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Eric Clapton - Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton Audio CD

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Title: Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton
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Release Date: 1999-10-12
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Blue Eyes Blue 2: Change the World 3: My Father's Eyes 4: Tears in Heaven 5: Layla 6: Pretending 7: Bad Love 8: Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself) 9: It's in the Way That You Use It 10: Forever Man 11: Running on Faith 12: She's Waiting 13: River of Tears 14: (I) Get Lost

Slower than Slow...hand. 3.5 stars
That's what you'll find on this single disc set. Once Eric Clapton broke his Polyrgram contract and renegotiate with Warners, he began a slow descent into middle-of-the-road album rock and popular ballads. There are a couple bona-fide hits here in the Babyface (?!?) produced "Change The World" and the intensely personal "Tears In Heaven. " You also get the Grammy Winning acoustic take on "Layla. " What's left are a few minor hits ("Forever Man," "It's In The Way That You Use It") and a bunch of factory ready slick tunes that bring none of the guitar legend prowess that made Clapton's name.

That's not to say this is bad stuff. Clapton as a balladeer is still a solid bet, but it makes "Clapton Chronicles" a bit lopsided. In fact, only the low-key "River Of Tears" seems to find Clapton driving himself away from the staid or stoic hitmaker of the bulk of this CD. Why not throw a track or two from From the Cradle or the title track from Riding with the King? It would have added some spark to an anthology that otherwise seems destined to be used for background music. If you want to splurge an extra couple of bucks, the Complete Clapton is a much better comp.


Great cd
This is the cd anyone would enjoy. This is just the best cd from Eric Clapton i feel its not one with just few of his good songs it is one that actually has all good songs. Thanks.


Awesome!
Very good for any fan or just to get to know his music. Awesome mix of his softer side while still keeping up with his classic rock days.


Really good
I highly reccomend this to anyone wanting to experience Eric at his best. All his best songs are on this, at least the ones I wanted.


Eric 's Best
On his own, and as a member of Derek & The Dominoes and Cream, he has shown for five decades what it is really like to be a Rock legend. When it comes to guitar gods, none of them have really known how to shine brightly like Eric Clapton. But, his work on Warner Brothers during the 80's and 90's, proved to be a far departure from his legendary tracks like Layla and albums like Ocean Boluevard. Nevertheless, he kept on going, and made some of the best music of his career, and that can be shown on this album which is now available for downloading through Amazon. com's MP3's.

The 1999 Eric Clapton greatest hits album Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton is a solo effort of Eric's strongest set of solo songs that have been all about the heart and soul from an artist who had embattled drug addiction, the horrific loss of his son Connor, and a rebuilding of a music legend. The songs here have a lot of soul in them and include a lot of great tracks like his lesser-known 80's hits like It's In The Way You Use It from the Tom Cruise film The Color Of Money and Forever Man, to his comeback era in the 90's with his heartfelt ballad Tears In Heaven, and his collaboration with Babyface on Change The World which won Record Of The Year in 1997. There are other great songs that were shown here well including Blue Eyes Blue from Julia Roberts film Runaway Bride, Bad Love and his MTV Unplugged live performance of Layla. Sadly though, the album does overlook a few great songs including Motherless Child off his From The Cradle album, and his other standouts like Wonderful Tonight.

Despite a few great tracks that were overshadowed, Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton isn't a bad greatest hits album. While it isn't shown as well as his 2007 Complete Clapton hits album, it still stands out well for anyone who has yet to really hear the heart and soul that has still shown what Eric Clapton has been made of for all these years. I really recommend you get a good listen to this album, and get down with this Bad Love.

Album Cover: B+

Songs: B 1/2-

Price: B

Remastering: B+

Overall: B.


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