The magic that ensued was breathtaking. The fusion of guitar playing – mainly Clapton on rhythm/lead and Allman on slide – is among the highest level of proficiency seen at one set of sessions. The rest of the band are tight throughout and captivate a bluesy, jamming feel. This total climbs to over 235 million with his early bands, excluding the part of the Yardbirds after he had left. It’s as much as Pink Floyd, and barely less than the Rolling Stones and Madonna.

Gill, Andy (18 March 2011). "Album: Derek and the Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Universal)". The Independent. London. Arts & Ents section . Retrieved 19 February 2012. Christgau, Robert (7 January 1971). "Consumer Guide (15)". The Village Voice. New York City. Music section . Retrieved 19 February 2012. since Chinese streaming platforms are mostly video streaming platforms, their streams are weighted on par with YouTube streams. Shapiro, Harry (1992). Eric Clapton: Lost in the Blues. New York, NY: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80480-8. Keith Johns: I was really into Cream and Blind Faith so never got this album. Finally listened to it fully years later. Good musicianship, loved Layla and Bell Bottom Blues but the rest was not to my liking.When Clapton was asked about the acoustic version of the song by the MTV Network, he replied: "'Layla' sort of mystified me. I have done it the same all these years and never ever considered trying to revamp it. And a lot of artists do that, you know? Bob Dylan for instance changes everything everytime he plays it and I thought this was another great opportunity to just take it off on a different path, to put it to a shuffle and for a start, making it acoustic denied all the riffs, really. They would have sounded a bit weak, I think, on the acoustic guitar, so it just seemed to become Jazzier somehow. And of course, I'm singing it a whole octave down. So it gives it a nice kind of atmosphere." [64] With Delaney & Bonnie‘s tour ending that December 1969, Eric Clapton, who already recorded or released albums as part of 4 (!) bands during the year, got into the studio once more to start working on his eponymous debut solo album. Sandford, Christopher (1999). Clapton: Edge of Darkness. New York, NY: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80897-8.

Due to the circumstances of its composition, "Layla" is defined by two movements, each marked by a riff. The first movement, which was recorded in the key of D minor for choruses and C-sharp minor for verses, [25] is centred around the "signature riff", a guitar piece using hammer-ons, pull-offs and power chords. The first section contains the overdub-heavy slide guitar solo, played by Allman. By placing his slide at points beyond the end of the fretboard, Allman was able to play notes at a higher pitch than could be played with standard technique. Dowd referred to this as "notes that aren't on the instrument." [16] [ timeneeded] Got To Get Better In A Little While Jam* - From April/May 1971 Sessions For The Dominos' Second Album I don't think it's exaggeration to say this is one of the greatest "supergroup" albums ever (if not the greatest) and rightly so. Rap “music” is the epitome of this pathetic world. This is just like Joan Baez during the Vietnam War. She was 100 % behind the anti-war movement. Unless it actually cost her something. The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: #27: Derek and the Dominos, 'Layla' ". Rolling Stone magazine . Retrieved 14 June 2011.Some deep cuts are strong as well, as shown with the era Riding with the King that totals 725,000 sales in spite of no real hit. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "MTV Unplugged – Eric Clapton | Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 December 2015. Clapton, Eric (2007). Clapton: The Autobiography. New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-385-51851-2.

At the start of October, he had already recorded 4 more major albums. After years of heavy work, undesired fame and toxic love, Clapton burned out, isolating himself and suffering drug and alcohol addictions. There’s One In Every Crowd and No Reason to Cry failed to gain traction with no hit from them, they sold 1.2 million and 1.7 million, respectively. As for comparing this album to what occurred with Cream, I realize some people might and did do this but I would want to remain open minded to a work’s value of its own rather than expect something similar to what came before.

a b DeCurtis, Anthony (27 January 2005). "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 19 February 2012. I took a chance on one of his latest efforts, a team up with Marc Scherer, and was quite impressed by it and remain so. I think it has been compared to his work with Survivor but I would disagree with such a comparison, even if there is a similar sound. Derek, Halsey. "Tom Dowd: The Legendary Producer Dies on 27 October 2002". Gritz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005 . Retrieved 14 June 2011. Idlewood South is a big step forward from the Allmans’ first — that combination of Santana and Led Zeppelin, with the Led finally weighing everything down — but its second side disappoints. Layla, on the other hand, sustains itself pretty well throughout, but we’ve heard a lot of it before.