Slowhand

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Slowhand
Studio album by Eric Clapton
Released	November, 1977
Recorded	May 1977 at Olympic Studios in London
Genre	Blues
Length	39:04
Label	Polydor
Producer(s)	Glyn Johns
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C+) link Rolling Stone link
Eric Clapton chronology
No Reason to Cry (1976)	Slowhand (1977)	Backless (1978)

Slowhand is an album by Eric Clapton, released in 1977. In 2003, the album was ranked number 325 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The title is a reference to Clapton's nickname, "Slowhand".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Cocaine" (Cale) – 3:41
2. "Wonderful Tonight" (Clapton) – 3:44
3. "Lay Down Sally" (Clapton/Levy/Terry) – 3:56
4. "Next Time You See Her" (Clapton) – 4:01
5. "We're All The Way" (Williams) – 2:32
6. "The Core" (Clapton/Levy) – 8:45
7. "May You Never" (Martyn) – 3:01
8. "Mean Old Frisco" (Crudup) – 4:42
9. "Peaches and Diesel" (Clapton/Galuten) – 4:46 and 56

[edit] Singles

• 1978 - "Wonderful Tonight"
• 1978 - "Lay Down Sally"
• 1980 - "Cocaine"