Back Home (Eric Clapton album)

Back Home (Eric Clapton album)

Infobox Album | Name = Back Home
Type = Album
Artist = Eric Clapton


Released = 29 August 2005
Recorded = 2004-2005
Genre = Blues-Rock
Length = 60:17
Label = Reprise Records
Producer = Eric Clapton
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1gd5vwpwa9rk link]
* "PopMatters" (4/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/claptoneric-backhome.shtml link]
* "Q" Rating|3|5 (#231, Oct. 2005, p. 115)
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7579450/ericclapton?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=triple1 link]
Last album = "Me and Mr. Johnson"
(2004)
This album = "Back Home"
(2005)
Next album = "The Road to Escondido"
(2006)|

"Back Home" is an album by British singer/songwriter Eric Clapton. It was released 29 August 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. It is his first album featuring new, original material since 2001's "Reptile" as the previous release "Me and Mr. Johnson" is an album of song covers of Robert Johnson.

"Say What You Will" is a song that Clapton offered to the Japanese musical group SMAP.

Track listing

# "So Tired" (Clapton, Simon Climie) - 4:47
# "Say What You Will" (Clapton, Simon Climie) - 4:35
# "I'm Going Left" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) - 4:03
# "Love Don't Love Nobody" (Jefferson, Simmons) - 7:13
# "Revolution" (Clapton, Simon Climie) - 5:00
# "Love Comes to Everyone" (George Harrison) - 4:35
# "Lost and Found" (Doyle Bramhall II, Stacey) - 5:21
# "Piece of My Heart" (Bramhall II, Melvoin, Elizondo) - 4:22
# "One Day" (Gill, Darnall) - 5:20
# "One Track Mind" Clapton, Simon Climie) - 5:04
# "Run Home to Me" (Clapton, Simon Climie) - 6:18
# "Back Home" (Clapton) - 3:33

Reception

Alan Douglas and Mick Guzauski (engineer) won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for the album.

George Harrison tribute

"Back Home" was the first studio album released since the death of his good friend, George Harrison in November 2001. The previous studio album being entirely composed of songs by Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton covered the George Harrison song "Love Comes to Everyone" from his 1979 self-titled album as tribute to his former friend.

Personnel

*Eric Clapton - vocals, guitar

*Steve Winwood - synthesizer

*Billy Preston - keyboards

*Nathan East - bass guitar

*Vince Gill - guitar

*Steve Gadd - drums

*Pino Palladino - Bass

*John Mayer - guitar

*Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums

*Gavyn Wright - violin

DualDisc version

The special edition DualDisc format of the album features the whole album in surround sound, an interview with Eric, and five selections from the album played live in the studio. This special package also featured four exclusive guitar picks which display "Back Home" and Clapton's signature on them. The picks came in violet, blue, red and grey.


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