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Eric Clapton - 2018 - Happy Xmas (HDtracks) [[email protected]]
Artist: Eric Clapton
Album: Happy Xmas (HDtracks)
Format: WEB, 14 x files FLAC, Album, Remastered, 24bit 44.1kHz, HDtracks
Producer: Eric Clapton, Simon Climie
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Recorded: 2018
Label: Bushbranch/Surfdog
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Blues Rock, Xmas
Duration: 56:31
Eric Clapton:
Wikipedia:
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945), is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine's list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.
In the mid-1960s Clapton left the Yardbirds to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop". After Cream broke up, he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. Clapton's solo career began in the 1970s, where his work bore the influence of the mellow style of J. J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped reggae reach a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded with Derek and the Dominos; and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded with Cream. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", which was featured on his Unplugged album.
Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 130 million records worldwide. In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.
Happy Xmas:
AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
Happy Xmas, Eric Clapton's first Christmas record in a career that's spanned over four and a half decades, certainly bears its share of seasonal charm, but it's also of a piece with the warm, amiable music he's made in the 2010s. Like Old Sock and I Still Do before it, Happy Xmas relies on songs from other songwriters (he wrote only one tune, the slow-burning "For Love on Xmas Day" and cooks to a cozy groove that's grounded in the blues but also encompasses soul, reggae, rock, and a bit of vaudeville shuffle ("Xmas in My Hometown". This homey atmosphere is certainly suited for the season, even if it rarely sounds like a typical holiday record. Chalk that up to Clapton studiously avoiding a reliance on shopworn carols. When he does play an overly familiar tune, he switches it up: he opens up the affair with a blues rendition of "White Christmas," "Silent Night" is given a reggae bounce, "Away in a Manger" has a soulful underpinning, and he turns "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" into a seduction. These clever interpretations are nestled alongside nice holiday chestnuts, turning this into a comforting Christmas listen -- so comforting that it makes the presence of "Jingle Bells (In Memory of Avicii)" all the more bizarre. Situated in the middle of the album, "Jingle Bells (In Memory of Avicii)" is a lite-EDM tribute to the late DJ and producer, a track that is perhaps more dexterous than Clapton's '90s electronica experiment T.D.F. yet feels wholly tacky as a tribute to Avicii. Worse still, in terms of the confines of Happy Xmas, "Jingle Bells (In Memory of Avicii)" doesn't fit the vibe and it carries only trace elements of the titular holiday standard, so it stops the party cold halfway through. Cut this track out and Happy Xmas delivers some cheery Christmas vibes.
Tracklist:
01. White Christmas (2:5
02. Away In A Manger (Once In Royal David's City) (4:44)
03. For Love On Christmas Day (3:36)
04. Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday (3:3
05. Christmas Tears (4:23)
06. Home For The Holidays (4:00)
07. Jingle Bells (5:5
08. Christmas In My Hometown (2:52)
09. It's Christmas (4:44)
10. Sentimental Moments (4:07)
11. Lonesome Christmas (3:51)
12. Silent Night (4:03)
13. Merry Christmas Baby (4:12)
14. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (3:29)
Personnel:
Guitar – Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton
Piano – Walt Richmond
Keyboards – Simon Climie, Toby Walker, Walt Richmond
Organ – Tim Carmon
Accordion – Dirk Powell
Backing vocals – Melia Clapton, Sharon White, Sophie Clapton
Double bass – Mary Scully
Drum programming – Paul Waller
Drums – Jim Keltner
Fiddle – Dirk Powell
Percussion – Simon Climie
Arranged By, Strings, Choir – Nick Ingman
Violin – Emlyn Singleton, Perry Montague-Mason
Viola – Peter Lale
Cello – Tim Gill
Choir – Metro Voices
Conductor – Isobel Griffiths
Producer – Eric Clapton, Simon Climie
Engineer – Alan Douglas
Programming – Simon Climie
Mixing – Simon Climie
Mastering – Bob Ludwig
Layout – Jessie Kohn, John Logsdon
Artwork – Eric Clapton
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