Eric_Clapton_albums_discography

Eric Clapton discography
Eric Clapton discography
	Clapton in Switzerland, 1977
Studio albums	21
Live albums	15
Compilation albums	21
Soundtrack albums	7
Collaborative albums	6

Eric Clapton albums discography

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British guitarist and singer-songwriter Eric Clapton's recording career as a solo artist began in 1970, with the release of his self-titled debut, Eric Clapton. Since then, he has released several best selling albums, such as Unplugged (1992), From the Cradle (1994), and Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton (1999).

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To date, Clapton has reportedly sold 280 million records worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling music artist in history.^[1] According to RIAA, he has sold 40 million certified albums in the United States (including one diamond, seven multi-platinum and 23 gold records).^[2] According to Billboard, Clapton is the 38th Greatest Artist of all time in their chart history, as well as the 38th Greatest Mainstream Rock Artist of all time.^[3] Clapton is also the 24th Most Successful Artist on Billboard 200 history.^[4] Unplugged remains as his careers best seller with over 26 million copies sold worldwide and is recognized as the biggest-selling live album in history.^[5]

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Title	Album details^[6]	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details^[6]	UK ^[7]	AUS ^[8]	AUT ^[9]	GER ^[10]	NL ^[11]	NOR ^[12]	NZ ^[13]	SWE ^[14]	SWI ^[15]	US ^[16]	Certifications
Eric Clapton	Released: August 1970 Label: Polydor (UK), Atco (US) Formats: LP	14	7	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	13
461 Ocean Boulevard	Released: August 1974 Label: RSO Format: Long playing record (LP), audio cassette (cass)	3	2	—	11	4	4	38	—	—	1	BPI: Gold^[17] RIAA: Gold^[18]
There's One in Every Crowd	Released: April 1975 Label: RSO Format: LP, cass	15	15	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	21	BPI: Silver^[17]
No Reason to Cry	Released: August 1976 Label: RSO Format: LP, cass	8	30	—	—	9	13	18	24	—	15	BPI: Silver^[17]
Slowhand	Released: November 1977 Label: RSO Format: LP, cass	23	46	—	66	17	5	32	41	—	2	BPI: Gold^[17] RIAA: 3× Platinum^[18] SWI: Gold^[19]
Backless	Released: November 1978 Label: RSO Format: LP	18	16	24	—	22	2	22	28	—	8	BPI: Silver^[17] RIAA: Platinum^[18]
Another Ticket	Released: February 1981 Label: RSO Format: LP, cass	18	30	—	26	38	5	3	26	—	7	RIAA: Gold^[18]
Money and Cigarettes	Released: February 1983 Label: Duck/Warner Format: LP	13	20	—	22	16	3	11	5	—	16
Behind the Sun	Released: March 1985 Label: Duck/Warner Format: LP, cass, compact audio disc (CD)	8	50	30	15	5	5	21	10	3	34	RIAA: Platinum^[18]
August	Release: November 1986 Label: Duck/Warner Format: LP, cass, CD	3	34	—	32	29	12	38	7	23	37	BPI: Platinum^[17] RIAA: Gold^[18]
Journeyman	Released: November 1989 Label: Duck/Reprise Format: LP, cass, CD	2	27	29	16	9	2	43	3	—	16	BPI: Platinum^[17] NVPI: Gold^[20] RIAA: 2× Platinum^[18] SWE: Gold^[14] SWI: Gold^[19]
From the Cradle	Released: September 1994 Label: Duck/Warner Format: LP, cass, CD	1	6	1	6	3	4	2	2	—	1	BPI: Gold^[17] BVMI: Gold^[21] IFPI AUT: Gold^[22] RIAA: 3× Platinum^[18] SWE: Gold^[14] SWI: Gold^[19]
Pilgrim	Released: March 1998 Label: Reprise Format: CD, cass	6	17	4	3	7	1	10	3	—	4	BPI: Gold^[17] ARIA: Gold^[23] BVMI: Gold^[21] IFPI AUT: Gold^[22] IFPI NOR: Gold^[24] RIAA: Platinum^[18] SWE: Gold^[14] SWI: Gold^[19]
Reptile	Released: March 2001^[25] Label: Reprise Format: LP, CD	7	20	2	2	9	7	15	9	—	5	BPI: Gold^[17] BVMI: Gold^[21] RIAA: Gold^[18] SWI: Gold^[19]
Me and Mr. Johnson	Released: March 2004^[26] Label: Reprise Format: LP, CD	10	23	5	8	12	14	14	7	—	6	BPI: Gold^[17] RIAA: Gold^[18]
Sessions for Robert J	Released: December 2004^[27] Label: Reprise Format: CD	—	—	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	172
Back Home	Released: August 2005^[28] Label: Reprise Format: LP, CD	19	—	9	2	9	6	—	5	4	13	RIAA: Gold^[18]
Clapton	Released: September 2010^[29] Label: Reprise Format: LP, CD	7	21	5	3	9	5	11	5	4	6	BVMI: Gold^[21]
Old Sock	Released: March 2013^[30] Label: Reprise Format: LP, CD	13	22	7	5	7	7	11	14	—	7
I Still Do	Released: May 2016^[31] Label: Bushbranch/Surfdog Format: LP, CD	6	10	3	5	5	12	5	13	—	6
Happy Xmas	Released: October 2018^[32] Label: Bushbranch/Surfdog Format: LP, CD	97	—	45	37	—	—	—	—	—	84
