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PILGRIM was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. "My Father's Eyes" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Since donning an Armani suit back in the decadent '80s, Eric Clapton's music has become more polished as he's gotten older. Despite recording the all-blues FROM THE CRADLE collection in 1994, E.C. has either gone unplugged, collaborated with silky-smooth soulsters such as Babyface, or dabbled with current electronic trends. PILGRIM finds Slowhand doing all of the above on his first album of original material in nearly a decade. Unlike many older artists dipping their toes into the electronic pool, Clapton and co-producer Simon Climie's restrained use of programming gilds rather than overwhelms these original numbers.
In a welcome turn, Clapton wrote or co-wrote every song with the exception of Bob Dylan's "Born In Time" and "Going Down Slow," a St. Louis Jimmy blues nugget. Joined by Babyface on the former, Clapton gives both songs a lite-jazz treatment that meshes well with a burnished vocal style that sounds as if he's been listening to Curtis Mayfield recently. Complementing Clapton's emotive vocalizing is his always formidable guitar playing. Whether he politely funks it up on "She's Gone" or indulges his blues jones on the slow shuffle of "Sick And Tired," Eric Clapton's musical development continues to be a steady pilgrimage into the new millenium.
Recorded at Olympic Studio, London, England, Ocean's Way Studio, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Andy Fairweather Low (guitar); The London Session Orchestra (strings); Paul Brady (tin whistle, background vocals); Joe Sample (piano); Simon Climie (keyboards, programming, keyboard programming, drum programming, background vocals); Greg Phillinganes (keyboards); Dave Bronze, Nathan East, Pino Palladino (bass guitar); Steve Gadd (drums); Louis Jardim, Luis Jardim (percussion); Paul Waller (programming, drum programming); Chyna, Kenny Edmunds, Tony Rich (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Alan Douglas; Mick Guzauski.
Recording information: OIympic, London, England.
Illustrator: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.
Unknown Contributor Role: Mike Higham.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Ruth Kelly-Clapton (spoken vocals); Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar); London Session Orchestra (strings); Paul Brady (tin whistle, background vocals); Joe Sample (piano); Paul Carrack (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Chris Stainton (Hammond B-3 organ); Simon Climie (keyboards, synthesizer, programming, background vocals); Greg Phillinganes (keyboards); Louis Jardim (bass, percussion); Nathan East, Pino Palladino, Dave Bronze (bass); Steve Gadd (drums); Paul Waller (programming); Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Tony Rich, Chyna (background vocals).
Rolling Stone (3/19/98, pp.63-64) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Clapton's most ambitious, introspective work since his days with the legendary, lacerating Derek and the Dominos....incorporates old-school R&B, orchestral maneuvers and dashes of (gulp!) electronica..."
Soul Man A true view inside the soul of the man we
know as John Mayalls #1 Blues Breaker. A magnificent piece of Clapton history and his view of life. The rest of the criticism I read need to fresh up on where he started.. LOL Submitted by f4flymacdesign (PC, FL, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Awesome !!! This album is great !!!
I'm a guitar player....
and absolutely LOVE this
album !!! Submitted by a reviewer (Tulsa,Oklahoma) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Clapton's Wide Scope Sorry to read about the folks that didn't get what Clapton was creating with "Pilgrim", that's Pilgrim people!
He has moved away from the Cocaine pop stuff and has grown up, sorry folks!
From the opening of "My Father Eye's" and "River of Tears" to the soulful echoing of Curtis Mayfield. Clapton's guitar playing throughout, show skill beyond measure and the ability to transend emoition through a Fender stat straight to our hearts and minds.
Give this GREAT recording a chance to both win you over and blow your mind! Submitted by stephenswhitman (SLC UT) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Clapton's Most Ambitious Work "Pilgrim" is Eric Clapton's darkest and most personal album. It's also very different from just about anything else he's ever done. I also consider it one of his very best. However, it's been considered by most fans and critics alike to be Clapton's nadir. Sure, it may be unsettling to hear the electronic, dated production combined with Eric Clapton's guitar playing, and his playing is buried on some of the tracks, but it's very refreshing and relaxing to listen to. Clapton's most devoted fans will probably be the main ones to understand and appreciate this album. Sure, there are some fiery up tempo rockers, such as "Sick And Tired" and "She's Gone". He also plays some smooth acoustic guitar on numbers like the bluesy "Fall Like Rain", the hit single "My Father's Eyes" and the tear-jerking but beautiful "Circus". "Broken Hearted" is another amazing tear-jerking ballad and among one of my most favorites on the album. Aside from a couple of bland and clumsy sounding tracks like "One Chance" and "Inside Of Me", "Pilgrim" is definately a dark and ambitious Clapton work and it didn't deserve to be considered a complete turkey. Submitted by Ron Haynes, Jr. (Covington/Cornelia, GA, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
WoW this is one of claptons greatest cds ever if i could give it more starts i would it has amazingly melodic solos and heartfelt lyrics "sick and tired" is a great song and so is "inside of me" Submitted by Andy_harper_55 (warrington england) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Soul Man
Awesome !!!
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