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Blues (Eric Clapton album)

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Released
  
27 July 1999

Length
  
2:26:08

Release date
  
27 July 1999

Genre
  
Blues rock

Recorded
  
1970–1980

Artist
  
Eric Clapton

Label
  
Polydor Records

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Eric Clapton albums, Blues rock albums

Blues is a blues rock compilation album by Eric Clapton released in 1999. The release features songs from Clapton's 1970s RSO albums, as well as some unreleased material from the same era. The second disc features live recordings.

Contents

Disc one (studio blues)

  1. "Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)" (Ellas McDaniel) – 4:39 (Previously unreleased acoustic outtake from Backless, 1978)
  2. "Mean Old World" (Walter Jacobs) – 3:50 (Outtake from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1970)
  3. "Ain't That Lovin' You" (Jimmy Reed) – 5:26
  4. "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James) – 3:58
  5. "Cryin'" (Eric Clapton) – 2:52
  6. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Billy Myles) – 6:51 - Derek and the Dominos
  7. "Alberta" (Traditional) – 2:40 (Previously unreleased outtake from Slowhand, 1977)
  8. "Early in the Morning" (Traditional) – 7:55
  9. "Give Me Strength" (Clapton) – 2:51
  10. "Meet Me (Down at the Bottom)" (Willie Dixon) – 7:04 (Previously unreleased outtake from 461 Ocean Boulevard, 1974)
  11. "County Jail Blues" (Alfred Fields) – 3:56
  12. "Floating Bridge" (Sleepy John Estes) – 6:33
  13. "Blow Wind Blow" (Muddy Waters) – 2:59
  14. "To Make Somebody Happy" (Clapton) – 5:11
  15. "Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)" (McDaniel) – 4:39 (Previously unreleased electric outtake from Backless, 1978)

Disc two (live blues)

  1. "Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) – 12:49 (Hammersmith Odeon, Hammersmith, London, England, 27 April 1977)
  2. "Worried Life Blues" (Big Maceo Merriweather) – 5:57 (Victoria Hall, Hanley, Staffordshire, Stock-on-Trent, England, 28 November 1978)
  3. "Early in the Morning" (Traditional) – 7:11 (Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 3 December 1979)
  4. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Billy Myles) – 7:47 (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974)
  5. "Wonderful Tonight" (Clapton) – 6:23 (Glasgow Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, 24 November 1978)
  6. "Kind Hearted Woman" (Robert Johnson) – 5:11 (Glasgow Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, 24 November 1978)
  7. "Double Trouble" (Otis Rush) – 8:02 (Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 3 December 1979)
  8. "Driftin' Blues" (Charles Brown/Johnny Moore/Eddie Williams) – 6:57 (Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 25 June 1975)
  9. "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson) – 5:49 (Victoria Hall, Hanley, Staffordshire, Stock-on-Trent, England, 28 November 1978)
  10. "Further on Up the Road" (Joe Medwich Veasey/Don Robey) – 8:38 (Convention Centre, Dallas, 15 November 1976)

Bonus disc (included with some early copies of the album)

  1. "Blues in A" (Clapton) – 10:25 (Previously unreleased jam outtake from Eric Clapton, 1970)
  2. "Eric After Hours Blues" (Clapton) – 4:20 (Previously unreleased jam outtake from 461 Ocean Boulevard)
  3. "B Minor Jam" (Clapton) – 7:10 (Previously unreleased jam outtake from 461 Ocean Boulevard)
  4. "Blues" (Clapton) – 2:59 (Previously unreleased jam outtake from No Reason to Cry, 1976)

Personnel

  • Duane Allman – guitar, performer
  • Jon Astley – engineer, mixing
  • John Bellissimo – photography
  • Gary Brooker – keyboards, vocals
  • Philip Chapman – mixing
  • Eric Clapton – dobro, guitar, arranger, vocals
  • The Dominoes – arranger, producer
  • Tom Dowd – producer, executive producer
  • Yvonne Elliman – vocals
  • Rob Fraboni – producer
  • Jim Gordon – drums (bass)
  • Suha Gur – digital mastering, mixing, digital compilation
  • Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
  • John Jansen – mixing
  • Glyn Johns – producer, engineer
  • Freddie King – guitar
  • Leadbelly – arranger
  • Albert Lee – guitar, vocals
  • Bill Levenson – mixing, compilation producer
  • Marcy Levy – vocals
  • Andy MacPherson – mixing
  • Jay Mark – mixing
  • Dave Markee – bass
  • Dave Mason – guitar
  • John McDermott – liner notes
  • Bill Oakes – producer
  • Jamie Oldaker – drums
  • Sergio Pastora – percussion
  • Ron Pownall – photography
  • Michael Putland – photography
  • Carl Radle – bass
  • Jerry Rappaport – project assistant
  • Steve Rinkoff – mixing
  • Dick Sims – organ, piano
  • Henry Spinetti – percussion, drums
  • Chris Stainton – keyboards
  • Jackie Stansfield – project coordinator
  • George Terry – guitar
  • Terri Tierney – project coordinator
  • Laurens Van Houten – photography
  • Bobby Whitlock – piano
  • Ron Wood – guitar

    • Songs

    Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself) (version 1)4:41
    Mean Old World3:51
    Ain’t That Loving You5:30

    References

    Blues (Eric Clapton album) Wikipedia
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