Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard [MFSL] UDCD 594

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Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard [MFSL UDCD 594]
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Release 1974/1993 | Running time 43:41

Genre: Audiophile; Blues; Rock

461 Ocean Boulevard is a 1974 album by blues rocker Eric Clapton. His first album after quitting heroin and his second after the dissolution of Derek & the Dominos, Clapton was under a lot of pressure during the recording of 461 Ocean Boulevard.
In 2003, the album was ranked # 409 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Allmusic.com Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars


“ Review from allmusic.com
461 Ocean Boulevard is Eric Clapton's second studio solo album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn't sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of Eric Clapton. However, 461 Ocean Boulevard is a tighter, more focused outing that enables Clapton to stretch out instrumentally. Furthermore, the pop concessions on the album -- the sleek production, the concise running times -- don't detract from the rootsy origins of the material, whether it's Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive," the traditional blues "Motherless Children," Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," or Clapton's emotional original "Let It Grow." With its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and strong bluesy roots, 461 Ocean Boulevard set the template for Clapton's '70s albums. Though he tried hard to make an album exactly like it, he never quite managed to replicate its charms. ”


Cover - back


Track listing

* 1. "Motherless Children" (Traditional)
* 2. "Give Me Strength" (Clapton)
* 3. "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Otis)
* 4. "Get Ready" (Clapton/Elliman)
* 5. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Marley)
* 6. "I Can't Hold Out" (James)
* 7. "Please Be With Me" (Boyer)
* 8. "Let It Grow" (Clapton)
* 9. "Steady Rollin' Man" (Johnson)
* 10. "Mainline Florida" (Terry)



Personnel

* # Eric Clapton - dobro, guitar, vocals, arranger
* # Yvonne Elliman - vocals, background vocals
* # Albhy Galuten - organ, synthesizer, piano, clavichord, electric piano
* # Tom Bernfield - vocals, background vocals
* # Dick Sims - keyboards
* # George Terry - guitar, background vocals
* # Carl Radle - bass, arranger
* # Jamie Oldaker - percussion & drums
* # Al Jackson, Jr. - drums
* # Jim Fox - drums