Forever Man (album)

Forever Man is a compilation album by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and was released through Reprise Records.

Forever Man
Compilation album by
Eric Clapton
Released28 April 2015
Recorded1982–2014
GenreRock, pop, blues
Length224:59 (3-CD/Digital download version)
145:09 (2-CD version)
77:28 (2-LP Vinyl edition)
LabelReprise
Eric Clapton chronology
The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
(2014)		 Forever Man
(2015)		 Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Release

The pre-order for the compilation album started on March 17, 2015.[2] People had the chance to pre-order the album through the official Eric Clapton website. When ordering the 3-CD and LP-version of the release, you could get a T-shirt with the album's cover, a cup and an 18″ × 24″ lithograph.[3] On the first day of the album announcement more than 37,000 copies were pre-ordered. With the total pre-order sales being added up, Forever Man reached position ten on the American pre-order chart. Until the actual release in the United States of the album on 28 April 2015, the compilation was pre-ordered more than 151,000 times. In Venezuela the album has been available since April 28, and has sold more than 5,000 copies, becoming a gold record in the first two days.[4] The same release day was set for the United States, Canada and Mexico.[5] In Germany the album was released on May 8.[6] In Italy and Malaysia Forever Man was released one day after the German release date. In the southeastern state, the album quickly sold 7,500 copies in week one becoming a gold record. For the rest of the world the album was made available on May 11.[7]

Track listings

Double and triple CD/Digital download versions
Disc 1 – Studio
No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."Gotta Get Over" (featuring Chaka Khan)Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka CostaOld Sock, 20134:36
2."I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart"Tony Seals, Troy Seals, Steve Diamond, Eddie SetserMoney and Cigarettes, 19833:14
3."Run Back to Your Side"Bramhall, Eric ClaptonClapton, 20105:16
4."Tears in Heaven"Clapton, Will JenningsRush soundtrack, 19924:32
5."Call Me the Breeze"J.J. CaleThe Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale, 20143:04
6."Forever Man"Jerry Lynn WilliamsBehind the Sun, 19853:12
7."Believe in Life"ClaptonReptile, 20015:05
8."Bad Love"Clapton, Mick JonesJourneyman, 19895:09
9."My Father's Eyes"ClaptonPilgrim, 19985:23
10."Anyway the Wind Blows" (with J.J. Cale)CaleThe Road to Escondido, 20063:56
11."Travelin' Alone"Lil' Son JacksonClapton3:55
12."Change the World"Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne KirkpatrickPhenomenon soundtrack, 19963:54
13."Behind the Mask"Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chris Mosdell, Michael Jackson (albeit uncredited)August, 19864:47
14."It's in the Way That You Use It"Clapton, Robbie RobertsonAugust4:12
15."Pretending"WilliamsJourneyman4:42
16."Riding with the King" (with B.B. King)John HiattRiding with the King, 20004:23
17."Circus"ClaptonPilgrim4:09
18."Revolution"Clapton, Simon ClimieBack Home, 20054:00
Disc 2 – Live
No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."Badge" (originally by Cream)Clapton, George Harrison24 Nights, 1991; originally from Goodbye, 19696:53
2."Sunshine of Your Love" (originally by Cream)Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Clapton24 Nights; originally from Disraeli Gears, 19678:51
3."White Room" (originally by Cream)Bruce, Brown24 Nights; originally from Wheels of Fire, 19686:06
4."Wonderful Tonight"Clapton24 Nights; originally from Slowhand, 19778:59
5."Worried Life Blues"Big Maceo Merriweather24 Nights5:17
6."Cocaine"Cale24 Nights Bootleg as exclusive track 1991; originally from Slowhand5:05
7."Layla" (Unplugged; originally by Derek and the Dominos)Clapton, Jim GordonUnplugged, 1992; originally from Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 19704:29
8."Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Unplugged)Jimmy CoxUnplugged3:50
9."Walkin’ Blues" (Unplugged)Robert JohnsonUnplugged3:43
10."Them Changes" (with Steve Winwood)Buddy MilesLive from Madison Square Garden, 20094:58
11."Presence of the Lord" (with Steve Winwood; originally by Blind Faith)ClaptonLive from Madison Square Garden; originally from Blind Faith, 19695:11
12."Hoochie Coochie Man"Willie DixonOne More Car, One More Rider; originally from From the Cradle, 19944:34
13."Goin' Down Slow"St. Louis Jimmy OdenOne More Car, One More Rider5:41
14."Over the Rainbow"Harold Arlen, E.Y. HarburgOne More Car, One More Rider5:13
Disc 3 – Blues
No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."Before You Accuse Me"Bo DiddleyJourneyman3:57
2."Last Fair Deal Gone Down"JohnsonMe and Mr. Johnson, 20042:34
3."Hold On, I'm Coming" (with B.B. King)Issac Hayes, David PorterRiding with the King6:19
4."Terraplane Blues"JohnsonSessions for Robert J, 20043:36
5."It Hurts Me Too"Tampa RedFrom the Cradle3:18
6."Little Queen of Spades"JohnsonMe and Mr. Johnson4:58
7."Third Degree"Eddie Boyd, DixonFrom the Cradle5:10
8."Motherless Child"Robert HicksFrom the Cradle2:56
9."Sportin' Life Blues" (with J.J. Cale)Brownie McGheeThe Road to Escondido3:31
10."Ramblin' On My Mind"JohnsonSessions for Robert J2:43
11."Stop Breakin' Down Blues"JohnsonMe and Mr. Johnson2:30
12."Everybody Oughta Make a Change"Sleepy John EstesMoney and Cigarettes3:17
13."Sweet Home Chicago"JohnsonSessions for Robert J5:16
14."If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day"JohnsonMe and Mr. Johnson3:27
15."Hard Times Blues"Lane HardinClapton3:42
16."Got You on My Mind"Joe Thomas, Howard BriggsReptile4:30
17."I'm Tore Down"Sonny ThompsonFrom the Cradle3:03
18."Milkcow's Calf Blues"JohnsonSessions for Robert J3:49
19."Key to the Highway" (with B.B. King)Big Bill Broonzy, Charlie SegarRiding with the King3:39

