Having stayed out of the recording studio for four years prior to making his comeback album, "461 Ocean Boulevard", Eric Clapton returned to recording only a few months later to make its follow-up, "There's One in Every Crowd". It was the first record where Clapton could catch his breath coming out of a battle with drug addiction. Having become enamored with reggae after riding Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" to top of the the charts around the world, E.C. chose to record in Kingston, Jamaica. Slowhand successfully dipped his toe into the reggae pool by way of the loping beat of "Don't Blame Me," along with an infectious take on "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." (He even managed to add an impressive Jamaican patois to his vocal style). Elsewhere, Clapton returned to the roots of American music via straight-forward gospel ("We've Been Told Jesus Is Coming Soon)"and blues (Elmore James' "The Sky Is Crying" and Mary McCready's "Singin' The Blues.") Clapton's bypassing of electric guitar for some vastly underrated dobro playing turned his self-penned "Pretty Blue Eyes" and "High" into gems often overlooked in his enormous canon. Features guests Carl Radle and Yvonne Elliman.
Track listing
01. We've Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon) (Willie Johnson/Traditional) - 4:28
02. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Traditional) - 3:33
03. Little Rachel (Jim Byfield) - 4:06
04. Don't Blame Me (Clapton/George Terry) - 3:35
05. The Sky Is Crying (Elmore James) - 3:58
06. Singin' the Blues (Mary McCreary) - 3:26
07. Better Make It Through Today (Clapton) - 4:07
08. Pretty Blue Eyes (Clapton) - 4:45
09. High (Clapton) - 3:30
10. Opposites (Clapton) - 4:52
Released: March 1975
Recorded at: Dynamic Sounds Studio, Kingston, Jamaica and Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre: Blues Rock
Length: 40:08
Label: RSO
Producer: Tom Dowd
Arranger: Eric Clapton
Personnel
Eric Clapton - lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, dobro
George Terry - electric and acoustic guitars, group vocals
Jamie Oldaker - drums, percussion
Dick Sims - organ, piano, electric piano
Carl Radle - bass guitar, electric guitar
Yvonne Elliman - lead vocals, group vocals
Marcy Levy - group vocals
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