Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton is a compilation album by English guitarist Eric Clapton featuring his hits from the 1980s and 1990s. 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 " which Clapton wrote for the soundtrack to the film The Story of Us .
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton Released 12 October 1999 (1999-10-12 ) [ 1] Recorded 1984–1999 Genre Rock , hard rock , soft rock Length 67 :19 Label Duck / Reprise Producer Rob Cavallo , Babyface , Eric Clapton , Simon Climie , Russ Titelman , Tom Dowd , Ted Templeman , Lenny Waronker , Phil Collins [ 2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 3]
"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
Year
Ceremony
Award
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1999
Billboard
Best DVD
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2000
RIAJ
Foreign Top Rock Album
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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, Pro Tools
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, mixing
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 – engineer
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
J. 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
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