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After playing the 1973 Rainbow Concerts that were arranged by good friend Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton returned to Florida's Criteria Recording Studio to cut 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD. Because of a stint of personal turmoil, Clapton had not played guitar for two years preceeding the Rainbow Concerts, but with the help of a core group of musicians including George Terry, former Derek & the Dominos bassist Carl Radle, Jamie Oldaker, and Yvonne Elliman, Slowhand put together an album that many consider to be his best.
Focusing more on his singing than his guitar pyrotechnics of the past, the new, improved Clapton used a laid-back, J.J. Cale-type vocal style to great effect on a mellow version of "Willie And The Hand Jive" and Elmore James's "I Can't Hold Out." Far from being a kinder, gentler guitar hero, Clapton also showed considerable spark on a slide-drenched "Motherless Children" and the driving "Mainline Florida," which closes out the album. Of course, his cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" was the musical statement that took him to the top of the charts and let the general public know he was back. 461 OCEAN BOULEVARD is still one of the highest points of Clapton's solo career.
Recording information: Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL (04/1974-05/1974).
Photographer: David Gahr.
Arrangers: Eric Clapton; Carl Radie.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar, dobro); Eric Clapton; Yvonne Elliman (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Carl Radle (bass guitar); Al Jackson, Al Jackson, Jr. (drums); Thomas Bernfeld (background vocals); Tom Bernfield (vocals, background vocals); George Terry (guitar, piano, background vocals); Albhy Galuten (piano, electric piano, clavichord, organ, synthesizer); Dick Sims (organ, keyboards); Jamie Oldaker (drums, percussion); Jim Fox (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
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Q (2/96, p.104) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "...closed the chapter on Clapton as guitar hero and opened a new one as a hitmaker with a more relaxed and commercial style..."
Uncut (p.172) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]he 1974 album on which Clapton rediscovered the primacy of music in his life. The result was a joyous collection..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.119) - 4 stars out of 5 - "A form-finding set, comedown as comeback." 461 Ocean BLVD. Music | List Price | $9.95 (You save $3.46) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Hard Rock | | Label | Polydor | | Orig Year | 1974 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3539  | | CD Universe Part number | 1094358 | | Catalog number | 531821 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 20, 1996 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Tom Dowd; Tom Dowd | | Engineer | Karl Richardson; Karl Richardson | | Recording Time | 43 minutes | | Personnel | Eric Clapton - vocals, guitar, dobro
Carl Radle - bass guitar
Albhy Galuten - piano, electric piano, clavichord, organ, synthesizer
George Terry - guitar, piano, background vocals
Jamie Oldaker - drums, percussion
Jim Fox - drums
Dick Sims - organ, keyboards
Al Jackson
Tom Bernfield - vocals, background vocals
Thomas Bernfeld - background vocals
Also: Yvonne Elliman | | Additional Info | Remastered |
Eric Clapton 461 Ocean BLVD. Songs 461 Ocean BLVD. Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   MY hero
Way back when EC was a drunk, drugged up muso, he was commited to great music. This album was a huge breakthrough for EC. Every track is a gem, well, all except the Marley tune. I have always gone back to this album after a current new EC release, it reminds me why a generation thought of him as god. Oh for the quality of the past, come on Eric, give us one more good album. Perhaps I hope too much.
Submitted by Fullerat (Jax FLA)
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high quality recording
This is not Eric Clapton known in 90s' or in XXI century. But it is relaxing and full of beauty album. What is outstanding? - the great quality of remastered recording. I am surpriced looking at the date of the issue - 1974. Sound is in real 3D mode. Enjoyable.
Submitted by Kit (Denmark)
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'461 Ocean Boulevard' and 'Slowhand' are the vital Clapton solo CDs to own. Everyone knows Clapton's cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" and anyone who ever listens to classic rock radio should know "Let It Grow," "Motherless Children," and "Willie and the Hand Jive." If that's not enough, there's "Mainline Florida" and Clapton's cover of Robert Johnson's "Steady Rollin' Man." Masterful.
Submitted by WavDave (KC MO)
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This CD was a disappointment 30 years ago as an album, and time has only proven it to be among the poorest work Clapton has recorded. Boring, uninspired, just two words I could use to describe this CD. There is no fire in the songs and if mellow was the intention, he even fails to capture that. The lone good song is "Please Be with Me". Being a Clapton fan I gave this album another chance to prove me wrong, but after many listens I took it to a used CD shop to recoup some of my money.
Submitted by Gta (Marysville,Ohio, USA)
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