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Slowhand

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This article is about the Eric Clapton album. For the Pointer Sisters song, seeSlow Hand. For other uses, seeSlow Hand (disambiguation).

1977 studio album by Eric Clapton
Slowhand
Studio album by
Released25 November 1977 (1977-11-25)
RecordedMay 1977
StudioOlympic, London
Genre
Length39:08
LabelRSO
ProducerGlyn Johns
Eric Clapton chronology
No Reason to Cry
(1976)		Slowhand
(1977)		Backless
(1978)
Singles from Slowhand
  1. "Lay Down Sally"
    Released: 11 November 1977[1]
  2. "Wonderful Tonight"
    Released: 10 March 1978

Slowhand is the fifth solo studio album byEric Clapton. Released on 25 November 1977 byRSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his most commercially and critically successful studio albums.Slowhand produced the two hit singles "Lay Down Sally" and "Wonderful Tonight", reached various international music charts and was honoured with numerous awards andrecording certifications. In 2012, a deluxe edition was released to celebrate the album's 35th anniversary.

Recording

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Clapton wanted to work with record producerGlyn Johns as he thought Johns had produced great work with famous groups likethe Rolling Stones andEagles and understood how to work with both British and American musicians. While in the studio with Johns, Clapton noted that the A-list producer was very disciplined and disliked jamming because it would kill important recording time. Although Clapton and his band were intoxicated nearly all the time when recording, Johns liked Clapton's work and brought out the best in every musician, according to Clapton.[2]

Title and artwork

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The album was titled after Clapton's nickname, which was given to him byGiorgio Gomelsky. In his 2007 autobiography, Clapton recalled that the name "Slowhand" seemed to be hanging on to his real name, because it seemed to be well received by both his American friends and fans who think of theWild West when hearing the nickname.

The album's artwork is by Clapton with the help ofPattie Boyd and Dave Stewart, credited as "El & Nell Ink". Besides choosing various photos for the inner side of thegramophone record packaging, there are two pictures, Clapton notes, which have deeper importance to him: one in which he kisses Boyd, and another showing a destroyedFerrari 365 GT4 BB, which Clapton had bought after seeingGeorge Harrison with the same model at his Hurtwood Edge Estate. Clapton had crashed the car, and nearly died, after finishing a tour ofAustralia.[2]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Retrospective reviews
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
Chicago TribuneStarStarHalf star[7]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar[8]
Music StoryStarStarStarStarHalf star[6]
The New York Times(favourable)[9]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStarStar[4]

Slowhand was released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records.[10] In a contemporary review forRolling Stone, John Swenson found Clapton's playing more subtle than before but his songs sobering and interesting psychologically, especially "Next Time You See Her", as they showed him "in touch with the horrible moral power and long-suffering self-righteousness that is the essence of the blues".[11]Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic, feeling Clapton had regressed as a singer, "sounding like he's blown his voice. Doing what, I wonder."[5]

In a retrospective review forAllMusic,Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that the confident, virtuosic quality in the band's playing and the diversity of the songwriting madeSlowhand "rank with461 Ocean Boulevard as Eric Clapton's best albums".[3]Yahoo! Music's Dave DiMartino said the record was full of hits and "tasteful" music.[12] In 2003,Slowhand was ranked number 325 onRolling Stone's list ofThe 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[13] and again in 2012.[14]

Deluxe Edition

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In November 2012, aremastered two-compact-disc 35th anniversary deluxe edition ofSlowhand was released. The first disc consists of the remastered album with additional bonus tracks, outtakes and studio jam sessions. The second disc features a previously unreleased live concert, recorded in April 1977 at theHammersmith Odeon; although the concert is of the same era as theSlowhand sessions, it was performed prior to the album's recording and release, and so does not include any of the album's tracks.[15]

Track listings

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cocaine"J. J. Cale3:41
2."Wonderful Tonight"Eric Clapton3:44
3."Lay Down Sally"Eric Clapton ·Marcy Levy ·George Terry3:56
4."Next Time You See Her"Eric Clapton4:01
5."We're All the Way"Don Williams2:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Core"Eric Clapton · Marcy Levy8:45
2."May You Never"John Martyn3:01
3."Mean Old Frisco"Arthur Crudup4:42
4."Peaches and Diesel"Eric Clapton ·Albhy Galuten4:46
Total length:39:06

