1996
Search results
Slowhand is the fifth solo studio album by Eric Clapton. Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his most commercially and critically successful studio albums.
Jan 10, 2018 · Of all of these, the british rock icon is most often referred to as “Slowhand.”. But why is Eric Clapton called “Slowhand”? Explanations vary. One has Clapton telling biographer Ray Coleman that “Slowhand” was an ironic, tongue-in-cheek allusion to Clapton’s ability to play incredibly fast.
Slowhand is Clapton’s fifth solo studio album and was released in 1977. The album was named after Eric Clapton’s nickname, which he got fom Giorgio Gomelsky, manager of The Yardbirds:
Slowhand is the fifth solo album by Eric Clapton. Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his commerci...
Slowhand is the fifth solo album by Eric Clapton. Released on 25 November 1977 by RSO Records, and titled after Clapton's nickname, it is one of his commercially and critically most...
Nov 25, 2023 · On his fifth solo studio album, Slowhand, Eric Clapton fine-tunes a template sketched persuasively three years earlier on 461 Ocean Boulevard: Rely on a tight band, buttress his own modest original songs with smart cover choices, and reach beyond his home base of electric blues to tap adjacent styles from pop to country to reggae.
Album Rock, Blues-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary. Recording Date. May, 1977. Recording Location. Olympic Studios, London, England. Discography Timeline. See Full Discography. Slowhand (1977)
Jul 20, 2011 · Although famously referred to as God by at least one British graffiti artist, Eric Clapton's more often used nickname is Slowhand. Clapton earned the moniker in the early Sixties while playing with the Yardbirds.
Eric Clapton. ROCK · 1977. Eric Clapton’s skills as a guitarist and songwriter came together on this 1977 album. Even the covers, such as J.J. Cale’s hypnotic blues-blast “Cocaine” and John Martyn’s gentle “May You Never,” are soulful and well-sketched.
Slowhand. By John Swenson. December 29, 1977. Eric Clapton ‘s solo albums have tended to be so evenhanded and laconic that they often seem interchangeable. His pain was always so apparent...
