The Journeyman World Tour was a -year

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by English musician Eric Clapton that began on July 6, 1989, in

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and concluded on March 9, 1991, in

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. The tour was Clapton's first tour following the release of his 1989 studio album ''

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''. The guitarist played a total of 165 shows throughout

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, North America,

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and

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Setlist

This set list is representative of the tour's average setlist as conducted by Setlist.fm, which represents all concerts for the duration of the tour. # " Pretending" # " Running on Faith" # " No Alibis" # "

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 ...

" # " White Room" # " Can't Find My Way Home" # " Bad Love" # "

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" # " Old Love" # "

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" # "

Wonderful Tonight "Wonderful Tonight" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton. It was included on Clapton's 1977 album '' Slowhand''. Clapton wrote the song about Pattie Boyd. "the hard-rock pioneer and guitar god also become a soft-rock star in the mid-1970s. He c ...

" # "

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" # "

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 compos ...

" # "

Cross Road Blues "Cross Road Blues" (also known as "Crossroads") is a blues song written and recorded by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936. Johnson performed it as a solo piece with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the Delta blues-style. The song ...

" # " Sunshine of Your Love"

Personnel

* Eric Clapton–

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s *

Alan Clark Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (13 April 1928 – 5 September 1999) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), author and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Tr ...

–

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(U.S. and Europe only) * Ray Cooper–

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, shouted vocal during ''Sunshine of Your Love'' percussion solo * Nathan East–

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, vocals * Steve Ferrone– drums *

Katie Kissoon Mac and Katie Kissoon are a pop soul duo, consisting of brother and sister Mac Kissoon (born Gerald Farthing, November 11, 1943, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) and Katie Kissoon (born Katherine Farthing, March 11, 1951, Port of Spain). E ...

–

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s *

Tessa Niles Tessa Margaret Niles ( ''née'' Webb; born 27 January 1961 in Ilford, Essex) is an English singer, best known as a backing singer for a wide variety of contemporary artists. She began her professional singing career in 1979. Early life and ca ...

–backing vocals *

Phil Palmer Philip John Palmer (born 9 September 1952) is a rock sideman and session guitarist who has toured, recorded, and worked with numerous artists. He is best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Dire Straits. Biography Palmer grew up in nor ...

–guitar *

Greg Phillinganes Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed the role of keyboards to numerous alb ...

–keyboards, vocals * Chuck Leavell–keyboards (1991 Ireland and U.K. dates)

Tour dates

Reception

''LGN'' music critics liked the world tour and especially recognised Eric Clapton's guitar tone throughout the whole ''Journeyman World Tour'', stating: "this period saw a resurrection of Clapton going back to basics. The tones he captured during this era are really amazing. ..Eric was mainly using a Soldano SLO-100 amp head giving him a very saturated blues tone". Fellow guitar slinger

Joe Bonamassa Joseph Leonard Bonamassa ( ; born May 8, 1977) is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his ind ...

recalled a great ''Journeyman'' show, he saw as a teenager and also liked the way Eric Clapton made things sound at the time, calling Eric Clapton's ''Journeyman'' tone "one of the best tones Clapton has ever had".

References

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