Comning on June 24th is the long-awaited Eric Clapton documentary and soundtrack to Nothing But The Blues. The set features 17 previously unreleased tracks recorded during “Slowhand's” tour behind his Grammy-winning 1994 blues collection, From The Cradle. The critically acclaimed 1995 documentary has gotten a 4K upgrade with newly remixed audio.
The collection is set for release in multiple formats, including a “Super Deluxe Limited Edition” boxed set, CD, Blu-Ray, DVD, and digitally.
Eric Clapton has long cited blues legend Robert Johnson as one of his his biggest musical influences. Clapton told us he knows what he'd say if he had the chance to meet him: “'Thank you!' (laughs) Or, 'Can you show me how to do that? What tuning?' I mean, if I knew I was gonna meet him, I would probably sit down and write out a questionnaire, 'cause there are some things that it'd be crazy not to ask him. At the same time, I'd probably banish the whole thing and just say 'Thank you,' and be as humble as possible, 'cause that's often the nicest thing to do.”
Eric Clapton next performs on May 17th in Zürich, Switzerland at Hallenstadion.
The tracklisting to Nothing But The Blues is:
“Blues All Day Long”
“Standin’ Round Crying”
“Forty-Four”
“It Hurts Me Too”
“Early In The Morning”
“Five Long Years”
“Crossroads”
“Malted Milk Blues”
“Motherless Child”
“How Long Blues”
“Reconsider Baby”
“Sinner’s Prayer”
“Every Day I Have The Blues”
“Crosscut Saw”
“Someday After A While”
“Have You Ever Loved A Woman”
“I’m Tore Down”
“Groaning The Blues”
“Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness”
“Driftin” – Bonus Track
“County Jail Blues” – exclusive to two-LP vinyl