Double LP version
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
1."Gotta Get Over" (featuring Chaka Khan)Bramhall, Stanley, CostaOld Sock4:36
2."I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart"Seals, Diamond, SetserMoney and Cigarettes3:14
3."Anyway the Wind Blows" (with J.J. Cale)CaleThe Road to Escondido3:56
4."My Father's Eyes"ClaptonPilgrim5:23
5."Motherless Child"HicksFrom the Cradle2:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
6."Pretending"WilliamsJourneyman4:42
7."Little Queen of Spades"JohnsonMe and Mr. Johnson4:58
8."Bad Love"Clapton, JonesJourneyman5:09
9."Behind the Mask"Sakamoto, Mosdell, Jackson (albeit uncredited)August4:47
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
10."Tears in Heaven"Clapton, JenningsRush soundtrack4:32
11."Change the World"Sims, Kennedy, KirkpatrickPhenomenon soundtrack3:54
12."Call Me the Breeze"CaleThe Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale3:04
13."Forever Man"WilliamsBehind the Sun3:12
14."Riding with the King" (with B.B. King)HiattRiding with the King4:23
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Place of OriginLength
15."It's in the Way That You Use It"Clapton, RobertsonAugust4:12
16."Circus"ClaptonPilgrim4:09
17."Got You on My Mind"Thomas, BriggsReptile4:30
18."Travelin' Alone"JacksonClapton3:55
19."Revolution"Clapton, ClimieBack Home4:00

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]

German music expert Günter Schneidewind recalls the compilation as "abundant piece of work" and thinks that the album shows "Claptons life-long work pretty well".[9] AllMusic called this Clapton compilation the "by far the most extensive". They critique the track listings of the album saying they "make sense on paper but they're a little odd in practice, with the Studio selections hopscotching between eras and the live heavy on new millennial selections". Going on by recalling it "hardly a botched collection", they round their review up positively recalling the album "delivers a lot of bang for the buck".[8]

Charts and certifications

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Croatia (HDU)[46] Gold 7,500* 
Macao (IFPI Macao)[47] Platinum 30,000* 
Malaysia (RIM)[48] Gold 7,500* 
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[49] Gold 20,000
Venezuela (IFPI Venezuela)[4] Gold 5,000* 

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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