Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton – 1982
Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton is a greatest hits album by British musician Eric Clapton. The album was originally released by RSO/Polydor Records in April 1982 (see 1982 in music). The following year a second volume, Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies, was released by the label. The album has been reissued several times and has been awarded certifications in several regions. Billboard reported, the album sold more than 13,400,000 copies worldwide.
In 1982, Eric Clapton left RSO and Polydor to form his own label, Duck Records, with distribution through Warner Bros. With the loss of the artist, the two Time Pieces albums were compiled and released.
The songs on the album were all released as singles, with only one song—”Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”—having never been released on an RSO album. A large number of songs on the release were either from 461 Ocean Boulevard or Slowhand, while none of the songs were released on No Reason to Cry or Another Ticket.
Track listing
“I Shot the Sheriff” (Bob Marley) – 4:23
From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)
“After Midnight” (JJ Cale) – 3:08
From the album Eric Clapton (1970)
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (Bob Dylan) – 4:21
Non-album single (1975)
“Wonderful Tonight” (Eric Clapton) – 3:39
From the album Slowhand (1977)
“Layla” by Derek and the Dominos (Clapton, Jim Gordon) – 7:06
From the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)
“Cocaine” (Cale) – 3:34
From the album Slowhand (1977)
“Lay Down Sally” (Clapton, Marcy Levy, George Terry) – 3:49
From the album Slowhand (1977) *The 1980 US LP uses the live version from Just One Night*
“Willie and the Hand Jive” (Johnny Otis) – 3:28
From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)
“Promises” (Richard Feldman, Roger Linn) – 3:00
From the album Backless (1978)
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (Traditional, arr. Clapton) – 3:29
From the album There’s One in Every Crowd (1975)
“Let It Grow” (Clapton) – 4:55 *On UK version*
From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)