Eric Clapton - No Reason To Cry CD used

Admittedly, I'm not a huge Clapton fan. I like a few things, Derek & The Dominoes for example, probably because of Duane Allman. And especially this one from 1976. And why? Because this is where Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel from The Band play a key role. And The Band are my absolute favorite musical group.

When Clapton heard Music From Big Pink, he wanted to drop everything and join The Band as a guitarist. But they were well taken care of with Robertson and it was probably more the wish than the father of the thought.

Anyway, I love this CD so much because it has the Band vibe. Consistently relaxed and wonderful. Bob Dylan is supposed to be there, Ron Wood too, Marcy Levy sings a gospel track and I even like Otis Rush's Slow Blues Double Trouble here.

The CD also has an unreleased bonus track.

Also available on vinyl.

„When he gave a speech inducting the Band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Eric Clapton said that after he heard their debut album, Music from Big Pink, he wanted to join the group, the fact that they already had a guitarist in Robbie Robertson notwithstanding. In the winter of 1975-1976, when he cut No Reason to Cry at the Band's Shangri-La Studio in Malibu, California, he came as close as he ever would to realizing that desire. Clapton is a musical chameleon; though some of No Reason to Cry is identifiable as the kind of pop/rock Clapton had been making since the start of his solo career (the best of it being "Hello Old Friend," which became his first Top 40 single in two years), the most memorable music on the album occurs when Clapton is collaborating with members of the Band and other guests. He duets with Band bassist Rick Danko on Danko's "All Our Past Times," and with Bob Dylan on Dylan's "Sign Language," as Robertson's distinctive lead guitar is heard rather than Clapton's. As a result, the album is a good purchase for fans of Bob Dylan and the Band, but not necessarily for those of Eric Clapton.“ (Allmusic Guide)