Featured singles with artists like George Harrison, Elton John, Sting, Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry and Zucchero Fornaciari helped to uplift Clapton's single performances. During that time Eric was around Patty a lot and they were also great f. George and Eric had been friends for a long time and were very close so they spent a lot of time together. The British rock musician also collaborated with friends along his extensive solo career. Answer (1 of 2): Clapton fell in love with Patty and when he wrote the song Layla that was a song about George’s wife. Clapton later covered the song acoustically for his 1992 "Unplugged" million-seller, and helped to cement Clapton's reputation as both a guitarist and singer. His commercially most successful singles are " Lay Down Sally", " Wonderful Tonight", " Change the World", " Tears in Heaven" and the cover of Bob Marley's " I Shot the Sheriff", released in 1974, that charted substantially better than the original release had, becoming a Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit.Ĭlapton's best-selling single is "Wonderful Tonight" which has sold more than four million copies worldwide, although he is most known for his rock anthem " Layla", which was originally released in 1971. As a solo artist, Clapton released 91 singles and various promotional formats from 1970 to date. The singles discography of Eric Clapton consists of 24 early career singles that Clapton recorded with various bands and artists including The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Blues Breakers, Cream, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band as well as Derek and the Dominos. Clapton performing in Hyde Park, London, June 2008
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