The 17-song set features Clapton and his longtime bandmates Nathan East (bass and vocals), Steve Gadd (drums) and Chris Stainton (keyboards) playing acoustic interpretations of Clapton standards and a selection of other numbers that include blues, country and rare originals.
Led by Clapton’s legendary longtime Grammy Award-winning producer Russ Titelman (James Taylor, George Harrison, Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Rickie Lee Jones) and recorded live at Cowdray House in West Sussex, England, Clapton and company revive timeless classics like “After Midnight,” “Layla,” “Bell Bottom Blues,” “Tears in Heaven,” “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out” and “Key to the Highway.” In addition to some of the most popular tunes from Eric’s extensive repertoire, Clapton and his crew also offer their own versions of songs that have had a lasting impact on his career and those of his contemporaries, including the Fleetwood Mac tracks “Black Magic Woman” and “Man of the World” from the Peter Green era.
The project was launched after Eric Clapton’s concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, scheduled for May 2021, had to be canceled due to ongoing disruptions from the pandemic. In search of a viable alternative, and hoping to keep all his options open, he retreated with his band into the English countryside and staged a concert with only the participants themselves present while he kept the cameras rolling. (Clapton’s wife Melia, the only outside observer, inspired the title of the sessions.) The mostly acoustic set should be like an Eric Clapton Unplugged II, but not quite, as three songs are played with electric guitars. The result is much more than just a stringing together of the greatest hits. Rather, it’s one of the most intimate and authentic performances of Clapton’s entire career, an offering that provides real insight into the composition of his indelible catalog.
Following his time with the Yardbirds in 1963, Clapton embarked on a career as a professional musician that included numerous bands, a plethora of albums, countless worldwide sold-out concerts, an impressive array of awards, unwavering critical acclaim and his consistent delivery of legendary guitar work.
TRACKS:
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A1 Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
Written-By – Jimmy Cox
A2 Golden Ring
Written-By – Eric Clapton
A3 Black Magic Woman
Written-By – Peter Green (2)
A4 Man Of The World
Written-By – Peter Green (2)
A5 Kerry
Written-By – Eric Clapton
B1 After Midnight
Written-By – J.J. Cale
B2 Bell Bottom Blues
Written-By – Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton
B3 Key To The Highway
Written-By – Big Bill Broonzy, Charles Segar
B4 River Of Tears
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Simon Climie
C1 Rock Me Baby
Written-By – Melvin Jackson*
C2 Believe In Life
Written-By – Eric Clapton
C3 Going Down Slow
Written-By – St. Louis Jimmy Oden
C4 Layla
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon
D1 Tears In Heaven
Written-By – Eric Clapton, Will Jennings
D2 Long Distance Call
Written-By – Muddy Waters
D3 Bad Boy
Written-By – Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton
D4 Got My Mojo Working
Written-By – Preston Foster
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