History Music / FromTheCradle

''From the Cradle'' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/EricClapton, released in 1994.

* CompleteTheQuoteTitle: "''From the cradle'' to the grave"

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[[caption-width-right:220: ''From The Cradle''.]]

''From The Cradle'' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/EricClapton, released in 1994. Intended as a love letter to 1950s bluesmen, ''From The Cradle'' was designed to recreate the originals with a "live-in-studio" gimmick behind Clapton, whose vocals also mimicked the original performances. Coming on the heels of the guitarist's runaway ''MTV Unplugged'' success, ''From The Cradle'' topped the Billboard charts and ran off with the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" Grammy despite mixed reviews. Even supportive critics like Website/GeorgeStarostin (who oddly asserts it as Clapton's best album) complained about the contrived vocals; on the flip side, however, even harsher critics were full of praise for the guitar work.

# "Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry)" – 4:27

# "Groaning The Blues" – 6:05

'''''From The Cradle''''' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/EricClapton, released in 1994. Intended as a love letter to 1950s bluesmen, ''From The Cradle'' was designed to recreate the originals with a "live-in-studio" gimmick behind Clapton, whose vocals also mimicked the original performances. Coming on the heels of the guitarist's runaway ''MTV Unplugged'' success, ''From The Cradle'' topped the Billboard charts and ran off with the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" Grammy despite mixed reviews. Even supportive critics like Website/GeorgeStarostin (who oddly asserts it as Clapton's best album) complained about the contrived vocals; on the flip side, however, even harsher critics were full of praise for the guitar work.

'''''From The Cradle''''' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/EricClapton, released in 1994. Intended as a love letter to 1950s bluesmen, ''From The Cradle'' was designed to recreate the originals with a "live-in-studio" gimmick behind Clapton, whose vocals also mimicked the original performances. Coming on the heels of the guitarist's runaway ''MTV Unplugged'' success, ''From The Cradle'' topped the Billboard charts and ran off with the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" Grammy despite mixed reviews. Even supportive critics like GeorgeStarostin (who oddly asserts it as Clapton's best album) complained about the contrived vocals; on the flip side, however, even harsher critics were full of praise for the guitar work.

* BadassBoast: "Hoochie Coochie Man".

* BreakUpSong: "Reconsider Baby".

* MinimalisticCoverArt

* SomethingBlues: "How Long Blues", "Groanin' the Blues", "Blues Before Sunrise", "Blues Leave Me Alone".

Music/EricClapton released the 1994 CoverAlbum ''From The Cradle'' as the first all-blues album of his career. Intended as a love letter to 1950s bluesmen, ''From The Cradle'' was designed to recreate the originals with a "live-in-studio" gimmick behind Clapton, whose vocals also mimicked the original performances. Coming on the heels of the guitarist's runaway ''MTV Unplugged'' success, ''From The Cradle'' topped the Billboard charts and ran off with the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" Grammy despite mixed reviews. Even supportive critics like GeorgeStarostin (who oddly asserts it as Clapton's best album) complained about the contrived vocals; on the flip side, however, even harsher critics were full of praise for the guitar work.

# "Someday After a While (You'll Be Sorry)" – 4:27

# "Groaning the Blues" – 6:05

!!Band lineup:

* Music/EricClapton – guitar, vocals, producer
* Dave Bronze – bass
* [[Music/TheTravelingWilburys Jim Keltner]] – drums
* Andy Fairweather-Low – guitar
* Jerry Portnoy – harmonica
* Chris Stainton – keyboards
* Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
* Simon Clarke – baritone saxophone
* Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone

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* CoverAlbum

* SomethingBlues: "How Long Blues"

Music/EricClapton released the 1994 CoverAlbum ''From The Cradle'' as the first all-blues album of his career. Intended as a love letter to 1950s bluesmen, ''From The Cradle'' was designed to recreate the originals with a "live-in-studio" gimmick behind Clapton, whose vocals also mimicked the original performances. Coming on the heels of the guitarist's runaway ''MTV Unplugged'' success, ''From The Cradle'' topped the Billboard charts and ran off with the "Best Traditional Blues Recording" Grammy despite mixed reviews. Even supportive critics like GeorgeStarosin (who oddly asserts it as Clapton's best album) complained about the contrived vocals; on the flip side, however, even harsher critics were full of praise for the guitar work.