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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.
The first few days of the Layla sessions were unproductive. [ 49 ] [ 59 ] On 26 August, Dowd, who was also producing the Allman Brothers Band 's album Idlewild South , took the Dominos to an Allman Brothers concert, where Clapton, already a fan of the Nashville-born guitarist, first heard Duane Allman play in person.
The 22 Sep 2020, Derek and the Dominos / Layla 50th anniversary sets; The first CD release (manufactured in 1983 in Japan) is a two-CD version. Because this album is more than 77 minutes it did not fit onto early CDs, which had a maximum play time of approximately 74 and a half minutes.
"Bell Bottom Blues" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock, [2] and performed by Derek and the Dominos. It dealt with Clapton's unrequited love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend George Harrison, and appeared on the 1970 double album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.
At first, Atco did not see the song as a single ("Strange Brew", backed with "Tales of Brave Ulysses" had been released as a single in June 1967). [30] However, in December 1967, the label issued an edited version of the song as the second single from the album, backed with "SWLABR" [a] (the running time was trimmed from 4:08 to 3:03). [31]
"Wonderful Tonight" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album Slowhand.Clapton wrote the song on his 1974 Martin D-28 guitar about Pattie Boyd. [2]
The first disc consists of the remastered album with additional bonus tracks, outtakes and studio jam sessions. The second disc features a previously unreleased live concert, recorded in April 1977 at the Hammersmith Odeon ; although the concert is of the same era as the Slowhand sessions, it was performed prior to the album's recording and ...
The song was originally released as the B-side to Diddley's "Say Bossman" and included on his eponymous debut album in 1958. [2] Backing Diddley on vocal and guitar on the original recording were Jody Williams on guitar, Willie Dixon on bass, and Frank Kirkland on drums. [ 3 ]