Backless

*Backless*
Backless
Eric Clapton Studio Album
Date of issue	November 1978
Recorded by	1978
Genre	pop rock blues rock
Duration	41:01
Producer	Glyn Jones
A country	Great Britain
Label	Polydor records
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link;
Eric Clapton Timeline

Backless is Eric Clapton’s sixth studio album, released by Polydor Records in November 1978 . Although Backless was unable to replicate the success of Slowhand , it became silver in the UK and platinum in Canada and the USA, and also reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 ^[1] .

Content

About the album

List of Songs

"Walk Out in the Rain" ( Bob Dylan , Helena Springs) - 4:16
"Watch Out for Lucy" (Eric Clapton) - 3:26
"I'll Make Love to You Anytime" ( JJ Cale ) - 3:23
"Roll It" (Clapton, Marcy Levy) - 3:42
"Tell Me That You Love Me" (Clapton) - 3:31
"If I Don't Be There by Morning" (Dylan, Springs) - 4:38
" Early in the Morning " (folk, arr. Eric Clapton) - 7:58
" Promises " (Richard Feldman, Roger Linn) - 3:04
Golden Ring (Clapton) - 3:32
" Tulsa Time " (Danny Flowers) - 3:28

Record Members

Eric Clapton - vocals , guitar
Dick Sims - Keyboards
Marcy Levy - vocals
George Terry - Guitar
Karl Raidl - bass , vocals
Jamie Aldeker - drums , percussion , vocals
Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle backing vocals on Golden Ring

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales
Canada ( Music Canada ) ^[2]	Platinum	100,000 ^{^}
Great Britain ( BPI ) ^[3]	Silver	60,000 ^{^}
USA ( RIAA ) ^[4]	Platinum	1,000,000 ^{^}
^* sales data are based only on certification ^{^ batch} data based on certification only

Notes

↑ Eric Clapton - Backless - Awards - AllMusic (Neopr.) . AllMusic . Rovi Coperation. Date of treatment July 28, 2015.
↑ Canadian album certifications - Eric Clapton - Backless (unopened) . Music Canada Date of treatment January 1, 2016.
↑ British album certifications - Eric Clapton - Backless (unopened) . British Phonographic Industry . Release Date January 1, 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Backless in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ American album certifications - Eric Clapton - Backless (unopened) . Recording Industry Association of America . Accessed January 1, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH .

Links

Backless on Discogs

[1] Eric Clapton - Backless - Awards - AllMusic (Neopr.) . AllMusic . Rovi Coperation. Date of treatment July 28, 2015.

[CanadaEric_ClaptonBacklessalbumCertRef-2] Canadian album certifications - Eric Clapton - Backless (unopened) . Music Canada Date of treatment January 1, 2016.

[United_KingdomEric_ClaptonBacklessalbumCertRef-3] British album certifications - Eric Clapton - Backless (unopened) . British Phonographic Industry . Release Date January 1, 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Backless in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesEric_ClaptonBacklessalbumCertRef-4] American album certifications - Eric Clapton - Backless (unopened) . Recording Industry Association of America . Accessed January 1, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH .