Back Home这张专辑,这是从2001年Reptile以来, Eric第一张有新创作曲目的唱片.Clapton很好的利用了长期合作伙伴们的天赋,像是:Simon Climie, 还有Steve Winwood, John Mayer, Stephen Marley, Robert Randolph等大师人物.
唱片将在8月 30日发行,这张唱片所有12首歌曲都是在去年制作Me & Mr. Johnson专辑时候录制的. "我想制作一张唱片,并不考虑它会成什么风格主题." Clapton说."它会花费很长时间,对于这个事实我们当时有点听天由命,当我们遇到阻碍或者进展实在太慢,我们就停下来录制一首Robert Johnson的曲子.这样可以让我们换一下思绪,然后我们再回到这张新专辑上来,结果我们就先完成了Robert Jonhnson那张专辑."
Me & Mr. Johnson 在Billboard的布鲁斯专辑榜上获得了冠军的位置,并在Billboard200上获得了第6名,据Nielsen SoundScan统计,在美国的销量达到612000张.而Reptile那张专辑在Billboard200上排名第五,销售了560000张.
这张专辑中,Clapton自己创作了专辑同名歌曲Back Home,他和Climie共同创作了新专辑的5首歌曲,其中包括单曲Revolution.同时专辑包含了一首George Harrison版本的Love Comes To Everyone还有一首The Spinners的 Love Don't Love Nobody以及翻唱了一首Stevie Wonder/Syreeta Wright的歌曲I'm Going Left,以及一首由 Vince Gill创作的One Day.
Climie和Clapton共同制作这张专辑,专辑中还有这些如此让人耳熟能详的乐手,像鼓手 Steve Gadd , 贝斯手Nathan East, Pino Palladino,吉他手Bramhall, Andy Fairweather Low以及键盘Billy Preston.
Clapton说,"这张专辑将我作为一个巡回演出音乐人的旅程作了一个总结.现在我自己有了新的家庭,那就是我为什么选择这个名字作为新专辑的名字的原因,应该回家了,应该呆在家里了.虽然,"他补充道:"明年我还将要上路,还将演奏我的音乐."
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Back Home is Eric Clapton in a good mood, filled with upbeat toe-tappers about hearth and home (a young child even puts in a cameo on "So Tired"). Blues-rock ("Lost and Found"), reggae ("Revolution"), and R&B (the Spinners' "Love Don't Love Nobody") mingle comfortably with laid-back pop (George Harrison's "Love Comes to Everyone"). Recorded around the same time as Me and Mr. Johnson, his best selling collection of Robert Johnson songs, Clapton's first recording of (mostly) original material since 2001's Reptile is a combination of solo compositions, covers, and collaborations with writing partner Simon Climie. Backing musicians include John Mayer (guitar), Blind Faith mate Steve Winwood (synthesizer), and longtime associate Billy Preston (keyboards), whose expertise with the Hammond B3 shines brightest on the Vince Gill co-written "One Day". There are no real surprises on Back Home, just Clapton doing what he does best--with an extra sprin! g in his step. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Album Description
Back Home, Eric Clapton's first album of original material in several years, follows this summer's historic and heralded Cream reunion and 2004's gold, Top 10 Me and Mr. Johnson covers disc (and it's audio/video companion, Sessions for Robert J). With Back Home, three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and 16-time Grammy winner Clapton finds his way home with another modern classic.
