Eric Clapton Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton Music
by Eric Clapton

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This first-ever collection of Eric Clapton's greatest hits covering the period he has enjoyed his greatest success is more than a retrospective of one of rock's greatest artists. Best of 1981-1999 not only ranges from his Unplugged "Layla" to massive #1s "Tears In Heaven" and "Change The World", but also features two new songs written for major soundtracks, summer's Runaway Bride and fall's The Story Of Us. It doesn't get any better than the best of Eric Clapton - and this is the best.

Certified Platinum by the RIAA. (4/01)

If this were your first exposure to Eric Clapton, a bit of bewilderment would be in order. This is the legendary guitar icon? This is (as his early apostles once proclaimed) God? Ranging from the mid-'80s through the late '90s, The Clapton Chronicles owes less to the groundbreaking blues-rock of Clapton's '60s and '70s classics than to the polished-to-a-glare pop of Phil Collins, who produced one of the tracks included in this 14-song anthology. His reinterpretation of his greatest recording--the once-gripping, now-placid "Layla"--perhaps best illustrates Clapton at middle-age: Who wants to bask in his darkest period? Not Clapton, who converts his surging, purging charge into a soothing stroll. And perhaps not fans of such docile MOR fare as "My Father's Eyes," "Tears in Heaven," and the two new tracks, "Blue Eyes Blue" and "Get Lost." --Steven Stolder