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.
Complete Clapton CD
Eric Clapton
Audio Remixer: Adrian Barber.
Liner Note Author: Nigel Williamson.
Recording information: Winterland, San Francisco, CA.
Photographers: Gered Mankowitz; Carl Studna; David Gahr; Michael Putland; Terry O'Neill ; Kevin Mazur; Barry Feinstein; Jack English; Barrie Wentzell; Norman Watson.
Arrangers: Chris Blackwell; Eric Clapton; Dominos; Robert Stigwood.
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.
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."
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
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
(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.
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Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)
Hardly "complete" If you're a compilation producer and your next project is Eric Clapton, the first thing you gotta ask yourself is "Do I go for a complete career retrospective including all of the bands Clapton has worked with, or do I stick to only the solo recordings?" The smart money is on the former, but to truly do justice with that approach you would need a boxed set. An excellent boxed set, Crossroads was released many years ago which fills that need, but perhaps it should've been updated. If it were me, I would choose the latter approach. I would fill two discs with all of Clapton's solo work since any self-respecting classic rock fan will already own "The Very Best of Cream" or Cream's "Gold", along with Derek & The Dominos' "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". Since that frees me up with quite a bit more room, I would select "Willie & The Hand Jive", "Watch Out For Lucy", "Blues Power", "Tulsa Time", "The Shape You're In", "Tearing Us Apart" and "Before You Accuse Me" to truly make a collection that is "complete". Submitted by Galley (Greenville, SC, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 3 of 3 found this helpful.
not complete but almost enough This is a wonderful collection of Clapton music, and remastering makes it a sonic treat. Especially nice is how they redid the acoustic version of "Layla," supressing that annoying "WAAAH!" some bozo yells out near the beginning (you know who you are, shame on you!).I can't wait for the "even more complete" Clapton to come out--this set leaves me wanting more. Submitted by Dave (Cleveland (rocks!), OH) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
It's Pretty Good! I thought the first cd was exactly the same as "The Cream of Clapton" at first but upon further examination discovered that "Lay Down Sally" was substituted for "Blues Power"; which I had no problem with because I much prefer "Lay Down Sally" and honestly didn't know it was omitted from "The Cream of Clapton". The second cd is great until the last four cuts which are just so-so! Overall it's a keeper but if this was in any way a compromise to Dylan's three disc set titled "Dylan", three discs would have been better and/or a one disc distilled overview for those who only wanted the hits, like Dylan did! Submitted by mheinen3 (Oklahoma City, OK, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 2 of 2 found this helpful.
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Hardly "complete"
not complete but almost enough
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