Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton


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. 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.

Background and compilation

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. The original vinyl release contained the live version of "Cocaine" from the 1980 release "Just One Night"; the later CD issue deleted this for the studio version from "Slowhand", and also included the song "Let It Grow" from "461 Ocean Boulevard".
certification for the album.

Track listing

  1. "I Shot the Sheriff" – 4:23
  2. *From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard
  3. "After Midnight" – 3:08
  4. *From the album Eric Clapton
  5. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – 4:21
  6. *Non-album single
  7. "Wonderful Tonight" – 3:39
  8. *From the album Slowhand
  9. "Layla" by Derek and the Dominos – 7:06
  10. *From the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
  11. "Cocaine" – 3:34
  12. *From the album Slowhand
  13. "Lay Down Sally" – 3:49
  14. *From the album Slowhand *The 1982 US LP uses the live version from Just One Night*
  15. "Willie and the Hand Jive" – 3:28
  16. *From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard
  17. "Promises" – 3:00
  18. *From the album Backless
  19. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" – 3:29
  20. *From the album There's One in Every Crowd
  21. "Let It Grow" – 4:55 *On UK version and CD reissue*
  22. *From the album 461 Ocean Boulevard

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