Crossroads (box set)

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Crossroads
Box set by Eric Clapton, etc

The Cream of Eric Clapton 1987

Crossroads 1988

Journeyman 1989

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Crossroads is music collection box set by Eric Clapton. Including both his band work (with the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney, Bonnie & Friends, and Derek and the Dominos) and his long, varied solo career, this four-CD (or six-LP) set does a spectacular job in gathering several decades' worth of Clapton's best. There are the requisite classics--"Layla," "Blues Power," "After Midnight," "Further On Up the Road," "Crossroads," and "I Shot the Sheriff," among many others--some of them in previously unreleased live or alternate studio recordings.

Released in 1988, when only superstars were granted the box set, Crossroads became the blueprint for what such a retrospective should be. For its scope, this box skims the cream of Clapton's large output.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disk one 1.2 Disk two 1.3 Disk three 1.4 Disk four

Track listing

Disk one

With The Yardbirds:

1. "Boom Boom" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 2:25
2. "Honey In Your Hips" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 2:18
3. "Baby What's Wrong" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 2:40
4. "I Wish You Would" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 2:19
5. "A Certain Girl" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 2:17
6. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 2:45
7. "I Ain't Got You" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 1:59
8. "For Your Love" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 2:29
9. "Got To Hurry" (Clapton, The Yardbirds) – 2:35

   With John Mayall's Bluesbreakers:

10. "Lonely Years" (Clapton, John Mayall) – 3:17
11. "Bernard Jenkins" (Clapton, John Mayall) – 3:47
12. "Hideaway" (Clapton, John Mayall) – 3:14
13. "All Your Love" (Clapton, John Mayall) – 3:34
14. "Ramblin' On My Mind" (Clapton, John Mayall) – 3:07
15. "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (Clapton, John Mayall) – 6:41

    With Cream:

16. "Wrapping Paper" (Clapton, Cream) – 2:21
17. "I Feel Free" (Clapton, Cream) – 2:52
18. "Spoonful" (Clapton, Cream) – 6:30
19. "Lawdy Mama" (Clapton, Cream) – 1:50
20. "Strange Brew" (Clapton, Cream) – 2:46
21. "Sunshine Of Your Love" (Clapton, Cream) – 4:10
22. "Tales Of Brave Ulysees" (Clapton, Cream) – 2:46
23. "Steppin' Out" (Clapton, Cream) – 3:31

Disk two

1. "Anyone For Tennis" (Clapton, Cream) – 2:37
2. "White Room" (Clapton, Cream) – 4:56
3. "Crossroads" (Clapton, Cream) – 4:14
4. "Badge" (Clapton, Cream) – 2:43

   With Blind Faith:

5. "Presence of the Lord" (Clapton, Blind Faith) – 4:48
6. "Can't Find My Way Home" (Clapton, Blind Faith) – 3:15
7. "Sleeping In the Ground" (Clapton, Blind Faith) – 2:50

   With Delaney & Bonnie & Friends:

8. "Comin' Home" (Clapton, Delaney and Bonnie) – 3:13

   Solo:

9. "Blues Power" (Clapton) – 3:06
10. "After Midnight" (Clapton) – 3:17
11. "Let It Rain" (Clapton) – 5:01

    With Derek and the Dominos:

12. "Tell the Truth" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 3:23
13. "Roll It Over" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 4:29
14. "Layla" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 7:07
15. "Mean Old World" (Clapton, Duane Allman) – 3:50
16. "Key to the Highway" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 6:27
17. "Crossroads" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 8:17

Disk three

1. "Got To Get Better In A Little While" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 5:31
2. "Evil" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 4:25
3. "One More Chance" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 3:17
4. "Mean Old Frisco" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 4:02
5. "Snake Lake Blues" (Clapton, Derek and the Dominos) – 3:33

   Solo:

6. "Let It Grow" (Clapton) – 4:56
7. "Ain't That Lovin' You" (Clapton) – 5:26
8. "Motherless Children" (Clapton) – 4:51
9. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Marley) – 7:48
10. "Better Make It Through Today" (Clapton) – 4:05
11. "The Sky Is Crying" (Moore) – 3:57
12. "I Found A Love" (Clapton) – 3:38
13. "(When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too" (Clapton) – 5:34
14. "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Clapton) – 3:01
15. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (Clapton) – 4:21
16. "Someone Like You" (Clapton) – 4:30

Disk four

1. "Hello Old Friend" (Clapton) – 3:34
2. "Sign Language" (Clapton) – 2:56
3. "Further on up the Road" (Clapton) – 6:18
4. "Lay Down Sally" (Clapton) – 3:50
5. "Wonderful Tonight" (Clapton) – 3:42
6. "Cocaine" (Clapton) – 3:35
7. "Promises" (Clapton) – 3:00
8. "If I Don't Be There By Morning" (Clapton) – 4:34
9. "Double Trouble" (Clapton) – 8:01
10. "I Can't Stand It" (Clapton) – 4:09
11. "The Shape You're In" (Clapton) – 4:09
12. "Heaven Is One Step Away" (Clapton) – 4:09
13. "She's Waiting" (Clapton) – 4:55
14. "Too Bad" (Clapton) – 2:37
15. "Miss You" (Clapton) – 5:05
16. "Wanna Make Love to You" (Clapton) – 5:43
17. "After Midnight" (Clapton) – 4:05

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