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461 Ocean Boulevard is Eric Clapton's second studio solo album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn't sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of Eric Clapton. However, 461 Ocean Boulevard is a tighter, more focused outing that enables Clapton to stretch out instrumentally. Furthermore, the pop concessions on the album -- the sleek production, the concise running times -- don't detract from the rootsy origins of the material, whether it's Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive," the traditional blues "Motherless Children," Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," or Clapton's emotional original "Let It Grow." With its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and strong bluesy roots, 461 Ocean Boulevard set the template for Clapton's '70s albums. Though he tried hard to make an album exactly like it, he never quite managed to replicate its charms.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Eric Clapton, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Blind Willie Johnson, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Carl Radle, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Johnny Otis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Yvonne Elliman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Terry, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Albhy Galuten, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - TOM DOWD, Producer - Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Oldaker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Sims, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Yvonne Elliman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - ELMORE JAMES, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Charles Scott Boyer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Terry, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Albhy Galuten, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - TOM DOWD, Producer - Jamie Oldaker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Sims, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Bernfield, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Radle, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Yvonne Elliman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - TOM DOWD, Producer - Robert Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - George Terry, ComposerLyricist - TOM DOWD, Producer
℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
Album review
461 Ocean Boulevard is Eric Clapton's second studio solo album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn't sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of Eric Clapton. However, 461 Ocean Boulevard is a tighter, more focused outing that enables Clapton to stretch out instrumentally. Furthermore, the pop concessions on the album -- the sleek production, the concise running times -- don't detract from the rootsy origins of the material, whether it's Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive," the traditional blues "Motherless Children," Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," or Clapton's emotional original "Let It Grow." With its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and strong bluesy roots, 461 Ocean Boulevard set the template for Clapton's '70s albums. Though he tried hard to make an album exactly like it, he never quite managed to replicate its charms.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:28
- Main artists: Eric Clapton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1974 Universal International Music B.V. ℗ 1974 Universal International Music B.V.
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