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Eric Clapton: 24 Nights

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Label: Reprise Records
Released: 1991.10.04
Time:
 52:43 / 52:32
Category: Blues
Producer(s): Russ Titelman
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD Double
Web address: www.ericclapton.com
Appears with: The Yardbirds
Purchase date: 2009.10.01
Price in €: 2,00





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Disc One:
[1] Badge (Clapton/Harrison) - 6:50
[2] Running on Faith (Williams) - 6:49
[3] White Room (Brown/Bruce) - 6:10
[4] Sunshine of Your Love (Brown/Bruce/Clapton) - 9:10
[5] Watch Yourself (Clapton) - 5:39
[6] Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Myles) - 6:52
[7] Worried Life Blues (Merriweather) - 5:27
[8] Hoodoo Man (Clapton) - 5:40

Disc Two:
[1] Pretending (Williams) - 7:08
[2] Bad Love (Clapton/Jones) - 6:24
[3] Old Love (Clapton/Cray) - 13:01
[4] Wonderful Tonight (Clapton/Kamen) - 9:10
[5] Bell Bottom Blues (Clapton) - 6:38
[6] Hard Times (Charles) - 3:45
[7] Edge of Darkness (Clapton) - 6:29

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Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals

Alan Clark - Keyboards
Phil Collins - Tambourine
Ray Cooper - Guitars
Richard Cousins - Bass Guitar
Robert Cray - Guitar
Nathan East - Bass Guitar, Vocals
Steve Ferrone - Drums
Buddy Guy - Guitar
Johnnie Johnson - Piano, Vocals
Edward Shearmur - Keyboards
Joey Spampinato - Bass Guitar
Chuck Leavell - Keyboards
Jimmie Vaughan - Guitar
Jamie Oldaker - Drums
Phil Palmer - Guitar
Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards, Vocals
Jerry Portnoy - Harmonica

National Philharmonic Orchestra - Ensemble
Michael Kamen - Conductor

Katie Kissoon - Background Vocals
Tessa Niles - Background Vocals

Russ Titelman - Producer
Diana Puplett - Production Coordination
Donna Ranieri - Production Coordination
Meg Way - Production Coordination
Peter Blake - Artwork
Wherefore Art? - Art Direction, Design
Carl Studna - Photography
Derek Taylor - Liner Notes

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1991 CD Reprise 2-26420
1991 CS Reprise 4-26420
1999 CD Import 10117

Recorded Live At The Royal Albert Hall, London. 1990-1991.

Starting in 1987, Eric Clapton would traditionally take over London's Royal Albert Hall for a number of nights, puttingtogether various themed sets. One show might be all blues while another might find him performing with an orchestra. The two-disc 24 NIGHTS takes four of these sets from the 1990 and 1991 performances, ably demonstrating how flexible Clapton's guitar playing is regardless of the setting. Disc one finds Slowhand playing a Cream-heavy set. On Clapton's blues band set he jams with heroes and friends such as Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Jimmie Vaughan and Johnny Johnson on songs by Guy ("Watch Yourself"), Junior Wells ("Hoodoo Man") and MaceoMerriweather ("Worried Life Blues"). The 9-piece band opening up disc two essays numbers from JOURNEYMAN along with "Wonderful Tonight" and a Derek & The Dominos favourite, "Bell Bottom Blues". Things wrap up with Clapton backed by the aforementioned nonet and The Michael Kamen-led National Philharmonic Orchestra. Along with a version of "Hard Times" that does justice to Brother Ray's original, there's the instrumental "Edge Of Darkness". Taken from the Lethal Weapon movies Clapton scored with Kamen, it shows another side of Slowhand that's usually buried under the deification he's shunnedhis whole life.



Eric Clapton, who had not released a live album since 1980, had several good reasons to release one in the early '90s. For one thing, his spare backup band of keyboardist Greg Phillinganes, bassist Nathan East, and drummer Steve Ferrone was his best live unit ever, and its powerful live versions of Cream classics like "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love" deserved to be documented. For another, since 1987 Clapton had been playing an annual series of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London, putting together various special shows (blues nights, orchestral nights, etc.). 24 Nights, a double album, was culled from two years of such shows, 1990 and 1991, and it demonstrated the breadth of Clapton's work, from his hot regular band to assemblages of bluesmen like Buddy Guy and Robert Cray to examples of his soundtrack work with an orchestra led by Michael Kamen. The result was an album that came across as a lavishly constructed retrospective and a testament to Clapton's musical stature. But it made little impact upon release (though it quickly went gold), perhaps because events overcame it — three months later, Clapton's elegy for his baby son, "Tears in Heaven," was all over the radio, and a few months after that he was redefining himself on MTV Unplugged — a live show as austere as 24 Nights was grand. Still, it would be hard to find a more thorough demonstration of Clapton's abilities than the one presented here.

William Ruhlmann - All Music Guide



Here's something for the Clapton fan who enjoys hearing him play in all manner of contexts. On this two-CD set, recorded over a 24-night stand at London's Albert Hall, Clapton performs with a stripped-down four-piece band; a more lushly arranged nonet, an all-star blues lineup featuring stellar guitarists Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, and Jimmie Vaughan as well as legendary pianist Johnnie Johnson; and a full orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen. Most fans will find the blues segment the most endearing, but the album proves that Clapton is a blues-rock master who can excel in almost any setting.

Daniel Durchholz - Amazon.com



As revered elder rock statesman Clapton has edged towards the pop mainstream, his superlative guitar work has become increasingly less prominent on his albums. So, it's nice to have a solid showcase for his instrumental brilliance on the live 2-CD 24 Nights, which captures the highlights of an extended 1990-1991 run at London's Royal Albert Hall. The album finds Clapton performing Cream classics, solo hits, and blues standards in a variety of different band formats: with a stripped-down quartet, an expanded nine-piece, a stellar blues ensemble (including fellow axe heroes Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, and Jimmie Vaughan), and a full orchestra. The result is a fine showcase for the dazzling instrumental skills of one of rock's essential guitarists.

Scott Schinder - Amazon.co.uk
 

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