Live at Montreux 1986 (Eric Clapton film)

Live at Montreux 1986 is a concert film featuring the British blues rock guitarist and singer Eric Clapton. The video release consists of live footage that was recorded while Eric Clapton and his band played for over one and a half hours at the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival. The set list includes Clapton's signature songs such as "I Shot the Sheriff," "Cocaine," "Layla" and "Let It Rain" as well as his Cream-era hits "Crossroads," "White Room," "Badge" and "Sunshine of Your Love." Drummer Phil Collins also sang his 1981 hit "In the Air Tonight." The video taping was released on 19 September 2006 on DVD format. A Blu-ray disc was also released in 2014. The release was mildly successful and it gained critical praise and various music recording certification awards around the world.

Live at Montreux 1986
Directed byThierry Amsallem
StarringEric Clapton
Distributed byEagle
Release date
  • 16 September 2006 (2006-09-16)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Background

The concert film features Eric Clapton and his friends as the house band, playing a set list of one hour and fifty minutes at the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival, which was held at the Montreux Casino on 10 July 1986.[1] The DVD video was released on 19 September 2006, whereas the Blu-ray disc was released eight years later.[2] Eric Clapton's friends who formed the band consist of Nathan East on bass guitar, Phil Collins on drums, and Greg Phillinganes on the keyboard.[3]

Track listing
DVD track listing[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crossroads"Robert Johnson5:12
2."White Room"Pete Brown · Jack Bruce5:39
3."I Shot the Sheriff"Bob Marley6:28
4."I Wanna Make Love to You"Jerry Lynn Williams5:54
5."Miss You"Eric Clapton · Greg Phillinganes · Bobby Colomby4:58
6."Same Old Blues"Eric Clapton13:11
7."Tearing Us Apart"Eric Clapton · Greg Phillinganes6:05
8."Holy Mother"Eric Clapton · Stephen Bishop5:00
9."Behind the Mask"Chris J. Mosdell · Ryuichi Sakamoto5:00
10."Badge"Eric Clapton · George Harrison3:54
11."Let It Rain"Eric Clapton · Bonnie Bramlett6:59
12."In the Air Tonight"Phil Collins5:13
13."Cocaine"JJ Cale5:40
14."Layla"Eric Clapton · Jim Gordon4:09
15."Sunshine of Your Love"Eric Clapton · Jack Bruce · Pete Brown2:58
16."Further on Up the Road"Joe Medwick · Don Robey5:05

Critical reception

Music critic Linus Schwanke calls the release "in every way a highlight." He goes positively on in his review, noting Live at Montreux 1986 is a "huge enjoyment for ears and eyes" and "this is how perfect blues-rock should be written, recorded and played."[5] Olaf Oetken of Rocktimes online magazine notes the release features "important music of one of the world's most important and best guitar players." Oetken also calls the video release "one of Eric Clapton's best concerts".[6] Allmusic did not rate the release yet.

Personnel

Chart performance

Live at Montreux 1986 peaked at number two on the Portuguese Top 30 music DVD chart in late 2006. In Austria, the DVD release, reached his second best charting position, respectively peaking at number eight on the Ö3 Austria Top 10 music DVD chart in October 2006, where it stayed one week on chart. In the United Kingdom, the release positioned itself at rank 23 on the music DVD chart, compiled by the Official Charts Company. In the Netherlands, Live at Montreux 1986 reached number 26 on the MegaCharts compilation. In Germany, the DVD charted on the official Media Control albums chart at number 99. The release reached the year-end charts in Portugal on number 31, making it Eric Clapton's only DVD to reach the country's year-end chart. In Canada, New Zealand and the United States, the release was awarded a gold disc for outstanding sales. In Australia, the DVD was certified platinum to commemorate the nationwide sales. In total, the release sold more than 72,500 copies worldwide.

Chart positions

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Platinum 15,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 5,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] Gold 2,500^
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  2. "Live at Montreux 1986 – Eric Clapton | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. "Live at Montreux 1986 – Eric Clapton | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. "Eric Clapton – Live At Montreux 1986 (DVD) at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. Schwanke, Linus. ""Live At Montreux 1986" von Eric Clapton – laut.de – Album" (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. Oetken, Olaf. "ROCKTIMES – DVD-Review / Eric Clapton – Live At Montreux 1986" (in German). Rocktimes magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Australia: Pandora Archives (884): 23. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  8. "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10 13.10.2006 – austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Steffen Hung (Hung Medien). Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  9. "Eric Clapton – Live At Montreux 1986 (DVD) – dutchcharts.nl". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Steffen Hung (Hung Medien). Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  10. "Live at Montreux [DVD]". Media-Control-Charts (in German). Offizielle Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. Portuguese Top 30 Music DVDs. Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (in Portuguese) (1 ed.). Limited Edition Billboard. 2007. p. 22.
  12. "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". The Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 DVDs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  14. "Canadian video certifications – Eric Clapton – Live at Montreux 1986". Music Canada. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  15. "Latest Gold / Platinum DVDs". Recorded Music NZ. radioscope.net.nz. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. "American video certifications – Eric Clapton – Live at Montreux 1986". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 August 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH. 
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