Jimmy Oden   Composer
Eddie Setser   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
John Hiatt   Composer
David Porter   Composer
Paul Waller   Drum Programming
Robert Johnson   Composer
Jerry Lynn Williams   Composer
Jim Gordon   Composer
Mel London   Composer
Public Domain   Composer
Tom Bender   Mixing Engineer
Tom Dowd   Producer
Tom Sweeney   Assistant Engineer
Alex Coletti   Producer
Buddy Miles   Composer
Guy Charbonneau   Recording
Willie Dixon   Composer
Joel Evenden   Pro-Tools,Assistant Engineer
Rob Eaton   Mixing
Leon Pendarvis   Brass Arrangement
Lenny Waronker   Producer
Pete Brown   Composer,Lyricist
Howard Biggs   Composer
Robbie Robertson   Composer,Producer
Mark Linett   Mixing
Brian Vibberts   Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Shakhovskoy   Pro-Tools
Paul Angelli   Assistant Engineer
Giles Cowley   Assistant Engineer
Matt Fields   Assistant Engineer
Joe Thomas   Composer,Composer
Mike Knowles   Assistant Engineer
Tim Fraser-Harding   Project Assistant
Stephen Walker   Design,Art Direction
Tom Whalley   Executive Producer
Chris Mosdell   Composer
Julie Gardiner   Assistant Engineer
Michael Eaton   Executive Producer
Kevin Mazur   Photography
Steve "Barney" Chase   Engineer
Lisa Glines   Design,Art Direction
John Beug   Executive Producer
Bea Henkel   Assistant Engineer
Kate Dear   Project Assistant
Richard Arnold   Assistant Engineer
John McDermott   Producer
Philippe Rose   Assistant Engineer
James Towler   Mixing,Recording
Melvin Jackson   Composer
Takeshi Sasaki   Assistant Engineer
Melvin London   Composer
Baby Face   Producer
Christopher Sykes   Cover Photo
Jo Blair   Product Manager
Charles Seger   Composer
Peter Jackson   Executive Producer
Alan Douglas   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Adam Brown   Engineer,Pro-Tools,Assistant Engineer
Thom Russo   Engineer
Brad Gilderman   Engineer
Tommy Sims   Composer,Lyricist