E. C. Was Here

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E. C. Was Here
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Live album by
Eric Clapton
ReleasedAugust 1975
Recorded19–20 July 1974, 4 December 1974, 25 June 1975
Venue Nassau Coliseum
Long Beach Arena
Hammersmith Odeon
Providence Civic Center
Genre Blues rock
Length46:40
Label RSO
Producer Tom Dowd
Eric Clapton chronology
There's One in Every Crowd
(1975)		E. C. Was Here
(1975)		 No Reason to Cry
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]
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E. C. Was Here is a 1975 album by Eric Clapton. It was recorded live in 1974 and 1975 at the Nassau Coliseum, Long Beach Arena, the Hammersmith Odeon, and the Providence Civic Center by Record Plant Remote during Clapton's first tour since Derek and the Dominos in 1970.

Contents

An expanded and remixed version was included as discs 3 and 4 of Give Me Strength: The 1974/1975 Recordings compilation album.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974) Billy Myles 7:42
2."Presence of the Lord" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974)Eric Clapton6:42
3."Drifting Blues" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974)Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams3:25 (LP)/11:43 (CD)
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Can't Find My Way Home" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974) Steve Winwood 5:10
5."Rambling On My Mind" (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 4 December 1974) Robert Johnson 7:17
6."Further on Up the Road" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 28 June 1975) Joe Medwick, Don Robey 7:22

Personnel

Additional personnel

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "E.C. Was Here - Eric Clapton | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Eric Clapton - E.C. Was Here CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as early materials were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself (1989).
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Eric Clapton". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 48.
  6. ↑ "InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eric Clapton – E.C. Was Here" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "– Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Eric Clapton" (in Japanese). 30 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eric Clapton – E.C. Was Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  10. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD) de 1975 par InfoDisc". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Eric Clapton – E C Was Here". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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