2012 Deluxe edition

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cocaine"J.J. Cale3:38
2."Wonderful Tonight"Eric Clapton3:44
3."Lay Down Sally"Eric Clapton · Marcy Levy · George Terry3:56
4."Next Time You See Her"Eric Clapton4:01
5."We're All the Way"Don Williams2:32
6."The Core"Eric Clapton · Marcy Levy8:45
7."May You Never"John Martyn3:01
8."Mean Old Frisco"Arthur Crudup4:42
9."Peaches and Diesel"Eric Clapton · Albhy Galuten4:46
10."Looking at the Rain"Gordon Lightfoot3:41
11."Alberta"Traditional2:43
12."Greyhound Bus"Eric Clapton2:58
13."Stars, Strays and Ashtrays"Eric Clapton4:38
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell the Truth"Eric Clapton ·Bobby Whitlock9:00
2."Knocking on Heaven's Door"Bob Dylan5:17
3."Steady Rollin' Man"Robert Johnson6:54
4."Can't Find My Way Home"Steve Winwood6:05
5."Further on Up the Road"Joe Vease ·Don Robey6:33
6."Stormy Monday"T-Bone Walker12:39
7."Badge"Eric Clapton · George Harrison8:01
8."I Shot the Sheriff"Bob Marley14:02
9."Layla"Eric Clapton ·Jim Gordon6:11

Personnel

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Production

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  • Glyn Johns – producer, engineer
  • El & Nell Ink. (David Stewart, Nello) – art direction and design
  • Jonathan Dent – artwork
  • Andy Seymour – inner sleeve photography
  • Watal Asanuma – outer sleeve photography

Charts

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Chart (1977–1978)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[16]46
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[17]2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18]17
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19]35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20]32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21]5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22]41
UK Albums (OCC)[23]23
USBillboard 200[24]2
Chart (2012–2013)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25]130
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26]89
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[27]20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28]66
USTop Catalog Albums (Billboard)[29]48
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Greek Albums (IFPI)[30]29
USTop Blues Albums (Billboard)[31]1

Certifications

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RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[32]2× Platinum200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[33]Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA)[35]3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^"Music Week"(PDF). p. 56.
  2. ^abClapton, Eric (2007).Clapton:The Autobiography (1 ed.).Broadway Books. pp. 49, 174,180–182.ISBN 978-0-385-51851-2.
  3. ^ab"Slowhand – Eric Clapton".AllMusic.Rovi Corporation. Retrieved3 October 2015.
  4. ^Considine, J. D. (2 November 2004). Nathan Brackett; Christian David Hoard (eds.).The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4, revised ed.).Simon & Schuster.ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^abChristgau, Robert (1981)."Eric Clapton".Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies.Ticknor & Fields. p. 82.ISBN 0-89919-025-1. Retrieved10 November 2015.
  6. ^"Album Eric Clapton Slowhand".Music Story (in French). n.d. Archived fromthe original on 9 May 2013.
  7. ^Kot, Greg (1993)."It's A Roller-coaster Career From Blues To Pop And Back".Chicago Tribune. Retrieved10 November 2015.
  8. ^Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007).The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus. p. 315.OL 11913831M.
  9. ^Rockwell, John (11 December 1977)."Rock's History On Six Disks".The New York Times.
  10. ^Strong, Martin Charles (2002).The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. p. 280.ISBN 978-1-84195-312-0.
  11. ^Swenson, John (29 December 1977)."Slowhand".Rolling Stone. Album Reviews section. Retrieved3 October 2015.
  12. ^DiMartino, Dave."Eric Clapton Reviews".Yahoo! Music. Archived fromthe original on 22 October 2012.
  13. ^"500 Greatest Albums: Slowhand – Eric Clapton".Rolling Stone. Archived fromthe original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved7 January 2012.
  14. ^"500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time".Rolling Stone. 2012.
  15. ^"Slowhand 35th Anniversary Commemorated With Multi-Format Release This November". Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine. November 2012. Retrieved3 October 2015.
  16. ^Kent, David (1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book.ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  17. ^"Top RPM Albums: Image 5495a".RPM.Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Eric Clapton – Slowhand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  19. ^Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo:Oricon Entertainment. 2006.ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  20. ^"Charts.nz – Eric Clapton – Slowhand". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  21. ^"Norwegiancharts.com – Eric Clapton – Slowhand". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  22. ^"Swedishcharts.com – Eric Clapton – Slowhand". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  23. ^"Official Albums Chart on 27/11/1977 – Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  24. ^"Eric Clapton Chart History (Billboard 200)".Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  25. ^"Ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – Slowhand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  26. ^"Ultratop.be – Eric Clapton – Slowhand" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  27. ^"Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  28. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Eric Clapton – Slowhand" (in German).GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  29. ^"Eric Clapton Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)".Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  30. ^"Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 21/2025" (in Greek).IFPI Greece. Archived fromthe original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved28 May 2025.
  31. ^"Eric Clapton Chart History (Top Blues Albums)".Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  32. ^"Canadian album certifications – Eric Clapton – Slow Hand".Music Canada. Retrieved24 January 2016.
  33. ^"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Slowhand')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved24 January 2016.
  34. ^"British album certifications – Eric Clapton – Slowhand".British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved24 January 2016.
  35. ^"American album certifications – Eric Clapton – Slowhand".Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved24 January 2016.
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