461 Ocean Boulevard

461 Ocean Boulevard is Clapton's second studio album in his solo career, which began after the completion of the Derek and the Dominos project. This album came out almost four years after his debut solo CD, mainly due to problems caused by Clapton's heroin addiction ^{[2] [3]} . The album was recorded in April-May 1974 at the studio Criteria Studios in Miami ( Florida , USA). While working on it, Clapton lived in the nearby town of Golden Beach in the house at 461 Ocean Boulevard , which he used as the name of the album (the cover photo shows this house) ^[3] .

This album includes the song “ I Shot the Sheriff ”, one of Clapton’s most famous songs, which is a blues cover version of the song of the same name by Jamaican musician Bob Marley . Shortly before the release of 461 Ocean Boulevard, this Clapton song was released as a single, which took first place in the Billboard Hot 100 .

In 2004, an anniversary remastered re-release on two discs ("deluxe edition") was released. The first disc includes all the compositions of the original 1974 edition and several additional songs recorded in the studio. The second disc contains recordings made on December 4 and 5, 1974 at a concert in London. In 2013, Polydor Records released a five-CD box set under the umbrella name Give Me Strength. The '74 / '75 Recordings , containing reprinted, remastered, and previously unreleased Clapton records. The first disc contains an extended version of the album 461 Ocean Boulevard ^[4] .

Original 1974 Edition

First side

1. Motherless Children (folk, arrangement: Eric Clapton, Carl Radle) - 4:55
2. Give Me Strength (Clapton) - 2:51
3. “Willie and the Hand Jive” (Johnny Otis) - 3:31
4. “Get Ready” (Clapton, Yvonne Elliman ) - 3:50
5. “ I Shot the Sheriff ” ( Bob Marley ) - 4:30

Second side

1. “I Can't Hold Out” ( Elmore James ) - 4:10
2. “Please Be With Me” (Charles Scott Boyer) - 3:25
3. Let It Grow (Clapton) - 4:57
4. “Steady Rollin 'Man” ( Robert Johnson ) - 3:14
5. Mainline Florida (George Terry) - 4:05

2004 Anniversary Edition

Disc 1

1. Motherless Children (Traditional; arranged by Clapton, Radle) - 4:55
2. Give Me Strength (Clapton) - 2:54
3. “Willie and the Hand Jive” (Otis) - 3:31
4. Get Ready (Clapton, Elliman) - 3:47
5. “I Shot the Sheriff” (Marley) - 4:25
6. “I Can't Hold Out” (James) - 4:14
7. Please Be With Me (Boyer) - 3:26
8. Let It Grow (Clapton) - 5:00
9. “Steady Rollin 'Man” (Johnson) - 3:14
10. Mainline Florida (Terry) - 4:09
11. “Walkin 'Down the Road” (Musgrave, Levine) - 5:17
12. Ain't That Loving You (Jimmy Reed) - 5:30
13. Meet Me (Down at the Bottom) ( Willie Dixon ) - 6:59
14. Eric After Hours Blues (Clapton) - 4:23
15. “B Minor Jam” (Clapton) - 7:11

Disc 2

1. “Smile” ( Charlie Chaplin , Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner) - 4:39
2. Let It Grow (Clapton) - 6:23
3. “Can't Find My Way Home” ( Steve Winwood ) - 4:49
4. “I Shot the Sheriff” (Marley) - 7:49
5. Tell the Truth (Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) - 7:03
6. “The Sky Is Crying / Have You Ever Loved a Woman / Rambling on My Mind” (James / Billy Myles / Johnson) - 7:23
7. Little Wing ( Jimi Hendrix ) - 6:49
8. Singin 'the Blues (McCreary) - 7:42
9. Badge (Clapton, George Harrison ) - 8:36
10. Layla (Clapton, Jim Gordon ) - 5:26
11. “Let It Rain” (Bonnie Bramlett, Clapton) - 6:33

• Eric Clapton - vocals , guitar , good , arrangements
• Yvonne Elliman - vocals
• Dick Sims - Keyboards
• George Terry - guitar, vocals
• Karl Raidl - bass , arrangements
• Jamie Aldeker - drums , percussion

Guest musicians

• Al Jackson, Jr. - drums in Give Me Strength
• Albhy Galuten - synthesizer , piano, clavichord
• Tom Bernfield backing vocals
• Marcella Detroit - harmonica, backing vocals

• 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) on Discogs
• 461 Ocean Boulevard (2004) on Discogs