Eric Clapton - Crossroads
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Artist: Eric ClaptonEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set
Published: 1996
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Polydor / Umgd
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Boom Boom - The Yardbirds
- Honey In Your Hips - The Yardbirds
- Baby What's Wrong - The Yardbirds
- I Wish You Would - The Yardbirds
- A Certain Girl - The Yardbirds
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - The Yardbirds
- I Ain't Got You - The Yardbirds
- For Your Love - The Yardbirds
- Got To Hurry - The Yardbirds
- Lonely Years - John Mayall/Eric Clapton
- Bernard Jenkins - John Mayall/Eric Clapton
- Hideaway - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
- All Your Love - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
- Ramblin' On My Mind - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
- Have You Ever Loved A Woman - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
- Wrapping Paper - Cream
- I Feel Free - Cream
- Spoonful - Cream
- Lawdy Mama - Cream
- Strange Brew - Cream
- Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
- Tales Of Brave Ulysses - Cream
- Steppin' Out - Cream
- Anyone For Tennis - Cream
- White Room - Cream
- Crossroads - Cream
- Badge - Cream
- Prescence Of The Lord - Blind Faith
- Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith
- Sleeping In The Ground - Blind Faith
- Comin' Home - Delaney And Bonnie
- Blues Power - Eric Clapton
- After Midnight - Eric Clapton
- Let It Rain - Eric Clapton
- Tell The Truth - Derek And The Dominos
- Roll It Over - Derek And The Dominos
- Layla - Derek And The Dominos
- Mean Old World - Eric Clapton/Duanne Allman
- Key To The Highway - Derek And The Dominos
- Crossroads - Derek And The Dominos
- Got To Get Better In A Little While - Derek And The Dominos
- Evil - Derek And The Dominos
- One More Chance - Derek And The Dominos
- Mean Old Frisco - Derek And The Dominos
- Snake Lake Blues - Derek And The Dominos
- Let It Grow - Eric Clapton
- Ain't That Lovin' You - Eric Clapton
- Motherless Children - Eric Clapton
- I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton
- Better Make It Through Today - Eric Clapton
- The Sky Is Crying - Eric Clapton
- I Found A Love - Eric Clapton
- (When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too - Eric Clapton
- Whatcha Gonna Do - Eric Clapton
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Eric Clapton
- Someone Like You - Eric Clapton
- Hello Old Friend - Eric Clapton
- Sign Language - Eric Clapton
- Further On Up The Road - Eric Clapton
- Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
- Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
- Cocaine - Eric Clapton
- Promises - Eric Clapton
- If I Don't Be There By Morning - Eric Clapton
- Double Trouble - Eric Clapton
- I Can't Stand It - Eric Clapton
- The Shape You're In - Eric Clapton
- Heaven Is One Step Away - Eric Clapton
- She's Waiting - Eric Clapton
- Too Bad - Eric Clapton
- Miss You - Eric Clapton
- Wanna Make Love To You - Eric Clapton E
- After Midnight - Eric Clapton
Music reviews of Crossroads
Music Review: The Ultimate Clapton Collection
Rating: 5 Stars
Eric Clapton has risen to the prominance of one of the greatest rock artists of all time with his musical roots in Blues and even dabbling with reggae, pop-rock, and soft rock since his golden age in the mid 1970's. Crossroads is the ultimate introduction to Eric Clapton and his entire career from his years with the Yardbirds to the latter days of his solo career in the late 80's as well as a crucial addition to any collection. Crossroads is quite simply the best of his entire career from his beginnings in 1963 up to the boxset's release in 1988.
The first disc contains a staggering 23 songs ranging from his start with the Yardbirds and spans into the mid-sixties through his glory days with Cream. The disc has several hits like the universal tunes "Boom Boom" from 1963 and "Sunshine of Your Love" with Cream in the mid-to-late 60's. Also present are the crucial years in between with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and duets with only Clapton and John Mayall.
Disc two has perhaps the most hits on a single disc, from his closing days with Cream and through his legendary period with Derek & the Dominoes up through the early 70's. It starts with the delightful, almost mystical "Anyone For Tennis," with Cream and contains classic dongs like "White Room," a live rendition of "Crossroads," "Badge," "Blues Power," and "Layla" make this disc an unquestionable favorite. The second disc also boasts "After Midnight" from his stint with Delaney & Bonnie and a duet with the late Duane Allman as well as a few hits from his time with Blind Faith.
The third disc is truly a gem and my personal favorite, kicking off with five previously unreleased tracks by Derek & the Dominoes as well as a few from his solo career which the disc touches the glory days of. Among these are songs like "Snake Lake Blues," with Derek & the Dominoes and "(When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too". The third disc also has a previously unreleased live version of Bob Marley & the Wailers' "I Shot the Sheriff" from 1974 and a duet with reggae legend Peter Tosh from the following year that was also previously unreleased. For a fantastic finale, the disc closes with Clapton's legendary and beautiful cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and "Someone Like You".
Finally, disc 4 covers his career from the 1976 "No Reason to Cry" album up through 1987, after his drift from a more Blues style to a soft and pop-rock style. The disc has several hits, three of which are indesputable: "Lay Down Sally," "Cocaine," and "Wonderful Tonight" and the first two tracks "Hello Old Friend," and "Sign Language," are amazing; the second of which pairs Clapton with fellow rock legend Bob Dylan. While the disc does show his more modern pop-rock era, only the best of this period is available here, and no fan will be disappointed. His later years are seen as having less popularity, but you wouldn't think so from this collection, in fact, you may think he's only gotten better. The fourth disc closes with a remake of "After Midnight" from 1987, leaving the listener stunned by the rock legend.
Crossroads is a testament to Eric Clapton's legacy, skill, passion, and brilliance. Any casual fan would find this to be the ultimate introduction while the hardcore listener would undeniably say that this boxset is a piece of music history, crucial to any rock & roll collection, or even, any well-rounded music collection. I can guarantee you will not be disappointed by Eric Clapton's legendary masterpiece.
Description of Crossroads
4 CD CROSSROADS box set. All 4 CDs have full art with notes. Discs have light scuffs that will not affect play. 12" LP sized booklet & box.Including both his band work (with the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie, and Derek and the Dominos) and his long, varied solo career, this four-CD set does a spectacular job in gathering several decades' worth of Clapton's best. There are the requisite classics--"Layla," "Blues Power," "After Midnight," "Further On Up the Road," "Crossroads," and "I Shot the Sheriff," among many others--some of them in previously unreleased live or alternate studio recordings. Released in 1988, when only superstars were granted the box set, Crossroads became the blueprint for what such a retrospective should be. For its scope, this box skims the cream of Clapton's large output. --Daniel Durchholz
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