Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton is a compilation album by English guitarist Eric Clapton featuring his hits from the 1980s and 1990s. The album was released on 12 October 1999 by the Duck / Reprise Records label.[1] Two new songs are included on the disc, "Blue Eyes Blue" which was previously released as a single and "(I) Get Lost" which Clapton wrote for the soundtrack to the film The Story of Us.
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Released | 12 October 1999 (1999-10-12)[1] | |||
Recorded | 1984–1999 | |||
Genre | Rock, hard rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 67:19 | |||
Label | Duck / Reprise | |||
Producer | Rob Cavallo, Babyface, Eric Clapton, Simon Climie, Russ Titelman, Tom Dowd, Ted Templeman, Lenny Waronker, Phil Collins[2] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s)[2] | Length |
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1. | "Blue Eyes Blue" | Diane Warren | Rob Cavallo | 4:42 |
2. | "Change the World" | Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick | Babyface | 3:55 |
3. | "My Father's Eyes" | Eric Clapton | Clapton & Simon Climie | 5:24 |
4. | "Tears in Heaven" | Eric Clapton, Will Jennings | Russ Titelman | 4:33 |
5. | "Layla" (Unplugged version) | Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon | Russ Titelman | 4:37 |
6. | "Pretending" | Jerry Lynn Williams | Russ Titelman | 4:43 |
7. | "Bad Love" | Eric Clapton, Mick Jones | Russ Titelman | 5:14 |
8. | "Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)" | Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley) | Russ Titelman | 3:57 |
9. | "It's in the Way That You Use It" | Clapton, Robbie Robertson | Tom Dowd & Eric Clapton | 4:11 |
10. | "Forever Man" | Jerry Lynn Williams | Ted Templeman & Lenny Waronker | 3:11 |
11. | "Running on Faith" (Unplugged version) | Jerry Lynn Williams | Russ Titelman | 6:26 |
12. | "She's Waiting" | Eric Clapton, Peter Robinson | Phil Collins | 4:58 |
13. | "River of Tears" | Eric Clapton, Simon Climie | Eric Clapton & Simon Climie | 7:21 |
14. | "(I) Get Lost" | Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton & Simon Climie | 4:21 |
15. | "Wonderful Tonight" (Live edit - European bonus track) | Eric Clapton | Russ Titelman | 5:24 |
16. | "Hard Times" (Japanese bonus track) | Ray Charles | Russ Titelman | 3:13 |
Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Billboard | Best DVD | Won | [4] |
2000 | RIAJ | Foreign Top Rock Album | Won | [5] |
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