461 Ocean Boulevard

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Product Details

Artist : Eric Clapton
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0731453182127
Label : Universal Japan
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1996-09-11
UPC : 731453182127

ASIN : B000002G89

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Motherless Children
2. Give Me Strength
3. Willie and the Hand Jive
4. Get Ready
5. I Shot the Sheriff
6. I Can't Hold Out
7. Please Be With Me
8. Let It Grow
9. Steady Rollin' Man
10. Mainline Florida

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Editorial Reviews

From Amazon.co.uk

Predictably, given the drug problems which preceded its release, Clapton's second solo album proper seems to come and go in an opium haze of its own making. Oddly though, it suits him. As the history of rock attests, if you're going to get into one hard drug then you may as well make it heroin. Whereas cocaine feeds the ego and destroys judgement, heroin sublimates it and allows the artist to regress into his music. Which pretty much describes where 461 Ocean Boulevard is at. Because tracks like "Steady Rollin' Man" and US chart topper "I Shot The Sheriff" sound like they have all the time in the world, they make light work of putting the listener in a similar frame of mind. Best of all though is "Let It Grow", for many the kind of tender, foetal balladry which finds Clapton at his most quintessential. Inevitably, he cleaned up his act and sporadically attained similar heights. But for sheer mood and sense of moment, 461 Ocean Boulevard remains his masterpiece. --Peter Paphides

Amazon.com essential recording

The 1974 album on which Clapton's solo career truly caught fire, 461 Ocean Boulevard is best remembered for its hit version of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff"--perhaps the first time many in America ever heard the rhythms of reggae music. But it's also an album on which emotions run high, especially on two Clapton originals, the prayerful "Give Me Strength" and the pleading "Let It Grow." Clapton maintains his grounding in the blues with versions of Robert Johnson's "Steady Rollin' Man" and Elmore James's "I Can't Hold Out"; revisits a rock & roll classic in Johnny Otis's "Willie and the Hand Jive"; and turns the standard "Motherless Children" into a showcase of snarling guitars. Following a period of dark reclusiveness, 461 Ocean Boulevard was a powerful comeback for Clapton. --Daniel Durchholz

Chronique amazon.fr

461 Ocean Boulevard, l'album qui a véritablement lancé la carrière solo de Clapton en 1974, est surtout connu pour le tube "I Shot the Sheriff", reprise de Bob Marley. Beaucoup d'Américains n'avaient jamais entendu les rythmes du reggae. Mais cet album est également plein d'émotions, notamment sur deux compositions de Clapton, le religieux "Give Me Strength" et le suppliant "Let It Grow". Le guitariste reste dans son domaine du blues avec ses propres versions de "Steady Rollin' Man" de Robert Johnson et "I Can't Hold Out" de Elmore James. L'album renferme également une reprise du standard de Johnny Otis "Willie And The Hand Jive". Et Clapton transforme le classique "Motherless Children" en concert de guitares rageuses. Après une période de retrait à l'ombre, 461 Ocean Boulevard marquait le retour en force de Clapton. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews

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Clapton's Grand Return! (2004-04-14)

After an absence due to personal problems, Clapton settled into the 461 Ocean Boulevard Florida estate to restart his career. It was a major turning point. His heady rock attitude was adapting to a mellower R & B with a tad more funkiness. "Motherless Children", ""Willie And The Hand Jive" and "Mainline Florida" brought out the best gut bouncing rhythm and blues yet. Jump-started with the Bob Marley single, "I Shot The Sheriff", Clapton gained back his old audience while bringing in new fans to the new blue-eyed soul in the USA. He included some nearly spiritual numbers as well. ""Please Be With Me" is a begging love ballad and "Let It Grow" culminates with the frenzy of a soaring synthesizer. Yvonne Elliman does a fantastic back-up job with her own sultry vocals and accentuates Clapton's soulful voice. Still considered one of Clapton's best, you can't miss with this one, especially in DTS Surround Sound.

A remarkable "comeback" album (2004-03-24)

I actually remember the day this album was released - it was two days after I saw Clapton and his band at the Capital Centre in D.C.. He played much of it at the show, and I was anxious to hear the songs again.

This album didn't disappoint that day, and it doesn't disappoint today. Contrary to another review, it ages quite well. The rock covers ("Willie and the Hand Jive," "I Shot The Sheriff"hold their own with the originals, and the blues songs are timeless. "I Can't Hold Out" and "Steady Rolling Man" kick major blues butt! The originals are excellent as well, particularly "Mainline Florida."

Any record collecion that includes Eric Clapton is incomplete without this record. It was his comeback effort following several years of laying low with a heroin problem. It is clearly a career milestone, and his first recording with a band that he would work with for the remainder of the decade. Don't overlook the band - with the exception of Duane Allman, George Terry may be the best guitarist Clapton worked with - he compliments Clapton and drives him at the same time.

Please Be With Me (2004-01-11)

Because no one else has mentioned it, I will: Please Be With Me is one of the best love songs, way better than the overplayed prom theme Wonderful Tonight.

One of Eric Clapton's best solo efforts (2003-06-07)

"461 Ocean Boulevard", Eric Clapton's second solo album from 1974, is an appealing amalgam of several different styles (rock, pop, R&B, country, blues and even reggae).

It may not have the flashy guitar work of his earlier recordings, nor is it as gritty as fans of Eric Clapton the blues player (rather than Eric Clapton the pop singer) might have preferred. But it is a pleasant, low-key affair with several excellent songs, including a charming, laid-back rendition of Johnny Otis' "Willie And The Hand Jive" and the lovely, folkish ballad "Please Be With Me", originally recorded by Southern rockers Cowboy.

Clapton should stay away from covering Elmore James, though. He obviously knows that he can't match the intensity of James' vocals, so he delivers "I Can't Hold Out" in a very subdued style which doesn't suit the song.

His version of Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff", although somewhat watered-down, works really well, however, as does the mournful spiritual-like blues "Give Me Strength" and the melodious "Let It Grow", both of them Eric Clapton originals.Lovely slide dobro playing on "Let It Grow".Another bluesy spiritual, Blind Willie Johnson's "Motherless Children (have a hard time)", is quite good as well in this electric, up-tempo recording, in spite of the clippety-clop rhythm played by drummer Jamie Oldaker (kind of a strange choice for a blues number).

All in all, "461 Ocean Boulevard" is a really fine album, and one that Eric Clapton tried again and again to replicate over the next ten years. Definitely recommended.

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