Slowhand [35th Anniversary Edition]

by Eric Clapton

Overview

After the guest-star-drenched No Reason to Cry failed to make much of an impact commercially, Eric Clapton returned to using his own band for Slowhand. The difference is substantial -- where No Reason to Cry struggled hard to find the right tone, Slowhand opens with the relaxed, bluesy shuffle of J.J. Cale's "Cocaine" and sustains it throughout the course of the album. Alternating between straight blues ("Mean Old Frisco"), country ("Lay Down Sally"), mainstream rock ("Cocaine," "The Core"), and pop ("Wonderful Tonight"), Slowhand doesn't sound schizophrenic because of the band's grasp of the material. This is laid-back virtuosity -- although Clapton and his band are never flashy, their playing is masterful and assured. That assurance and the album's eclectic material make Slowhand rank with 461 Ocean Boulevard as Eric Clapton's best albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/18/2012
Label:	Polydor
UPC:	0600753407233
Rank:	19491

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Cocaine
2. Wonderful Tonight
3. Lay Down Sally
4. Next Time You See Her
5. We're All The Way

Disc 2

6. The Core
7. May You Never
8. Mean Old Frisco
9. Peaches and Diesel

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Marcy Levy   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Yvonne Elliman   Vocals (Background),Guitar,Vocals
James Oldaker   Drums,Percussion
Dick Sims   Keyboards
Mel Collins   Horn,Saxophone
George Terry   Guitar
Carl Radle   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jamie Oldaker   Drums,Percussion
Sergio Pastora   Percussion
Neil Collins   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Glyn Johns   Audio Production,Producer,Surround Mix,Surround Sound
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Seth Foster   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Steve Winwood   Composer
Bobby Whitlock   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Bob Potter   Engineer
Bob Marley   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
J.J. Cale   Composer,Lyricist
Joe Veasey   Composer
Eric Clapton   Design,Editing,Composer,Producer
Don Robey   Composer
Don Williams   Composer,Composer
Charles Segar   Composer
John Martyn   Composer
George Harrison   Composer
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Digital Remastering
Huddie Ledbetter   Arranger
Michael Kamen   Composer
Albhy Galuten   Composer
Marcy Levy   Composer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
George Terry   Composer
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer
Big Bill Broonzy   Composer
Bill Levenson   Producer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Jim Gordon   Composer,Composer,Composer
Jimmie Cox   Composer
David Stewart   Design,Art Direction
Miles Showell   Mastering
Patti Clapton   Design,Editing
Thomas Goodwin   Composer
Daniel Stewart   Design,Art Direction
Andy Seymour   Photography
Watalu Asanuma   Cover Photo,Photography
Monique McGuffin   Production Coordination
Michael Etchart   Producer
Paul Bishow   Producer
Joe Medwick Veasey   Composer