Track Listing

1. She's Waiting
2. See What Love Can Do
3. Same Old Blues
4. Knock on Wood
5. Something's Happening
6. Forever Man
7. It All Depends
8. Tangled in Love
9. Never Make You Cry
10. Just Like a Prisoner
11. Behind the Sun

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32506 in Music
• Brand: Clapton,Eric
• Released on: 2000-09-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Album Description
Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of his top 40 1985 album for Duck/ Reprise in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. 11 tracks, including the top 30 hit 'Forever Man' and the single 'See What Love Can Do'. Gatefold sleeve. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

A Fantastic piece of work
This album is incredibly strong even with Phil Collins helping on it. The Concert tour which I was fortunate enough to see in England was one of the best ever. She's waiting, Same old blues, knock on wood, are really driving tracks.
But number 10 Just like a prisoner, I feel, is the best on the album, the way he closes it up with Behind the sun makes this an album that should be in everyone's collection.

Clapton Meet Genesis And The 80's
While I don't think this is a vintage Clapton recording I don't think you should over look it either. There are vintage Claptonian solo's and well written lyrics but I don't like the overall production. It was fine for the 80's but doesn't stand the test of time. I don't think this combo, in practical terms, makes sense. Collins is a great drummer and a fine pop producer, his colaboration with Robert Plant was great. I think a pop artist producing a bluesman like Clapton isn't smart.

I like "She's Waiting" but it seems to be about a minute too long and the end sounds like Phil Collins is about to break into a refrein of "Johnny Comes Marching Home". I think the synthesizer sounds out of place and makes the song have a choppy feel to it. Remove the keyboard and add a Hammon B3 and you've got a great song.

"See What Love Can Do" and "Knock On Wood" sound more Genesis than Claptonian but they are good tracks. I like "Same Old Blues" but again, the keyboard sounds out of place, overall vintage soloing by Clapton.

"Tangled In Love" sounds like a leftover Genesis track.

"Forever Man" is definately the strongest track on the cd, probably his best solo since "Layla". "Just Like A Prisoner" is another strong track with a great solo as well. These last two tracks the overall production is great.

Overall, this set is ok. I'd take it on a road trip.

Good, but definately inconsistent.
This is the so-called "comeback album" which hailed Eric Clapton's entry into the MTv age, circa 1985. While it certainly accomplished his goal, the overall album was a decidedly mixed bag, partially the fault of Clapton's label, Warner Brothers.

After the disappointment of "Money & Cigarettes", Clapton turned to the then-red-hot Phil Collins to produce his next record. The finished product was sent to Warner Brothers and WB tinkered with it, insisting that EC add a few new Ted Templeman-produced tracks: "Forever Man", "Something's Happening", and "See What Love Can Do". These tunes were heavily promoted by WB and ended up being a big help to the album's success. However, this tinkering caused the album to have an uneven feel between the Templeman and Collins-produced tracks. Also evident is that the Clapton/Collins team were still searching for synergy.

"Forever Man", one of the Templeman tunes, is easily the strongest tune on the album, containing one of the best intros on record. It spools up, then flies! It is worth buying this album just to get this tune.

The best of the Collins tracks are "She's Waiting" & "Just like a Prisoner. Although both are examples of solid songwriting and performing, none of the tracks are particular standouts which would have produced a big hit, thus the reason WB felt compelled to intervene.

On the down side "Never Make You Cry" & "Same Old Blues" went on way too long and started to drag, even though the latter was the closest EC came to a true blues tune.

Despite its limitations, it is still a decent album, although the Collins/Clapton team would not gel until their next ablum, "August".