Slowhand at 70: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Eric Clapton

Overview

Singer/songwriter Eric Clapton performs live at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England in this concert release.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2015
UPC:	0801213352395
Original Release:	2015
Source:	Eagle Rock Ent
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:59:00
Sales rank:	25,628

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Eric Clapton	Performer
Eric Clapton	Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Andy Fairweather Low	Guitar,Vocals
Paul Carrack	Performer
Steve Gadd	Performer
Chris Stainton	Performer
Steve Gadd	Drums
Nathan East	Performer
Michelle John	Vocals (Background)
Chris Stainton	Keyboards
Sharon White	Vocals (Background)
Nathan East	Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Paul Carrack	Vocals,Keyboards
Blue Beach	Director

Technical Credits

Simon Climie	Mixing,Producer
Eric Clapton	Director
Steve Winwood	Composer
Bobby Whitlock	Composer
Bob Ludwig	Audio Master
Blue Leach	Director
Bob Marley	Composer
Bonnie Bramlett	Composer
J.J. Cale	Composer
Will Jennings	Composer
Chris Stainton	Composer
Joe Cocker	Composer
Eddie Williams	Composer
Eric Clapton	Composer
Terry Shand	Executive Producer
Billy Preston	Composer
James Randall Cox	Composer
Simon Hosken	Executive
Martin Dacre	Executive Producer
Peter Worsley	Supervising Producer
Charles Segar	Composer
Johnny Moore	Composer
Big Bill Broonzy	Composer
Charles Brown	Composer
Robert Johnson	Composer
Jerry Lynn Williams	Composer
Jim Gordon	Composer
Bruce Fisher	Composer
Willie Dixon	Composer
Stuart Green	Package Design
Rosie Holley	Production Manager
Michael Eaton	Executive Producer
Geoff Kempin	Executive Producer
George Chin	Photography
Paul Bullock	Production Assistant
Claire Higgins	Production Coordination
Audrey Davenport	Producer
Mark Fossitt	Production Coordination
Melissa Morton Hicks	Production Manager
Luca Ciuti	Photography Director
Paul Sexton	Liner Notes

Editorial Reviews

Eric Clapton booked a series of shows at his beloved venue the Royal Albert Hall in May of 2015, choosing to document this stint via a concert film and an accompanying album, both called Slowhand at 70: Live at the Royal Albert Hall. This is not the first live album of Clapton's to be recorded at the Royal Albert Hall -- 1991's 24 Nights documented a near month-long residency at the London hall -- and, generally, this performance does have a familiar feel, thanks in part to the set and in part to Clapton playing with a band who has been with him for a long time. There are a few surprises -- Paul Carrack takes lead on "You Are So Beautiful," played in tribute to then-recently departed Joe Cocker; Andy Fairweather-Low sings the closer, "High Time We Went" -- but this is a lived-in, almost stately affair, relying heavily on blues and Slowhand staples, all taken at a dignified midtempo. Perhaps appropriately, Clapton's performance isn't fiery, but he does dig into these grooves and seems to enjoy being with his old mates, and playing his old tunes in his old haunt. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine