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Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton is a compilation album by legendary English guitarist, Eric Clapton featuring his 1980s and 1990s hits from studio albums including "Behind the Sun" (1985), "August" (1986), "Journeyman" (1989), "Unplugged" (1992) and "Pilgrim" (1998). The album was released on 12 October 1999 by the Duck / Reprise Records label.[1] Two new songs are included on the disc, "Blue Eyes Blue " which was previously released as a single and "(I) Get Lost " that Clapton wrote for the soundtrack to the film The Story of Us .
Track listing (CD)
Track listing (DVD)
"Forever Man" (Williams) – 5:27
"Pretending" (Williams) – 4:43
"Bad Love" (Clapton, Jones) – 5:14
"Wonderful Tonight" (Live) (Clapton) – 9:16
"Tears in Heaven" (Clapton, Jennings) – 4:33
"Layla" (Live) (Clapton, Gordon) – 4:37
"Running on Faith" (Live) (Williams) – 6:26
"Motherless Child" (Robert Hicks) – 2:57
"Change the World" (Sims, Kennedy, Kirkpatrick) – 3:35
"My Father's Eyes" (Clapton, Climie) – 5:24
"Pilgrim " (Clapton, Climie) – 5:50
"Blue Eyes Blue" (Warren) – 4:24
Accolades
Year
Ceremony
Award
Result
Ref.
1999
Billboard
Best DVD
Won
[4]
2000
RIAJ
Foreign Top Rock Album
Won
[5]
Personnel
Babyface – producer
Dave Bargeron – trombone
Jim Barton – engineer
Blumpy – programming
Jeff Bova – organ , synthesizer horn
Steve Boyer – mixing
Jimmy Bralower – drum machine
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Gary Brooker – keyboards, vocals
David Campbell – string arrangements
Lenny Castro – percussion, conga
Rob Cavallo – producer
Stephen Chase – engineer
Ed Cherney – engineer
Eric Clapton – dobro , guitar, vocals, producer, soloist
Alan Clark – bass, organ, sequencing, synthesizer horn
Simon Climie – keyboards, producer, protools
Phil Collins – drums, producer, vocals
Luis Conte – percussion
Ray Cooper – percussion
Laurence Cottle – bass
Richard Cottle – synthesizer
Robert Cray – guitar
Darryl Crookes – guitar
Greg Curtis – keyboards, programming, vocals
Jeff DeMorris – engineer
Alan Douglas – engineer
Tom Dowd – producer
Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass
Nathan East – bass, vocals
Rob Eaton – mixing
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Mike Fasano – percussion
Steve Ferrone – drums
Steve Gadd – drums
Brad Gilderman – engineer
Chyna Gordon – vocals
Mick Guzauski – mixing
Alex Haas – mixing
Lee Herschberg – engineer
John Jacobs – engineer
Jim Keltner – drums
Randy Kerber – synthesizer
Chaka Khan – vocals
Katie Kissoon – vocals
Robbie Kondor – synthesizer
Nick Launay – engineer
Chuck Leavell – keyboards
Gayle Levant – Celtic harp
Marcy Levy – vocals
Mark Linett – mixing
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Andy Fairweather Low – guitar
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Steve Lukather – guitar
Scott Mabuchi – engineer
JayDee Mannes – pedal steel
Kevin Mazur – photography
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
Tessa Niles – vocals
Dave O'Donnell – engineer
Jamie Oldaker – drums
Michael Omartian – synthesizer
Pino Palladino – bass
Phil Palmer – guitar
Greg Phillinganes – piano
Tim Pierce – guitar
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Jack Joseph Puig – engineer
Peter Robinson – synthesizer
Thom Russo – engineer
Joe Sample – piano
Allen Sides – engineer
Henry Spinetti – drums
Chris Stainton – organ
Carol Steele – conga
Richard Tee – piano
Ted Templeman – timbales, producer
Russ Titelman – producer
Paul Waller – drum programming
Lenny Waronker – producer
Norman Watson – photography
Jerry Lynn Williams – guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals
Dave Wittman – Engineer
Gary Wright – Mixing
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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