features in: Album Chart of 1970 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die  |
Formed in the spring of 1970 after Blind Faith had split, Eric Clapton teamed up with some of his new musician mates to form Derek & The Dominoes. The core four (augmented on this LP by guitarist Duane Allman) were: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitars), Bobby Whitlock (vocals, keyboards; acoustic guitar), Carl Radle (bass, percussion) and Jim Gordon (drums, percussion). Whitlock explained the ethos of the group: “we didn't want any horns, we didn't want no chicks, we wanted a rock 'n' roll band. But my vocal concept was that we approach singing like Sam and Dave did: [Clapton] sings a line, I sing a line, we sing together.” Cool manifesto, failed promises. The top cut, “Layla”, became a UK hit in 1972; the LP was even more of a slow burner, finally charting in 2011, 41 years after it was released!
The Jukebox Rebel
14–Jan–2016
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:05]  Derek and The Dominos - I Looked Away (Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) Rock |
| A2 | [05:02]  Derek and The Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues (Eric Clapton) Rock |
| A3 | [06:21]  Derek and The Dominos - Keep On Growing (Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| A4 | [04:57]  Derek and The Dominos - Nobody Knows You When You‘re Down And Out (Jimmy Cox) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| B1 | [03:34]  Derek and The Dominos - I Am Yours (Eric Clapton, Nizami Ganjavi) Soft Rock / A.O.R. |
| B2 | [06:35]  Derek and The Dominos - Anyday (Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) Rock |
| B3 | [09:40]  Derek and The Dominos - Key To The Highway (Charles Segar, Willie Broonzy) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| C1 | [06:39] Derek and The Dominos - Tell The Truth (Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) Rock |
| C2 | [04:41]  Derek and The Dominos - Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad? (Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock) Rock |
| C3 | [06:52]  Derek and The Dominos - Have You Ever Loved A Woman (Billy Myles) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| D1 | [05:33]  Derek and The Dominos - Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix) Rock |
| D2 | [03:47]  Derek and The Dominos - It‘s Too Late (Chuck Willis) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| D3 | [07:05]  Derek and The Dominos - Layla (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon) Rock |
| D4 | [02:53]  Derek and The Dominos - Thorn Tree In The Garden (Bobby Whitlock) Songwriter |
