Old Sock

Old Sock is the nineteenth solo studio album by Eric Clapton.[13] It includes the two new compositions "Gotta Get Over" and "Every Little Thing", as well as covers. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including Steve Winwood, JJ Cale and Paul McCartney.

Old Sock
Studio album by Eric Clapton
Released	12 March 2013
Recorded	2012-2013
Genre	Rock, blues, reggae
Length	68:16
Label	Surfdog/Duck Records/ADA (U.S.)/Polydor (EU)
Producer	Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Simon Climie
Eric Clapton chronology
Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center (2011) Old Sock (2013) The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	5.1/10[1]
Metacritic	58/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
American Songwriter	[4]
Exclaim!	3/10[5]
The Independent	[6]
The Independent on Sunday	[7]
London Evening Standard	[8]
musicOMH	[9]
The Observer	[10]
Popmatters	5/10[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]

Background

It includes two new compositions ("Gotta Get Over" and "Every Little Thing"), and covers of some of his favourite songs from childhood to the current day. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including Steve Winwood, JJ Cale and Paul McCartney.[14] This is Cale's final major recorded contribution before his death in July 2013. It reached No. 11 in the UK Album Chart and No. 7 in the U.S. Clapton explained in an interview with the BBC that he came up with the album title after a conversation with David Bowie. The album cover is a selfie Clapton took with his iPhone while on holiday in Antigua.[15]

Track listing

1. "Further on Down the Road" (featuring Taj Mahal) (Taj Mahal, Jesse E. Davis) - 5:42
2. "Angel" (featuring J.J. Cale) (Cale) - 3:53
3. "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 3:44
4. "Gotta Get Over" (featuring Chaka Khan) (Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa) - 4:36
5. "Till Your Well Runs Dry" (Peter Tosh) - 4:40
6. "All of Me" (featuring Paul McCartney) (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 3:22
7. "Born to Lose" (Ted Daffan) - 4:01
8. "Still Got the Blues" (featuring Steve Winwood) (Gary Moore) - 5:52
9. "Goodnight Irene" (Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax, Sr.) - 4:20
10. "Your One and Only Man" (Otis Redding) - 4:27
11. "Every Little Thing" (Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa) - 4:31
12. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:11
13. "No Sympathy" (Bonus Track) (Tosh) - 4:08

Personnel

• Eric Clapton – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, dobro, mandolin
• Doyle Bramhall II – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar, mandolin
• Taj Mahal – banjo and harmonica on "Further on Down the Road"
• J. J. Cale – guitar and vocals on "Angel"
• Tim Carmon – Hammond B3 organ
• Simon Climie – acoustic piano, percussion
• Frank Marocco – accordion
• Walt Richmond – upright piano, keyboards
• Matt Rollings – keyboards
• Chris Stainton – clavinet, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
• Justin Stanley – clavinet, Mellotron, drums
• Steve Winwood – Hammond B3 organ on "Still Got the Blues"
• Willie Weeks – bass guitar, upright bass
• Paul McCartney – upright bass and backing vocals on "All of Me"
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
• Henry Spinetti – drums
• Gabe Witcher – fiddle
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
• Joseph Sublett – tenor saxophone
• Nicholas Lane – trombone
• Sal Cracchiolo – trumpet
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements and conductor
• Isobel Griffiths – strings contractor
• Perry Montague-Mason – strings leader
• Thomas Bowes – strings leader
• Sharon White – backing vocals
• Michelle John – backing vocals
• Chaka Khan – guest vocals on "Gotta Get Over"
• Julie Clapton – guest vocals
• Ella Clapton – guest vocals
• Sophie Clapton – guest vocals
• Nikka Costa – guest vocals
• Wendy Moten – guest vocals
• Lisa Vaughan – guest vocals

Production

• Producers – Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Simon Climie and Justin Stanley.
• Recorded by Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Steve Price and Justin Stanley.
• Assistant Engineers – Nick Cervonaro, Martin Cooke, Fiona Cruickshank, Joel Evenden, Alex Graupera, Joe Kearns, Paul LaMalfa, Kevin Mills, Harry Rutherford and Kyle Stevens.
• Mixed by Simon Climie
• Recorded at Air Lyndhurst Hall and Angel Recording Studios (London, England).
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
• Production Coordinator and Musician Contactors – Debbie Johnson and Shari Sutcliffe.
• Cover and Photography by Eric Clapton
• . Design – Catherine Roylance, Noiseland Industries.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 22 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 7 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 11 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 12 Croatian International Albums (HDU)[21] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[22] 7 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[23] 9 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 7 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[25] 19 French Albums (SNEP)[26] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 5 Greek Albums (IFPI)[28] 24 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[29] 30 Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 22 Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] 11 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[32] 15 South Korean Albums (Gaon)[33] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] 11 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[35] 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[36] 13 Scottish Albums (OCC)[37] 16 Slovenian Albums (SLO Top 30)[38] 8 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[39] 11 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 14 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 11 UK Albums (OCC)[42] 13 UK Digital Albums (OCC)[43] 45 US Billboard 200[44] 7 US Digital Albums (Billboard)[45] 20 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[46] 1 US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[47] 7 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[48] 3 US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[49] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)[50] 77 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[51] 130 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[52] 170 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[53] 130 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[54] 56 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[55] 112 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[56] 196 UK Albums (OCC)[57] 172 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[58] 18 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[59] 52 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Japan — 27,035[60]

References

• All information from CD booklet (Bushbranch catalogue #2-18015)

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