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Title	Album details^[33]	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details^[33]	UK ^[7]	AUS ^[8]	AUT ^[9]	GER ^[10]	NL ^[11]	NOR ^[12]	NZ ^[13]	SWE ^[14]	SWI ^[15]	US ^[16]	Certifications
Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert	Released: September 1973 Label: RSO Format: Long playing record (LP)	19	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	BPI: Silver^[17]
E. C. Was Here	Released: September 1975 Label: RSO Format: LP, audio cassette (cass)	14	29	—	34	—	13	—	—	—	20	BPI: Silver^[17]
Just One Night	Released: May 1980 Label: RSO Format: 2×LP, 2×compact audio disc (CD)	3	22	—	16	36	13	3	44	—	2	BPI: Silver^[17] RIAA: Gold^[18]
Time Pieces Vol.II Live in the Seventies	Released: May 1983 Label: RSO Format: LP, cass	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—	—	—	BPI: Gold^[17]
24 Nights	Released: December 1991 Label: Duck/Reprise Format: 2×LP, 2×CD, 2×cass	17	49	—	48	36	—	49	—	19	38	BPI: Gold^[17] RIAA: Gold^[18]
Unplugged	Released: September 1992 Label: Duck/Reprise Format: LP, CD, cass	2	1	3	3	1	6	1	3	—	1	BPI: 4x Platinum^[17] ARIA: 8×Platinum^[34] BVMI: 2× Platinum^[21]> IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum^[22] NVPI: 4× Platinum^[20] RIAA: 10× Diamond^[18] SWE: Platinum^[14] SWI: 2× Platinum^[19]
Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies	Released: March 1996 Label: Polydor Format: 4×CD	115	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	137
One More Car, One More Rider	Released: November 2002^[35] Label: Duck/Reprise Format: CD	69	—	37	21	—	15	—	40	26	43
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013	Released: November 2013^[36] Label: Reprise/Rhino Format: 2×CD	—	—	63	—	75	—	—	—	50	—
Slowhand at 70 – Live at the Royal Albert Hall	Released: November 2015^[37] Label: Eagle Format: 3×CD	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festivals	Released: July 2016^[38] Label: Rhino Format: 3×CD	—	30	12	62	39	—	—	—	—	122
Live in San Diego	Released: September 2016^[39] Label: Reprise/Warner Format: CD	60	—	23	20	36	—	—	—	—	—
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019	Released: 20 November 2020 Label: Warner/Rhino Format: CD	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Lady in the Balcony: Lockdown Sessions	Released: November 2021^[40] Label: Bushbranch/ Mercury/Universal Format: CD, 2×LP	—	—	9	4	10	39	—	—	—	—
Nothing but the Blues	Released: 24 June 2022^[41] Label: Duck/Reprise Format: CD, 2×LP	44	—	13	8	19	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Title	Album details^[33]	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details^[33]	UK ^[7]	AUS ^[8]	AUT ^[9]	GER ^[10]	NL ^[11]	NOR ^[12]	NZ ^[13]	SWE ^[14]	SWI ^[15]	US ^[16]	Certifications
The Best of Eric Clapton^[42]	Released: January 1970 Label: Polydor Format: (LP) Notes: Tracks from 1970		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		BPI: Gold^[17]
The History of Eric Clapton	Released: March 1972 Released: September 1972^[43] Label: Polydor (UK & US) Format: 2×LP Notes: Also includes tracks with Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie, Derek and the Dominos	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	RIAA: Gold^[18]
Eric Clapton at His Best	Released: August 1973 Label: Polydor (UK), Atco (US) Format: 2×LP Notes: Also includes tracks with Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie, Derek and the Dominos	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	87
Clapton	Released: February 1973 Label: Polydor (UK), Atco (US) Format: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	67
Steppin' Out	Released: June 1981 Label: Decca Format: LP, audio cassette (cass) Notes: 1966 recordings with John Mayall	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton	Released: April 1982 Label: RSO Format: LP, cass	20	28	—	—	11	—	22	—	—	101	BPI: Gold^[17] IFPI AUT: Platinum^[22] NVPI: Platinum^[20] RIAA: 7× Platinum^[18] SWI: Gold^[19]
Backtrackin'	Released: May 1984 Label: Starblend Format: 2×LP, 2×cass	29	—	—	—	79	—	35	—	—	—	BPI: Silver^[17]
The Cream of Eric Clapton	Released: September 1987 Label: Polydor (UK) Format: 2×LP, 2×cass, compact audio disc (CD) Notes: Also includes tracks with Cream	3	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: 3× Platinum^[17] ARIA: Platinum^[44] SWI: Gold^[19]
Crossroads	Released: April 1988 Label: Polydor (UK), Atco (US) Format: 6×LP, 4×cass, 4×CD Notes: Boxed set spanning 1964–1988	—	—	—	—	60	—	—	—	—	34	RIAA: 3× Platinum^[18]
Story	Released: 1991^[45] Label: Polydor Format: CD	—	—	24	17	8	—	—	—	—	—	NVPI: Platinum^[20] SWI: Gold^[19]
