Choose a format:
| 1 | Blues Before Sunrise | Carr | 2:58 |
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| 2 | Third Degree | Boyd/Dixon | 5:07 |
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| 3 | Reconsider Baby | Fulson | 3:20 |
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| 4 | Hoochie Coochie Man | Dixon | 3:16 |
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| 5 | Five Long Years | Boyd | 4:47 |
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| 6 | I'm Tore Down | Thompson | 3:02 |
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| 7 | How Long Blues | Carr/Traditional | 3:09 |
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| 8 | Goin' Away Baby | Lane/Lane | 4:00 |
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| 9 | Blues Leave Me Alone | Lane/Lane | 3:36 |
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| 10 | Sinner's Prayer | Fulson/Glenn | 3:20 |
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| 11 | Motherless Child | Traditional | 2:57 |
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| 12 | It Hurts Me Too | James/London | 3:17 |
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| 13 | Someday After a While | King/Thompson | 4:27 |
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| 14 | Standin' Round Crying | Waters | 3:39 |
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| 15 | Driftin' Blues | Moore/Williams/Brow | 3:10 |
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| 16 | Groaning the Blues | Dixon | 6:05 |
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Overview
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Production Details
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Editorial Reviews
From the Cradle
Audio Compact Disc
Label: Reprise
Style: Modern Electric Blues
From the Cradle
UPC: 093624573524
Release Date: 09/13/1994
Original Release Date: 09/13/1994
Number of Discs: 1
- Eric Clapton
Main Performer
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
For years, fans craved an all-blues album from Eric Clapton; he waited until 1994 to deliver From the Cradle. The album manages to re-create the ambience of postwar electric blues, right down to the bottomless thump of the rhythm section. If it wasn't for Clapton's labored vocals, everything would be perfect. As long as he plays his guitar, he can't fail -- his solos are white-hot and evocative, original and captivating. When he sings, Clapton loses that sense of originality, choosing to mimic the vocals of the original recordings. At times, his overemotive singing is painful; he doesn't have the strength to pull off Howlin' Wolf's growl or the confidence to replicate Muddy Waters' assured phrasing. Yet, whenever he plays, it's easier to forget his vocal shortcomings. Even with its faults, From the Cradle is one of Clapton's finest moments. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
