Complete Clapton

Performer: Eric Clapton
Engineer: Jeff Demorris; Damon Lyon-Shaw; Dave O'Donnell; John Jacobs; Dave Wittman; Ed Cherney; Steve "Barney" Cahse; Paul Gommersall; Stephen Chase; John Timperly; Jack Joseph Puig; Magic Moreno; Peter Hefter; Jimbo Barton; Adrian Barber; Alan Douglas; Lee Herschberg; Michael Carnevale; Nick Launay; Andy Johns; Tom Dowd; Bill Halverson; Brad Gilderman
Producer: Delaney Bramlett; Eric Clapton; Felix Pappalardi; Dominos; Glyn Johns; J.J. Cale; Jimmy Miller; Lenny Waronker; Albhy Galuten; Phil Collins; Rob Fraboni; Robert Stigwood; Russ Titelman; Simon Climie; Ted Templeman; Babyface; Tom Dowd; Carl Radle
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, dobro, background vocals); Delaney Bramlett, George Terry, Stephen Stills, B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Albert Lee (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards); Gary Brooker (vocals, keyboards); Jerry Allison, Marcy Levy, Rita Coolidge, Sonny Curtis, Yvonne Elliman, Tom Bernfield, Bonnie Bramlett (vocals); Jerry Williams (guitar, background vocals); Doyle Bramhall II, Andy Fairweather Low, Phil Palmer (guitar); Ry Cooder (electric guitar, slide guitar); Gayle Levant (celtic harp); Jerry Portnoy (harmonica); Michael Brecker (saxophone); Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone); Simon Clarke (baritone saxophone); Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Roddy Lorimer (trumpet); David W. Bargeron (trombone); Joe Sample (piano, Wurlitzer organ); Chris Stainton (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Greg Phillinganes (piano, keyboards, background vocals); Albhy Galuten (piano, ARP synthesizer); Leon Russell, Billy Preston (piano); Dick Sims (organ, keyboards); Bobby Whitlock (organ); Chuck Leavell, Alan Clark, Simon Climie (keyboards); Jeff Bova, Michael Omartian, Peter Manning Robinson, Randy Kerber, Richard Cottle (synthesizer); Nathan East (bass guitar, background vocals); Dave Bronze, Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass guitar); Phil Collins (drums, snare drum, percussion, background vocals); Jim W. Gordon, Jamie Oldaker, Jeff Porcaro, Jim Keltner, Roger Hawkins, Steve Gadd , Henry Spinetti, Steve Ferrone (drums); Lenny Castro (congas, percussion); Carol Steele (congas); Jimmy Bralower (drum machine, drum programming); Ted Templeman (timbales); Ray Cooper (percussion); Paul Waller (drum programming); Chuck Kirkpatrick, Chyna, John Sambataro, Susannah Melvoin, Katie Kissoon, Shaun Murphy, Tessa Niles, Wendy Melvoin, Chaka Khan (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Ed Cherney; Gary Wright; J.J. Cale; Jimmy Miller ; Alan Douglas; Alex Haas; Mark Linett; Mick Guzauski; Nick Launay; Andy Johns; Phil Collins; Rob Eaton; Russ Titelman; Steve Boyer. Audio Remixer: Adrian Barber. Liner Note Author: Nigel Williamson. Recording information: Winterland, San Francisco, CA. Photographers: Gered Mankowitz; Carl Studna; Terry O'Neill; David Gahr; Michael Putland; Kevin Mazur; Barry Feinstein; Jack English; Barrie Wentzell; Norman Watson. Arrangers: Chris Blackwell; Eric Clapton; Dominos; Robert Stigwood. Released in conjunction with Eric Clapton's autobiography, COMPLETE CLAPTON provides the soundtrack to the original guitar hero's decades-spanning journey. Over the course of two discs, this collection tracks Clapton's progress from the ground-breaking psychedelic blues-rock of Cream and the short-lived supergroup Blind Faith, through his Duane Allman collaboration, Derek & the Dominos, and on to his prolific solo career. Clapton is personally responsible for a huge chunk of the classic-rock canon, and it's all included here. The primal crunch of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love," the bluesy riffarama that is Derek & the Dominos' evergreen "Layla," the country-tinged twangfest "Lay Down Sally"--you name it, COMPLETE CLAPTON has it. This set doesn't stint on later material, either, like Clapton's Robert Johnson tribute and a duet with J.J. Cale. With the possible exception of his very early work with John Mayall, there's nary a career highlight missed on this comprehensive anthology.

Uncut (p.89) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[He's] come up with some gems and they're all here....His ability to pick just the right cover is also well represented and there's a good smattering of potent blues covers, too."

Over the course of four decades, Eric Clapton has carried the British blues legacy into the mainstream of pop music. From his mid-1960s days with the Yardbirds and John Mayall, through his years as guitar god with Cream and Blind Faith, and eventually to his more laid-back solo albums, Clapton has remained one of rock's most successful musicians. Given his guitar-superstar status, Clapton has played alongside the biggest musical acts of the 20th century, from soloing on the Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," to performing at the Band's LAST WALTZ, to recording an album with B.B. King. Overcoming numerous setbacks and tragedies, old Slowhand has settled nicely into a long and prolific career.

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