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| Complete Clapton | 
 enlarge | Artist: Eric Clapton
Label: Reprise / Wea
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 654
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 294332
UPC: 093624992479
EAN: 0093624992479
ASIN: B000UAE8CQ
Release Date: October 9, 2007
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Disc 1
| • | I Feel Free: Cream | | • | Sunshine of Your Love: Cream | | • | White Room: Cream | | • | Crossroads: Cream | | • | Badge: Cream | | • | Presence of the Lord: Blind Faith | | • | After Midnight | | • | Let It Rain | | • | Bell Bottom Blues | | • | Layla | | • | Let It Grow | | • | I Shot the Sheriff | | • | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | | • | Hello Old Friend | | • | Cocaine | | • | Lay Down Sally | | • | Wonderful Tonight | | • | Promises | | • | I Can't Stand It |
Disc 2
| • | I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart | | • | She's Waiting | | • | Forever Man | | • | It's in the Way That You Use It | | • | Miss You | | • | Pretending | | • | Bad Love | | • | Tears in Heaven | | • | Layla Unplugged | | • | Running on Faith (Unplugged) | | • | Motherless Child | | • | Change the World | | • | My Father's Eyes | | • | Riding With the King | | • | Sweet Home Chicago | | • | If I Had Possession Over Judgment | | • | Ride the River |
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Eric Clapton: his music, his story. 36 of Eric's greatest songs from 1968 to 2006 in one collection for the first time ever! This 36 selection multi-disc set features hits from 1968 to 2006 including "Crossroads," Badge," "Layla," "Tears In Heaven," "Change The World" and much more. Eric Clapton Photos Eric Clapton Merchandise More from Eric Clapton 
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Album Description
This is the first time of a career spanning best of from one of music's most respected artists had been one album. This double album at a single album price, features such classics as Layla, Tears In Heaven, Wonderful Tonight, I Shot The Sheriff and Cocaine. Ties in with his Autobiography released the same week.
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The Eric Crossroads October 9, 2007
28 out of 41 found this review helpful
These days, it seems like we've often forgotten about our influences, and how much they've changed the landscape of what great music sounds like. That has happened with surprising reunions this year of acts like The Police, and Genesis. But when it comes to great guitarists, Eric Clapton has ultimately been no acception. During his decades on his own, and with groups like Cream and derek & The Dominoes, Clapton's influence still withstands the testament of time. With his recent acclaimed autobiography, Complete Clapton, showcasing his highs and lows as an influence and maintaining a audience that has still withstood the test of time, and that can also be said on his latest hits album.
The 2007, Complete Clapton, is a double album that showcases Eric Clapton, and some of the best music he has made from Blues, to Pop, all the way back to Rock. The collection showcases his eras with Cream, Derek & The Dominoes, and his own works noblely well, and as a dynamic re-introduction to an era that seems to be more interested in Paris Hilton. the songs here have all been remastered well, and include a lot of great songs including the somber Tears In Heaven, which he wrote for his son who died after falling out a window, the hard hitting 80's rock songs Bad Love and the bluesy Pretending, the overlooked It's In The Way That You Use It from The Color Of Money, as well as classics like Layla, I Shot The Sheriff, a song which was also famous for Bob Marley, and After Midnight. The collection really does a good job at standing out all the great, including a few tracks that were overlooked from his last hits album, like Motherless Child from the album From The Cradle and Running On Faith. Although the album doesn't show that it is a definitive hits album for die hard fans, while mainly overshadowing songs like Blue Eyes Blue from the Julia Roberts film Runaway Bride, as well as other big songs die hard fans.
Despite a few tracks overlooked, Complete Clapton is a great collection for those new to Eric Clapton's mix of Rock and Soul. Even though he has mellowed down on his own lately, Eric still shows that his influence as a legend has never died down. I really think this is a well-dedicated hits album that works for record buyers everywhere, without many tears of heaven, but plenty of tears of joy, and that is no pretending.
Album Cover: B+
Songs: B-
Price: B 1/2+
Remastering: B+
Overall: B 1/2-
 Great Companion CD's for the Book October 13, 2007
25 out of 29 found this review helpful
Clapton's "Complete Clapton" is an outstanding double CD collection that I would give anyone who had heard of Eric Clapton, but didn't have any of his music. It is an economical collection that is fairly representative of his music, but it is nowhere near a comprehensive collection of his music. With music from his work with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & the Dominos, and his solo work, including tracks with B.B. King and J.J. Cale, I found this a great CD to have in my car in addition to all the other Clapton CD's I have.
What I enjoy about it most of all is a sense that this is what "he" wanted out on the streets when his autobiography was published. Looking through my collection of Eric Clapton CD's, I am amazed by the sheer amount of work he has issued, with a copy of "Cream of Clapton" and "Clapton Chronicles" serving as chapter dividers around 1995 and 1999.
