Old Sock

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Old Sock
File:Oldsockclapton.jpg
Studio album by
Eric Clapton
Released12 March 2013
Recorded2012–2013
GenreRock, blues, reggae
Length57:27
LabelSurfdog/Duck Records/ADA (U.S.)/Polydor (EU)
ProducerEric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Simon Climie
Eric Clapton chronology
Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
(2011) 		Old Sock
(2013) 		The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.1/10[1]
Metacritic58/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[3]
American SongwriterStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[4]
Exclaim!3/10[5]
The IndependentStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[6]
The Independent on SundayStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[7]
London Evening StandardStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[8]
musicOMHStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[9]
The ObserverStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[10]
Popmatters5/10[11]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[12]

Old Sock is the nineteenth solo studio album by Eric Clapton.[13] It includes the two new compositions "Gotta Get Over" and "Every Little Thing", as well as covers. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including Steve Winwood, JJ Cale and Paul McCartney.

Background

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Old Sock includes two new compositions ("Gotta Get Over" and "Every Little Thing"), and covers of some of his favourite songs from childhood to the current day. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including Steve Winwood, JJ Cale and Paul McCartney.[14] This is Cale's final major recorded contribution before his death in July 2013. It reached No. 11 in the UK Album Chart and No. 7 in the U.S.

Clapton previously considered naming the album 50 Years of Drift in an Open Tuning, a homage to the Derek Taylor book 50 Years Adrift (In An Open Necked Shirt). He was inspired to name the album Old Sock from a conversation with David Bowie. After hearing Bowie's then-new song "Where Are We Now?", Clapton sent a note thanking him "for writing such a beautiful song". Bowie responded, "Thanks for the shoutout, old sock. Really appreciate it." Bowie allowed Clapton to use the phrase for his album title and share the story of their conversation.[15] Following Bowie's death in 2016, Clapton wrote "Sweet dreams old sock" on his Facebook account.[16]

The album cover is a selfie Clapton took with his iPhone while on holiday in Antigua.[17]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Further On Down the Road" (featuring Taj Mahal)Taj Mahal, Jesse E. Davis5:42
2."Angel" (featuring J.J. Cale)J. J. Cale3:53
3."The Folks Who Live on the Hill"Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern3:44
4."Gotta Get Over" (featuring Chaka Khan)Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa4:36
5."Till Your Well Runs Dry"Peter Tosh4:40
6."All of Me" (featuring Paul McCartney)Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons3:22
7."Born to Lose"Ted Daffan4:01
8."Still Got the Blues" (featuring Steve Winwood)Gary Moore5:52
9."Goodnight Irene"Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax4:20
10."Your One and Only Man"Otis Redding4:27
11."Every Little Thing"Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa4:31
12."Our Love Is Here to Stay"George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin4:11
Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."No Sympathy"Tosh4:08

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producers – Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Simon Climie and Justin Stanley.
  • Recorded by Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Steve Price and Justin Stanley.
  • Assistant Engineers – Nick Cervonaro, Martin Cooke, Fiona Cruickshank, Joel Evenden, Alex Graupera, Joe Kearns, Paul LaMalfa, Kevin Mills, Harry Rutherford and Kyle Stevens.
  • Mixed by Simon Climie
  • Recorded at Air Lyndhurst Hall and Angel Recording Studios (London, England).
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
  • Production Coordinator and Musician Contactors – Debbie Johnson and Shari Sutcliffe.
  • Cover and Photography by Eric Clapton
  • Design – Catherine Roylance, Noiseland Industries.

Charts and certifications

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References

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  • All information from CD booklet (Bushbranch catalogue #2-18015)
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