Forever Man (album)

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Forever Man
Forever Man album.jpg
Compilation album by Eric Clapton
Released 28 April 2015
Recorded 1982–2014
Genre Rock, pop, blues
Length 224:59 (3-CD/Digital download version)
145:09 (2-CD version)
77:28 (2-LP Vinyl edition)
Label Reprise
Eric Clapton chronology
Give Me Strength – The ’74/’75 Recordings
(2013)Give Me Strength – The ’74/’75 Recordings2013		 Forever Man
(2015)		 Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2015)Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]

Forever Man is a compilation album by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released through Reprise Records.

Release

The pre-order for the compilation album started on March 17, 2015.[2] People had the chance to pre-order the album through the official Eric Clapton website. When ordering the 3-CD and LP-version of the release, you could get a T-shirt with the album's cover, a cup and an 18″ × 24″ lithograph.[3] On the first day of the album announcement more than 37,000 copies were pre-ordered in the United States alone. With the total pre-order sales being added up, Forever Man reached position ten on the American pre-order chart. Until the actual release of the album on 28 April 2015, the compilation was pre-ordered more than 151,000 times in the U.S. In Venezuela the album has been available since April 28, and has sold more than 5,000 copies, becoming a gold record in the first two days.[4] The same release day was set for the United States, Canada and Mexico.[5] In Germany the album was released on May 8.[6] In Italy and Malaysia Forever Man was released one day after the German release date. In the southeastern state, the album quickly sold 7,500 copies in week one becoming a gold record. For the rest of the world the album was made available on May 11.[7]

Track listings

Double & Triple CD/Digital download versions

Disc 1 – Studio
No. Title Writer(s) Place of Origin Length
1. "Gotta Get Over" (featuring Chaka Khan) Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa Old Sock, 2013 4:36
2. "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart"   Tony Seals, Troy Seals, Steve Diamond, Eddie Setser Money and Cigarettes, 1983 3:14
3. "Run Back to Your Side"   Bramhall, Eric Clapton Clapton, 2010 5:16
4. "Tears in Heaven"   Clapton, Will Jennings Rush soundtrack, 1992 4:32
5. "Call Me the Breeze"   J.J. Cale The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale, 2014 3:04
6. "Forever Man"   Jerry Lynn Williams Behind the Sun, 1985 3:12
7. "Believe in Life"   Clapton Reptile, 2001 5:05
8. "Bad Love"   Clapton, Mick Jones Journeyman, 1989 5:09
9. "My Father's Eyes"   Clapton Pilgrim, 1998 5:23
10. "Anyway the Wind Blows" (with J.J. Cale) Cale The Road to Escondido, 2006 3:56
11. "Travelin' Alone"   Lil' Son Jackson Clapton 3:55
12. "Change the World"   Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick Phenomenon soundtrack, 1996 3:54
13. "Behind the Mask"   Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chris Mosdell, Michael Jackson (albeit uncredited) August, 1986 4:47
14. "It's in the Way That You Use It"   Clapton, Robbie Robertson August 4:12
15. "Pretending"   Williams Journeyman 4:42
16. "Riding with the King" (with B.B. King) John Hiatt Riding with the King, 2000 4:23
17. "Circus"   Clapton Pilgrim 4:09
18. "Revolution"   Clapton, Simon Climie Back Home, 2005 4:00
Disc 2 – Live
No. Title Writer(s) Place of Origin Length
1. "Badge" (originally by Cream) Clapton, George Harrison 24 Nights, 1991; originally from Goodbye, 1969 6:53
2. "Sunshine of Your Love" (originally by Cream) Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Clapton 24 Nights; originally from Disraeli Gears, 1967 8:51
3. "White Room" (originally by Cream) Bruce, Brown 24 Nights; originally from Wheels of Fire, 1968 6:06
4. "Wonderful Tonight"   Clapton 24 Nights; originally from Slowhand, 1977 8:59
5. "Worried Life Blues"   Big Maceo Merriweather 24 Nights 5:17
6. "Cocaine"   Cale 24 Nights Bootleg as exclusive track 1991; originally from Slowhand 5:05
7. "Layla" (Unplugged; originally by Derek and the Dominoes) Clapton, Jim Gordon Unplugged, 1992; originally from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 1970 4:29
8. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Unplugged) Jimmy Cox Unplugged 3:50
9. "Walkin’ Blues" (Unplugged) Robert Johnson Unplugged 3:43
10. "Them Changes" (with Steve Winwood) Buddy Miles Live from Madison Square Garden, 2009 4:58
11. "Presence of the Lord" (with Steve Winwood; originally by Blind Faith) Clapton Live from Madison Square Garden; originally from Blind Faith, 1969 5:11
12. "Hoochie Coochie Man"   Willie Dixon One More Car, One More Rider; originally from From the Cradle, 1994 4:34
13. "Goin' Down Slow"   St. Louis Jimmy Oden One More Car, One More Rider 5:41
14. "Over the Rainbow"   Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg One More Car, One More Rider 5:13
Disc 3 – Blues
No. Title Writer(s) Place of Origin Length
1. "Before You Accuse Me"   Bo Diddley Journeyman 3:57
2. "Last Fair Deal Gone Down"   Johnson Me and Mr. Johnson, 2004 2:34
3. "Hold On, I'm Coming" (with B.B. King) Issac Hayes, David Porter Riding with the King 6:19
4. "Terraplane Blues"   Johnson Sessions for Robert J, 2004 3:36
5. "It Hurts Me Too"   Tampa Red From the Cradle 3:18
6. "Little Queen of Spades"   Johnson Me and Mr. Johnson 4:58
7. "Third Degree"   Eddie Boyd, Dixon From the Cradle 5:10
8. "Motherless Child"   Robert Hicks From the Cradle 2:56
9. "Sportin' Life Blues" (with J.J. Cale) Brownie McGhee The Road to Escondido 3:31
10. "Ramblin' On My Mind"   Johnson Sessions for Robert J 2:43
11. "Stop Breakin' Down Blues"   Johnson Me and Mr. Johnson 2:30
12. "Everybody Oughta Make a Change"   Sleepy John Estes Money and Cigarettes 3:17
13. "Sweet Home Chicago"   Johnson Sessions for Robert J 5:16
14. "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day"   Johnson Me and Mr. Johnson 3:27
15. "Hard Times Blues"   Lane Hardin Clapton 3:42
16. "Got You on My Mind"   Joe Thomas, Howard Briggs Reptile 4:30
17. "I'm Tore Down"   Sonny Thompson From the Cradle 3:03
18. "Milkcow's Calf Blues"   Johnson Sessions for Robert J 3:49
19. "Key to the Highway" (with B.B. King) Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie Segar Riding with the King 3:39

