No Reason to Cry

No Reason to Cry
Studio album by Eric Clapton
Released	August 1976
Recorded	1976 at Shangri-la Studios and Village Recorders
Genre	Rock
Length	45:59
Label	Polydor
Producer	Rob Fraboni
Eric Clapton chronology
E.C. Was Here (August 1975) No Reason to Cry (1976) Slowhand (1977)

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No Reason to Cry is an album by Eric Clapton, released in 1976. No Reason to Cry was released in CD format on October 25, 1990. The album is notable for containing a duet with Bob Dylan on his otherwise unreleased song "Sign Language." The booklet in Bob Dylan's box set The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 describes his involvement in this album. The sessions were in March 1976. Dylan dropped by and was just hanging out, living in a tent at the bottom of the garden. He would sneak into the studio to see what was going on. Dylan offered his new, unrecorded song "Seven Days" to Clapton. Clapton passed on it, but Ron Wood took him up on the offer and released it on his third solo album Gimme Some Neck.

Rick Danko (The Band) shared vocals with EC on "All Our Past Times," which he co-wrote with EC. The song "Innocent Times" is sung by Marcy Levy, who also shared vocals with EC on "Hungry." Female vocals are also on many of the other songs. Yvonne Elliman, who is thanked on the back cover, sang on some of the songs too.

Track listing

1. "Beautiful Thing" (Rick Danko, Richard Manuel) – 4:26
2. "Carnival" (Clapton) – 3:44
3. "Sign Language" (Bob Dylan) – 2:58
4. "County Jail Blues" (Alfred Fields) – 4:00
5. "All Our Past Times" (Clapton, Danko) – 4:40
6. "Hello Old Friend" (Clapton) – 3:36
7. "Double Trouble" (Otis Rush) – 4:23
8. "Innocent Times" (Clapton, Marcy Levy) – 4:11
9. "Hungry" (Levy, Dicky Simms) – 4:39
10. "Black Summer Rain" (Clapton) – 4:55
11. "Last Night" (Walter Jacobs) – 4:52*

*Extra track included on CD.

Singles

• 1976 - "Hello Old Friend"
• 1976 - "Sign Language"
• 1977 - "Carnival"
• 1977 - "Beautiful Thing"

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard 200	15
1976	UK Album Chart	8

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1976	"Hello Old Friend"	Billboard Hot 100	24

Personnel

The liner notes don't identify who played what, but the following artists are credited as:

• Bob Dylan - courtesy of Columbia Records
• Ron Wood (Faces, Rolling Stones) - courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
• Rick Danko (The Band) - courtesy of Capital Records
• Richard Manuel (The Band) - courtesy of Capital Records
• Robbie Robertson (The Band) - courtesy of Capital Records
• Georgie Fame - courtesy of Island Records

The back cover thanks these additional people, without specifying what their contribution was:

• Ed Anderson
• Aggie
• Brains Bradley
• Jesse Ed Davis
• Terry Danko
• Bob Ellis
• Connie
• Konrad Kramer
• Yvonne Elliman
• Geoffrey Harrison
• Levon Helm (The Band)
• Garth Hudson (The Band)
• Marcy Levy
• Nello
• Jamie Oldaker
• Albhy Galuten
• Dick Simms
• Nat Jeffery
• Ralph Moss
• Dick La Palm
• Dread Lever
• Billy Preston
• Chris Jagger
• Carl Radle
• Sergio Pastora Rodriguez
• Wilton Spears
• Dominic Lumetta
• Sandy Castle
• George Terry
• Rob Fraboni
• Larry Samuals
• Mick Turner
• Wah Wah Watson
• Pete & All at Shangri-La