Eric Clapton - Slowhand Audio CD

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SLOWHAND was the album which defined the new cool of Eric Clapton, a sultry, laid-back mix of rock and blues, with a heavy dose of country and southwestern regional sounds to leaven the blend. After LAYLA, SLOWHAND was probably Clapton's most popular, fully realized solo disc. The opening number was by J.J. Cale, whose "After Midnight" had been one of the real joys of the guitarist's first solo excursion, ERIC CLAPTON. "Cocaine," with its slow grinding beat, menacing melodic vamp and one-step from perdition lyrics, was the toughest, most rocking number on SLOWHAND, and a major radio hit from the outset. A couple of vocal duets with countryish harmonies set the tone for the rest of SLOWHAND. "Lay Down Sally" was a funky, chicken-fried bit of boogie with a taut, melodic aside from Clapton's twangy Stratocaster, while Don Williams' sweet, soulful "We're All The Way" provided a low-key vehicle for Clapton's tender vocal exchanges with Marcy Levy, as his understated arpeggios toll away in the background. ...See Full Description

Album Track Listing

Trk	Song	Time	Price	Buy MP3
1	Cocaine See All 38	3:41	$1.29
2	Wonderful Tonight See All 48	3:44	$1.29
3	Lay Down Sally See All 28	3:56	$1.29
4	Next Time You See Her See All 7	4:01	$1.29
5	We're All The Way See All 8	2:32	$1.29
6	Core See All 8	8:45	$1.29
7	May You Never See All 7	3:01	$1.29
8	Mean Old Frisco See All 10	4:42	$1.29
9	Peaches and Diesel See All 7	4:46	$1.29

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Super Classic
If you can't rate this a 5 you don't like Clapton. This has some of his best music ever. Maybe not as bluesy and fast as other efforts, but play the songs on guitar and look at the arrangements. If you can play like EC you will understand why he is the Slowhand.
By al (Lawrenceville, Ga 30045)

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Oldie But Goooodie
Remember listening to this album on 8-track tape in a buddies car.Cocaine was the featured song and was being played everywhere.After listening through the whole tape another song stuck out even more than the rest of Claptons Gems."The Core" ,which is hard to find on any other of Clapton's work is by far the most obscure and favorite of mine.A must for all early Clapton music lovers.
By rpr222 (Cumberland,MD,USA)

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An inconsistent effort from Clapton
OK, I'm a Clapton fan, and I know this album is regarded by many as one of his best. I agree with this to an extent: "Cocaine" is phenomenal; it makes Cale's version pale into insignificance! And "Wonderful Tonight" must be one of the sweetest ballads ever written. "Peaches and Diesel" is a particular favourite of mine; I think it is the quintessential mellow track that allows Clapton to make his guitar 'gently weep' whilst "Mean Old Frisco" is again another example of the lowdown dirty blues that few white men can perform well - in fact Clapton, Cale, Mayall, Page and Vaughan are the only artists that can do justice to the blues. HOWEVER, the other tracks on this album are non-events; they really don't have much to them. "Slowhand" has its moments, but then it crashes and burns with some terribly pedestrian and boring tracks like "We're all the way" (which is probably one of the worst songs Clapton has ever done).
By James Richardson (Elizabeth, South Australia)

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Classic!
Slowhand is one of the better albums to come out of the music rich seventies. From the love serenades "Woderful Tonight", and "May You Never" to the eye-opening performance on "Core", this is, from top to bottom, Eric Clapton at his best! Kick back and enjoy!
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A MASTERPIECE
Deserves the ''Deluxe Edition''treatment
By jhill_07701 (Monmouth County,NJ)

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Product Details

Label	Polygram
Orig Year	1977
CD Universe Part number	1094363
Catalog number	531825
Discs	1
Release Date	Sep 10, 1996
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Eric Clapton; Glyn Johns; Paul Bishow; Michael Etchart; Bill Levenson; Glyn Johns
Recording Time	39 minutes
Personnel	Eric Clapton - vocals, guitar Mel Collins - saxophone, horns Carl Radle - bass guitar George Terry - guitar Marcy Levy Jamie Oldaker Dick Sims - keyboards Yvonne Elliman - vocals, background vocals James Oldaker - drums, percussion
Additional Info	Remastered