Eric Clapton

Slowhand

Eric Clapton - Slowhand

1977 | Polydor / Umgd 

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All Music Guide Review

After the guest-star-drenched No Reason to Cry failed to make much of an impact commercially, Eric Clapton returned to using his own band for Slowhand. The difference is substantial -- where No Reason to Cry struggled hard to find the right tone, Slowhand opens with the relaxed, bluesy shuffle of J.J. Cale's "Cocaine" and sustains it throughout the course of the album. Alternating between straight blues ("Mean Old Frisco"), country ("Lay Down Sally"), mainstream rock ("Cocaine," "The Core"), and pop ("Wonderful Tonight"), Slowhand doesn't sound schizophrenic because of the band's grasp of the material. This is laid-back virtuosity -- although Clapton and his band are never flashy, their playing is masterful and assured. That assurance and the album's eclectic material make Slowhand rank with 461 Ocean Boulevard as Eric Clapton's best albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Slowhand Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Cocaine
  • 3:41
  • Sound Clip for Cocaine from Slowhand

  • 2
  • Wonderful Tonight
  • 3:44
  • Sound Clip for Wonderful Tonight from Slowhand

  • 3
  • Lay Down Sally
  • 3:56
  • Sound Clip for Lay Down Sally from Slowhand

  • 4
  • Next Time You See Her
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for Next Time You See Her from Slowhand

  • 5
  • We're All the Way
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for We're All the Way from Slowhand

  • 6
  • The Core
  • 8:45
  • Sound Clip for The Core from Slowhand

  • 7
  • May You Never
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for May You Never from Slowhand

  • 8
  • Mean Old Frisco
  • 4:42
  • Sound Clip for Mean Old Frisco from Slowhand

  • 9
  • Peaches and Diesel
  • 4:46
  • Sound Clip for Peaches and Diesel from Slowhand

    • Credits of Slowhand

    • Glyn Johns
    • Producer, Audio Production, Surround Sound

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