Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Overview

Life in 12 Bars is the name of Lili Fini Zanuck's feature-length 2018 documentary about Eric Clapton, so it fits that its accompanying soundtrack also attempts to tell his story, only through song. To that end, the double-disc soundtrack doesn't limit itself strictly to music Clapton recorded himself, either on his own, as a sideman, or with the many bands he's played in over the years. It kicks off with three vintage blues sides -- "Backwater Blues" by Big Bill Broonzy, then two cuts from Muddy Waters -- and it later finds space for Aretha Franklin's "Good to Me as I Am to You" and George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" (although, oddly, nothing from the Band's Music from Big Pink, which changed the course of Clapton's career as thoroughly as hearing blues for the first time). Around these totems are obvious selections ("Steppin' Out," "I Feel Free," "Crossroads," "After Midnight," "Layla"), along with several interesting live selections and songs that represent certain turning points in his life, such as "For Your Love," the song that caused him to leave the Yardbirds. Apart from "Tears in Heaven," which functions as a bittersweet coda, this stops in 1978, with Slowhand tearing through "Mainline Florida," which is fine: there is certainly more story left to tell -- all covered in the film -- but by stopping this narrative here, the soundtrack to Life in 12 Bars draws a good portrait of Clapton at the most vital part of his career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2024
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031626955
Rank:	106240

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Aretha Franklin   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Cream   Primary Artist
The Beatles   Primary Artist
The Yardbirds   Primary Artist
Muddy Waters   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Big Bill Broonzy   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
George Harrison   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Organ,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Delaney & Bonnie   Primary Artist
Eric Clapton   Primary Artist,Dobro,Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Derek and the Dominos   Primary Artist
Blind Faith   Primary Artist
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers   Primary Artist
Denny Piercy   Bongos
Alan Skidmore   Sax (Tenor)
Dave Mason   Guitar
Elgin Evans   Drums
Tex Johnson   Percussion
Andrew Stevenson   Bass
Tat Harris   Guitar
Ron Prentice   Bowed Bass
Dennis Healy   Trumpet
Lili Fini Zanuck   Director
Jimmy Johnson   Drums,Guitar
Tom Bernfeld   Vocals (Background)
Jim McCarty   Drums
Otis Spann   Piano
Jim Price   Trumpet
Albhy Galuten   Piano
Marcy Levy   Vocals (Background)
Billy Preston   Piano
Yvonne Elliman   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Tom Evans   Guitar (Acoustic)
Tommy Cogbill   Bass
Brian Auger   Harpsichord
George Terry   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Ginger Baker   Drums
Melvin Lastie   Trumpet
Haywood Henry   Sax (Baritone)
Paul McCartney   Vocal Harmony,Piano,Guitar (Bass)
Randy Kerber   Synthesizer
Bernie Glow   Trumpet
Jimmy Rogers   Guitar
Gayle Levant   Celtic Harp
Carl Radle   Bass,Percussion
Francis Clay   Drums
Duane Allman   Guitar
Jamie Oldaker   Drums
Mike Gibbins   Tambourine
Leon Russell   Piano
Little Walter   Harmonica
Pete Ham   Guitar (Acoustic)
Jim Gordon   Drums,Piano,Percussion
Frank Wess   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Felix Pappalardi   Piano,Mellotron
Jay Dee Maness   Pedal Steel
Jack Bruce   Bass,Piano,Vocals
Spooner Oldham   Organ
Gary Wright   Piano (Electric)
Joe Newman   Trumpet
Rita Coolidge   Vocals
Joey Molland   Guitar (Acoustic)
Dick Sims   Organ
Ringo Starr   Drums,Castanets,Percussion,Tambourine
Hughie Flint   Drums
John Lennon   Guitar (Electric)
Delaney Bramlett   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Johnny Almond   Sax (Baritone)
John Mayall   Organ,Vocals
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Jimmy Bralower   Drum Machine
Roger Hawkins   Drums
Nathan East   Bass
Seldon Powell   Sax (Tenor)
Stephen Stills   Guitar,Vocals
Paul Samwell-Smith   Bass
Steve Winwood   Bass,Vocals,Keyboards
Bobby Whitlock   Organ,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonium
Bobby Womack   Guitar
Bobby Keys   Saxophone
Bonnie Bramlett   Vocals
King Curtis   Sax (Tenor)
Chris Dreja   Guitar (Rhythm)
Keith Relf   Vocals,Harmonica
Klaus Voormann   Bass
Tony Studd   Trombone (Bass)
John McVie   Bass
James Cotton   Harmonica

Technical Credits

George Chignell   Producer
Phil Spector   Producer
Tom Dowd   Producer,Executive Producer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Ron Pownall   Photography
Bill Brovas   Engineer
Johnny Chandler   A&R
Miles Showell   Mastering
Brian Engolds   Engineer
Preston Foster   Composer
Jack Crymes   Engineer
Jim Gehr   Engineer
Lili Fini Zanuck   Producer
Gavin Fraser   A&R
John Battsek   Producer
The Dominos   Arranger,Producer
Larry Yellen   Producer
Vinnie Malhotra   Executive Producer
Chris King   Editing
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Michelle John Douglas   Mixing
McKinley Morganfield   Composer
Mike Vernon   Producer
Phil Smee   Art Direction
Peter Brown   Composer
George Terry   Composer
George Martin   Producer
Gustavo Santaolalla   Original Score Producer
Bill Levenson   Soundtrack Compilation
Bill Randle   Producer
L.C. Frazier   Composer
Derek and the Dominos   Producer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Jim Gordon   Composer
Jimmie Cox   Composer
Otis Rush   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Felix Pappalardi   Composer,Producer
Eddie Kramer   Engineer
Jack Bruce   Composer
Graham Gouldman   Composer
Gail Collins   Composer
Ed Barton   Engineer
Russ Titelman   Producer
Eric Clapton   Arranger,Composer
George Harrison   Composer,Producer
Delaney Bramlett   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Leonard Chess   Producer
Scooter Weintraub   Producer
Phil Chess   Producer
Ted White   Composer
Bessie Smith   Composer
Bobby Whitlock   Composer
John Barham   String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Jimmy Miller   Producer
Bob Marley   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Mixing
Billy Boy Arnold   Composer
Bonnie Bramlett   Composer
J.J. Cale   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Will Jennings   Composer