Double LP version

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Place of Origin Length
1. "Gotta Get Over" (featuring Chaka Khan) Bramhall, Stanley, Costa Old Sock 4:36
2. "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart"   Seals, Diamond, Setser Money and Cigarettes 3:14
3. "Anyway the Wind Blows" (with J.J. Cale) Cale The Road to Escondido 3:56
4. "My Father's Eyes"   Clapton Pilgrim 5:23
5. "Motherless Child"   Hicks From the Cradle 2:56
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Place of Origin Length
6. "Pretending"   Williams Journeyman 4:42
7. "Little Queen of Spades"   Johnson Me and Mr. Johnson 4:58
8. "Bad Love"   Clapton, Jones Journeyman 5:09
9. "Behind the Mask"   Sakamoto, Mosdell, Jackson (albeit uncredited) August 4:47
Side three
No. Title Writer(s) Place of Origin Length
10. "Tears in Heaven"   Clapton, Jennings Rush soundtrack 4:32
11. "Change the World"   Sims, Kennedy, Kirkpatrick Phenomenon soundtrack 3:54
12. "Call Me the Breeze"   Cale The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale 3:04
13. "Forever Man"   Williams Behind the Sun 3:12
15. "Riding with the King" (with B.B. King) Hiatt Riding with the King 4:23
Side four
No. Title Writer(s) Place of Origin Length
16. "It's in the Way That You Use It"   Clapton, Robertson August 4:12
17. "Circus"   Clapton Pilgrim 4:09
18. "Got You on My Mind"   Thomas, Briggs Reptile 4:30
19. "Travelin' Alone"   Jackson Clapton 3:55
20. "Revolution"   Clapton, Climie Back Home 4:00

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[8]

German music expert Günter Schneidewind recalls the compilation as "abundant piece of work" and thinks that the album shows "Claptons life-long work pretty well".[9] AllMusic called this Clapton compilation the "by far the most extensive". They critique the track listings of the album saying they "make sense on paper but they're a little odd in practice, with the Studio selections hopscotching between eras and the live heavy on new millennial selections". Going on by recalling it "hardly a botched collection", they round their review up positively recalling the album "delivers a lot of bang for the buck".[8]

Charts and certifications

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Croatia (HDU)[46] Gold 7,500*
Macao (IFPI Macao)[47] Platinum 30,000*
Malaysia (RIM)[48] Gold 7,500*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[49] Gold 20,000
Venezuela (IFPI Venezuela)[4] Gold 5,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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