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| Sales Rank: | 1318 (lower is better) |
| Price as of: | 01/01/2009 2:12:03 AM MST |
| Price Used: | $1.50 |
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| Release Date: | 2000-06-13 |
| Label: | Reprise / Wea |
| UPC: | 093624761228 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Reprise / Wea |
| ASIN: | B00004THAY |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Riding with the King by Reprise / Wea
- Riding With the King - Eric Clapton, Hiatt, John
- Ten Long Years - Eric Clapton, Bihari, Jules
- Key to the Highway - Eric Clapton, Broonzy, Big Bill
- Marry You - Eric Clapton, Bramhall, Doyle II
- Three O'Clock Blues - Eric Clapton, King, Riley
- Help the Poor - Eric Clapton, Singleton, Charlie
- I Wanna Be - Eric Clapton, Bramhall, Doyle II
- Worried Life Blues - Eric Clapton, Merriweather, Big M
- Days of Old - Eric Clapton, Bihari, Jules
- When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer - Eric Clapton, King, Riley
- Hold On! I'm Comin' - Eric Clapton, Hayes, Isaac
- Come Rain or Come Shine - Eric Clapton, Mercer, Johnny
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Amazon.com
It sounds like the beginning of a story: "So, Slowhand and the King of the Blues were riding in a car ..." If this is a musical journey, it's the kind that rolls down long, empty stretches of country highway at 80 miles an hour, with the top down and the stereo blasting. Clapton and King may be more city than country, but this collection has the relaxed, laid-back feel that only comes from a pair of veterans doing what they do best. What they do here is cover 12 classic blues songs, many of them staples of King's repertoire, so the title of this album makes sense. Whether it's the rollicking rock & roll of the title track, or the acoustic shuffle of "Key to the Highway," or the sweet notes of "When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer," a real sense of pleasure comes through on this album, the kind of pleasure one gets from jamming late at night with a good friend. --Genevieve Williams
Customer Reviews
GOOD, but doesn't sound SERIOUS - Reviewed on 2008-10-06
1 customer found this review helpful, 1 did not.
This is not a serious BLUES ALBUM. It is fun to listen to......but I exspected a much more serious SONG SELECTION for these 2 great singers. The "TITLE SONG", is some-what of a joke song. The song "DAY's OF OLD", just doesn't sound like blues. And "I WANNA BE", sounds almost like a rock ANTHEM. The rest is really good, but at 12 songs it's rather short. I would suggest, since BB KING is 82 yrs. old, that these guys get back together and make a serious sounding......DEEP.....blues album ( OLD GRITTY, RAW BLUES SONGS ). BB ain't going to be around forever ( THOUGH HE SINGS LIKE IT ), so hurry up...CLAPTON.
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Book Subjects
- Blues
- Blues Music
- Blues-Rock
- Modern Electric Blues
- Pop
- Rock/Pop