RSO 886 (original, Richmond pressing), USA, December 1977
Words & Music by: Side A – Eric Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry; Side B – Eric Clapton
Musicians: Side A - Eric Clapton (lead vocals, lead guitar), George
Terry (rhythm guitar), Carl Radle (bass), Jamie Oldaker (drums, percussion),
Dick Sims (keyboards), Yvonne Elliman and Marcy Levy (backing vocals)
Recording sessions: Produced by Glyn Johns at Olympic Studios, London, UK
in May 1977
Highest chart positions: Side A – US #3, US Country #26, Canada
#3, UK #39, Japan #5, Hungary #2, Sweden #8; Side B – none
While this US release featured "Next Time You See Her" on the flip side, the UK and European single releases swapped it out for Clapton's studio cover of J.J. Cale's "Cocaine". In the US, RSO Records held "Cocaine" back from single release at first because of its controversial title and subject matter, though radio stations eventually played it heavily anyway.
Clapton openly credited his American backing
musicians—specifically bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jamie Oldaker from Tulsa,
Oklahoma—for making the groove of the single work. He noted in interviews that
an English rock band would have played the beat too loudly, whereas his Tulsa
band naturally understood how to play a subtle, understated shuffle.
List price: VG+ $2, NM $4. The
median price at discogs.com is 1,88 €
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