Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton-Time Pieces.jpg
Greatest hits album by Eric Clapton
Released April 1982 (1982-04)
Recorded 1970–1978
Genre Rock
Length 44:52
Label RSO
Producer Tom Dowd, Delaney Bramlett, Glyn Johns, the Dominos
Eric Clapton chronology
Steppin' Out
(1981)Steppin' Out1981		 Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton
(1982)		 Timepieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies
(1983)Timepieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies1983

Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton is a greatest hits album by British musician Eric Clapton. The album was originally released by RSO/Polydor Records in April 1982 (see 1982 in music). The following year a second volume, Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies, was released by the label. The album has been reissued several times and has been awarded certifications in several regions.

Background and compilation

In 1982, Eric Clapton left RSO and Polydor to form his own label, Duck Records, with distribution through Warner Bros. With the loss of the artist, the two Time Pieces albums were compiled and released.[1]

The songs on the album were all released as singles, with only one song—"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"—having never been released on an RSO album. A large number of songs on the release were either from 461 Ocean Boulevard or Slowhand,[1] while none of the songs were released on No Reason to Cry or Another Ticket.

File:RIAAEric ClaptonTimepiecesTheBestOfEricClapton7xPlatinum.jpg
A 7-times Platinum RIAA certification for the album.

Track listing

  1. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Bob Marley) – 4:23
  2. "After Midnight" (JJ Cale) – 3:08
  3. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan) – 4:21
    • Non-album single (1975)
  4. "Wonderful Tonight" (Eric Clapton) – 3:39
  5. "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos (Clapton, Jim Gordon) – 7:06
  6. "Cocaine" (Cale) – 3:34
  7. "Lay Down Sally" (Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry) – 3:49
    • From the album Slowhand (1977) *The 1980 US LP uses the live version from Just One Night*
  8. "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Johnny Otis) – 3:28
    • From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)
  9. "Promises" (Richard Feldman, Roger Linn) – 3:00
  10. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Traditional, arr. Clapton) – 3:29
  11. "Let It Grow" (Clapton) – 4:55 *On UK version*
    • From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1982–1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[2] 28
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[3] 65
Dutch Midprice Albums (MegaCharts)[4] 42
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 20
US Billboard 200[7] 101
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[8] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[9] Gold 30,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[10] 2× Platinum 100,000
Greece (IFPI Greece)[11] Platinum 100,000
Japan (RIAJ)[12] Million 1,000,000
Macao (IFPI Macao)[13] 4× Platinum 120,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[4] 2× Platinum 200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] 8× Platinum 120,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Gold 25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Platinum 300,000
United States (RIAA)[17] 7× Platinum 7,700,000[18]
Venezuala (APFV)[19] 2× Platinum 20,000*
Summaries
Worldwide 13,400,000[20]

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

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe April 1982 RSO Records LP RSD 5010
North America April 1982 RSO Records LP RS-1-3099
Worldwide unknown Polydor Records CD 810,014-2

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Eric Clapton – Time Pieces - The Best Of Eric Clapton" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Eric Clapton – Time Pieces - The Best Of Eric Clapton". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Eric Clapton | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ "Eric Clapton – Chart history" Billboard Top Catalog Albums for Eric Clapton. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter Eric Clapton in the field Interpret. Enter Time Pieces in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Select 1999年月 on the drop-down menu
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Timepieces:_The_Best_of_Eric_Clapton&oldid=1841523"