August (album)
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Released | 24 November 1986 (UK) | |||
Recorded | April–May 1986 | |||
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Length | 55:53 (CD) 49:31 (vinyl) | |||
Label | Duck / Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Tom Dowd | |||
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Singles from August | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Kerrang! | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | unfavorable[4] |
August is the 10th studio album by Eric Clapton. It was released on 24 November, 1986 through Warner Bros. Records and went to number 3 in the United Kingdom, number 37 in the United States, number 40 in Canada, number 38 in New Zealand and number 17 in Italy.
Track listing
[change | change source]- "It's in the Way That You Use It" (Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson) – 4:11
- "Run" (Lamont Dozier) – 3:39
- "Tearing Us Apart" (with Tina Turner) (Clapton, Greg Phillinganes) – 4:15
- "Bad Influence" (Robert Cray, Michael Vannice) – 5:09
- "Walk Away" (Richard Feldman, Marcella Detroit) – 3:52
- "Hung Up on Your Love" (Dozier) – 3:53
- "Take a Chance" (Clapton, Nathan East, Phillinganes) – 4:54
- "Hold On" (Clapton, Phil Collins) – 4:56
- "Miss You" (Clapton, Bobby Colomby, Phillinganes) – 5:06
- "Holy Mother" (Stephen Bishop, Clapton) – 4:55
- "Behind the Mask" (Chris Mosdell, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Michael Jackson) – 4:47
- "Grand Illusion" (Bob Farrell, Dave Robbins, Charles Robbins, Van Stephenson) – 6:23 (CD only)
Some tracks were recorded for the album, but not included:
- "Wanna Make Love to You" (released on the "Behind the Mask" single; later included on Crossroads)
- "Lady of Verona" (unissued)
- "Walking the White Line" (unissued)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Eric Clapton singles".
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Eric Clapton August review". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ↑ Putterford, Mark (11 December 1986). "Eric Clapton 'August'". Kerrang!. Vol. 135. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
- ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony (12 February 1987). "Eric Clapton August". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 August 2011.