The Best of Eric Clapton	Released: November 1991 Label: Polydor Format: CD, cass, 2×LP Notes: Also includes tracks with Cream	–	–	—	—	—	–	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold^[17]
Stages	Released: May 1993^[46] Label: Spectrum Format: CD Notes: Also includes tracks with Mayall, Cream, Derek and the Dominos	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver^[17]
The Cream of Clapton	Released: March 1995 Label: Polydor Format: CD Notes: Also includes tracks with Cream	52	—	—	17	—	14	9	3	—	80	RIAA: 2× Platinum^[18]
Strictly the Blues	Released: 1996^[17] Label: Castle Format: CD Notes: Tracks with the Yardbirds and Mayall	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver^[17]
Blues	Released: June 1999 Label: Polydor Format: 2×CD, 2×cass	52	38	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	52	RIAA: Gold^[18]
The Blues Years	Released: August 1999^[47] Label: Castle Format: CD Notes: Tracks with the Yardbirds, Jimmy Page, Mayall	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver^[17]
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton	Released: October 1999^[48] Label: Duck/Reprise Format: CD	6	16	1	3	17	3	12	1	5	20	BPI: 2× Platinum^[17] ARIA: 2×Platinum^[34] BVMI: Platinum^[21] IFPI AUT: Platinum^[22] RIAA: Platinum^[18] SWE: Platinum^[14] SWI: Gold^[19]
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Eric Clapton	Released: September 2003^[49] Label: Polydor/Universal Format: CD Notes: From Scorsese's blues series; tracks with Mayall, Cream, Derek and the Dominos	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton	Released: June 2004^[50] Label: Universal Format: CD Notes: Tracks from the 1970s	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Complete Clapton	Released: October 2007^[51] Label: Polydor (UK), Reprise (US) Format: CD Notes: Also includes tracks with Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos	2	38	20	41	15	5	14	11	32	14	BPI: 2× Platinum^[17] RIAA: Gold^[18] RMNZ: Gold^[52]
Icon	Released: April 2011^[53] Label: Polydor Format: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	114
Forever Man	Released: April 2015^[54] label: Reprise Format: 2×CD	8	—	22	4	3	38	37	46	—	48
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[7]	AUS ^[8]	AUT ^[9]	GER ^[10]	NL ^[11]	NOR ^[12]	NZ ^[13]	SWE ^[14]	SWI ^[15]	US ^[16]	Certifications
Retail Therapy	Released: March 1997^[55] Label: Reprise Format: Compact audio disc (CD) Notes: As T.D.F. with Simon Climie	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Riding with the King	Released: June 2000^[56] Label: Reprise Format: Compact audio disc (CD) Notes: With B.B. King	15	5	3	2	6	—	2	8	3	3	BPI: Gold^[17] BVMI: Gold^[21] IFPI AUT: Gold^[22] NVPI: Gold^[20] RIAA: 2× Platinum^[18] SWI: Gold^[19]
The Road to Escondido	Released: November 2006 (US)^[57] Label: Reprise Format: CD, long playing record (LP) Notes: With J.J. Cale	50	43	3	5	3	1	4	—	—	23	BVMI: Platinum^[21] IFPI AUT: Gold^[22] NVPI: Gold^[20] RIAA: Gold^[18] SWI: Gold^[19]
Live from Madison Square Garden	Released: May 2009^[58] Label: Duck/Reprise Format: 2×CD Notes: With Steve Winwood	40	—	25	8	60	—	—	44	—	14	BVMI: Gold^[21]
Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center	Released: September 2011^[59] Label: Reprise/Rhino Format: CD Notes: With Wynton Marsalis	40	—	11	8	21	13	40	51	—	31	BVMI: Platinum^[21]
The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale	Released: July 2014 (US)^[60] Label: ADA/Surfdog Format: CD, LP Notes: With various artists	3	17	8	2	1	2	3	40	—	2	BVMI: Gold^[21]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Title	Album details
Edge of Darkness	Released: December 1985^[61] Label: BBC Format: Extended play record (EP) Notes: With Michael Kamen
Lethal Weapon	Released: 1987^[62] Label: Warner Bros. Format: Compact audio disc (CD) Notes: With Michael Kamen and David Sanborn
Homeboy	Released: February 1989^[61] Label: Virgin Format: CD, audio cassette, long playing record (LP) Notes: With various artists
Lethal Weapon 2	Released: August 1989^[63] Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD Notes: With Michael Kamen and David Sanborn
Rush	Released: January 1992^[64] Label: Duck/Reprise Format: CD Certification: Gold – RIAA^[18]
Lethal Weapon 3	Released: April 1992^[65] Label: Reprise Format: CD Notes: With Michael Kamen and David Sanborn
Life in 12 Bars	Released: June 2018^[66] Label: Universal Format: 2×CD Notes: Documentary soundtrack; tracks spanning 1964–1992, plus four by other artists

