Give Me Strength (The '74/'75 Studio Recordings) by Eric Clapton

Give Me Strength (The '74/'75 Studio Recordings)

Eric Clapton

2013

Give Me Strength (The '74/'75 Studio Recordings) is a Rock album by Eric Clapton, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • warm
  • earnest
  • southern

About

Available in two configurations, this retrospective either covers just Eric Clapton’s studio work for the sessions of 1974’s <i>461 Ocean Boulevard</i> and 1975’s <i>There’s One in Every Crowd</i> or adds an expanded version of the 1975 live album <i>E.C. Was Here</i> and a solid jam session at Criteria Studios with Freddie King. Considering how revelatory Clapton can be in concert, the 55-track all-inclusive set makes better sense than the 35-track <i>Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Studio Recordings</i>. <i>461 Ocean Boulevard</i> was Clapton’s comeback album after his struggle with heroin. The performances show this reaffirmation for life in both versions of “Getting Acquainted” and the acoustic take of “Please Be with Me.” The extras from <i>There’s One in Every Crowd</i> include “I Found a Love,” “Fools Like Me," and the laid-back reggae of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” Live performances are nearly tripled, with “Layla,” “Little Wing,” “Crossroads," and “I Shot the Sheriff” making appearances, while Clapton enjoys the interplay with Freddie King on four tracks.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Motherless Children4:53
  2. 2Give Me Strength2:53
  3. 3Willie and the Hand Jive3:31
  4. 4Get Ready3:47
  5. 5I Shot the Sheriff4:26
  6. 6I Can't Hold Out4:14
  7. 7Please Be With Me3:26
  8. 8Let It Grow5:00
  9. 9Steady Rollin' Man3:14
  10. 10Mainline Florida4:08
  11. 11Ain't That Lovin' You (Session Out-Take)5:32
  12. 12Meet Me (Down At the Bottom)6:58
  13. 13Lonesone Road Blues (Studio Outtake)5:16
  14. 14Getting Acquainted6:27
  15. 15Getting Acquainted 2 (Too Late)4:19
  16. 16Eric After Hours Blues4:24
  17. 17Please Be With Me (Acoustic)3:25
  18. 18Give Me Strength (Dobro 1)3:29
  19. 2.1We've Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)4:28
  20. 2.2Swing Low Sweet Chariot3:33
  21. 2.3Little Rachel4:06
  22. 2.4Don't Blame Me3:35
  23. 2.5The Sky Is Crying4:00
  24. 2.6Singin' the Blues3:25
  25. 2.7Better Make It Through Today (Vinyl LP Version)4:24
  26. 2.8Pretty Blue Eyes4:48
  27. 2.9High3:32
  28. 2.10Opposites4:49
  29. 2.11Burial4:02
  30. 2.12Whatcha Gonna Do (Original Quadrophonic Mix)2:44
  31. 2.13I Found a Love3:40
  32. 2.14(When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too5:47
  33. 2.15Fools Like Me5:09
  34. 2.16Knockin' On Heaven's Door4:24
  35. 2.17Someone Like You4:29
  36. 3.1Smile (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)3:35
  37. 3.2Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)7:40
  38. 3.3Presence of the Lord (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)8:47
  39. 3.4Crossroads (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)4:38
  40. 3.5I Shot the Sheriff (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)7:35
  41. 3.6Layla (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)6:00
  42. 3.7Little Wing (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)8:57
  43. 3.8Can't Find My Way Home (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)5:18
  44. 3.9Driftin' Blues / Ramblin' On My Mind (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)11:38
  45. 4.1Ramblin' On My Mind / Have You Ever Loved a Woman? (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London / 1974)8:15
  46. 4.2Willie and the Hand Jive / Get Ready (Live At Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)11:27
  47. 4.3The Sky Is Crying / Have You Ever Loved a Woman? / Ramblin' On My Mind (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London / 1974)7:25
  48. 4.4Badge (Live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York / 1975)10:43
  49. 4.5Driftin' Blues (Live At Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island / 1975)6:54
  50. 4.6Eyesight to the Blind / Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? (Live At Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island / 1975)23:50
  51. 4.7Further On Up the Road (Live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York / 1975)7:35
  52. 5.1Sugar Sweet (feat. Eric Clapton and His Band)4:06
  53. 5.2TV Mama4:06
  54. 5.3Boogie Funk5:32
  55. 5.4Gambling Woman Blues21:44

Credits

Performers

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold