What number-one single by Eric Clapton was written by Bob Marley and released in 1973 by The Wailers?
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Give Me Strength "Give Me Strength" is a blues pop song, written and recorded by the British rock musician Eric Clapton for his 1974 hit studio album "461 Ocean Boulevard" under RSO Records. However, the song gained more popularity, when the record company released the song as the B-side to Clapton's number-one single "I Shot the Sheriff", before the studio effort was released. It was released as a seven-inch grammophone record.
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I Shot the Sheriff "I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Bob Marley and released in 1973 by The Wailers.
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Changing of the Guards "Changing of the Guards" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released in 1978 as a single and as the first track on his album "Street-Legal". As an A-side single it failed to reach the "Billboard" Top 100. However, the song has been included on compilation albums: "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3", released in 1994, and the Deluxe Edition of "Dylan", released in 2007.
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Ballad of Easy Rider "Ballad of Easy Rider" is a song written by Roger McGuinn with input from Bob Dylan (although Dylan is not credited as a co-writer) for the 1969 film, "Easy Rider". The song was initially released in August 1969 on the "Easy Rider" soundtrack album as a Roger McGuinn solo performance. It was later issued in an alternate version as a single by McGuinn's band The Byrds on October 1, 1969. The Byrds' single reached #65 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was issued in most international territories, although it was not released in the United Kingdom. Senior editor for "Rolling Stone" magazine David Fricke has described the song as perfectly capturing the social mood of late 1969 and highlighting "the weary blues and dashed expectations of a decade's worth of social insurrection."
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Any Time Now (O.A.R. album) Any Time Now is a live album by O.A.R. released on May 6, 2002. The album was recorded at the in Washington D.C. on November 23 & November 24, 2001. The album debuted on the Billboard Charts Independent Albums: #11 and Top Heatseekers: #4. It also debuted on the "Billboard" 200 in the 156th position. There is a hidden track titled "Short a Try" at the end of the last song on the first disc (within Delicate Few). Junior Marvin of The Wailers Band is featured on the cover of Bob Marley's song "Stir It Up." In 2006 the album was certified gold by the RIAA.
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24 Nights 24 Nights is the fifth live album by Eric Clapton, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, in 1990 and 1991. It was released on 8 October 1991.
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Money and Cigarettes Money and Cigarettes is a 1983 album by Eric Clapton recorded after his first rehabilitation from alcoholism. Produced by Clapton and Tom Dowd with, apart from Albert Lee, a new backing band of veteran session musicians including Donald "Duck" Dunn, Roger Hawkins, and Ry Cooder. The album was moderately successful commercially, reaching Top 20 chart positions in several countries. Critical reception was lukewarm.
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Complete Clapton Complete Clapton is a greatest hits collection by British rock musician Eric Clapton, released on 9 October 2007 to accompany Clapton's official autobiography.
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Ride On, Baby "Ride On, Baby" is a song by the British rock band The Rolling Stones. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1965. It was first released as a single by Chris Farlowe in October 1966 and reached #31 on the British charts. The Rollings Stones' own version appeared a few months later on "Flowers," an album released only in the US in June 1967. It was recorded during the "Aftermath" sessions in December 1965.
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Reggae Night "Reggae Night" is a 1983 single by reggae artist Jimmy Cliff, from his album "The Power and the Glory". It was released by Columbia Records in the USA, Canada and Mexico and in most European countries on CBS Records. Written by Amir Bayyan and La Toya Jackson, it became an international hit for Jimmy Cliff.
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Unplugged (Eric Clapton album) Unplugged is a 1992 album by Eric Clapton, recorded at Bray Studios, England in front of an audience for the "MTV Unplugged" series. Recorded in January 1992, and released in August, songs include a version of the successful 1991 single "Tears in Heaven" and an acoustic version of "Layla". Critical reception has been mostly positive and most critics feel the album is relaxed and charming. It remains the top-selling live album, winning three Grammy Awards in 1993 and selling 26 million copies worldwide.