Eric_Clapton_albums_discography

Eric Clapton albums discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Collaborative studio and live albums

Soundtrack albums

Other appearances

Contributions to albums by other artists

Guest appearances

See also

References

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Song(s)	Album	Year	Ref(s)
"'Cause We've Ended as Lovers", "Farther Up the Road", "Crossroads" (with Jeff Beck) (live)	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	1981	^[67]
"Heaven Is One Step Away"	Back to the Future	1985	^[68]
"That Kind of Woman"	Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal	1990	^[69]
"Border Song"	Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin	1991	^[70]
"Loving Your Lovin'"	Wayne's World	1992	^[71]
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and "My Back Pages" (live) ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" on 2014 deluxe edition)	The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration	1993	^[72]
"Stone Free"	Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix	1993	^[73]
"You Must Believe Me"	A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield	1994	^[74]
"Before You Accuse Me" (live)	The Unplugged Collection, Volume One	1994	^[75]
"Change the World"	Phenomenon	1996	^[76]
"Blue Eyes Blue"	Runaway Bride	1999	^[77]
"Burning of the Midnight Lamp"	Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix	2004	^[78]

Album title	Artist	Year	Ref(s)
Is This What You Want? (reissue)	Jackie Lomax	1969	^[79]
Fiends & Angels	Martha Veléz	1969	^[43]
All Things Must Pass	George Harrison	1970	^[43]
Doris Troy	Doris Troy	1970	^[43]
The Concert for Bangladesh	Various artists	1971	^[80]
Bobby Whitlock	Bobby Whitlock		^[43]
The Sun, Moon & Herbs	Dr. John		^[43]
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions	Howlin' Wolf		^[81]
Play the Blues	Buddy Guy and Junior Wells	1972	^[82]
Rough Mix	Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane	1977	^[43]
Freddie King (1934–1976)	Freddie King		^[43]
Back to the Roots	John Mayall		^[43]
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking	Roger Waters	1984	^[67]
Deep in the Heart of Nowhere	Bob Geldof	1986	^[43]
Cloud Nine	George Harrison	1987	^[43]
Knocking on Heaven's Door	Arthur Louis	1988	^[83]
Live in Japan	George Harrison	1992	^[84]
Concert for George	Various artists	2003	^[85]
Live at Montreux 1986	Otis Rush and Friends	2006	^[86]

Song	Credited artist	Album	Year	Ref(s)
"Ain't That the Way"	Carole King	City Streets	1988	^[79]
"Alcatraz"	Leon Russell	Leon Russell and the Shelter People	1971	^[87]
"All That You Are"	Jools Holland	Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues	2002	^[88]
"Barcelona"	Ronnie Lane	See Me	1980	^[79]
"Beware of Darkness"	Leon Russell	Leon Russell and the Shelter People	1971	^[87]
"Blue Moon"	Rod Stewart	Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III	2004	^[43]
"Blues #572"	Johnnie Johnson	Johnnie B. Bad	1991	^[89]
"The Calling"	Santana	Supernatural	1999	^[90]
"The Challenge"	Christine McVie	Christine McVie	1984	^[87]
"Chasing Rainbows"	Marc Benno	Lost in Austin	1979	^[43]
"City Blues"	Brian Wilson	Gettin' In Over My Head	2004	^[91]
"City Streets"	Carole King	City Streets	1988	^[79]
"City That Care Forgot"	Dr. John	The City That Care Forgot	2008	^[92]
"Cold Turkey"	Plastic Ono Band	single	1969	^[93]
"Could This Be Called a Song"	Ringo Starr	Ringo's Rotogravure	1976	^[94]
"Couldn't Love You More"	John Martyn	Glorious Fool	1981	^[79]
"Creek Mud"	Johnnie Johnson	Johnnie B. Bad	1991	^[89]
"Dirty City"	Steve Winwood	Nine Lives	2008	^[95]
"Do What You Want to Do"	Billy Preston	That's the Way God Planned It	1969	^[87]
"Don't Worry Kyoko"	Plastic Ono Band	single B-side	1969	^[93]
"Don't You Believe It"	Jonathan Kelly	Jonathan Kelly	1970	^[96]
"Early in the Morning"	Buddy Guy	Damn Right, I've Got the Blues	1991	^[72]
"Encouraging Words"	Billy Preston	Encouraging Words	1970	^[87]
"Everybody's in a Hurry but Me"	Ringo Starr	Old Wave	1983	^[87]
"Every Time I Sing the Blues"	Buddy Guy	Skin Deep	2008	^[97]
"Eyesight to the Blind"	The Who	Tommy (soundtrack)	1975	^[98]
"Fishes and Scorpions"	Stephen Stills	Stephen Stills 2	1971	^[87]
"Full House"	David Sanborn	Upfront	1992	^[87]
"Further on Up the Road"	The Band	The Last Waltz	1978	^[99]
"Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You"	Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings	Anyway the Wind Blows	1999	^[100]
"Go Back Home"	Stephen Stills	Stephen Stills	1970	^[101]
"Good to Me As I Am to You"	Aretha Franklin	Lady Soul	1968	^[102]
"Had a Dream About You, Baby"	Bob Dylan	Down in the Groove	1988	^[43]
"Hall Light"	Stephen Bishop	Bowling in Paris	1989	^[43]
"Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham"	Bobby Whitlock	Raw Velvet	1972	^[79]
"Here in the Dark"	Taj Mahal	Phantom Blues	1996	^[103]
"Hey Pretty Mama"	Alexis Korner	The Party Album	1980	^[79]
"Hi-Heel Sneakers"	Alexis Korner	The Party Album	1980	^[79]
"I Shall Be Released"	The Band	The Last Waltz	1978	^[99]
"I Wish It Would Rain Down"	Phil Collins	...But Seriously	1989	^[104]
"Insecurious"	Cyndi Lauper	A Night to Remember	1989	^[79]
"The Intro and the Outro"	Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band	Gorilla	1967	^[105]
"Jammin' with Eric"	Leon Russell	Leon Russell (reissue)	1970	^[43]
