Artist: Eric Clapton
Title: 461 Ocean Boulevard
Year: 1974
Format: LP
Label: RSO
Genre: Pop, Rock
Catalog# 2394138
"461 Ocean Boulevard" is Eric Clapton's second studio solo album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn't sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of Eric Clapton. However, "461 Ocean Boulevard" is a tighter, more focused outing that enables Clapton to stretch out instrumentally. Furthermore, the pop concessions on the album the sleek production, the concise running times don't detract from the rootsy origins of the material, whether it's Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive," the traditional blues "Motherless Children," Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," or Clapton's emotional original "Let It Grow." With its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and strong bluesy roots, "461 Ocean Boulevard" set the template for Clapton's '70s albums.
The house featured on the album cover is 461 Ocean Boulevard in the town of Golden Beach, Florida near Miami where Clapton lived while making the album.
Side one
1. Motherless Children (4:55)
2. Give Me Strength (2:51)
3. Willie and the Hand Jive (3:31)
4. Get Ready (3:50)
5. I Shot the Sheriff (4:30)
Side two
1. I Can't Hold Out (4:10)
2. Please Be With Me (3:25)
3. Let It Grow (4:57)
4. Steady Rollin' Man (3:14)
