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"Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded with their band Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970). Its contrasting movements were composed separately by Clapton and Gordon.
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is the only studio album by the English–American rock band Derek and the Dominos, released on 9 November 1970 as a double album by Polydor Records and Atco Records. It is best known for its title track, "Layla", which is often regarded as Eric Clapton's greatest musical achievement.
Unplugged is a 1992 live album by Eric Clapton, recorded at Bray Studios, England in front of an audience for the MTV Unplugged television series. [1] It includes a version of the successful 1992 single "Tears in Heaven" and an acoustic version of "Layla".
Other songs recorded during Layla sessions. Tell the truth Jam (released on "The History of Eric Clapton" in 1972) "Got to Get Better in a Little While" (wasn't completed but was played live. The incomplete version with only Clapton's verse vocals was released on Clapton's Crossroads box set, credited as a '71 Olympic Studios track.
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) Singles from Eric Clapton ... "Blues Power" Released: 1970 (EU) Eric Clapton is the debut solo studio album by English rock ...
The album contained the hit love song "Layla", inspired by the classical poet of Persian literature, Nizami Ganjavi's The Story of Layla and Majnun, a copy of which Ian Dallas had given to Clapton. The book moved Clapton profoundly, as it was the tale of a young man who fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful, unavailable woman and went crazy ...
The singles discography of Eric Clapton consists of 24 early career singles that Clapton recorded with various groups and singers including The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Blues Breakers, Cream, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band as well as Derek and the Dominos. As a solo performer, Clapton released 91 singles and various promotional ...
Now out of print, Clapton, available during the years 1973-76, is one of the rarer titles in Clapton's catalog. The album contains songs from Clapton's eponymous 1970 album , and from the lone studio album by Clapton's 1970-71 band Derek and the Dominos , Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970).