Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
1999 greatest hits album by Eric Clapton
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton | ||||
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Greatest hits album by Eric Clapton | ||||
Released | 12 October 1999 (1999-10-12)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1984–1999 | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 67:19 | |||
Label | Duck / Reprise | |||
Producer | Rob Cavallo, Babyface, Eric Clapton, Simon Climie, Russ Titelman, Tom Dowd, Ted Templeman, Lenny Waronker, Phil Collins[2] | |||
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Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton is a compilation album by English guitarist Eric Clapton featuring his hits from the 1980s and 1990s. The album was released on 12 October 1999 by the Duck / Reprise Records label.[1] Two new songs are included on the disc, "Blue Eyes Blue" which was previously released as a single and "(I) Get Lost" which Clapton wrote for the soundtrack to the film The Story of Us.
Track listing (CD)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s)[2] | Length |
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1. | "Blue Eyes Blue" | Diane Warren | Rob Cavallo | 4:42 |
2. | "Change the World" | Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick | Babyface | 3:55 |
3. | "My Father's Eyes" | Eric Clapton | Clapton & Simon Climie | 5:24 |
4. | "Tears in Heaven" | Eric Clapton, Will Jennings | Russ Titelman | 4:33 |
5. | "Layla" (Unplugged version) | Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon | Russ Titelman | 4:37 |
6. | "Pretending" | Jerry Lynn Williams | Russ Titelman | 4:43 |
7. | "Bad Love" | Eric Clapton, Mick Jones | Russ Titelman | 5:14 |
8. | "Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)" | Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley) | Russ Titelman | 3:57 |
9. | "It's in the Way That You Use It" | Clapton, Robbie Robertson | Tom Dowd & Eric Clapton | 4:11 |
10. | "Forever Man" | Jerry Lynn Williams | Ted Templeman & Lenny Waronker | 3:11 |
11. | "Running on Faith" (Unplugged version) | Jerry Lynn Williams | Russ Titelman | 6:26 |
12. | "She's Waiting" | Eric Clapton, Peter Robinson | Phil Collins | 4:58 |
13. | "River of Tears" | Eric Clapton, Simon Climie | Eric Clapton & Simon Climie | 7:21 |
14. | "(I) Get Lost" | Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton & Simon Climie | 4:21 |
15. | "Wonderful Tonight" (Live edit - European bonus track) | Eric Clapton | Russ Titelman | 5:24 |
16. | "Hard Times" (Japanese bonus track) | Ray Charles | Russ Titelman | 3:13 |
Track listing (DVD)
- "Forever Man" (Williams) – 5:27
- "Pretending" (Williams) – 4:43
- "Bad Love" (Clapton, Jones) – 5:14
- "Wonderful Tonight" (Live) (Clapton) – 9:16
- "Tears in Heaven" (Clapton, Jennings) – 4:33
- "Layla" (Live) (Clapton, Gordon) – 4:37
- "Running on Faith" (Live) (Williams) – 6:26
- "Motherless Child" (Robert Hicks) – 2:57
- "Change the World" (Sims, Kennedy, Kirkpatrick) – 3:35
- "My Father's Eyes" (Clapton, Climie) – 5:24
- "Pilgrim" (Clapton, Climie) – 5:50
- "Blue Eyes Blue" (Warren) – 4:24
Accolades
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Billboard | Best DVD | Won | [4] |
2000 | RIAJ | Foreign Top Rock Album | Won | [5] |
Personnel
- Babyface – producer
- Dave Bargeron – trombone
- Jim Barton – engineer
- Blumpy – programming
- Jeff Bova – organ, synthesizer horn
- Steve Boyer – mixing
- Jimmy Bralower – drum machine
- Michael Brecker – saxophone
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Gary Brooker – keyboards, vocals
- David Campbell – string arrangements
- Lenny Castro – percussion, conga
- Rob Cavallo – producer
- Stephen Chase – engineer
- Ed Cherney – engineer
- Eric Clapton – dobro, guitar, vocals, producer, soloist
- Alan Clark – bass, organ, sequencing, synthesizer horn
- Simon Climie – keyboards, producer, Pro Tools
- Phil Collins – drums, producer, vocals
- Luis Conte – percussion
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- Laurence Cottle – bass
- Richard Cottle – synthesizer
- Robert Cray – guitar
- Darryl Crookes – guitar
- Greg Curtis – keyboards, programming, vocals
- Jeff DeMorris – engineer
- Alan Douglas – engineer, mixing
- Tom Dowd – producer
- Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass
- Nathan East – bass, vocals
- Rob Eaton – mixing
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Mike Fasano – percussion
- Steve Ferrone – drums
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Brad Gilderman – engineer
- Chyna Gordon – vocals
- Mick Guzauski – mixing
- Alex Haas – engineer
- Lee Herschberg – engineer
- John Jacobs – engineer
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Randy Kerber – synthesizer
- Chaka Khan – vocals
- Katie Kissoon – vocals
- Robbie Kondor – synthesizer
- Nick Launay – engineer
- Chuck Leavell – keyboards
- Gayle Levant – Celtic harp
- Marcy Levy – vocals
- Mark Linett – mixing
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Andy Fairweather Low – guitar
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Scott Mabuchi – engineer
- JayDee Mannes – pedal steel
- Kevin Mazur – photography
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Tessa Niles – vocals
- Dave O'Donnell – engineer
- Jamie Oldaker – drums
- Michael Omartian – synthesizer
- Pino Palladino – bass
- Phil Palmer – guitar
- Greg Phillinganes – piano
- Tim Pierce – guitar
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Jack Joseph Puig – engineer
- J. Peter Robinson – synthesizer
- Thom Russo – engineer
- Joe Sample – piano
- Allen Sides – engineer
- Henry Spinetti – drums
- Chris Stainton – organ
- Carol Steele – conga
- Richard Tee – piano
- Ted Templeman – timbales, producer
- Russ Titelman – producer
- Paul Waller – drum programming
- Lenny Waronker – producer
- Norman Watson – photography
- Jerry Lynn Williams – guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals
- Dave Wittman – Engineer
- Gary Wright – Mixing
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Album
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