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Money and Cigarettes is the eighth solo studio album by Eric Clapton, recorded after his first rehabilitation from alcoholism. Produced by Clapton and Tom Dowd with, apart from Albert Lee, a new backing band of veteran session musicians including Donald "Duck" Dunn, Roger Hawkins, and Ry Cooder. The album was moderately successful commercially, reaching Top 20 chart positions in several countries. Critical reception was lukewarm.

Money and Cigarettes
Studio album by Eric Clapton
Released	February 1983
Recorded	Late 1982 at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas.
Genre	Rock
Length	37:08
Label	Duck · Warner Bros.
Producer	Eric Clapton · Tom Dowd
Eric Clapton chronology
Another Ticket (1981) Money and Cigarettes (1983) Behind the Sun (1985)
Singles from Money and Cigarettes
"I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" Released: January 1983 "The Shape You're In" Released: April 1983

Background

The cover depicts Clapton, cigarette in hand, standing next to a melting Fender Stratocaster guitar. Clapton chose the name of the album "because that's all I saw myself having left" after his first rehabilitation from alcoholism.[1] After finishing a North American tour, Clapton and his touring band consisting of Henry Spinetti, Gary Brooker, Chris Stainton and Dave Markee went into the Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, to record tracks for a new studio album. Listening to the new recordings, Clapton recalled, the songs have got a "pub atmosphere" and represent a "continuation of his work with Ronnie Lane." Producer Tom Dowd, however, was not pleased with the recordings and the sound of Clapton's band, asking Eric to change his band, except for Albert Lee. Clapton changed his band to the line-up as it is presented on the album's liner notes and suffered from multiple collapses during the recording sessions.[1]

Chart performance

The album was commercially quite successful, reaching Top 10 chart positions in two countries, followed by four positions in the album charts Top 20. In Germany, Money and Cigarettes positioned itself on number 22 on the charts compiled by Gfk Entertrainment. In the Netherlands and the United States, the album ranked on position 16. In the United Kingdom and New Zealand, the album peaked at number 13 and 11 on the nations' official music charts. Reaching peak position five on the Sverigetopplistan chart, the album became of one Clapton's highest-charting releases in Sweden. In Norway, Money and Cigarettes peaked at number three, making it the highest position for the release.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Robert Christgau	B+[4]

In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann notes straight away, that "Money and Cigarettes marked several important turning points in Eric Clapton's recording career: It was his debut release on his own Duck imprint within Warner Bros.' Reprise Records subsidiary. It was also the first album he made after coming to terms with his drinking problem by giving up alcohol. Newly focused and having written a batch of new songs, he became dissatisfied with his longtime band and fired them, with the exception of second guitarist Albert Lee. In their place, he hired session pros like Stax Records veteran bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and Muscle Shoals drummer Roger Hawkins, also bringing in guest guitarist Ry Cooder." Finishing his analysis, the critic summed the album up, "For all the changes and the high-powered sidemen, though, Money and Cigarettes ended up being just an average effort from Clapton."[2]

Rolling Stone critic David Fricke rates the album with 3.5 out of five possible stars and concludes: "Like most of Clapton's recent solo records, Money and Cigarettes makes no claim to greatness. Still, the simple, unaffected blues power at work here is surprising and refreshing. As the chorus in Clapton's cover of Johnny Otis' 1958 party rocker "Crazy Country Hop" goes: 'Ooh wee oh oh ooh la la/Let's rock & roll.' On Money and Cigarettes, Clapton offers no more and gives no less."[3] Critic Robert Christgau rates the album with a "B+."[4]

Track listing

Personnel

• Eric Clapton – electric guitar, slide guitar, lead vocals
• Albert Lee – keyboards, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
• Peter Solley – Hammond organ
• Ry Cooder – electric guitar, slide guitar
• Donald Dunn – bass
• Roger Hawkins – drums
• Chuck Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
• John Sambataro – backing vocals

Production

• Producers – Tom Dowd and Eric Clapton
• Engineers – Tom Dowd and Michael Carnavale
• Assistant Engineer – Dennis Halliburton
• Mastered by Mike Fuller at Criteria Studios (Miami, FL).
• Art Direction – El & Nel Ink., Graham Hughes
• Photography – Graham Hughes
• Design – El & Nel Ink., Ian Murray
• Model Maker - Laurie Savage
• Typography and Design - Ian Murray Acrobat Design

Chart positions

References

External links

• Money and Cigarettes at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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[de] Money and Cigarettes

Money and Cigarettes ist das achte Studioalbum des britischen Gitarristen Eric Clapton. Es wurde 1983 veröffentlicht. Auf dem Cover ist er mit einer Zigarette und einer schmelzenden Fender Stratocaster zu sehen. Den Namen für dieses Album wählte Clapton, weil ihm nach seinem ersten Alkoholentzug nichts außer Geld und Zigaretten blieb.[1]

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- [en] Money and Cigarettes

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[es] Money and Cigarettes

Money and Cigarettes (en español: Dinero y cigarrillos) es el octavo álbum de estudio del músico británico Eric Clapton, publicado por la compañía discográfica Warner Bros. Records en febrero de 1983.

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[ru] Money and Cigarettes

Money and Cigarettes (рус. Деньги и сигареты) — восьмой студийный альбом Эрика Клэптона, выпущенный в 1983 году. На обложке изображён Клэптон с сигаретой в руке, стоящий рядом со стекающей со стола гитарой. Клэптон объяснял выбор названия альбома так: «Это всё, что, как я считал, у меня осталось» после (первого) излечения от алкоголизма[4]. Сингл с этого альбома «I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heartruen» достиг 18 места в американских чартах, но был менее успешен в Великобритании, где он не смог попасть даже в Top 50.

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