| Complete Clapton | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 9 October 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1966–2006 | |||
| Genre | Rock · blues · pop | |||
| Length | 154:52 | |||
| Label | Reprise · Polydor | |||
| Eric Clapton chronology | ||||
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Complete Clapton is a greatest hits collection by British rock musician Eric Clapton, released on 9 October 2007 to accompany Clapton's official autobiography.
The two-disc collection was released on 9 October 2007 to accompany Eric Clapton's official autobiography, Clapton: The Autobiography, released that same year (see also 2007 in music). An exclusive edition sold through Barnes & Noble bookstores in the United States included a bonus compact disc with four additional tracks. [1] As with The Rolling Stones' Forty Licks , each disc has been compiled by different record companies: disc one, virtually identical to The Cream of Clapton by Polydor, and disc two by Warner Bros. Records. Clapton helped to promote the album by being interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show in 2007. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine quickly notes that this compilation "doesn't even attempt to cover as much ground as his landmark four-disc 1988 box set Crossroads ", but also recalls Complete Clapton "covers the nearly 20 years that have elapsed since the release of Crossroads, a time frame which includes the blockbuster success of his 1992 Unplugged, its all-blues 1994 follow-up From the Cradle , and many soft adult contemporary hits from the late '90s". Erlewine rounds his review up by saying it: "turns Complete Clapton into a portrait of Clapton the classic rocker" and "does hit the obvious highlights well and serves as a good hits package for the casual and curious fan, and in that sense, it works as a good companion piece to Clapton's autobiography". [3]
The compilation debuted at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200. [4] It also peaked at number two on the British albums chart, compiled by the Official Charts Company. [5]
All songs are by Eric Clapton, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Feel Free" (Cream) | Pete Brown, Jack Bruce | Fresh Cream , 1966 | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream) | Brown, Bruce, Eric Clapton | Disraeli Gears , 1967 | 4:09 |
| 3. | "White Room" (Cream) | Brown, Bruce | Wheels of Fire , 1968 | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Crossroads" (Live) (Cream) | Robert Johnson, arr. by Clapton | Wheels of Fire | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Badge" (Cream) | Clapton, George Harrison | Goodbye , 1969 | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Presence of the Lord" (Blind Faith) | Clapton | Blind Faith , 1969 | 4:46 |
| 7. | "After Midnight" | J. J. Cale | Eric Clapton , 1970 | 3:06 |
| 8. | "Let It Rain" | Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney Bramlett, Clapton | Eric Clapton | 5:03 |
| 9. | "Bell Bottom Blues" (Derek & the Dominos) | Clapton | Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs , 1970 | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Layla" (Derek & the Dominos) | Clapton, Jim Gordon | Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs | 7:07 |
| 11. | "Let It Grow" | Clapton | 461 Ocean Boulevard , 1974 | 4:54 |
| 12. | "I Shot the Sheriff" | Bob Marley | 461 Ocean Boulevard | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Bob Dylan | Non-album single, 1975 | 4:22 |
| 14. | "Hello Old Friend" | Clapton | No Reason to Cry , 1976 | 3:32 |
| 15. | "Cocaine" | Cale | Slowhand , 1977 | 3:32 |
| 16. | "Lay Down Sally" | Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry | Slowhand | 3:47 |
| 17. | "Wonderful Tonight" | Clapton | Slowhand | 3:38 |
| 18. | "Promises" | Richard Feldman, Roger Linn | Backless , 1978 | 2:57 |
| 19. | "I Can't Stand It" | Clapton | Another Ticket , 1981 | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 78:54 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" | Tony Seals, Troy Seals, Steve Diamond, Eddie Setser | Money and Cigarettes , 1983 | 3:12 |
| 2. | "She's Waiting" | Clapton, Peter Robinson | Behind the Sun , 1985 | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Forever Man" | Jerry Lynn Williams | Behind the Sun | 3:11 |
| 4. | "It's in the Way That You Use It" | Clapton, Robbie Robertson | August , 1986 | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Miss You" | Clapton, Bobby Columby, Greg Phillinganes | August | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Pretending" | Williams | Journeyman , 1989 | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Bad Love" | Clapton, Mick Jones | Journeyman | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Tears in Heaven" | Clapton, Will Jennings | Rush soundtrack, 1992 | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Layla" (Acoustic version) | Clapton, Gordon | Unplugged , 1992 | 4:38 |
| 10. | "Running on Faith" (Acoustic version) | Williams | Unplugged | 6:10 |
| 11. | "Motherless Child" | Robert Hicks | From the Cradle , 1994 | 2:56 |
| 12. | "Change the World" | Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick | Phenomenon soundtrack, 1996 | 3:54 |
| 13. | "My Father's Eyes" | Clapton | Pilgrim , 1998 | 5:22 |
| 14. | "Riding with the King" (B.B. King and Eric Clapton) | John Hiatt | Riding with the King , 2000 | 4:23 |
| 15. | "Sweet Home Chicago" | Johnson | Sessions for Robert J , 2004 | 5:15 |
| 16. | "If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day" | Johnson | Me and Mr. Johnson , 2004 | 3:26 |
| 17. | "Ride the River" (J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton) | Cale | The Road to Escondido , 2006 | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 75:58 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Old Love" | Clapton, Robert Cray | Journeyman | 6:21 |
| 2. | "Blues Before Sunrise" | Leroy Carr | From the Cradle | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Milkcow's Calf Blues" | Johnson | Me and Mr. Johnson | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Ramblin' On My Mind" | Johnson | Sessions for Robert J | 2:42 |
| Total length: | 15:20 | |||
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA) [36] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ) [37] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [38] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| South Korea | — | 20,345 [39] |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [40] | 2× Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [41] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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Slowhand is the fifth solo studio album by Eric Clapton. Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his most commercially and critically successful studio albums. Slowhand produced the two hit singles "Lay Down Sally" and "Wonderful Tonight", reached various international music charts and was honoured with numerous awards and recording certifications. In 2012, a deluxe edition was released to celebrate the album's 35th anniversary.
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