Eric Clapton "Complete Clapton"

Complete Clapton is a greatest hits collection by British rock musician Eric Clapton, released on 9 October 2007 to accompany Clapton's official autobiography.

The two-disc collection was released on 9 October 2007 to accompany Eric Clapton's official autobiography, Clapton: The Autobiography, released that same year. An exclusive edition sold through Barnes & Noble bookstores in the United States included a bonus compact disc with four additional tracks. As with The Rolling Stones' Forty Licks, each disc has been compiled by different record companies: disc one, virtually identical to The Cream of Clapton by Polydor, and disc two by Warner Bros. Records. Clapton helped to promote the album by being interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today Show in 2007.

The compilation debuted at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200. It also peaked at number two on the British albums chart, compiled by the Official Charts Company.

Disc 1

1. "I Feel Free" (Cream) Brown/Bruce -Fresh Cream- 1966 2:52
2. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream) Brown/Bruce/Clapton -Disraeli Gears- 1967 4:09
3. "White Room" (Cream) Brown/Bruce -Wheels of Fire- 1968 4:56
4. "Crossroads" (Live) (Cream) Robert Johnson, arr. by Clapton -Wheels of Fire- 4:06
5. "Badge" (Cream) Clapton/George Harrison -Goodbye- 1969 2:40
6. "Presence of the Lord" (Blind Faith) Clapton -Blind Faith- 1969 4:46
7. "After Midnight" (Alternate mix) J. J. Cale/Clapton 1970 3:06
8. "Let It Rain" Bramlett/Bramlett/Clapton -Eric Clapton- 5:03
9. "Bell Bottom Blues" (Derek & the Dominos) Clapton -Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs- 1970 5:00
10. "Layla" (Derek & the Dominos) Clapton/Gordon -Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs- 7:07
11. "Let It Grow" Clapton -461 Ocean Boulevard- 1974 4:54
12. "I Shot the Sheriff" Bob Marley -461 Ocean Boulevard- 4:20
13. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Bob Dylan Non-album single, 1975 4:22
14. "Hello Old Friend" Clapton -No Reason to Cry- 1976 3:32
15. "Cocaine" Cale -Slowhand- 1977 3:32
16. "Lay Down Sally" Clapton/Marcy Levy/George Terry -Slowhand- 3:47
17. "Wonderful Tonight" Clapton Slowhand 3:38
18. "Promises" Richard Feldman/Roger Linn -Backless- 1978 2:57
19. "I Can't Stand It" Clapton -Another Ticket- 1981 4:07

Total length: 78:54

Disc 2

1. "I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart" Tony Seals, Troy Seals, Steve Diamond, Eddie Setser Money and Cigarettes, 1983 3:12
2. "She's Waiting" Clapton, Peter Robinson Behind the Sun, 1985 4:54
3. "Forever Man" Jerry Lynn Williams Behind the Sun 3:11
4. "It's in the Way That You Use It" Clapton, Robbie Robertson August, 1986 4:10
5. "Miss You" Clapton, Bobby Columby, Greg Phillinganes August 5:05
6. "Pretending" Williams Journeyman, 1989 4:42
7. "Bad Love" Clapton, Mick Jones Journeyman 5:08
8. "Tears in Heaven" Clapton, Will Jennings Rush soundtrack, 1992 4:31
9. "Layla" (Acoustic version) Clapton, Gordon Unplugged, 1992 4:38
10. "Running on Faith" (Acoustic version) Williams Unplugged 6:10
11. "Motherless Child" Robert Hicks From the Cradle, 1994 2:56
12. "Change the World" Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick Phenomenon soundtrack, 1996 3:54
13. "My Father's Eyes" Clapton Pilgrim, 1998 5:22
14. "Riding with the King" (B.B. King and Eric Clapton) John Hiatt Riding with the King, 2000 4:23
15. "Sweet Home Chicago" Johnson Sessions for Robert J, 2004 5:15
16. "If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day" Johnson Me and Mr. Johnson, 2004 3:26
17. "Ride the River" (J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton) Cale The Road to Escondido, 2006 4:35

Total length: 75:58

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine quickly notes that this compilation "doesn't even attempt to cover as much ground as his landmark four-disc 1988 box set Crossroads", but also recalls Complete Clapton "covers the nearly 20 years that have elapsed since the release of Crossroads, a time frame which includes the blockbuster success of his 1992 Unplugged, its all-blues 1994 follow-up From the Cradle, and many soft adult contemporary hits from the late '90s". Erlewine rounds his review up by saying it: "turns Complete Clapton into a portrait of Clapton the classic rocker" and "pack[s] many surprises, but it does hit the obvious highlights well and serves as a good hits package for the casual and curious fan, and in that sense, it works as a good companion piece to Clapton's autobiography".