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Track Listings
| 1. Blue Eyes Blue |
| 2. Change The World |
| 3. My Father's Eyes |
| 4. Tears In Heaven |
| 5. Layla |
| 6. Pretending |
| 7. Bad Love |
| 8. Before You Accuse Me |
| 9. It's In The Way That You Use It |
| 10. Forever Man |
| 11. Running On Faith |
| 12. She's Waiting |
| 13. River Of Tears |
| 14. (I) Get Lost |
| 15. Wonderful Tonight |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
If this is 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 to 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". --Steven Stolder
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ERIC CLAPTON Clapton Chronicles (2002 Taiwanese 15-track CD picture sleeve + wrap-around obi-strip)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Once a master of blues guitar rock, in the last twenty years Eric Clapton has turned his talents to pop-rock. Chronicles is the definitive introduction to pop-rock Clapton. It is an excellent introduction to Clapton's recent music. The guitar playing is all over the album and is good but not the dazzling stuff of his early years that became the stuff of legend. Highlights of this CD include the beautiful, acoustically based Tears in Heaven, the live, acoustic reworking of Layla and the live version of Wonderful Tonight. Those listeners who want to know why Clapton is regarded as a guitar legend and would like to hear his work before he became Chris De Burgh's older brother of this CD, should buy Derek and the Dominoes' Layla.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Five stars isn't enough. We have a massive collection of cd's of many various artists. This is the best ever. EVERY track is superb. You don't have to be a staunch Eric Clapton fan to appreciate the quality, we have had many customers to our restaurant hear it as background music and ask what it is & where to buy etc. River of tears & My fathers eyes are superb tracks. Truly a genious at work.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This CD brings the best of Eric Clapton into a single easy-listening CD. There are no tracks to skip, every one is worth listening to.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Eric Clapton
What can I say Clapton is a legend on the guitar. I bought this CD for my mother-in-law's funeral as she was a great fan of his music and everyne commented what a excellent choice... Read more
Published 15 months ago by JamesC468
Certainly not chronic
This collection of Clapton tunes if from his recent period and although it features a few classics they are 'newer' versions. All very good, particularly if you are a fan. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2009 by Duncan McDonald
Clapton at his best
I love this album. Not Clapton unplugged, but Clapton alone singing some of his favourite music. It's fairly easy listening, but includes many well known songs. Read more
Published on 30 May 2009 by S. M. Chapman
Great album from a master.
This is a great album. The recording reproduction is very good for those that are into quality hi fi. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2009 by NICHOLAS Grogan
Not so much soft as flaccid
If this was the best of Clapton then there would be none of his albums in my collection. No surprise to see Phil Collins was involved, this is Clapton sans fire, sans soul, sans... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2006 by DaveG
Slower Hand
This is a fairly tired album from the blues master; the songs are mush and a bit depressing; hope he never returns to the same ways again
Published on 5 May 2006 by Gavieboy
Mature Clapton at his best
For anyone who enjoys this type of soft....hard rock/blues this must be one of the best Albums ever, especially the unplugged/live version of Layla. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2001
Definitely 'the best of Clapton'
It was a real pleasure to aquire and listen to one of contemporary musics most captivating lyricist, singer/guitarists. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2000
The track-listing speaks for itself, surely.
Clapton appears to prostitute himself for the benefit of the fans of today's pop music on the pretty awful track I Get Lost, but apart from that song this is a CD of high quality. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2000
An excellent anthology of Erics' more recent work.
None of Claptons' early,searing work that established him as the monumental artist that he is but nevertheless a thoughtful compilation of Eric maturing in style and content. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 1999
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