Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004

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Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004
Directed by Ron de Moraes
Produced byMitch Owgang
Starring Eric Clapton
Edited byLaura Young
Distributed by Reprise · Warner
Release date
  • November 9, 2004 (2004-11-09)
Running time
210 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$69,000,000

The Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 is a concert film, released by the British rock musician Eric Clapton. It documents live performances and interviews by various guitar players Clapton admires and is the first official Crossroads Guitar Festival . A previous benefit project titled In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua is sometimes regarded the first festival in the series. The video footage for the release was recorded between June 4 and 6, 2004 in Dallas, Texas. The DVD hit the international market on November 9 the same year and is distributed and licensed through Reprise and Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. Eric Clapton – "Cocaine"
  2. Robert Lockwood Jr. – "Love in Vain Blues"
  3. Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Hubert Sumlin & Jimmie Vaughan – "Killing Floor"
  4. Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin & Jimmie Vaughan – "Sweet Home Chicago"
  5. Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph & Jimmie Vaughan – "Six Strings Down"
  6. Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, B.B. King & Jimmie Vaughan – "Rock Me Baby"
  7. Dan Tyminski with Ron Block – "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow"
  8. Dan Tyminski With Ron Block – "Road To Nash Vegas"
  9. James Taylor with Jerry Douglas – "Copperline"
  10. James Taylor with Joe Walsh - "Steamroller"
  11. Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas - "Oklahoma Borderline"
  12. Vince Gill with Jerry Douglas – "What the Cowgirls Do"
  13. J. J. Cale with Eric Clapton – "After Midnight"
  14. J. J. Cale with Eric Clapton – "Call Me the Breeze"
  15. Robert Randolph and the Family Band – "The March"
  16. Doyle Bramhall II – "Green Light Girl"
  17. Carlos Santana with Eric Clapton – "Jingo"
  18. John Mayer – "City Love"

Disc 2

  1. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt – "Rag Bihag"
  2. John McLaughlin – "Tones for Elvin Jones"
  3. Larry Carlton – "Josie"
  4. David "Honeyboy" Edwards – "Going Down Slow"
  5. Eric Clapton – "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day"
  6. Robert Cray – "Time Makes Two"
  7. Jonny Lang – "Give Me Up Again"
  8. David Hidalgo – "Neighborhood"
  9. Steve Vai – "I'm the Hell Outta Here"
  10. Eric Johnson – "Desert Rose"
  11. Joe Walsh – "Funk 49"
  12. Joe Walsh – "Rocky Mountain Way"
  13. Eric Clapton – "I Shot the Sheriff"
  14. Eric Clapton – "Have You Ever Loved A Woman (Blues In C)"
  15. ZZ Top – "La Grange"
  16. ZZ Top – "Tush"

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–2015)Peak
position
Portuguese Music DVD (AFP) [1] 10
Swedish Music DVD (Sverigetopplistan) [2] 5
Swiss Music DVD (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] 3× Platinum45,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [5] 3× Platinum30,000^
France (SNEP) [6] Platinum20,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [7] Platinum5,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Gold25,000^
United States (RIAA) [9] 10× Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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