Time Pieces

Rating

Album: Time Pieces: The Best Of Eric Clapton
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Shot The Sheriff	More Info...	4:24
2)	After Midnight	More Info...	3:09
3)	Knockin' On Heaven's Door	More Info...	4:21
4)	Wonderful Tonight	More Info...	3:39
5)	Layla Album Version	More Info...	7:06
6)	Cocaine	More Info...	3:35
7)	Lay Down Sally	More Info...	3:49
8)	Willie And The Hand Jive	More Info...	3:28
9)	Promises	More Info...	3:00
10)	Swing Low Sweet Chariot	More Info...	3:29
11)	Let It Grow	More Info...	4:56
2)	After Midnight	More Info...	0:03
3)	Knockin' On Heaven's Door	More Info...	0:04
4)	Wonderful Tonight	More Info...	0:03
5)	Layla	More Info...	0:07
6)	Cocaine	More Info...	0:03
7)	Lay Down Sally	More Info...	0:03
8)	Willie and the Hand Jive	More Info...	0:03
9)	Promises	More Info...	0:03
10)	Swing Low Sweet Chariot	More Info...	0:03
11)	Let It Grow	More Info...	0:05

Album: Time Pieces: The Best Of Eric Clapton
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Shot The Sheriff	More Info...	4:24
2)	After Midnight	More Info...	3:09
3)	Knockin' On Heaven's Door	More Info...	4:21
4)	Wonderful Tonight	More Info...	3:39
5)	Layla Album Version	More Info...	7:06
6)	Cocaine	More Info...	3:35
7)	Lay Down Sally	More Info...	3:49
8)	Willie And The Hand Jive	More Info...	3:28
9)	Promises	More Info...	3:00
10)	Swing Low Sweet Chariot	More Info...	3:29
11)	Let It Grow	More Info...	4:56
2)	After Midnight	More Info...	0:03
3)	Knockin' On Heaven's Door	More Info...	0:04
4)	Wonderful Tonight	More Info...	0:03
5)	Layla	More Info...	0:07
6)	Cocaine	More Info...	0:03
7)	Lay Down Sally	More Info...	0:03
8)	Willie and the Hand Jive	More Info...	0:03
9)	Promises	More Info...	0:03
10)	Swing Low Sweet Chariot	More Info...	0:03
11)	Let It Grow	More Info...	0:05

Tracks

1. I Shot The Sheriff

2. After Midnight

3. Knockin' On Heavens Door

4. Wonderful Tonight

5. Layla

6. Cocaine

7. Lay Down Sally

8. Willie And The Hand Jive

9. Promises

10. Swing Low Sweet Chariot

11. Let It Grow

Performer Notes

TIME PIECES VOLUME 1 contains material recorded between 1970 and 1978.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Delaney Bramlett, George Terry (guitar); Jim Price (trumpet); Bobby Whitlock (piano, organ, background vocals); Albhy Galuten (piano); Dick Sims (organ, keyboards); Carl Radle (bass); Jim Gordon, Jamie Oldaker (drums); Marcy Levy (background vocals).
Producers: Delaney Bramlett, The Dominoes, Tom Dowd, Glyn Johns.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Bobby Whitlock (vocals, piano, organ); Marcy Levy, Yvonne Elliman (vocals); Duane Allman, George Terry (guitar); Bobby Keys (saxophone); Jim Price (trumpet); Leon Russell, Albhy Galuten (piano); Dick Sims (organ, keyboards); Jamie Oldaker, Jim Gordon (drums).
Photographer: Gered Mankowitz.
Unknown Contributor Role: Tom Dowd.
Arranger: Eric Clapton.
Featuring tunes culled from a handful of albums released in the '70s, TIME PIECES is a great representation of Eric Clapton's transition from high-flying guitar hero to a more subdued and introspective singer/songwriter/interpreter. In embracing a style influenced by the Band and country singer Don Williams, Clapton's work became more diverse. When Slowhand wasn't turning J.J. Cale into a household name ("Cocaine," "After Midnight") he was doing the same thing for Bob Marley and reggae music.
After taking Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff" to the top of the charts in 1974, Clapton's immersion in this then-exotic genre further manifested itself on his versions of Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and the traditional gospel hymn "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." E.C.'s output during this period also documented the heartbreak ("Layla") and eventual triumph ("Wonderful Tonight") encountered in his pursuit of Patti Boyd (aka Mrs. George Harrison).

Professional Reviews

Q (6/95, p.134) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...What's here represents his gradual ascent through rehabilitation to deification. It documents the shift away from the heavy blues that had originally made his name to the more relaxed, personable stance of today..."