No Reason to Cry

• Artist: Eric Clapton
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1976 08
• Total Time: 45:59
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

When he gave a speech inducting the Band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Eric Clapton said that after he heard their debut album, Music from Big Pink, he wanted to join the group, the fact that they already had a guitarist in Robbie Robertson notwithstanding. In the winter of 1975-1976, when he cut No Reason to Cry at the Band's Shangri-La Studio in Malibu, CA, he came as close as he ever would to realizing that desire. Clapton is a musical chameleon; though some of No Reason to Cry is identifiable as the kind of pop/rock Clapton had been making since the start of his solo career (the best of it being "Hello Old Friend," which became his first Top 40 single in two years), the most memorable music on the album occurs when Clapton is collaborating with members of the Band and other guests. He duets with Band bassist Rick Danko on Danko's "All Our Past Times," and with Bob Dylan on Dylan's "Sign Language," as Robertson's distinctive lead guitar is heard rather than Clapton's. As a result, the album is a good purchase for fans of Bob Dylan and the Band, but not necessarily for those of Eric Clapton. [The CD reissue adds a bonus track, "Last Night," which is a traditional 12-bar blues song credited to Clapton.] ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Beautiful Thing	Rick Danko, Richard Manuel	Eric Clapton	(4:26)
Carnival (Lyrics)	Eric Clapton	Eric Clapton	(3:44)
Sign Language (Lyrics)	Bob Dylan	Eric Clapton	(2:58)
County Jail Blues (Lyrics)	Alfred Fields	Eric Clapton	(4:00)
All Our Past Times (Lyrics)	Rick Danko, Eric Clapton	Eric Clapton	(4:40)
Hello Old Friend (Lyrics)	Eric Clapton	Eric Clapton	(3:36)
Double Trouble	Otis Rush	Eric Clapton	(4:23)
Innocent Times (Lyrics)	Marcy Levy, Eric Clapton	Eric Clapton	(4:11)
Hungry (Lyrics)	Marcy Levy, Dicky Simms	Eric Clapton	(4:39)
Black Summer Rain (Lyrics)	Eric Clapton	Eric Clapton	(4:55)
Last Night	Walter Jacobs	Eric Clapton	(4:52)

Credits

Bob Dylan (Vocals), Georgie Fame (Keyboards), Billy Preston (Keyboards), Robbie Robertson (Guitar), Robbie Robertson (Keyboards), Ron Wood (Guitar), Jesse Ed Davis (Guitar), Rick Danko (Bass), Yvonne Elliman (Vocals), Geoff Harrison (?), Chris Jagger (Vocals), Marcy Levy (Vocals), Albhy Galuten (Piano), Brains Bradley (?), Ed Caraeff (Art Direction), Ed Caraeff (Design), Ed Caraeff (Photography), Sandy Castle (Vocals), Eric Clapton (Guitar), Eric Clapton (Arranger), Eric Clapton (Vocals), Eric Clapton (Producer), Eric Clapton (Main Performer), Eric Clapton (Associate Producer), Eric Clapton (Assistant Producer), Terry Danko (Percussion), Bobby Ellis (Trumpet), Rob Fraboni (Producer), Levon Helm (Drums), Garth Hudson (Keyboards), Garth Hudson (Saxophone), Nat Jeffreys (Engineer), Konrad Kramer (?), Dick Lapalm (?), Dread Lever (?), Dominic Lumetta (?), Richard Manuel (Drums), Ralph Moss (Percussion), Ralph Moss (Engineer), Jamie Oldaker (Drums), Joseph M. Palmaccio (?), Joseph M. Palmaccio (Digital Remastering), Carl Radle (Bass), Carl Radle (Associate Producer), Carl Radle (Assistant Producer), Sergio Rodriguez (Percussion), Larry Samuels (?), Dick Sims (Keyboards), Wilton Spears (?), George Terry (Guitar), Mickey Turner (?), Wah Wah Watson (Guitar), Roger Forrester (?), Tom Nikosey (Liner Notes), Tom Nikosey (Graphic Design), Tom Nikosey (Design), Tom Nikosey (Hand Lettering), Nat Jeffrey (Engineer), Ed Anderson (Engineer)

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