Eric Clapton – Discography (1963-2023)

Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and fourth in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”. He was also named number five in Time magazine’s list of “The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players” in 2009.

In the mid-1960s Clapton left the Yardbirds to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and “arty, blues-based psychedelic pop”. After Cream broke up, he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. Clapton’s solo career began in the 1970s, where his work bore the influence of the mellow style of J. J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff” helped reggae reach a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were “Layla”, recorded with Derek and the Dominos; and Robert Johnson’s “Crossroads”, recorded with Cream. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton’s grief was expressed in the song “Tears in Heaven”, which appeared on his Unplugged album.

Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers

1970 – Eric Clapton
1970 – Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (20th Anniversary)
1970 – Live At The Fillmore (2CD)
1971 – The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions
1973 – Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert
1974 – 461 Ocean Boulevard
1975 – E.C. Was Here
1975 – There’s One In Every Crowd
1976 – No Reason To Cry
1977 – Slowhand
1978 – Backless
1981 – Another Ticket
1982 – Time Pieces, The Best Of Eric Clapton
1983 – Money And Cigarettes
1985 – Behind The Sun
1986 – August
1987 – The Cream Of Clapton
1988 – Crossroads (4CD)
1988 – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
1989 – Journeyman
1990 – Story
1991 – 24 Nights (2CD)
1992 – Rush
1992 – Unplugged
1994 – From The Cradle
1996 – Crossroads 2, Live In The Seventies (4CD)
1998 – Pilgrim
2000 – Riding With The King
2001 – Reptile
2002 – One More Car, One More Rider (2CD)
2003 – Louise
2004 – Me And Mr. Johnson
2004 – Sessions For Robert J
2005 – Back Home
2006 – The Road To Escondido
2010 – Clapton (Special Edition)
2013 – Old Sock
2014 – The Breeze, An Appreciation of JJ Cale
2016 – I Still Do
2018 – Happy Xmas
2020 – Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
2021 – The Lady In The Balcony, Lockdown Sessions
2023 – The Definitive 24 Nights (Super Deluxe) (3CD)