[2013-03-12] Eric Clapton "Old Sock" (Surfdog/Bushbranch)

David Baker · 31 Oct 2006

From the Surfdog website:
Surfdog is thrilled to announce the signing of a deal with Eric Clapton for his forthcoming album on Eric's Bushbranch Records Label. Tentative release date is March 12 in front of his US tour which begins March 14.

Amazon link is already there, too:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B23O96A/?tag=imwan-20

Track list:
1. Further On Down The Road
2. Angel
3. Every Little Thing
4. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
5. Born To Lose
6. Till Your Well Runs Dry
7. All Of Me
8. Still Got The Blues
9. Goodnight Irene
10. Gotta Get Over
11. Your One And Only Man
12. Our Love Is Here To Stay

Larry · **Joined:** 10 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 5104

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

more rain on the drought!

pghmusiclover · **Joined:** 15 Jul 2007 **Posts:** 3360

Info from Eric's website:

http://www.ericclapton.com/eric-clapton ... m-old-sock

Quote:

Eric Clapton Releases 21st Studio Album "Old Sock"
JANUARY 28TH, 2013

On the heels of a sold-out Crossroads Guitar Festival and the announcement of a major world tour, Eric Clapton announced today the release of his 21st studio album and his first album since 2010. The album, OLD SOCK produced by Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley and Simon Climie, features two new original songs “Every Little Thing” and “Gotta Get Over.” OLD SOCK will be released March 12 on Clapton’s Bushbranch label, distributed through a new collaboration with SurfDog Records in the USA and Canada, and released by Polydor Records in the rest of world.

The new album is a collection of some of Clapton’s favorite songs spanning from his childhood to present day that highlights his vast appreciation and knowledge of music. From Leadbelly to J.J. Cale; Peter Tosh to George Gershwin; Hank Snow to Gary Moore and Taj Mahal, this record is a celebration of so many who have inspired Clapton’s rich musical life. Clapton has always had a remarkable ability to recognize great songs and a gift for knowing how to uniquely interpret them, as he does on Old Sock. The album explores romantic standards of the 30's, reggae, soul, rock, and includes a stand out playful collaboration with Paul McCartney, to create an experience that is quintessential Clapton.

Clapton assembled a band for the recordings consisting of longtime collaborators Steve Gadd (drums), Willie Weeks (bass) and Chris Stainton (keyboards) along with some surprise guest additions. JJ Cale joins the song “Angel” for backing vocals and guitar, Chaka Khan joins as backing vocalist for “Get On Over,” Steve Winwood on the Hammond B3 Organ on “Still Got The Blues,” Paul McCartney on bass/vocals on “All of Me,” Jim Keltner on drums for “Our Love is Here To Stay”.

TRACK LISTING
1. Further On Down The Road
2. Angel
3. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
4. Gotta Get Over
5. Till Your Well Runs Dry
6. All Of Me
7. Born To Lose
8. Still Got The Blues
9. Goodnight Irene
10. Your One and Only Man
11. Every Little Thing
12. Our Love Is Here To Stay

Larry · **Joined:** 10 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 5104

pghmusiclover wrote:

Info from Eric's website:

http://www.ericclapton.com/eric-clapton ... m-old-sock

Quote:

Eric Clapton Releases 21st Studio Album "Old Sock"
JANUARY 28TH, 2013

On the heels of a sold-out Crossroads Guitar Festival and the announcement of a major world tour, Eric Clapton announced today the release of his 21st studio album and his first album since 2010. The album, OLD SOCK produced by Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley and Simon Climie, features two new original songs “Every Little Thing” and “Gotta Get Over.” OLD SOCK will be released March 12 on Clapton’s Bushbranch label, distributed through a new collaboration with SurfDog Records in the USA and Canada, and released by Polydor Records in the rest of world.

The new album is a collection of some of Clapton’s favorite songs spanning from his childhood to present day that highlights his vast appreciation and knowledge of music. From Leadbelly to J.J. Cale; Peter Tosh to George Gershwin; Hank Snow to Gary Moore and Taj Mahal, this record is a celebration of so many who have inspired Clapton’s rich musical life. Clapton has always had a remarkable ability to recognize great songs and a gift for knowing how to uniquely interpret them, as he does on Old Sock. The album explores romantic standards of the 30's, reggae, soul, rock, and includes a stand out playful collaboration with Paul McCartney, to create an experience that is quintessential Clapton.

Clapton assembled a band for the recordings consisting of longtime collaborators Steve Gadd (drums), Willie Weeks (bass) and Chris Stainton (keyboards) along with some surprise guest additions. JJ Cale joins the song “Angel” for backing vocals and guitar, Chaka Khan joins as backing vocalist for “Get On Over,” Steve Winwood on the Hammond B3 Organ on “Still Got The Blues,” Paul McCartney on bass/vocals on “All of Me,” Jim Keltner on drums for “Our Love is Here To Stay”.

TRACK LISTING
1. Further On Down The Road
2. Angel
3. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
4. Gotta Get Over
5. Till Your Well Runs Dry
6. All Of Me
7. Born To Lose
8. Still Got The Blues
9. Goodnight Irene
10. Your One and Only Man
11. Every Little Thing
12. Our Love Is Here To Stay

Well, this clears up one thing for me. A good friend of mine has seen the cover art and Clapton is pictured in a Hawaiin shirt. I intially thought that the album might be "Clapton does Jimmy Buffet".

David Baker · 31 Oct 2006

Bump. Cover art and track list added to first post.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

how many times has eric clapton recorded "further on down the road"?

bluesman69 · 03 Jun 2011

He has done Further On Up The Road many times!! Further On Down The Road is a Taj Mahal standard.

alantig · 20 Sep 2006

So he's turning things around?

David Baker · 31 Oct 2006

Rolling Stone weighs in...
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... h-20130129

Music4Life · 01 Oct 2006

I can't wait to hear him cover Gary Moore's "Still Got the Blues"!

Kym · 11 Nov 2006

The first candidate on my list of Worst Album Covers of 2013.

ted262 · 22 Aug 2004

Wow, had no idea he was doing the Gary Moore song. That'll be interesting to compare, like their separate versions of "That Kind of Woman."

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

Kym wrote:

The first candidate on my list of Worst Album Covers of 2013.

It's not one of his best covers :ohno:

Larry · **Joined:** 10 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 5104

Could be worse... it could be Grrr!

Headfone · **Joined:** 08 Mar 2008 **Posts:** 392

ted262 wrote:

Wow, had no idea he was doing the Gary Moore song. That'll be interesting to compare, like their separate versions of "That Kind of Woman."

Interesting, maybe. I love Eric, and maybe he'll sing "Still Got The Blues" well, but he better leave the solo breaks to Winwood on the B3.

RoyalScam · 04 Oct 2006

I'm actually seeing a different, and worse, album cover on the internets...

SKIP-PER!!!!!

Robert Meagher · 30 Sep 2006

At least the title is not Old Sox (imagine Carlton Fisk, Big Poppi and Youk on the cover)

PeterJ · 16 May 2007

Robert Meagher wrote:

At least the title is not Old Sox (imagine Carlton Fisk, Big Poppi and Youk on the cover)

Or Curt Schilling?
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/i ... ng-auction

workingmanblues · **Joined:** 08 Apr 2011 **Posts:** 62

The "new" cover sucks even more than the original one. Terrible! (I still will buy it though. I played the last one a lot.)

Glenn S. · 30 Oct 2006

Between the cover and the label name, I thought maybe this was Clapton's stab at surf music. Now that I would like to hear.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

anyone aware of any bonus tracks to made available anywhere on either the new clapton or the new boz scaggs?

thanks ahead of time.

[2013-03-12] Eric Clapton "Old Sock" (Surfdog/Bushbranch)

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