Eric Clapton. 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974)

461 Ocean Boulevard is a 1974 album by blues rocker Eric Clapton. His first album after quitting heroin and his second after the dissolution of Derek & the Dominos, Clapton was under a lot of pressure during the recording of 461 Ocean Boulevard. He succeeded regardless, and the album received rave reviews upon its release.

On later pressings of the album and the Polygram CD, "Give Me Strength" was pulled because a songwriter claimed she was the composer and had not been credited (Clapton was originally listed as composer). It was replaced with the track "Better Make It Through Today",(dropped from the re-release) which was recorded in September '74 and originally released on the "There's One in Every Crowd" album in April '75.

In 2004 a remastered two-disc "deluxe edition" of 461 Ocean Boulevard was released. The second disc included in the packaging features a live concert which was recorded at Hammersmith Concert Hall (formerly the Hammersmith Odeon). The first disc also has a few new added tracks which are various studio "jam" sessions.

The title of the album was the address of a house on Golden Beach in Miami, Clapton was living in at the time. The house is also the one featured on the cover. In 2003, the album was ranked number 409 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track Listing

Side one

1. "Motherless Children" (Traditional, arranged by Clapton/Radle)
2. "Give Me Strength" (Clapton)
3. "Willie and the Hand Jive" (Otis)
4. "Get Ready" (Clapton/Elliman)
5. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Marley)

Side two

1. "I Can't Hold Out" (James)
2. "Please Be With Me" (Boyer)
3. "Let It Grow" (Clapton)
4. "Steady Rollin' Man" (Johnson)
5. "Mainline Florida" (Terry)

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