Slowhand

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All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
After the guest-star-drenched No Reason to Cry failed to make much of an impact commercially, Eric Clapton returned to using his own band for Slowhand. The difference is substantial -- where No Reason to Cry struggled hard to find the right tone, Slowhand opens with the relaxed, bluesy shuffle of J.J. Cale's "Cocaine" and sustains it throughout the course of the album. Alternating between straight blues "Mean Old Frisco", country "Lay Down Sally", mainstream rock "Cocaine," "The Core", and pop "Wonderful Tonight", Slowhand doesn't sound schizophrenic because of the band's grasp of the material. This is laid-back virtuosity -- although Clapton and his band are ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
After the guest-star-drenched No Reason to Cry failed to make much of an impact commercially, Eric Clapton returned to using his own band for Slowhand. The difference is substantial -- where No Reason to Cry struggled hard to find the right tone, Slowhand opens with the relaxed, bluesy shuffle of J.J. Cale's "Cocaine" and sustains it throughout the course of the album. Alternating between straight blues "Mean Old Frisco", country "Lay Down Sally", mainstream rock "Cocaine," "The Core", and pop "Wonderful Tonight", Slowhand doesn't sound schizophrenic because of the band's grasp of the material. This is laid-back virtuosity -- although Clapton and his band are never flashy, their playing is masterful and assured. That assurance and the album's eclectic material make Slowhand rank with 461 Ocean Boulevard as Eric Clapton's best albums.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 12/18/2012
  • Label: Polydor / Umgd
  • UPC: 600753407240
  • Catalog Number: 1770102
  • Sales rank: 9,236

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Cocaine (3:41)
  2. 2 Wonderful Tonight (3:45)
  3. 3 Lay Down Sally (3:56)
  4. 4 Next Time You See Her (4:01)
  5. 5 We're All The Way (2:34)
  6. 6 The Core (8:45)
  7. 7 May You Never (3:01)
  8. 8 Mean Old Frisco (4:41)
  9. 9 Peaches And Diesel (4:48)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Eric Clapton Primary Artist, Guitar, Vocals
Yvonne Elliman Vocals
Marcy Levy Vocals
Mel Collins Saxophone
Jamie Oldaker Percussion, Drums
Carl Radle Bass Guitar
Dick Sims Keyboards
George Terry Guitar
Technical Credits
Don Williams Composer
John Martyn Composer
J.J. Cale Composer, Lyricist
Marcy Levy Composer
Albhy Galuten Composer
Eric Clapton Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup Composer
Glyn Johns Producer
Jonathan Dent Artwork
David Stewart Artwork
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