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There's One in Every Crowd is the third studio album by Eric Clapton. Recorded shortly after 461 Ocean Boulevard, the album features a style similar to its predecessor but did not enjoy similar commercial success.

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There's One in Every Crowd
Studio album by Eric Clapton
Released	March 1975
Recorded	Late 1974 – early 1975
Studio	Criteria (Miami) Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, Jamaica)
Genre	Blues rock · reggae
Length	40:08
Label	RSO
Producer	Tom Dowd
Eric Clapton chronology
461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) There's One in Every Crowd (1975) E. C. Was Here (1975)
Singles from There's One in Every Crowd
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Released: May 1975

Background and release

After the success of "I Shot the Sheriff", Clapton and his backing band went to Jamaica to record There's One in Every Crowd. The songs "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Little Rachel" and "Don't Blame Me" are recorded in a reggae style, though the rest of the record is considered blues and rock. However, with his growing alcohol dependency and drug problems in Jamaica, the record was very challenging to record.^{[citation needed]} Clapton wanted the album title to be "World’s Greatest Guitar Player (There's One in Every Crowd)". RSO didn't like the first part and chose to release the album under the shortened title.[1]

Chart performance

The album reached the Top 40 on three national music charts. Achieving the highest position, number 15, in the United Kingdom, the album was certified with a silver disc by the British Phonographic industry. In the United States, the album peaked at position 21. In New Zealand the album placed itself on number 24 on the official New Zealand music chart, compiled by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand at the time.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[3]
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung	[4]

AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann awarded the album two out of five possible stars, stating that Clapton "hadn't had time to write or gather sufficient material [after the release of 461 Ocean Boulevard] to make a similarly effective album, since the result is a scattershot mixture of styles". Ruhlmann goes on in his review, noting the "album's best track, naturally, was the blues cover, Clapton's take on Elmore James' 'The Sky Is Crying'". and calling the release "a disappointing follow-up to 461 Ocean Boulevard".[2] Robert Christgau rated the album with a "C+".[5] Augustin Schmidt from the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said that the album, compared to 461 Ocean Boulevard, which charted high in Germany the year before, is disappointing, but not so bad, when you ignore the commercial success of the 1974 release.[4]

Track listing

Personnel

• Eric Clapton – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, arrangements (1, 2)
• Dick Sims – Hammond organ, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes
• Albhy Galuten – synthesizers
• George Terry – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, group vocals
• Carl Radle – electric guitar, bass guitar
• Jamie Oldaker – drums, percussion
• Yvonne Elliman – lead vocals, group vocals
• Marcy Levy – group vocals

Production

• Producer – Tom Dowd
• Engineers – Graeme Goodall, Carlton Lee and Ronnie Logan (Kingston); Don Gehman, Steve Klein and Karl Richardson (Miami).
• Front Photography – Henry DeChatillon
• Back Photography – Robert Ellis
• Inner Sleeve Drawing – Eric Clapton

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	24
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	15
US Billboard 200[9]	21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	60,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• There's One in Every Crowd at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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[de] There’s One in Every Crowd

There’s One in Every Crowd ist das dritte Studioalbum von Eric Clapton. Es erschien 1975 unter dem Label RSO Records. Das Album ist musikalisch dem Vorgängeralbum 461 Ocean Boulevard sehr ähnlich, konnte jedoch kommerziell nicht den gleichen Erfolg erreichen.

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- [en] There's One in Every Crowd

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[es] There's One in Every Crowd

There's one in Every Crowd —en español: Hay uno en cada muchedumbre— es el tercer álbum de estudio del músico británico Eric Clapton, publicado por la compañía discográfica RSO Records en marzo de 1975. Grabado poco después del lanzamiento de 461 Ocean Boulevard, el álbum incluyó un estilo similar a su predecesor, aunque con un éxito comercial inferior.

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[ru] There’s One in Every Crowd

There’s One in Every Crowd — третий сольный студийный альбом британского музыканта Эрика Клэптона, выпущенный лейблом RSO Records в марте 1975 года. Вышедший вслед за крайне успешным 461 Ocean Boulevard и выдержанный в похожем стиле, There’s One in Every Crowd тем не менее не снискал ни большого коммерческого успеха, ни высокой оценки критики, хотя и достиг статуса серебряного в Великобритании.

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