Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton is a greatest hits album by British musician Eric Clapton. The album was originally released by RSO/Polydor Records in April 1982 (see 1982 in music). The following year a second volume, Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies, was released by the label. The album has been reissued several times and has been awarded certifications in several regions. Billboard reported the album sold more than 13,400,000 copies worldwide.[1]
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Released | April 1982 (1982-04) | |||
Recorded | 1970–1978 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:52 | |||
Label | RSO | |||
Producer | Tom Dowd, Delaney Bramlett, Glyn Johns, the Dominos | |||
Eric Clapton chronology | ||||
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In 1982, Eric Clapton left RSO and Polydor to form his own label, Duck Records, with distribution through Warner Bros. With the loss of the artist, the two Time Pieces albums were compiled and released.[2]
The songs on the album were all released as singles, with only one song—"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"—having never been released on an RSO album. A large number of songs on the release were either from 461 Ocean Boulevard or Slowhand,[2] while none of the songs were released on No Reason to Cry or Another Ticket. The original vinyl and cassette releases contained the live version of "Cocaine" from the 1980 release "Just One Night"; the later CD issue deleted this for the studio version from "Slowhand", and also included the song "Let It Grow" from "461 Ocean Boulevard".
Chart (1982–2004) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 28 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 65 |
Dutch Albums (Midprice Albums Top 50)[5] | 42 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 34 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 22 |
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[8] | 13 |
UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[10] | 101 |
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[12] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[13] 1994 certification |
Platinum | 50,000* |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] 1996 certification |
Platinum | 50,000* |
Japan (RIAJ)[15] | Million | 1,000,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[16] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[20] | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Europe | April 1982 | RSO Records | LP | RSD 5010 |
North America | April 1982 | RSO Records | LP | RS-1-3099 |
Worldwide | November 1982 | Polydor Records | CD | 810,014-2 |
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