Eric Clapton - Journeyman

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Album Details

Title: Journeyman
Artist: Eric Clapton
Release Date: 11/1989
Re-Released On: 10/13/2003
Label: Reprise
Duration: 56:35
Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto
UPCs: 075992607421, 4943674003525, 4943674085491, 075992607414
Genre: Rock
Styles: Blues-Rock, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock
Moods: Passionate, Relaxed, Rollicking, Druggy, Earnest, Hypnotic, Reverent, Rousing, Soothing, Stylish, Summery, Visceral, Bittersweet, Earthy, Gentle, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Sentimental, Street-Smart, Trippy, Fiery, Freewheeling, Plaintive, Raucous, Slick, Smooth, Sprawling, Urgent, Yearning, Bravado, Calm/Peaceful, Detached, Dreamy, Fun, Nocturnal, Searching, Volatile, Brash, Confident, Eerie, Reflective, Reserved, Swaggering, Sweet, Amiable/Good-Natured, Laid-Back/Mellow, Melancholy, Organic
Total Copies: 52
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

  1. Pretending
  2. Anything for Your Love
  3. Bad Love
  4. Running on Faith
  5. Hard Times
  6. Hound Dog
  7. No Alibis
  8. Run So Far
  9. Old Love
  10. Breaking Point
  11. Lead Me On
  12. Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)

Additional Releases

YearTypeLabelCatalog #
1989CDReprise26074

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Album Review

For most of the '80s, Eric Clapton seemed rather lost, uncertain of whether he should return to his blues roots or pander to AOR radio. By the mid-'80s, he appeared to have made the decision to revamp himself as a glossy mainstream rocker, working with synthesizers and drum machines. Instead of expanding his audience, it only reduced it. Then came the career retrospective Crossroads, which helped revitalize his career, not only commercially, but also creatively, as Journeyman -- the first album he recorded after the success of Crossroads -- proved. Although Journeyman still suffers from an overly slick production, Clapton sounds more convincing than he has since the early '70s. Not only is his guitar playing muscular and forceful, his singing is soulful and gritty. Furthermore, the songwriting is consistently strong, alternating between fine mainstream rock originals ("Pretending") and covers ("Before You Accuse Me," "Hound Dog"). Like any of Clapton's best albums, there is no grandstanding to be found on Journeyman -- it's simply a laid-back and thoroughly engaging display of Clapton's virtuosity. On the whole, it's the best studio album he's released since Slowhand. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Credits

NameCredits
Alan ClarkSynthesizer Horn, Synthesizer Strings, Organ (Hammond), ?, Sequencing, Synthesizer, Keyboards
Alexandra Sarapase ConomosAssistant Producer
Arif MardinArranger, String Arrangements
Ben FowlerMixing Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Engineer
Carol SteeleConga, Percussion, Tambourine
Cecil WomackGuitar (Acoustic), Vocals, ?
Chaka Khan?, Vocals (Background)
Darryl JonesBass, ?
Daryl HallVocal Harmony
Dave O'DonnellEngineer
Dave WittmanEngineer
David "Fathead" NewmanSax (Tenor), ?
David SanbornSax (Alto), ?
Eric Clapton?, Vocals, Design, Guitar
Gary BurtonVibraphone
Gary WrightMixing
George HarrisonVocal Harmony, ?, Guitar
Greg PhillinganesSynthesizer, Keyboards, Piano, ?, Vocals (Background)
Hank Crawford?, Sax (Alto)
Jack Joseph PuigEngineer
Jeff BovaProgramming, Drum Programming, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Horn, ?
Jerry WilliamsVocal Harmony, Vocals (Background), ?, Guitar
Jill Dell'AbateProducer
Jim KeltnerTambourine, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, ?
Jimmy Bralower?, Drum Programming
John TropeaGuitar (Rhythm)
Jon FaddisTrumpet, Horn
Lani GrovesVocals (Background)
Larry AlexanderEngineer
Linda WomackVocals
Lou SolofTrumpet
Michael O'ReillyEngineer
Nathan EastBass, ?, Vocals (Background)
Phil CollinsVocal Harmony, ?, Drums, Vocals (Background)
Phil PalmerGuitar, ?
Pino Palladino?, Bass
Richard ArnoldAssistant Engineer
Richard Tee?, Piano, Fender Rhodes
Rob EatonMixing
Rob MounseySynthesizer, ?
Robbie KilgoreSynthesizer
Robbie KondorDrum Programming, Keyboards, Harmonica, Synthesizer, ?, Vocoder
Robert Cray?, Guitar
Roger ForresterBarking, Photography
Ronnie CuberSax (Baritone)
Russ TitelmanProducer, Mixing
Steve "Barney" CahseEngineer, Mixing
Steve FerroneDrums, ?, Hi Hat
Steve RinkoffEngineer
Tawatha AgeeVocals (Background), ?
Ted JensenMastering
Terry O'NeilPhotography
Tessa NilesVocals (Background)
UE NastasiAssistant Engineer
Vaneese ThomasVocals (Background)

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