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Eric Clapton
461 Ocean Boulevard (SACD Hybrid)
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Released: 1974
Label: Polydor
Selection #: 160382
Classic hit I Shot The Sheriff, plus Mainline Florida, Willie And The Hand Jive, Motherless Children, Let It Grow, Get Ready, etc.
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1 Motherless Children
2 Give Me Strength
3 Willie and the Hand Jive
4 Get Ready
5 I Shot the Sheriff
6 I Can't Hold Out
7 Please Be With Me
8 Let It Grow
9 Steady Rollin' Man
10 Mainline Florida
11 Walkin' Down the Road
12 Ain't That Lovin' You
13 Meet Me (Down at the Bottom)
  
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"461 Ocean Boulevard" is Eric Clapton's second solo studio album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn't sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of "Eric Clapton". However, "461 Ocean Boulevard" is a tighter, more focused outing that enables Clapton to stretch out instrumentally. Furthermore, the pop concessions on the album -- the sleek production, the concise running times -- don't detract from the rootsy origins of the material, whether it's Johnny Otis' "Willie And The Hand Jive," the traditional blues "Motherless Children," Bob Marley's "I Shot The Sheriff," or Clapton's emotional original "Let It Grow." With its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and strong bluesy roots, "461 Ocean Boulevard" set the template for Clapton's '70s albums. Though he tried hard to make an album exactly like it, he never quite managed to replicate its charms. [The 2004 reissue includes the bonus tracks "Walkin' Down The Road," "Ain'T That Lovin' You" and "Meet Me (Down At The Bottom)."] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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