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

Released in conjunction with Eric Clapton's autobiography, COMPLETE CLAPTON provides the soundtrack to the original guitar hero's decades-spanning journey. Over the course of two discs, this collection tracks Clapton's progress from the ground-breaking psychedelic blues-rock of Cream and the short-lived supergroup Blind Faith, through his Duane Allman collaboration, Derek & the Dominos, and on to his prolific solo career.
Clapton is personally responsible for a huge chunk of the classic-rock canon, and it's all included here. The primal crunch of Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love," the bluesy riffarama that is Derek & the Dominos' evergreen "Layla," the country-tinged twangfest "Lay Down Sally"--you name it, COMPLETE CLAPTON has it. This set doesn't stint on later material, either, like Clapton's Robert Johnson tribute and a duet with J.J. Cale. With the possible exception of his very early work with John Mayall, there's nary a career highlight missed on this comprehensive anthology.

Music legend Eric Clapton has reunited with famed producer Glyn Johns for his forthcoming 23rd studio album I Still Do, set for release on May 20, 2016 on his Bushbranch Records/Surfdog Records. Clapton and Johns who has also produced albums for The Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who most famously worked together on Clapton's iconic Slowhand album, which is RIAA-certified 3x-platinum and topped charts globally. The 12-track record includes some original songs written by Clapton. This album follows his last release, the 2014 chart-topping Eric Clapton & Friends: The Breeze, An Appreciation of JJ Cale.

《艾力普顿：不插电专辑》Eric Clapton在音乐生涯的早期曾经有两个绰号：God上帝和Slowhand（慢手）。God的美誉得自艾力普頓神乎其技的吉他弹奏功夫，Slow-hand指的当是艾力普頓那从容、游刃有余却绝不矫情炫耀的作秀风格，而相反他的速度在他那一代的吉他手中应该是很快的了。作为歌手的艾力普頓，其表现并不逊色于他的吉他作秀。

事实上，从70年代到90年代这三十年中，艾力普頓的歌曲从未在流行音乐排行榜上缺席过，他本人也因其杰出表现贏得过无数的奖项，94年更是凭此歌获得多项大奖。吉他手艾力普頓和歌手艾力普頓这双重的身分交相輝映，缔造了一段四十年的精彩音乐人生。

01 signe
02 before you accuse me
03 hey hey
04 tears in heaven
05 lonely stranger
06 nobody knows you when you re down & out
07 layla
08 running on faith
09 walkin blues
10 alberta
11 san francisco bay blues
12 malted milk
13 old love
14 rollin & tumblin Produccd by russ titelman