Backless
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Backless
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Eric Clapton
- Album.cover
- Eric_Clapton_Backless.jpg
- Album.released
- November 1978
- Album.recorded
- 1978
- Album.studio
- Olympic, London
- Album.genre
- Rock
- Album.length
- 41:01
- Album.label
- RSO
- Album.producer
- Glyn Johns
- Album.prev_title
- Slowhand
- Album.prev_year
- 1977
Key dates
- Published
- November 1978
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- rock and roll
- Producer
- Glyn Johns
- Duration
- +2461
- Performer
- Eric Clapton
- Record label
- Polydor
- Distribution format
- vinyl record
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- P407
- English language
- P7937
- studio album
- P291
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8 sectionsContents
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Singles
- Personnel
- Production
- Charts
- Certifications
- References
Backless is the sixth solo studio album by Eric Clapton, released in November 1978. Produced by Glyn Johns, and released by RSO Records, Backless reached no. 8 on the pop charts. While the single "Promises" only reached no. 37 on the UK Singles Chart, it was a much bigger success in the US, reaching no. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, "Watch Out for Lucy", was the B-side of "Promises", but reached no. 40 on the Billboard 100 on its own merit. It was Clapton's last studio album to feature his longtime bassist Carl Radle, who died in 1980.
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