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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PretendingAl Sherman, Jerry Lynn Williams | Eric Clapton | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Anything for Your LoveJerry Lynn Williams | Eric Clapton | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Bad LoveEric Clapton, Mick Jones | Eric Clapton | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Running on FaithJerry Lynn Williams | Eric Clapton | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Hard TimesRay Charles | Eric Clapton | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Hound DogJerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | Eric Clapton | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | No AlibisJerry Williams, Jr., Jerry Lynn Williams | Eric Clapton | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Run So FarGeorge Harrison | Eric Clapton | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Old LoveEric Clapton, Robert Cray | Eric Clapton | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Breaking PointMarty Grebb, Jerry Williams, Jr., Jerry Lynn Williams | Eric Clapton | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Lead Me OnCecil Womack, Linda Womack | Eric Clapton | Play | 05:52 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Before You Accuse Me (Take a Look at Yourself)Bo Diddley, Ellas McDaniel | Eric Clapton | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 56 mins | 130 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tawatha Agee | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Larry Alexander | Engineer |
| 3 | Richard Arnold | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Jeff Bova | Drum Programming, Programming, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Horn |
| 5 | Jimmy Bralower | Drum Programming |
| 6 | Gary Burton | Vibraphone |
| 7 | Steve "Barney" Cahse | Engineer, Mixing |
| 8 | Ray Charles | Composer |
| 9 | Eric Clapton | Composer, Design, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Alan Clark | Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Sequencing, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Horn, Synthesizer Strings |
| 11 | Phil Collins | Drums, Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Alexandra Sarapase Conomos | Assistant Producer |
| 13 | Hank Crawford | Guest Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 14 | Robert Cray | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 15 | Ronnie Cuber | Sax (Baritone) |
| 16 | Jill Dell'Abate | Producer |
| 17 | Bo Diddley | Composer |
| 18 | Nathan East | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Rob Eaton | Mixing |
| 20 | Jon Faddis | Horn, Trumpet |
| 21 | Steve Ferrone | Drums, Hi Hat |
| 22 | Roger Forrester | Barking, Photography |
| 23 | Ben Fowler | Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 24 | Marty Grebb | Composer |
| 25 | Lani Groves | Vocals (Background) |
| 26 | Daryl Hall | Guest Artist, Vocal Harmony |
| 27 | George Harrison | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocal Harmony |
| 28 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 29 | Darryl Jones | Bass |
| 30 | Mick Jones | Composer |
| 31 | Jim Keltner | Drum Programming, Drums, Percussion, Tambourine |
| 32 | Chaka Khan | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Robbie Kilgore | Synthesizer |
| 34 | Robbie Kondor | Drum Programming, Harmonica, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocoder |
| 35 | Jerry Leiber | Composer |
| 36 | Arif Mardin | Arranger, String Arrangements |
| 37 | Ellas McDaniel | Composer |
| 38 | Rob Mounsey | Synthesizer |
| 39 | UE Nastasi | Assistant Engineer |
| 40 | David "Fathead" Newman | Sax (Tenor) |
| 41 | Tessa Niles | Vocals (Background) |
| 42 | Michael O'Reilly | Engineer |
| 43 | Dave O'Donnell | Engineer |
| 44 | Terry O'Neil | Photography |
| 45 | Pino Palladino | Bass |
| 46 | Phil Palmer | Guitar |
| 47 | Greg Phillinganes | Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Jack Joseph Puig | Engineer |
| 49 | Steve Rinkoff | Engineer |
| 50 | David Sanborn | Guest Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 51 | Al Sherman | Composer |
| 52 | Lou Solof | Trumpet |
| 53 | Carol Steele | Congas, Percussion, Tambourine |
| 54 | Mike Stoller | Composer |
| 55 | Richard Tee | Fender Rhodes, Piano |
| 56 | Vaneese Thomas | Vocals (Background) |
| 57 | Russ Titelman | Mixing, Producer |
| 58 | John Tropea | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| 59 | Jerry Williams, Jr. | Composer, Guitar, Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background) |
| 60 | Jerry Lynn Williams | Composer |
| 61 | Dave Wittman | Engineer |
| 62 | Cecil Womack | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals |
| 63 | Linda Womack | Composer, Vocals |
| 64 | Gary Wright | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |