Eric Clapton is plugged in again with an album of blues classics by such roots legends as Robert Johnson, Elmore James and Willie Dixon.
No Track Information Available<br><b>Media Type: CD<br><b>Artist: CLAPTON,ERIC
Title: FROM THE CRADLE
Street Release Date: 09/13/1994
Domestic<br><b>Genre: ROCK/POP

The full-tilt blues album that Clapton had been promising for years, <I>From the Cradle proves the guitarist's enduring devotion to a form he had long relegated to merely a flavor in his music rather than the main ingredient. Clapton's singing on the album is somewhat mannered; he tries to compete with original versions of these songs by Muddy Waters, Charles Brown, and others, and there's no way he's going to win that battle. Still, you can feel the emotional connection Clapton has with these songs, and guitar aficionados will swoon over his fretwork on songs such as "Third Degree," "Someday After a While," and the incendiary "Groanin' the Blues." --Daniel Durchholz