461 Ocean Boulevard
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| 461 Ocean Boulevard | ||
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| Studio album by Eric Clapton | ||
| Released | July 1974 | |
| Recorded | April–May 1974 | |
| Genre | Blues-rock | |
| Length | 43:21 2:22:5 (deluxe edition) |
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| Label | RSO | |
| Producer(s) | Tom Dowd | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Eric Clapton chronology | ||
| Rainbow Concert (1972) |
461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) |
There's One in Every Crowd (1975) |
461 Ocean Boulevard is a 1974 (see 1974 in music) album by blues rocker Eric Clapton. His first album after quitting heroin and his second after the dissolution of Derek & the Dominos, Clapton was under a lot of pressure during the recording of 461 Ocean Boulevard. He succeeded regardless, and the album received rave reviews upon its release.
The original album and Polygram CD had (2) Better Make It Through Today (dropped from the re-release) and (11) Give Me Strength, now at position (2).
In 2004 a remastered two-disc "deluxe edition" of 461 Ocean Boulevard was released. The second disc included in the packaging features a live concert with various "jam" sessions. The first disc also has a few new added tracks, all live which were recorded at Hammersmith Concert Hall (formerly the Hammersmith Odeon).
In 2003, the album was ranked number 409 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Motherless Children" (Traditional)
- "Give Me Strength" (Clapton)
- "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Otis)
- "Get Ready" (Clapton/Elliman)
- "I Shot the Sheriff" (Marley)
[edit] Side two
- "I Can't Hold Out" (James)
- "Please Be With Me" (Boyer)
- "Let It Grow" (Clapton)
- "Steady Rollin' Man" (Johnson)
- "Mainline Florida" (Terry)
[edit] Personnel
- Eric Clapton - dobro, guitar, vocals, arranger
- Yvonne Elliman - vocals, background vocals
- Albhy Galuten - organ, synthesizer, piano, clavichord, electric piano
- Tom Bernfield - vocals, background vocals
- Dick Sims - organ, bass, keyboards
- George Terry - guitar, piano, background vocals
- Carl Radle - bass, arranger
- Jamie Oldaker - percussion & drums
- Al Jackson, Jr. - drums
- Jim Fox - drums
- Thomas Bernfeld - background vocals
- Karl Richardson - engineer
- Steve Klein - assistant engineer
- Bob Defrin - art direction
- David Gahr - photography
[edit] Charting singles
- 1974: "I Shot the Sheriff," Pop Singles, No. 1
- 1974: "Willie and the Hand Jive," Pop Singles, No. 26
- 1974: "I Shot the Sheriff," Black Singles, No. 33
[edit] Deluxe edition
[edit] Disc one
The Original Album
- "Motherless Children" (Traditional)
- "Give Me Strength" (Clapton)
- "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Otis)
- "Get Ready" (Clapton/Elliman)
- "I Shot the Sheriff" (Marley)
- "I Can't Hold Out" (James)
- "Please Be With Me" (Boyer)
- "Let It Grow" (Clapton)
- "Steady Rollin' Man" (Johnson)
- "Mainline Florida" (Terry)
Bonus Tracks
- "Walkin' Down the Road" (Musgrave & Levine)
- "Ain't That Loving You" (Reed)
- "Meet Me (Down At The Bottom)" (Dixon)
- "Eric After Hour Blues" (Clapton)
- "B-Minor Jam" (Clapton)
[edit] Disc two
All songs recorded live December 4 and December 5, 1974 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, England.
- "Smile" (Chaplin, Parsons, & Phillips)
- "Let It Grow" (Clapton)
- "Can't Find My Way Home" (Winwood)
- "I Shot The Sheriff" (Marley)
- "Tell The Truth" (Clapton/Whitlock)
- "The Sky Is Crying/Have You Ever Loved A Woman/Rambling On My Mind" (James, Robinson, & Lewis/Myles/Johnson)
- "Little Wing" (Hendrix)
- "Singin' The Blues" (McCreary)
- "Badge" (Clapton/Harrison)
- "Layla" (Clapton/Gordon)
- "Let It Rain" (Bramlett & Clapton)
