Another Ticket

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Another Ticket
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Studio album by
Eric Clapton
Released20 February 1981
Recorded1980
Studio Compass Point Studios (Nassau, Bahamas)
Genre Rock
Length38:34
Label RSO
Producer Tom Dowd
Eric Clapton chronology
Backless
(1978)		Another Ticket
(1981)		 Money and Cigarettes
(1983)
Singles from Another Ticket
  1. "I Can't Stand It"
    Released: 13 February 1981
  2. "Another Ticket"
    Released: 10 April 1981 [1]

Another Ticket is the seventh solo studio album by Eric Clapton. Recorded and produced by Tom Dowd at the Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas with Albert Lee, it was Clapton's last studio album for RSO Records before the label shut down in 1983 as it was absorbed by Polydor Records. It received moderate reviews and achieved modest commercial success peaking at No. 18 in the UK charts.

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Release

It was his last album for RSO Records. Another Ticket was recorded at the Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and features fellow guitarist and country legend, Albert Lee. [2] The album was originally released as a gramophone record, accompanied by a music cassette. In 1990 the album was released on compact disc format [3] and was made available for digital music download in 1996. [4]

Chart performance

The studio album was successful in the charts, reaching the Top 40 in seven countries, three of which, it peaked in the Top 10. In New Zealand, the release reached its highest position on No. 3. In Norway and in the United States, Another Ticket reached Nos. 5 and 7, respectively. In the United Kingdom, the release placed itself at No. 18. In Germany and Sweden, the album reached No. 26. In the Netherlands, Another Ticket peaked at No. 38.

Reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann feels that the album is "star-crossed", "not too shabby", and while it "wasn't great Clapton" it should have got more notice than it did. [2] Rolling Stone journalist John Piccarella notes: "Rita Mae” [...] is the only song on side two that’s not about dying. It's about murder. As an artist often criticized for mellowing out, Eric Clapton has succeeded in making very popular music from an authentic and deeply tragic blues sensibility. He addresses both the heart and the charts in the same way: with a bullet." [5]

Songs

Record World said of the title track that "light keyboard melodies back Clapton's little tenor and the production is superb." [6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Eric Clapton, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Something Special" 2:36
2."Black Rose"
3:44
3."Blow Wind Blow" Muddy Waters 2:58
4."Another Ticket" 5:43
5."I Can't Stand It" 4:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me Lord" 3:27
2."Floating Bridge" Sleepy John Estes 6:32
3."Catch Me If You Can"
4:24
4."Rita Mae" 5:03
Total length:38:34

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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