E. C. Was Here

E. C. Was Here is a 1975 album by Eric Clapton. It was recorded live in 1974 and 1975 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, Long Beach Arena, the Hammersmith Odeon, and the Providence Civic Center by Record Plant Remote during Clapton's first tour since Derek and the Dominos in 1970.

E. C. Was Here
Live album by
Eric Clapton
ReleasedAugust 1975
Recorded19–20 July 1974 at the Long Beach Arena – 4 December 1974 at the Hammersmith Odeon – 25 June 1975 at the Providence Civic Center
GenreBlues-rock
Length46:40
LabelRSO
ProducerTom Dowd
Eric Clapton chronology
There's One in Every Crowd
(1975)		 E. C. Was Here
(1975)		 No Reason to Cry
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[2]
Q[3]

An expanded version was included as discs 3 and 4 of Give Me Strength: The 1974/1975 Recordings.

Track listing
Side one
  1. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Billy Myles) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 19, 1974) – 7:52
  2. "Presence of the Lord" (Eric Clapton) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974)– 6:40
  3. "Driftin' Blues" (Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 3:25 (LP)/11:43 (CD)
Side two
  1. "Can't Find My Way Home" (Steve Winwood) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 19, 1974) – 5:20
  2. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (Robert Johnson) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 4, 1974) – 7:20
  3. "Further on Up the Road" (Joe Medwick, Don Robey) (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, June 28, 1975) – 7:36

Personnel
Additional personnel
  • Wally Heider – engineer
  • Ed Barton – engineer
  • Brian Engolds – engineer
  • Ralph Moss – engineer
  • David Hewitt – engineer

Chart performance

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP) — 42,500[12]
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Q: ...designed to reassure the public that Eric Clapton had not gone mad....a decent set..."
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as early materials were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself (1989).
  5. "InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  6. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  7. "– Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Eric Clapton" (in Japanese). 30 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Eric Clapton – E.C. Was Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  9. "Eric Clapton | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
  10. AllMusic
  11. "InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD) de 1975 par InfoDisc". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  12. Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums Tout Temps at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 December 2019)
  13. "British album certifications – Eric Clapton – E C Was Here". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 December 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type E C Was Here in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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