Álbum From The Cradle (Eric Clapton)

From The Cradle de Eric Clapton

Álbum de Eric Clapton

1994
★★★★☆
Basado en 13 votos
  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 13 de Septiembre de 1994
  • Sello Discográfico: Reprise Records
  • Compositores: Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Lowell Fulson, Freddie King, Elmore James
  • Productores: Eric Clapton, Russ Titelman

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From The Cradle es un álbum de Eric Clapton, publicado en 1994 por Reprise Records. El disco incluye 16 canciones, entre ellas «Blues before sunrise», «Third Degree», «Reconsider Baby» y «Hoochie Coochie Man».

Introducción: volver a casa

Después del éxito masivo y acústico de "Unplugged", Eric Clapton decidió capitalizar el renovado interés en sus raíces musicales con "From the Cradle". Lanzado en 1994, este es su primer y único álbum de estudio compuesto enteramente por versiones de clásicos del blues. Es un tributo apasionado a los artistas que lo inspiraron, como Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon y Elmore James. Grabado en su mayoría en vivo en el estudio, el álbum captura a Clapton en su forma más pura: tocando la música que ama con una ferocidad y una autenticidad que muchos sentían que se había perdido en sus trabajos más orientados al pop.

"From the Cradle" fue un éxito rotundo, alcanzando el número uno en las listas de Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido, un logro sin precedentes para un álbum de blues tradicional. Ganó el Grammy al Mejor Álbum de Blues Tradicional y reafirmó el estatus de Clapton como uno de los más grandes intérpretes de blues de todos los tiempos.

Grabación y contexto

Animado por la recepción de las canciones de blues en su "Unplugged", Clapton decidió que era el momento de grabar el álbum de blues puro que siempre había querido hacer. Con el productor Russ Titelman, reunió a una banda de blues de primer nivel y grabó las canciones en los Olympic Studios de Londres. La filosofía de la grabación fue capturar la energía del directo, con la mayoría de las pistas grabadas en una o dos tomas, sin overdubs, para mantener la espontaneidad y la crudeza del blues.

Análisis musical y sonoro

El sonido de "From the Cradle" es el del blues eléctrico de Chicago en su máxima expresión. La producción es cruda y directa, con el sonido de la banda en vivo en el centro de la mezcla. La guitarra de Clapton está al frente y en el centro, desatando solos apasionados y llenos de feeling. Su voz, también, suena más fuerte y segura que nunca, demostrando su madurez como cantante de blues.

Recorrido por el repertorio

"Hoochie Coochie Man": Una potente versión del clásico de Willie Dixon, popularizado por Muddy Waters. La interpretación de Clapton es enérgica y llena de swagger, capturando la esencia del blues de Chicago.

"Motherless Child": Una versión del tradicional espiritual de blues. La interpretación de Clapton, con su guitarra slide, es inquietante y emotiva.

"I'm Tore Down": Un enérgico tema de blues de Freddie King que se convirtió en un éxito en las radios de rock. Es uno de los momentos más bailables y divertidos del álbum.

Resultados comerciales y críticos

"From the Cradle" fue un éxito comercial fenomenal para un álbum de blues. Debutó en el número 1 tanto en el Reino Unido como en Estados Unidos, un logro extraordinario. La crítica lo aclamó como un regreso triunfal a las raíces y uno de los mejores álbumes de su carrera. Fue elogiado por su autenticidad, su pasión y la increíble calidad de las interpretaciones. Sigue siendo el álbum de blues más vendido de la historia.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Blues before sunrise2:58

    Letra

    I have the blues before sunrise, Tears standing in my eyes. I have the blues before sunrise, Tears standing in my eyes. It was a miserable feeling, now babe, A feeling I do despise. I have to leave, leave you baby, Because you know you done me wrong. I have to leave you baby, Because you know you done me wrong. I'm gonna pack up and leave you darling And break up my happy home. I have to leave, leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all alone. I'm gonna leave you baby, I'm gonna leave you all alone. I'm gonna pack up and leave you darling Because you know you done me wrong. Well now goodbye, goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy day. Well now goodbye baby, I'll see you on some rainy day. You can go ahead now little darling, 'Cause I want you to have your way.
  2. Third Degree5:07

    Letra

    Got me accused of peeping I can't see a thing Got me accused of petting I can't even raise my hand Bad luck Bad luck is killing me Well I just can't stand no more of this third degree Got me accused of murder I ain't harmed a man Got me accused of forgery I can't even write my name Got me accused of taxes I ain't got a dime Got me accused of children And ain't nary one of them was mine
  3. Reconsider Baby3:20

    Letra

    So long, Oh I hate to see you go. So long, Oh I hate to see you go. And the way that I will miss you, I guess you will never know. We've been together so long To have to separate this way. We've been together so long To have to separate this way. I'm gonna let you go ahead on now baby, Pray that you'll come back home someday. You said you once had loved me, But now I guess you've changed your mind. You said you once had loved me, But now I guess you've changed your mind. Why don't you reconsider baby? Give yourself just a little more time.
  4. Hoochie Coochie Man3:16