But, what if you are a true fan of Clapton and you really want to have a definitive collection of his work, what CD's can you purchase now that will give you a true sense of the groups he played with and how his music evolved over the years? Personally, I would have "CrossroadsCrossroads," a four CD Boxed-Set compilation of his earlier work with heavy doses of his work with the Yardbirds, Mayall, and Cream, and later solo work up to the mid 1980's. Another collection, that I don't have, but it has more of his earlier work with groups you never knew he performed with, and several tunes he played with Jimmy Page, is "Clapton is God," Clapton Is God: The Cream of Early Eric Clapton a four CD collection that is an import from England.
A second box-set I would have would be the Derek and the Dominos 20th Anniversary one, The Layla Sessions : 20th Anniversary Edition that has an extra 2.5 hours of recordings that feature Eric playing along with Duane Allman. This is a great set of recordings. The third CD collection I would have to be representative of his work would be either the "Clapton Chronicles" Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Claptonor "Complete Clapton" because they both have two of his better commercial successes, "Forever Man" and "It's In the Way You Use It" along with several of his "unplugged" work, "Layla" and "Tears in Heaven."
All-in-all, "Complete Clapton" is a great double CD for someone who doesn't have any Clapton music, and I wouldn't hesitate buying it to have in my car or as a gift for those in your life who are musically challenged.
Hardly "complete" October 13, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you're a compilation producer and your next project is Eric Clapton, the first thing you gotta ask yourself is "Do I go for a complete career retrospective including all of the bands Clapton has worked with, or do I stick to only the solo recordings?" The smart money is on the former, but to truly do justice with that approach you would need a boxed set. An excellent boxed set, Crossroads was released many years ago which fills that need, but perhaps it should've been updated. If it were me, I would choose the latter approach. I would fill two discs with all of Clapton's solo work since any self-respecting classic rock fan will already own The Very Best of Cream or Gold, along with Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Since that frees me up with quite a bit more room, I would select "Willie & The Hand Jive", "Watch Out For Lucy", "Blues Power", "Tulsa Time", "The Shape You're In", "Tearing Us Apart" and "Before You Accuse Me" to truly make a collection that is "complete".
Clapton: The Highlights of a Great Career October 9, 2007
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
Clapton's career has spanned over 40 years. He's won 18 Grammy Awards and is the only triple inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. These CDs are intended to span his career and, to a large extent, they do a fine job of that. Unfortunately, this is not the "complete" Clapton. But I'd rate it as the highlights of his career. This album doesn't come close to covering his career as did the four-disc 1988 box set Crossroads
The first CD in this set is the older stuff, which is appropriate.
CD2 begins with a period when Clapton was enjoying a sort of come back with hits like She's Waiting, It's In The Way That You Use It (from the color Of Money soundtrack) and Miss You, Pretending and Bad Love.
This album hits the highlights of Clapton's extraordinary career. The music is great.
Highly recommended.
Complete?? October 19, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
To quote Otto the bus driver (from "The Simpsons"), "That is totally false advertising!" Many here have taken exception to calling this collection "Complete Clapton." Maybe calling this "Complete Hits Collection" would've made more sense, though even that's not entirely accurate. "Essential Clapton"? Closer to the mark, though no two people are going to agree on what's "essential" Eric.
But looking at this collection for what it is -- a "hits" album -- it's one of the better ones out there. It surpasses the old Timepieces and Clapton Chronicles collections (for less money), though both contain a few songs you won't find here. Still, just about every hit from EC's solo years is here. So are a number of key album tracks.
Where it falls a bit flat is the lack of pre-solo stuff. I don't think the exclusion of the Yardbirds is a big deal. The only hit from that time was "For Your Love," a pop song that caused Eric to leave the band! His guitar is barely heard on that track. Most of that early Yardbirds stuff is really watered-down pop-blues anyhow. More Cream ("Strange Brew" and "Spoonful," for instance) was needed. No tracks from his stint with John Mayall? Criminal! Both "Hideaway" and "Ramblin' On My Mind" (the latter being the first time he sang lead on a record) are essential. Couldn't go wrong with a little more Blind Faith, and this set just scratches the surface of Derek & The Dominos as well.
The remedy for this easy. Skip this collection, and pick up the old Crossroads boxed set instead. It came out back in 1988, but nearly 20 years later it's still the best Clapton collection out there. Most of the hits are there, but it's also loaded with a lot of great album tracks, live jams, and other rarities. Even outtakes from Blind Faith and Derek & The Dominos! You really can't go wrong with it.
I think most of EC's 80's and 90's output was pretty weak stuff, glossy pop that emphasized synths and drum machines over his guitar playing, so disc two suffers a bit. But there are still some gems to be found. The "Unplugged" stuff got overplayed, so it's easy to forget how good it was (and still is). After that, he turned out the excellent, and highly recommended, blues album From The Cradle. Sadly, only "Motherless Child" from that album made the cut here. My dream collection would replace those 80's pop songs (such as the wretched "Forever Man" and "She's Waiting") with stronger material like "Before You Accuse Me," "Five Long Years," and "I'm Tore Down." If all you really want is Clapton's biggest hits, however, this is a perfectly good set. And the price is right!
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