For years, fans craved an all-blues album from Eric Clapton; he waited until 1994 to deliver From the Cradle. The album manages to re-create the ambience of postwar electric blues, right down to the bottomless thump of the rhythm section. If it wasn't for Clapton's labored vocals, everything would be perfect. As long as he plays his guitar, he can't fail -- his solos are white-hot and evocative, original and captivating. When he sings, Clapton loses that sense of originality, choosing to mimic the vocals of the original recordings. At times, his overemotive singing is painful; he doesn't have the strength to pull off Howlin' Wolf's growl or the confidence to replicate Muddy Waters' assured phrasing. Yet, whenever he plays, it's easier to forget his vocal shortcomings. Even with its faults, From the Cradle is one of Clapton's finest moments.
Credits:
Bass Guitar – Dave Bronze
Drums – Jim Keltner
Guitar – Andy Fairweather Low
Harmonica – Jerry Portnoy
Horns, Arranged By [Horns] – The Kick Horns
Keyboards – Chris Stainton
Guitar, Vocals – Eric Clapton
Saxophone [Baritone] – Simon Clarke
Saxophone [Tenor] – Tim Sanders
Trumpet – Roddy Lorimer
Tracklist:
1,Blues Before Sunrise (Leroy Carr) 2:58
2.Third Degree (Eddie Boyd/Willie Dixon) 5:07
3.Reconsider Baby (Lowell Fulson) 3:20
4.Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon) 3:16
5.Five Long Years (Eddie Boyd) 4:47
6.I'm Tore Down (Sonny Thompson) 3:02
7.How Long Blues (Leroy Carr) 3:09
8..Goin' Away Baby (James Lane) 4:00
9.Blues Leave Me Alone (James Lane) 3:36
10;Sinner's Prayer (Lowell Glenn/Lowell Fulson) 3:20
11,Motherless Child (Copyright information unavailable) 2:57
12.It Hurts Me Too (Elmore James) 3:17
13.Someday After A While (Freddy King/Sonny Thompson) 4:27
14.Standin' Round Crying (McKinley Morganfield) 3:39
15.Driftin' (Charles Brown/Johnny Moore/Eddie Williams) 3:10
16.Groaning The Blues (Willie Dixon) 4:00
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