Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); George Terry (guitar); Mel Collins (saxophone); Dick Sims (keyboards); Carl Radle (bass); James Oldaker (drums, percussion); Marcy Levy, Yvonne Elliman (background vocals). Recorded at Olympic Studios, London, England in May 1977. All tracks have been digitally remastered. SLOWHAND was the album which defined the new cool of Eric Clapton, a sultry, laid-back mix of rock and blues, with a heavy dose of country and southwestern regional sounds to leaven the blend. After LAYLA, SLOWHAND was probably Clapton's most popular, fully realized solo disc. The opening number was by J.J. Cale, whose After Midnight had been one of the real joys of the guitarist's first solo excursion, ERIC CLAPTON. Cocaine, with its slow grinding beat, menacing melodic vamp and one-step from perdition lyrics, was the toughest, most rocking number on SLOWHAND, and a major radio hit from the outset. A couple of vocal duets with countryish harmonies set the tone for the rest of SLOWHAND. Lay Down Sally was a funky, chicken-fried bit of boogie with a taut, melodic aside from Clapton's twangy Stratocaster, while Don Williams' sweet, soulful We're All The Way provided a low-key vehicle for Clapton's tender vocal exchanges with Marcy Levy, as his understated arpeggios toll away in the background.

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