"Keep Your Hand Out of My Pocket"	Otis Spann	The Blues of Otis Spann	1964	^[43]
"Kinky"	Kinky Friedman	Lasso from El Paso	1976	^[72]
"Labio Dental Fricative"	Vivian Stanshall	single	1970	^[87]
"Lad's Got Money"	Ronnie Lane	See Me	1980	^[79]
"Last Train"	Marc Benno	Lost in Austin	1979	^[43]
"Little Moon"	Stephen Bishop	Red Cab to Manhattan	1988	^[43]
"Little Red Rooster"	The Rolling Stones	Flashpoint	1990	^[87]
"Love Comes to Everyone"	George Harrison	George Harrison	1979	^[43]
"Man Hole Covered Wagon"	Shawn Phillips	Contribution	1970	^[87]
"Mr. Bluesman"	Richie Sambora	Stranger in This Town	1991	^[87]
"My Valentine"	Paul McCartney	Kisses on the Bottom	2012	^[106]
"Never Without You"	Ringo Starr	Ringorama	2003	^[43]
"New Sweet Home Chicago"	Leon Russell	Leon Russell (reissue)	1970	^[43]
"Ol' Ben Lucas"	Kinky Friedman	Lasso from El Paso	1976	^[72]
"On My Way"	Corky Laing	Making It on the Streets	1977	^[79]
"Paper Round"	Vivian Stanshall	single B-side	1970	^[87]
"Pretty Girls Everywhere"	Otis Spann	The Blues of Otis Spann (reissue)	1964	^[43]
"Prince of Peace"	Leon Russell	Leon Russell	1970	^[87]
"Right Now"	Billy Preston	Encouraging Words	1970	^[87]
"Rock Me Mama"	Otis Spann	The Blues of Otis Spann	1964	^[43]
"Roll On"	J. J. Cale	Roll On	2009	^[107]
"Romance in Durango"	Bob Dylan	Desire	1976	^[72]
"Save It for a Rainy Day"	Stephen Bishop	Careless	1976	^[94]
"Sex Kittens Go to College"	Stephen Bishop	Red Cab to Manhattan	1988	^[43]
"Shim-Sham-Shimmy"	Champion Jack Dupree	From New Orleans to Chicago	1966	^[67]
"Sinking in an Ocean of Tears"	Stephen Bishop	Careless	1976	^[94]
"Slogans"	Bob Marley	Africa Unite: The Singles Collection	2005	^[108]
"Stormy Monday Blues"	Alexis Korner	The Party Album	1980	^[79]
"Stripped Away"	Dr. John	The City That Care Forgot	2008	^[92]
"Teasin'"	King Curtis	Get Ready	1970	^[109]
"That's the Way God Planned It (Parts 1 & 2)"	Billy Preston	That's the Way God Planned It	1969	^[87]
"They Dance Alone"	Sting	...Nothing Like the Sun	1987	^[87]
"Third Degree"	Champion Jack Dupree	From New Orleans to Chicago	1966	^[67]
"Time for a Change"	Dr. John	The City That Care Forgot	2008	^[92]
"Tonight Will Be Alright"	Lionel Richie	Dancing on the Ceiling	1986	^[87]
"Way Up Yonder"	Ronnie Lane	See Me	1980	^[79]
"What Would I Do Without You"	Jools Holland	Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues	2002	^[88]
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"	The Beatles	The Beatles	1968	^[110]
"Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?"	Buckwheat Zydeco	Taking It Home	1988	^[111]
"A Wonderful World" (studio version)	Zucchero	Zucchero, Oro incenso e birra	1989	^[87]
"A Wonderful World" (live version)	Zucchero	Zu & Co: Live at the Royal Albert Hall	2007	^[112]
"Woorier"	Joe Cocker	Sting Ray	1975	^[94]
"Yer Blues"	Dirty Mac	The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus	1968	^[113]
"(You've Got to) Love Her with a Feeling"	Taj Mahal	Phantom Blues	1996	^[103]