Backless
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Backless
- Artist: Eric Clapton
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- Release Date: 1978 11
- Total Time: 41:01
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
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Having made his best album since 461 Ocean Boulevard with Slowhand, Eric Clapton followed with Backless, which took the same authoritative, no-nonsense approach. If it wasn't quite the masterpiece, or the sales monster, that Slowhand had been, this probably was because of that usual Clapton problem -- material. Once again, he returned to those Oklahoma hills for another song from J.J. Cale, but "I'll Make Love to You Anytime" wasn't quite up to "Cocaine" or "After Midnight." Bob Dylan contributed two songs, but you could see why he hadn't saved them for his own album, and Clapton's own writing contributions were mediocre. Clapton did earn a Top Ten hit with Richard Feldman and Roger Linn's understated pop shuffle "Promises," but it was not one of his more memorable recordings. Of course, Clapton's blues playing on the lone obligatory blues cut, "Early in the Morning" (presented in its full eight-minute version on the CD reissue), was stellar. (Backless was his last album to feature the backup group that had been with him since 1974.) ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi| Backlash: A Tribute to the Clash (1999 Album by Various Artists) | |
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| Studio album by Eric Clapton | ||||
| Released | November 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:01 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Glyn Johns | |||
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Backless is an album by blues rocker Eric Clapton, released in 1978. The album reached #8 on the pop charts. While the single "Promises" only reached #37 in the UK, it was a much bigger success in the US, reaching #9 on the Billboard charts.
A blue and white scarf worn by Clapton on the album sleeve is believed to be a scarf of West Bromwich Albion Football Club.[1] Clapton is widely believed to be supporter of the club, despite being born in Ripley, Surrey more than 100 miles away, though in recent years has reportedly been more interested in Chelsea F.C..[2]
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Track listing
- "Walk Out in the Rain" (Bob Dylan, Helena Springs) – 4:16
- "Watch Out for Lucy" (Clapton) – 3:26
- "I'll Make Love to You Anytime" (J. J. Cale) – 3:23
- "Roll It" (Clapton, Marcy Levy) – 3:42
- "Tell Me That You Love Me" (Clapton) – 3:31
- "If I Don't Be There by Morning" (Dylan, Springs) – 4:38
- "Early in the Morning" (Traditional) – 7:58
- "Promises" (Richard Feldman, Roger Linn) – 3:04
- "Golden Ring" (Clapton) – 3:32
- "Tulsa Time" (Danny Flowers) – 3:28
Singles
- 1978 - "Promises" (US, UK)
- 1979 - "Promises" (International)
- 1979 - "Watch Out for Lucy"
- 1979 - "Walk Out in the Rain"
- 1980 - "Tulsa Time"
Personnel
- Eric Clapton: guitars, vocals
- Dick Sims: keyboards
- Marcy Levy: vocals
- George Terry: guitar
- Carl Radle: bass guitar, vocals
- Jamie Oldaker: drums, percussion, vocals
- Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle: backing vocals on "Golden Ring"
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