Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton

Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton is a compilation album by English guitarist Eric Clapton featuring his hits from the 1980s and 1990s. The album was released on 12 October 1999 by the Duck / Reprise Records label. Two new songs are included on the disc, "Blue Eyes Blue" which was previously released as a single and "(I) Get Lost" which Clapton wrote for the soundtrack to the film The Story of Us.

Track listing (CD)

Track listing (DVD) "Forever Man" (Williams) – 5:27 "Pretending" (Williams) – 4:43 "Bad Love" (Clapton, Jones) – 5:14 "Wonderful Tonight" (Live) (Clapton) – 9:16 "Tears in Heaven" (Clapton, Jennings) – 4:33 "Layla" (Live) (Clapton, Gordon) – 4:37 "Running on Faith" (Live) (Williams) – 6:26 "Motherless Child" (Robert Hicks) – 2:57 "Change the World" (Sims, Kennedy, Kirkpatrick) – 3:35 "My Father's Eyes" (Clapton, Climie) – 5:24 "Pilgrim" (Clapton, Climie) – 5:50 "Blue Eyes Blue" (Warren) – 4:24

Accolades

Personnel

Babyface – producer

Dave Bargeron – trombone

Jim Barton – engineer

Blumpy – programming

Jeff Bova – organ, synthesizer horn

Steve Boyer – mixing

Jimmy Bralower – drum machine

Michael Brecker – saxophone

Randy Brecker – trumpet

Gary Brooker – keyboards, vocals

David Campbell – string arrangements

Lenny Castro – percussion, conga

Rob Cavallo – producer

Stephen Chase – engineer

Ed Cherney – engineer

Eric Clapton – dobro, guitar, vocals, producer, soloist

Alan Clark – bass, organ, sequencing, synthesizer horn

Simon Climie – keyboards, producer, Pro Tools

Phil Collins – drums, producer, vocals

Luis Conte – percussion

Ray Cooper – percussion

Laurence Cottle – bass

Richard Cottle – synthesizer

Robert Cray – guitar

Darryl Crookes – guitar

Greg Curtis – keyboards, programming, vocals

Jeff DeMorris – engineer

Alan Douglas – engineer, mixing

Tom Dowd – producer

Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass

Nathan East – bass, vocals

Rob Eaton – mixing

Jon Faddis – trumpet

Mike Fasano – percussion

Steve Ferrone – drums

Steve Gadd – drums

Brad Gilderman – engineer

Chyna Gordon – vocals

Mick Guzauski – mixing

Alex Haas – engineer

Lee Herschberg – engineer

John Jacobs – engineer

Jim Keltner – drums

Randy Kerber – synthesizer

Chaka Khan – vocals

Katie Kissoon – vocals

Robbie Kondor – synthesizer

Nick Launay – engineer

Chuck Leavell – keyboards

Gayle Levant – Celtic harp

Marcy Levy – vocals

Mark Linett – mixing

Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Andy Fairweather Low – guitar

Bob Ludwig – mastering

Steve Lukather – guitar

Scott Mabuchi – engineer

JayDee Mannes – pedal steel

Kevin Mazur – photography

Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards

Tessa Niles – vocals

Dave O'Donnell – engineer

Jamie Oldaker – drums

Michael Omartian – synthesizer

Pino Palladino – bass

Phil Palmer – guitar

Greg Phillinganes – piano

Tim Pierce – guitar

Jeff Porcaro – drums

Jack Joseph Puig – engineer

J. Peter Robinson – synthesizer

Thom Russo – engineer

Joe Sample – piano

Allen Sides – engineer

Henry Spinetti – drums

Chris Stainton – organ

Carol Steele – conga

Richard Tee – piano

Ted Templeman – timbales, producer

Russ Titelman – producer

Paul Waller – drum programming

Lenny Waronker – producer

Norman Watson – photography

Jerry Lynn Williams – guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals

Dave Wittman – Engineer

Gary Wright – Mixing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Album

Video

References

Eric Clapton compilation albums

1999 greatest hits albums

Albums produced by Tom Dowd

Albums produced by Phil Collins

Albums produced by Lenny Waronker

Albums produced by Ted Templeman

Albums produced by Russ Titelman

Reprise Records compilation albums