Slowhand [Deluxe Edition]

Slowhand [Deluxe Edition]

by Eric Clapton
Slowhand [Deluxe Edition]

Slowhand [Deluxe Edition]

by Eric Clapton

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Overview

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. [The Deluxe Edition features the remastered original album with four added bonus tracks; disc two is a live set from 1977.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 12/18/2012
Label: Polydor
UPC: 0600753407202
Rank: 36215

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Cocaine
  2. Wonderful Tonight
  3. Lay Down Sally
  4. Next Time You See Her
  5. We're All the Way
  6. The Core
  7. May You Never
  8. Mean Old Frisco
  9. Peaches and Diesel
  10. Looking at the Rain
  11. Alberta
  12. Greyhound Bus
  13. Stars, Strays and Ashtrays

Disc 2

  1. Tell the Truth
  2. Knocking On Heaven's Door
  3. Steady Rolling Man
  4. Can't Find My Way Home
  5. Further On Up the Road
  6. Stormy Monday
  7. Badge
  8. I Shot the Sheriff
  9. Layla

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Marcy Levy   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Harmonica,Guitar,Vocals
Yvonne Elliman   Vocals (Background),Guitar,Vocals
James Oldaker   Percussion,Drums
George Terry   Guitar
Carl Radle   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jamie Oldaker   Drums,Percussion
Neil Collins   Saxophone
Sergio Pastora   Percussion
Dick Sims   Keyboards
Mel Collins   Horn,Saxophone

Technical Credits

Glyn Johns   Audio Production,Producer,Surround Mix,Surround Sound
Marcy Levy   Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
George Terry   Composer
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
Bill Levenson   Producer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Jim Gordon   Composer,Composer,Composer
Jimmie Cox   Composer
Watalu Asanuma   Photography,Cover Photo
Monique McGuffin   Production Coordination
Michael Etchart   Producer
Paul Bishow   Producer
Don Williams   Composer,Composer
Joe Medwick Veasey   Composer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Seth Foster   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Steve Winwood   Composer
Bobby Whitlock   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Bob Potter   Engineer
Bob Marley   Composer
David Stewart   Design,Art Direction
Miles Showell   Mastering
Patti Clapton   Design,Editing
Thomas Goodwin   Composer
Daniel Stewart   Design,Art Direction
Andy Seymour   Photography
Kevin Reeves   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
J.J. Cale   Composer,Lyricist
Joe Veasey   Composer
Eric Clapton   Design,Editing,Composer,Producer
Don Robey   Composer
Charles Segar   Composer
John Martyn   Composer
George Harrison   Composer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Digital Remastering
Huddie Ledbetter   Arranger
Michael Kamen   Composer
Albhy Galuten   Composer
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