Eric Clapton (album)

Eric Clapton
Studio album by Eric Clapton
Released	August 1970
Recorded	November 1969 and January 1970 Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, pop rock, blues rock
Length	36:41
Label	Atco (initial USA release), Polydor
Producer	Delaney Bramlett
Eric Clapton chronology
On Tour with Eric Clapton by Delaney, Bonnie & Friends (1970) Eric Clapton (1970) Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominoes (1970)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]

Eric Clapton is the eponymous debut solo album from Eric Clapton, released in August of 1970.

Track listing – original 1970 release

All selections written by Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett and Eric Clapton,^[3] except as indicated.

Side one

1. "Slunky" – 3:34
2. "Bad Boy" – 3:34
3. "Lonesome and a Long Way from Home" (Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) – 3:29
4. "After Midnight" (J.J. Cale) – 2:51
5. "Easy Now" (Clapton) – 2:57
6. "Blues Power" (Clapton, Russell) – 3:09

Side two

1. "Bottle of Red Wine" – 3:06
2. "Lovin' You Lovin' Me" – 3:19
3. "Told You For the Last Time" (Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Steve Cropper) – 2:30
4. "Don't Know Why" – 3:10^[4]
5. "Let It Rain" – 5:02

2006 deluxe edition

The Tom Dowd mix, disc one

Tracks 1–11 were previously released in 1970 as listed above; track 12 originally released on a limited edition bonus CD included with early copies of Polydor/Universal's 1999 Clapton compilation Blues; track 13 originally released on King Curtis's 1970 Atco album Get Ready; track 14 previously unreleased.

1. "Slunky" – 3:33
2. "Bad Boy" – 3:33
3. "Lonesome and a Long Way From Home" – 3:29
4. "After Midnight" – 2:51
5. "Easy Now" – 2:57
6. "Blues Power" – 3:08
7. "Bottle of Red Wine" – 3:06
8. "Lovin' You, Lovin' Me" – 3:19
9. "Told You For the Last Time" – 2:30
10. "Don't Know Why" – 3:10
11. "Let It Rain" – 5:02
12. "Blues In 'A'" – 10:25
    • Session outtake
13. "Teasin'" (Curtis Ousley) – 2:14
    • Performed by King Curtis with Delaney Bramlett, Eric Clapton & Friends.
14. "She Rides" – 5:08
    • Previously unreleased "Let It Rain" alternate version

The Delaney Bramlett mix, disc two

"After Midnight" originally issued on Clapton's 1988 box set Crossroads; "Comin' Home" and "Groupie (Superstar)" originally issued on Atco in 1969 as a Delaney & Bonnie and Friends single. All other tracks previously unreleased.

1. "Slunky" – 3:33
2. "Bad Boy" – 3:41
3. "Easy Now" – 2:57
4. "After Midnight" – 3:17
5. "Blues Power" – 3:19
6. "Bottle of Red Wine" – 3:06
7. "Lovin' You, Lovin' Me" – 4:03
8. "Lonesome and a Long Way From Home" – 3:48
9. "Don't Know Why" – 3:43
10. "Let It Rain" – 5:03
11. "Don't Know Why" – 5:12
    • Previously unreleased Olympic Studios version
12. "I've Told You For the Last Time" – 6:46
    • Previously unreleased Olympic Studios version
13. "Comin' Home" (Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton) – 3:14
    • Performed by Delaney & Bonnie and Friends featuring Eric Clapton
14. "Groupie" (Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Leon Russell) – 2:48
    • Performed by Delaney & Bonnie and Friends featuring Eric Clapton

2010 rarities edition [Essential Collector's Tracks]

This one disc CD includes most of the unreleased tracks from the deluxe edition on an individual CD.

1. "Slunky" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 3:34
2. "Bad Boy" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 3:41
3. "Easy Now" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 2:58
4. "After Midnight" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 3:17
5. "Blues Power" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 3:19
6. "Bottle of Red Wine" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 3:07
7. "Lovin' You, Lovin' Me" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 4:04
8. "Lonesome and a Long Way From Home" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 3:48
9. "Don't Know Why" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 3:44
10. "Let It Rain" (Delaney Bramlett mix) – 5:03
11. "Don't Know Why" (Olympic Studios version) – 5:12
12. "I've Told You For the Last Time" (Olympic Studios version) – 6:47
13. "Blues In 'A'" (Session outtake) – 10:26
14. "She Rides" ("Let It Rain" alternate version) – 5:09

Performers

• Eric Clapton – lead guitar, lead vocals
• Delaney Bramlett – rhythm guitar, vocals
• Leon Russell – piano
• Bobby Whitlock – organ, vocals
• John Simon – piano
• Carl Radle – bass
• Jim Gordon – drums
• Jim Price – trumpet
• Bobby Keys – saxophone
• Tex Johnson – percussion
• Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
• Rita Coolidge – vocals
• Sonny Curtis – vocals
• Jerry Allison – vocals
• Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar

References