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9 in the Mainstream Rock chart and reaching place 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. 4 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, peaking at No. It also became popular in the US reaching No. 4 in the Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks the same year.

1 in the RPM Canadian Top Singles chart as well as peaking at No. The release reached top positions in both 19, reaching No. The acoustic rework of 'Layla' was released as the single 'Layla (Acoustic)', sometimes titled as 'Layla (Unplugged)' in September 1992. Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Although 'Tears in Heaven' also earned three Grammy Awards, it was the version from Rush that the judges awarded. Accolades Ĭlapton was nominated for nine Grammy Awards at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards in 1993 and won six, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male, Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male, and Best Rock Song. It was voted number 788 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).

Commenting on the popularity of the album in his 2007 autobiography, Clapton wishes the reader to understand the great emotional toll he experienced around that time, and suggests that they visit the grave of his son Conor in Ripley to do so. Steve Hochman in the Los Angeles Times felt that 'Tears in Heaven' was 'maudlin but moving', 'Layla' was 'low-key but seductive', but the blues numbers performed in an intimate setting makes the album 'Clapton's most passionate collection in years'.

Entertainment Weekly journalist Steve Simels scores the album an A− calling the album 'a charmer, a collection of blues standards and recent Clapton songs rendered with just the right combination of intensity (a deeply felt version of 'Tears in Heaven') and giddy fun (Clapton actually plays kazoo on 'San Francisco Bay Blues')'. Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune calls the release a 'blues album for yuppies' and rates it with 2.5 of 4 stars, saying it is between fair and good. Robert Christgau was sharper in his comments, feeling that in an effort to be inoffensive 'Clapton-the-electric-guitarist' has been relegated 'to the mists of memory', and that 'Layla' was turned into a 'whispery greeting card'. Erlewine feels that the songs are 'lively and relaxed', that Clapton turns 'Layla' from an 'anguished howl of pain into a cozy shuffle and the whole album proceeds at a similar amiable gait' while 'Clapton is embracing his middle age'. Stephen Thomas Erlewine for AllMusic feels that people have misrepresented and mythologised the album that though it came after Paul McCartney's MTV Unplugged album, Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) (1991), people often mistake it for 'the first-ever MTV album', that they often feel that 'it alone was responsible for revitalizing Clapton's career', and that ' Tears in Heaven' was first recorded here. Critical reception has been mixed though muted in general, reviewers report that the album, if unremarkable, is 'relaxed' and 'pleasant'. The album renewed the public's interest in Clapton, and boosted his popularity. The album was released on 25 August 1992 to some of the best reviews of his career.

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Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Eric was so pleased with it that when the song ended, he asked the director, 'did you get that?' įor much of the performance, Eric played Martin 000-42 acoustic guitars. The director signaled the crew to record, which is why there is such an abrupt start to the song mid-verse. The seasoned musicians quickly picked up on it and the crowd clapped along. Eric broke into an impromptu 'Rollin' and Tumblin'', which he had last performed with Cream. Shortly after telling the studio audience 'that's it,' Eric said they needed to do 'two – no, three - no, five' songs over again, adding 'if you don't mind, I don't mind.' After the second take of 'My Father's Eyes' there was a brief break and cameras were off. In addition to the final album tracks, the performance included early versions of ' My Father's Eyes' and 'Circus Left Town' along with ' Worried Life Blues' and a version of ' Rollin' and Tumblin''. Recording Įric performed the show in front of a small audience on 16 January 1992 at Bray Film Studios in Windsor, England. The album itself won three Grammy awards at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards in 1993 and became the bestselling live album of all time, and Clapton's bestselling album, selling 26 million copies worldwide. It includes a version of the successful 1992 single ' Tears in Heaven' and an acoustic version of ' Layla'. Unplugged is a 1992 live album by Eric Clapton, recorded at Bray Studios, England in front of an audience for the MTV Unplugged television series. 16 January 1992, Bray Studios, Windsor, Englandĭerek and the Dominos Live at the Fillmore

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