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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 /TiVo
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Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Jerry Lynn Williams, Composer - Russ Titelman, Producer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Rob Eaton, MixingEngineer - CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC. BMI,HAMSTEIN CUMBERLAND MUSIC BMI,UNIVERSAL-SONGS OF POLYGRAM INT'L. INC., MusicPublisher
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Jerry Lynn Williams, Composer - Russ Titelman, Producer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Rob Eaton, MixingEngineer
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, Composer, MainArtist - Mick Jones, Composer - Russ Titelman, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Gary Wright, MixingEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Rob Eaton, MixingEngineer - E.C. MUSIC LTD., ADM. BY UNICHAPPELL MUSIC ASCAP,HEAVY PETAL MUSIC (ADM. BY INTERSONG) ASCAP, MusicPublisher - E.C. MUSIC LTD. PRS ALL RIGHT ADM UNICHAPPELL,SOMERSET SONGS PUBLISHING, INC. ASCAP, MusicPublisher
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Jerry Lynn Williams, Composer - Russ Titelman, Producer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Rob Eaton, MixingEngineer - Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Red Brazos Music Inc (BMI), MusicPublisher - Urge Music, BMI, MusicPublisher
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Russ Titelman, Producer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - Ray Charles, Composer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Rob Eaton, MixingEngineer - Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Russ Titelman, Producer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - Jerry Leiber, Composer - Mike Stoller, Composer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Gary Wright, MixingEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Jerry Lynn Williams, Composer - Russ Titelman, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Gary Wright, MixingEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Hamstein, Urge & Careers Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Russ Titelman, Producer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Rob Eaton, MixingEngineer
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, Composer, MainArtist - Russ Titelman, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Gary Wright, MixingEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Robert Cray, Composer - Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Robert Cray Music Inc., BMI, MusicPublisher - Calhoun Music, BMI, MusicPublisher - E.C. Music Ltd., PRS, MusicPublisher
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Jerry Lynn Williams, Composer - Marty Grebb, Composer - Russ Titelman, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Gary Wright, MixingEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Cecil Womack, Composer - Linda Womack, Composer - Eric Clapton, MainArtist - Russ Titelman, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Gary Wright, MixingEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Eric Clapton, MainArtist - ELLAS MCDANIEL, Composer - Russ Titelman, Producer, MixingEngineer - Dave Wittman, RecordingEngineer - STEVE "BARNEY" CHASE, RecordingEngineer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Gary Wright, MixingEngineer - Jack Joseph Puig, RecordingEngineer - DAVE O'DONNELL, RecordingEngineer - Rob Eaton, MixingEngineer - Windswept Pacific, MusicPublisher - EMI Longitude Music/BMI, MusicPublisher - Longitude Music Co. (BMI), MusicPublisher
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:46
- Main artists: Eric Clapton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Bushbranch - Surfdog Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(C) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records (P) 1989 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
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