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"Cocaine" is a song written and recorded in 1976 by singer-songwriter J. J. Cale. The song was popularized by Eric Clapton after his version was released on the 1977 album Slowhand. J. J. Cale's version of "Cocaine" was a number-one hit in New Zealand for a single week and became the seventh-best-selling single of 1977. Personnel
Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies is the seventh live album and a box set by Eric Clapton, released in 1996. Unlike the first Crossroads box set that encompasses more than three decades of Clapton's work, Crossroads 2 is a chronicle of Clapton's live shows between 1974 through 1978. The album is largely focused on longer renditions of ...
The single was a crossover country music hit, reaching No. 26 in April 1978, Clapton's best showing on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Lay Down Sally" was a significant part of the soundtrack of the 2013 film August: Osage County , in which the song was played as the intro music and twice more later in the film.
Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, ... Clapton with "Blackie" in 1978. He recorded hits such as "Cocaine", "I ...
Backless is the sixth solo studio album by Eric Clapton, released in November 1978. Produced by Glyn Johns , and released by RSO Records , Backless reached no. 8 on the pop charts. While the single " Promises " only reached no. 37 on the UK Singles Chart , it was a much bigger success in the US, reaching no. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
German music journalist Steffen Greifswald wrote in his review for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: "Backless is a good recording for music lovers and of course Eric Clapton fanatics. One recording definitely sticks out – the song "Promises" has integrity, soul and passion. The track therefore perfectly sums up Eric Clapton and his work." [7]
On 1 September 2015 a sneak preview featuring Clapton's live performance of "Cocaine" was released. [6] The release features a high-definition picture and 5.1 surround sound . [ 7 ] On 31 August 2015 it was announced that a DVD, Blu-ray, compact disc and gramophone record version of the recordings would be released on 13 November 2015 through ...
Slowhand is the fifth solo studio album by Eric Clapton.Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his most commercially and critically successful studio albums.