    Letra

    Gypsy woman told my mother 'fore I was born You got a boy-child coming, gonna be a son of a gun Gonna make pretty womens jump and shout And then the world gonna know what this all about But you know I'm him Everybody knows I'm him Well, I'm the Hoochie Coochie Man Everybody knows I'm him I got the black cat bone and I got a mojo, too I got the John the Conquerer Root, gonna mess with you I'm gonna make you girls lead me by my hand And then the world will know the Hoochie Coochie Man But you know I'm him Everybody knows I'm him Well, I'm the Hoochie Coochie Man Everybody knows I'm him On the seventh hour, on the seventh day On the seventh month, seven doctors say He was born for good luck, that you'll see I got seven hundred dollars; don't you mess with me! But you know I'm him Everybody knows I'm him Well, I'm the Hoochie Coochie Man Everybody knows I'm him
  5. Five Long Years4:47

    Letra

    Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I'm talking about Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I'm talking about I worked five long years for one woman, she had the nerve to put me out I got a job in a steel mill, shucking steel like a slave Five long years, every Friday I come straight back home with all my pay Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I'm talking about I worked five long years for one woman, she had the nerve to put me out I finally learned my lesson, should a long time ago The next woman that I marry, she gonna work and bring me the dough Have you ever been mistreated? You know just what I'm talking about I worked five long years for one woman, she had the nerve She had the nerve She had the nerve She had the nerve to put me out
  6. I'm Tore Down3:02
  7. How Long Blues3:09

    Letra

    How long, baby how long, Has that evening train been gone? How long, How how long, Baby how long? Went to the station, didn't see no train. Down in my heart, I have an aching pain. Chorus I feel disgusted, I feel so bad Thinking 'bout the good time that I once have had. Chorus I could see the green grass growing on the hill; I ain't seen no greenback on a dollar bill. Chorus You're gonna be sorry, you'll feel so blue. When you want me, baby, I declare I won't want you. Chorus Don't have no money for to ride the train. I would ride the rods, baby, to be with you again. Chorus How long, baby how long Must I keep my, my watch in pawn? Chorus
  8. Goin' Away Baby4:00
  9. Blues Leave Me Alone3:36

    Letra

    Blues, blues trying to drive me away from home. Blues, blues trying to drive me away from home. Had the blues so bad, blues followed me all day long. Blues, blues won't let me take my rest. Blues, blues won't let me take my rest. My mind is rambling like a wild geese out in the west. Well, you're my all day steady, baby you're my midnight dream. Yes, you're my all day steady, baby you're my midnight dream. I love that woman better than anyone I've ever seen. Blues, blues follow me all day long. Blues, blues follow me all day long. Blues, blues won't you please leave me alone.
  10. Sinner's Prayer3:20
  11. Motherless Child2:57

    Letra

    If I mistreat you girl, I sure don't mean no harm. If I mistreat you girl, I sure don't mean no harm. Well, I'm a motherless child; I don't know right from wrong. Please tell me pretty mama, honey where'd you stay last night? Please tell me pretty mama, honey where'd you stay last night? Well, you didn't come home till the sun was shining bright. I had to go so far girl to get my ham bones boiled. Had to go so far girl to get my ham bones boiled. Well, he's had a lotta women, gonna let my ham bones burn. Well, I did more for you, girl, than your daddy ever done. Well, I did more for you, girl, than your daddy ever done. Well, I give you my jelly, he ain't give you none. And when you see two women, always running hand in hand. When you see two women, always running hand in hand. You can bet your bottom dollar, one got the other one's man. Lord, I'm going to the river, get me a tangled rocking chair. I'm going to the river, get me a tangled rocking chair. And if the blues overtake me, gonna rock away from here.
  12. It Hurts Me Too3:17

    Letra

    You said you was hurting, Almost lost your mind, And the man you love, He hurts you all the time. When things go wrong, Go wrong with you, It hurts me, too. You love him more When you should love him less. I pick up behind him And take his mess. Chorus He love another woman And I love you, But you love him And stick to him like glue. Chorus Now you better leave him; He better put you down. Oh, I won't stand To see you pushed around. Chorus
  13. Someday After A While4:27

    Letra

    I've got to ride that lonesome train. My heart is heavy with aches and pain. I said but someday, someday baby, After a while, You will be sorry. Every day, my clouds are grey; It takes you to roll all those clouds away. Chorus Trouble, trouble, trouble on my mind. Trouble, trouble, way down the line. I don't need, I don't need no sympathy, So babe, babe, don't you, don't you pity me. I may be blue, but I don't mind, Because I know way down the line, Chorus
  14. Standin' Round Crying3:39
  15. Driftin'3:10
  16. Groaning The Blues6:05

    Letra

    I'm so tired of moaning, Trying to groan away my blues. I'm so tired of moaning, Trying to groan away my blues. I keep weeping and crying Every time I think of you. I would rather die of starvation, Perish out in the desert sun, I would rather die of starvation, Perish out in the desert sun, Than to think of some other man Holding you in his arms. My heart gets so heavy Lord I shakes down in my bones. My heart gets so heavy, Lord I shakes down in my bones. I can't hurt a murderer, Oh Lord, but I'm forced to weep and moan.