''E. C. Was Here'' is a 1975

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Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...

. It was recorded live in 1974 and 1975 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York,

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, the

Hammersmith Odeon The Hammersmith Apollo, currently called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Palace. Located in Ha ...

, and the

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by Record Plant Remote during Clapton's first tour since

Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previou ...

in 1970. An expanded version was included as discs 3 and 4 of ''Give Me Strength: The 1974/1975 Recordings''.

Track listing

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Have You Ever Loved a Woman "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" is a blues song written by Billy Myles and first recorded by American blues artist Freddie King in 1960. The song is performed as a slow 12-bar blues with King's vocal and guitar accompanied by a small combo of pia ...

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Billy Myles William Myles Nobles (August 29, 1924 – October 9, 2005), known as Billy Myles, was an American R&B songwriter and singer active in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for writing "Tonight, Tonight" recorded by The Mello-Kings, "(You Were Mad ...

) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974) – 7:52 #" Presence of the Lord" (

) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 6:40 #"

Driftin' Blues "Driftin' Blues" or "Drifting Blues" is a blues standard, recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers in 1945. The song is a slow blues and features Charles Brown's smooth, soulful vocals and piano. It was one of the biggest blues hits of the 1940s ...

" (Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 3:25 (LP)/11:43 (CD) ;Side two #"

Can't Find My Way Home "Can't Find My Way Home" is a song written by Steve Winwood that was first released by Blind Faith on their 1969 album ''Blind Faith''. ''Rolling Stone'', in a review of the album, noted that the song featured "Ginger Baker's highly innovative ...

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Steve Winwood Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock, and pop rock. Though primarily a keyboard player and vocalist prominent for his disti ...

) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974) – 5:20 #" Ramblin' on My Mind" (

Robert Johnson Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His landmark recordings in 1936 and 1937 display a combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that has influenced later generati ...

) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 4 December 1974) – 7:20 #" Further on Up the Road" (

Joe Medwick Joseph Michael Medwick (November 24, 1911 – March 21, 1975), nicknamed "Ducky" and "Muscles", was an American Major League Baseball player. A left fielder with the St. Louis Cardinals during the " Gashouse Gang" era of the 1930s, he also pla ...

Don Robey Don Deadric Robey (November 1, 1903 – June 16, 1975) was an American record label executive, songwriter, and record producer. As the founder of Peacock Records and the eventual owner of Duke Records, he was responsible for developing the caree ...

) (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 28 June 1975) – 7:36 ;Disc 3 of Give Me Strength The 1974/1975 Recordings #"Smile" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 3:36 #"

Have You Ever Loved A Woman "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" is a blues song written by Billy Myles and first recorded by American blues artist Freddie King in 1960. The song is performed as a slow 12-bar blues with King's vocal and guitar accompanied by a small combo of pia ...

" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974) – 7:41 #" Presence of the Lord" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 8:47 #"

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" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 4:39 #"

I Shot The Sheriff "I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band Bob Marley and the Wailers. Bob Marley and the Wailers version The song was first released in 1973 on The Wailers' album '' Burn ...

" (Previously Unreleased-Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 7:35 #"

Layla "Layla" is a song written by Eric Clapton and Jim Gordon, originally recorded by Derek and the Dominos, as the thirteenth track from their only studio album, ''Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs'' (1970). Its contrasting movements were compose ...

" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 6:00 #"

Little Wing "Little Wing" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1967. It is a slower tempo, rhythm and blues-inspired ballad featuring Hendrix's vocal and guitar with recording studio effects accompanied by bass, d ...

" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 8:57 #"

" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 5:18 #"

/ Ramblin' On My Mind" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 11:38 ;Disc 4 of Give Me Strength The 1974/1975 Recordings #" Ramblin' On My Mind/

" (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 4 December 1974) – 8:15 #"

Willie and the Hand Jive "Willie and the Hand Jive" is a song written by Johnny Otis and originally released as a single in 1958 by Otis, reaching #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and #5 on the Billboard R&B chart. The song has a Bo Diddley beat and was partly in ...

/Get Ready" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 11:27 #" The Sky Is Crying/

/ Ramblin' On My Mind" (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 5 December 1974) – 7:26 #"

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" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, 28 June 1975) – 10:44 #"

" (Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 25 June 1975) – 6:55 #"

Eyesight to the Blind "Eyesight to the Blind" is a 12-bar blues song written and recorded in 1951 by Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck "Rice" Miller). He also recorded the related songs "Born Blind", "Unseeing Eye", "Don't Lose Your Eye", and "Unseen Eye" during his care ...

/ Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?" (Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island, 25 June 1975) – 20:50 #" Further on Up the Road" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, 28 June 1975) – 7:35

Personnel

– guitar, vocals *

Yvonne Elliman Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved ...

– vocals * George Terry – guitar * Dick Sims –

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Carl Radle Carl Dean Radle (June 18, 1942 – May 30, 1980) was an American bassist who toured and recorded with many of the most influential recording artists of the late 1960s and 1970s. He was posthumously inducted to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in ...

– bass guitar *

Jamie Oldaker James Oldaker (September 5, 1951 – July 16, 2020) was an American rock music, blues rock and country music drummer and percussionist. Biography James Oldaker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of the first bands that he was a member of was ...

– drums *

Marcy Levy Marcella Levy (born June 21, 1952), known professionally as Marcy Levy and (later in her career) Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit "Lay Down Sally" and released her debut al ...

–

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;Additional personnel *

Wally Heider Wally Heider (''né'' Wallace Beck Heider; 20 May 1922 Sheridan, Oregon – 22 March 1989) was an American recording engineer and recording studio owner who refined and advanced the art of studio and remote recording and was instrumental in recordi ...

– engineer * Ed Barton – engineer * Brian Engolds – engineer * Ralph Moss – engineer * David Hewitt – engineer

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Eric Clapton live albums Albums produced by Tom Dowd 1975 live albums RSO Records live albums Albums recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo