Eric Clapton - Slowhand 180g LP

Eric Clapton - Slowhand - 35th Anniversary Edition

Track Listing

A1: Cocaine
A2: Wonderful Tonight
A3: Lay Down Sally
A4: Next Time You See Her
A5: We're All The Way

B1: The Core
B2: May You Never
B3: Mean Old Frisco
B4: Peaches And Diesel

35th Anniversary 180g Gatefold Sleeve Vinyl Album. Reissued. Remastered.

Clapton had already established himself as a guitar legend by the time he released Slowhand. His heroin habit long behind him, Clapton's songwriting mastery was fully evident on the album, particularly in the stunning ballad "Wonderful Tonight." It fully actualized all of the potential hinted at in his earlier "Promises," and Clapton trusted himself enough to slow things down. Some of his most expressive guitar work can be found throughout this album, not just within "Wonderful." Ironically enough, Slowhand is probably best known for the hit "Cocaine." Built upon a simple repeated riff, the song had Clapton's trademark smooth voice with its wear around the edges, and yet another stellar guitar solo. Flashy runs and licks were never the most integral part of Clapton's catalogue, his blues background being the primary source for his sound. Slowhand, with its phrasings, both guitar and vocal, established Clapton as the possessor of one of the most extensive vocabularies in rock.

Eric Clapton has fashioned albums in many different styles and with many different themes, yet few have the sense of oneness that pervades Slowhand. Slowhand was recorded at Olympic Studios in South West London in May 1977 and was produced by Glyn Johns. Released in November 1977, Slowhand was the most successful album of Clapton's '70s studio recordings. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart where it stayed for five weeks, spending a total of 74 weeks on the American album chart.

Slowhand features "Wonderful Tonight', "Lay Down Sally", and "Cocaine" - songs that are still heard regularly on radio and at Eric Clapton's live shows. So long after its release is a great recommendation and testimony to its place in Clapton's canon. The album includes cover versions of songs written by some of his favourite songwriters (JJ Cale, John Martyn, Don Williams, Arthur Crudup) along with original compositions by Eric Clapton.

"Slowhand was the nickname given to Clapton by the Yardbirds. On this quintessential Seventies album, he mixes candlelit love songs and guitar-hero riffs; "Cocaine" and "Wonderful Tonight" are the hits, but don't overlook "Next Time You See Her," a tender melody loaded with a death threat to a lover's suitor."
- Rolling Stone

Includes A Voucher To Download MP3 Version Of The Album.

Album Credits

Bass Guitar – Carl Radle
Design, Art Direction – David Stewart, El And Nell Ink, Nello
Drums, Percussion – Jamie Oldaker
Guitar – George Terry
Guitar, Vocals – Eric Clapton
Keyboards – Dick Sims
Lacquer Cut By – Miles
Photography By, Sleeve – Andy Seymour, Watal Asanuma
Producer – Glyn Johns
Saxophone – Mel Collins
Vocals – Marcy Levy, Yvonne Elliman

Release Information

Label: Polydor – 600753407233, 5340723

Series: Back To Black

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 35th Anniversary Edition, 180 Gram, Gatefold

Country: Europe

Released: 2012

Genre: Rock, Blues

Style: Blues Rock