24 Nights

Infobox Album
Name = 24 Nights
Type = live
Artist = Eric Clapton


Released = October 8, 1991
Recorded = 1990-1991
The Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Genre = Rock, Blues
Length = 52:43 (CD 1)
52:40 (CD 2)
Label = Duck Records
Producer = Russ Titelman
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"24 Nights" is a live album by Eric Clapton, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England in 1990 and 1991. It was released on October 8, 1991. The album is indeed a "best of" from the 32 concerts Eric Clapton did at the Royal Albert Hall in 1990, and it's said that no one knows why it came out as "24 Nights" when there were 32.

These concerts were performed with 4 different instrumental formations, 4-piece, blues, 9-piece and orchestra nights, the latter featuring the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen.

Explanation is that Eric set a new record by playing in 1991 a run of 24 nights at the London Royal Albert Hall between February 5 and March 9 following the 18 nights run from 1990.

Track listing

Disc One

# "Badge" (6:51)
# "Running On Faith" (6:49)
# "White Room" (6:10)
# "Sunshine Of Your Love" (9:11)
# "Watch Yourself" (5:39)
# "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (6:52)
# "Worried Life Blues" (5:28)
# "Hoodoo Man" (5:41)

Disc Two

# "Pretending" (7:08)
# "Bad Love" (6:25)
# "Old Love" (13:01)
# "Wonderful Tonight" (9:11)
# "Bell Bottom Blues" (6:39)
# "Hard Times" (3:45)
# "Edge Of Darkness" (6:30)

Recording dates

* 24/01/1990 - 4-piece : "Running On Faith", "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love".
* 05/02/1990 - Blues Band : "Worried Life Blues", "Watch Yourself" and "Have You Ever Loved a Woman".
* 09/02/1990 - Orchestra : "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Hard Times".
* 10/02/1991 - 4-piece : "Badge".
* 18/02/1991 - 9-piece : "Pretending", "Bad Love", "Old Love" and "Wonderful Tonight". "No Alibis", "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Cocaine" released on various CD singles of "Wonderful Tonight".
* The versions of "Old Love", "Wonderful Tonight" and "Pretending" (2nd solo only) on the "24 Nights" video are different from their album counterparts, but they were *not* taken from the previous night's show. They may even have been taken the year before.
* 28/02/1991 - Blues Band : "Hoodoo Man".
* 08/03/1991 - Orchestra : "Edge of Darkness".

External links

* [http://pages.infinit.net/ronfaith/index.html Eric Clapton Bootography]