RSO 861 (original), Canada, October 1976
Words & Music by: Side A – Eric Clapton; Side B – Eric
Clapton, Rick Danko
Musicians: Side A - Eric Clapton (lead vocals, lead guitar), GeorgeTerry (guitar), Carl Radle (bass on side A), Rick Danko (bass and vocals on
side B), Jamie Oldaker (drums), Dick Sims (keyboards), Richard Manuel
(keyboards on side B), Garth Hudson (keyboards on side B), Sergio Pastora
Rodriguez (percussion on side A), Yvonne Elliman and Marcy Levy (backing vocals)
Recording sessions: Produced by Rob Fraboni at Shangri-La Studios, Malibu, CA
in December 1975 – May 1976
Highest chart positions: Side A – Canada #37, US #24,
Australia #54, Japan #87; Side B – none
Both sides are from Clapton’s 4th solo album, “No Reason To Cry” (RS-1-3004), which included an impressive roster of visiting musicians like George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston and Ron Wood, plus three members of The Band.
"Hello Old Friend" was not originally expected to be a major single, yet it became Eric Clapton's highest-charting US solo hit since "I Shot the Sheriff" in 1974. It reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1976.
During the exact same “No Reason to Cry” sessions that produced this single, George Harrison visited the studio and contributed guitar under the pseudonym "L'Angelo Misterioso." While he did not play on these two specific tracks, the chaotic, star-studded atmosphere of the sessions heavily influenced the relaxed sound of the single.
Both tracks were recorded at the famous
Shangri-La studio in Malibu, California. The building was originally a luxury
brothel in the 1950s before being converted into a home and recording studio by
members of The Band in the 1970s.
List price: The median price at
discogs.com is 4,50 €
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