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1. Motherless Children2. Give Me Strength3. Willie And The Hand Jive4. Get Ready5. I Shot The Sheriff6. I Can't Hold Out7. Please Be With Me8. Let It Grow9. Steady Rollin' Man10. Mainline Florida11. Untitled - (hidden track)Format: CD
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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 pray
1. Motherless Children2. Give Me Strength3. Willie And The Hand Jive4. Get Ready5. I Shot The Sheriff6. I Can't Hold Out7. Please Be With Me8. Let It Grow9. Steady Rollin' Man10. Mainline Florida11. Untitled - (hidden track)Format: CD
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
This was Clapton's comeback record after a long bout with heroin addiction. Up through 1970 or so, he had been a restless musical seeker, opening rock up with his guitar experimentation, trying to get to the bottom of the blues. There is none of this on 461. He seems relieved just to be alive. It's a low-key affair, and that suits him. Some of his best songs are here, as well as his cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff." Torn and frayed from the melee inside him, this album may be the most personal blues he ever made. --Steve Tignor
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Manufacturer: Digital Sound
Release date: 25 November 1997
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0710215441924 UPC: 710215441924
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