Slowhand [35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

By Eric Clapton

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Format

CD (2 Disc)

Release Date

18 December 2012

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HK$260

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Eric Clapton has been in the spotlight for close on fifty years and the portrait of his artistry is a complex one – from his early days as a guitar icon to a songwriter of great sensitivity, as well as an interpreter of everything from blues and jazz to rock and country music. He has fashioned albums in many different styles and with many different themes, yet few have the sense of oneness that pervades Slowhand.

Slowhand was recorded at Olympic Studios in South West London in May 1977 and features Wonderful Tonight, Lay Down Sally and Cocaine – songs that are still heard regularly on radio and at Eric Clapton’s live shows. So long after it’s release is a great recommendation and testimony to its place in Clapton’s canon. The album includes cover versions of songs written by some of his favorite songwriters along with original compositions by Eric Clapton.

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Product Description

EAN

0600753407202

Writer

Eric Clapton

Producer

Bill Levenson (Compilation)

Country

USA

Studio/Live

Studio

Label

Dimensions

14.3 x 1.6 x 12.5 centimeters (0.08 kg)

Performer Notes

Liner Note Author: Kuni Takeuchi.
Photographers: Andy Seymour; Matal Asawuma.
SLOWHAND was the album which defined the new cool of Eric Clapton, a sultry, laid-back mix of rock and blues, with a heavy dose of country and southwestern regional sounds to leaven the blend. After LAYLA, SLOWHAND was probably Clapton's most popular, fully realized solo disc.
The opening number was by J.J. Cale, whose "After Midnight" had been one of the real joys of the guitarist's first solo excursion, ERIC CLAPTON. "Cocaine," with its slow grinding beat, menacing melodic vamp and one-step from perdition lyrics, was the toughest, most rocking number on SLOWHAND, and a major radio hit from the outset.
A couple of vocal duets with countryish harmonies set the tone for the rest of SLOWHAND. "Lay Down Sally" was a funky, chicken-fried bit of boogie with a taut, melodic aside from Clapton's twangy Stratocaster, while Don Williams' sweet, soulful "We're All The Way" provided a low-key vehicle for Clapton's tender vocal exchanges with Marcy Levy, as his understated arpeggios toll away in the background.

Professional Reviews

Q (2/96, p.104) - 3 Stars - Good - "...slightly more upbeat...[raised] Clapton's mainstream profile via `Cocaine,' `Wonderful Tonight,' and `Lay Down Sally'..."