If this were your first exposure to Eric Clapton, a bit of bewilderment would be in order. This is the legendary guitar icon? This is (as his early apostles once proclaimed) God? Ranging from the mid-´80s through the late ´90s, The Clapton Chronicles owes less to the groundbreaking blues-rock of Clapton´s ´60s and ´70s classics than to the polished-to-a-glare pop of Phil Collins, who produced one of the tracks included in this 14-song anthology. His reinterpretation of his greatest recording--the once-gripping, now-placid "Layla"--perhaps best illustrates Clapton at middle-age: Who wants to bask in his darkest period? Not Clapton, who converts his surging, purging charge into a soothing stroll. And perhaps not fans of such docile MOR fare as "My Father´s Eyes," "Tears in Heaven," and the two new tracks, "Blue Eyes Blue" and "Get Lost."

于2000年6月13日推出的这张万人瞩目的专辑由Eric Clapton与B.B. King两位重量级人物合作，专辑的名字也起得颇具王者风范：《Riding With The King》。
Clapton为《逃跑的新娘》所写歌曲“Blue Eyes Blue”反响不错，虽然年纪越来越大，他却总是能为乐坛带来清新之风。而B.B.King在布鲁斯音乐方面的权威性正像他的吉他演奏技巧一样不容质疑。两个人的年纪加起来都超过一百岁了，做布鲁斯却是正合适。
专辑中的曲目也是一目了然：“Three O'Clock Blues”，“Worried Life Blues”,'When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer'...无处不展示出这是一场布鲁斯音乐的盛宴，或许更能为比较年长的歌迷带来美妙回忆