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Steppin' Out (Eric Clapton album) Steppin' Out is a compilation album of songs featuring Eric Clapton, released in 1981. It contains eight of the 12 tracks that appeared originally on John Mayall's "Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton" in 1966, plus a Mayall/Clapton single, "Lonely Years," two tracks ("Third Degree" and "Calcutta Blues") from a 1966 recording session by Champion Jack Dupree on which Clapton played guitar, and "Pretty Girls Everywhere", which is from an Otis Spann session, also featuring Clapton.
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Babylon by Bus Tour The Babylon by Bus Tour was a concert tour organised to support the album "Babylon by Bus" by Bob Marley & The Wailers. It was also to popularize Marley and reggae music in Asia and Oceania.
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If You Wanna Get to Heaven "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" is a single by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils from their 1973 album "The Ozark Mountain Daredevils". This is their debut single which reached #25 on the U.S. Billboard.
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The Sun, Moon &amp; Herbs The Sun Moon & Herbs is a 1971 studio album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John, noted for its contributions from Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, and other well-known musicians. It was originally intended to be a three-album set but was cut down to a single disc. The album was described by Allmusic as "dark and swampy" and "best listened to on a hot, muggy night with the sound of thunder rumbling off in the distance like jungle drums". The album was his first album to reach the Billboard 200 charts, spending five weeks there and peaking at #184 on November 6, 1971.
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Mr. Brown (song) "Mr. Brown" is a song by Jamaican group The Wailers. Recorded in 1970 at Randy's recording studio in Kingston, it was produced by Lee Perry and written by regular Upsetter musician Glen Adams. It was originally released as a single in Jamaica and has appeared on various compilations such as "Songs Of Freedom".
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Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert is a live album by Eric Clapton, recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on 13 January 1973 and released in September that year. The concerts, two on the same evening, were organised by Pete Townshend of the Who and marked a comeback by Clapton after two years of inactivity, broken only by his performance at the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971. Along with Townshend, the musicians supporting Clapton include Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood and Jim Capaldi. In the year following the two shows at the Rainbow, Clapton recovered from his heroin addiction and recorded "461 Ocean Boulevard" (1974).
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My Favorite Mistake "My Favorite Mistake" is the first single from Sheryl Crow's third album "The Globe Sessions". The song was written about a relationship with a man who proves to be unfaithful and is widely believed to have been written about Eric Clapton. Released in 1998, the single peaked at #20 becoming Crow's fifth Top 20 single in the USA, while reaching the top 5 in Canada. In the UK, it reached #9, her last Top 10 single in Britain.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley which developed from the earlier ska vocal group, the Wailers, created by Marley with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. By late 1963 singers Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the Wailers. By the early 1970s, Marley and Bunny Wailer had learned to play some instruments and brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton Barrett (drums), had joined the band. After Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh left the band in 1974, Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included the Barrett brothers, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals.
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Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1973 as a non-album single. It was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 1 in the UK, giving the band their fifth number one single, and remained in the charts for ten weeks. The song was certified UK Silver by BPI in July 1973. The song would be included on the band's 1973 compilation album "Sladest".
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Subterranean Homesick Blues "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded on January 14, 1965, and released as a single by Columbia Records, catalogue number 43242, on March 8. It was the lead track on the album "Bringing It All Back Home", released some two weeks later. It was Dylan's first Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number 39 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It also entered the Top 10 on the singles chart in the United Kingdom. The song has subsequently been reissued on numerous compilations, the first being the 1967 singles compilation "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits". One of Dylan's first electric recordings, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is also notable for its innovative film clip, which first appeared in D. A. Pennebaker's documentary "Dont Look Back".
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Crossroads (Eric Clapton album) Crossroads is a 1988 music collection box set of the work of Eric Clapton released by Polydor Records. The set includes his work with the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends and Derek and the Dominos, as well as his solo career.