Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton

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Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton-Time Pieces.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Eric Clapton
ReleasedApril 1982 (1982-04)
Recorded1970–1978
Genre Rock
Length44:52
Label RSO
Producer Tom Dowd, Delaney Bramlett, Glyn Johns, the Dominos
Eric Clapton chronology
Steppin' Out
(1981)		Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton
(1982)		 Timepieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies
(1983)

Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton is a greatest hits album by British musician Eric Clapton. The album was originally released by RSO/Polydor Records in April 1982 (see 1982 in music). The following year a second volume, Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies , was released by the label. The album has been reissued several times and has been awarded certifications in several regions. Billboard reported the album sold more than 13,400,000 copies worldwide. [1]

Contents

Background and compilation

In 1982, Eric Clapton left RSO and Polydor to form his own label, Duck Records, with distribution through Warner Bros. With the loss of the artist, the two Time Pieces albums were compiled and released. [2]

The songs on the album were all released as singles, with only one song—"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"—having never been released on an RSO album. A large number of songs on the release were either from 461 Ocean Boulevard or Slowhand , [2] while none of the songs were released on No Reason to Cry or Another Ticket . The original vinyl and cassette releases contained the live version of "Cocaine" from the 1980 release "Just One Night"; the later CD issue deleted this for the studio version from "Slowhand", and also included the song "Let It Grow" from "461 Ocean Boulevard".

A 7-times Platinum RIAA certification for the album. RIAAEric ClaptonTimepiecesTheBestOfEricClapton7xPlatinum.jpg
A 7-times Platinum RIAA certification for the album.

Track listing

  1. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Bob Marley) – 4:23
  2. "After Midnight" (J. J. Cale) – 3:08
  3. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 4:21
    • Non-album single (1975)
  4. "Wonderful Tonight" (Eric Clapton) – 3:39
  5. "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos (Clapton, Jim Gordon) – 7:06
  6. "Cocaine" (Cale) – 3:34
  7. "Lay Down Sally" (Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry) – 3:49
    • From the album Slowhand (1977)
  8. "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Johnny Otis) – 3:28
    • From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)
  9. "Promises" (Richard Feldman, Roger Linn) – 3:00
  10. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional, arr. Clapton) – 3:29
  11. "Let It Grow" (Clapton) – 4:55 *On UK version and CD reissue*
    • From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts for Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton
Chart (1982–2004)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [3] 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 65
Dutch Albums (Midprice Albums Top 50) [5] 42
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] 34
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 22
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [8] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 20
US Billboard 200 [10] 101
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard) [11] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [12] Gold30,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [13]
1994 certification 		Platinum50,000*
Austria (IFPI Austria) [14]
1996 certification 		Platinum50,000*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [15] Gold10,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [16] Million1,000,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [17] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [18] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [19] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [20] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [22] 7× Platinum7,000,000^

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

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
EuropeApril 1982 RSO Records LP RSD 5010
North AmericaApril 1982RSO RecordsLPRS-1-3099
WorldwideNovember 1982 Polydor Records CD810,014-2

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