Can't Find My Way Home
| "Can't Find My Way Home" | |
|---|---|
 Side B of Australian edition of "Well, All Right" | |
| Song by Blind Faith | |
| from the album Blind Faith | |
| Released | August 1969 |
| Recorded | London, Spring 1969 |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 3:16 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Winwood |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Miller |
"Can't Find My Way Home" is a song written by Steve Winwood that was first released by Blind Faith on their 1969 album Blind Faith.
Personnel
- Steve Winwood – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Eric Clapton – guitars
- Ric Grech – bass guitar
- Ginger Baker – drums, percussion
Reception
Rolling Stone, in a review of the album, noted that the song featured "Ginger Baker's highly innovative percussion" and judged the lyric "And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home" to be "delightful".[1]
Cover versions
The song has been covered by many musicians.
Eric Clapton has covered the song.[2]
Brazilian singer and tropicalist composer Gilberto Gil recorded it on his 1971 studio album "Gilberto Gil" (a live version appeared as bonus track on CD as well). American blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt sang the song during her 1972 concert series.[3] A bootleg recording with Raitt, Lowell George, John P. Hammond and Freebo has more than five million views on YouTube.[4] Eric Clapton tapped Yvonne Elliman to sing the song during his 1976–77 concert tours, giving her the stage while he took a break.[5][6] American glam metal band House of Lords covered the song on their 1990 album Sahara. Two notable versions have been heard on screen: one by American singer Alana Davis in 1999's The Mod Squad film,[7] and another by American bluegrass singer Alison Krauss for the 2003 soundtrack of Crossing Jordan, a television series.[8] In 2018, Australian-American singer Rachael Price covered the song on Live from Here with Chris Thile on mandolin.[9]
References
- ^ Morthland, John, Rolling Stone, 6 September 1969, page 28.
- ^ London Hyde Park 1969
- ^ "Ultrasonic Studios, 1972 - Lowell George, Bonnie Raitt" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Can't Find My Way Home - Bonnie Raitt & Lowell George & John Hammond Jr & Freebo". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Harrison, Ed (11 December 1976). "Talent in Action". Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 50. p. 25. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Yvonne Elliman - Can't Find My Way Home". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Olson, Karen Applefeld (13 March 1999). "Soundtracks". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 11. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Paoletta, Michael (19 April 2003). "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 16. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Watch: Lake Street Dive's Rachael Price Performs on "Live From Here with Chris Thile" - Nonesuch Records". Nonesuch Records Official Website. 3 December 2018.
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