Released March 1975 Length 40:08 Artist Eric Clapton Producer Tom Dowd | Recorded Late 1974 – early 1975 There's One in Every Crowd
(1975) E. C. Was Here
(1975) Release date March 1975 Genres Blues rock, Reggae | |
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Studio Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida and Dynamic Sounds Studios, Kingston, Jamaica Label Insomniac/Interscope Records Similar Eric Clapton albums, Blues rock albums | ||
There's One in Every Crowd is a 1975 album by Eric Clapton. Recorded shortly after 461 Ocean Boulevard, the album features a style very similar to its predecessor, but did not enjoy similar commercial success. Clapton's love for the "Tulsa Sound" (Tulsa Oklahoma) was apparent here as it is quite similar in feel to the previous record.
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Background and release
After the success of "I Shot the Sheriff", Clapton and his backing band went to Jamaica to record There's One in Every Crowd. The songs "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Little Rachel" and "Don't Blame Me" are recorded in a reggae style, though the rest of the record is considered blues and rock. However, with his growing alcohol dependency and drug problems in Jamaica, the record was very challenging to record. Clapton wanted the original album title to be "EC is God...There's One in Every Crowd". RSO didn't like the first part and chose to release the album under the title of "There's One in Every Crowd".
Chart performance
The album reached the Top 40 on three national music charts. Achieving the highest position, number 15, in the United Kingdom, the album was certified with a silver disc by the British Phonographic industry. In the United States, the album peaked at position 21. In New Zealand the album placed itself on number 24 on the official New Zealand music chart, compiled by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand at the time.
Critical reception
AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann awarded the album two out of five possible stars, stating that Clapton "hadn't had time to write or gather sufficient material [after the release of 461 Ocean Boulevard] to make a similarly effective album, since the result is a scattershot mixture of styles, leading off with two gospel tunes, one a reggae version". Ruhlmann goes on in his review, noting the "album's best track, naturally, was the blues cover, Clapton's take on Elmore James' 'The Sky Is Crying'". The critic finished his review, calling the release "a disappointing follow-up to 461 Ocean Boulevard". Robert Christgau rated the album with a "C+". Augustin Schmidt from the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said that the album, compared to 461 Ocean Boulevard, which charted high in Germany the year before, is disappointing, but not so bad, when you ignore the commercial success of the 1974 release.
Personnel
Songs
1We've Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)4:29
2Swing Low Sweet Chariot3:29
3Little Rachel4:07