Guest musicians appearing on Eric Clapton’s Recordings
Guest musicians appearing on Eric Clapton’s Recordings
From almost the start of Eric’s solo career in 1970, major recording artists have appeared on his studio albums. These artists form a diverse group and represent the worlds of blues, rock, pop, jazz, R&B and hiphop.
For detailed information on all sessions through 1992 (including the studio used, personnel, guitars, and number of takes), consult Marc Roberty’s excellent book Eric Clapton: The Complete Recording Sessions 1963-1992. Marc’s book was instrumental in presenting Eric’s session work in this section.
Here is a list of the artists who have recorded in a “guest session” for Eric (alphabetical by guest artist surname):
| ARTIST | SONG TITLE | ALBUM | RELEASED |
| Allman, Duane | All tracks except “I Looked Away”, “Keep On Growing” and “Bell Bottom Blues” | Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs | 1970 |
| Band, The | All Tracks | No Reason To Cry | 1976 |
| Brooker, Gary | All Tracks | Another Ticket | 1981 |
| Brooker, Gary | It’s In The Way That You Use It | August | 1986 |
| Cale, J.J. | All Tracks | The Road To Escondido | 2006 |
| Carrack, Paul | Pilgrim, One Chance, Going Down Slow, Sick & Tired, She’s Gone | Pilgrim | 1998 |
| Carrack, Paul | Reptile, Second Nature, | Reptile | 2001 |
| Collins, Mel | The Core | Slowhand | 1977 |
| Collins, Phil | All Tracks | Behind The Sun | 1985 |
| Collins, Phil | All Tracks | August | 1986 |
| Crawford, Hank | Hard Times | Journeyman | 1989 |
| Cray, Robert | Old Love, Anything For Your Love, Before You Accuse Me | Journeyman | 1989 |
| Dylan, Bob | Sign Language | No Reason To Cry | date |
| Edmonds, Kenny “Babyface” | Born In Time | Pilgrim | 1998 |
| Fame, Georgie | County Jail | No Reason To Cry | 1976 |
| Gill, Vince | track unknown | Back Homet | 2005 |
| Hall, Darryl | No Alibis | Journeyman | 1989 |
| Harrison, George | Badge | Goodbye (Cream) | 1969 |
| Harrison, George | Roll It Over | Eric Clapton | 1970 |
| Harrison, George | Run So Far | Journeyman | 1989 |
| Impressions, The | All Tracks except Reptile, Broken Down, Son And Sylvia, Losing Hand (Japan-only bonus
track) |
Reptile | 2001 |
| Khan, Chaka | Pretending | Journeyman | 1989 |
| Lee, Albert | Dead End Road | The Road To Escondido | 2006 |
| Mahal, Taj | track unknown | The Road To Escondido | 2006 |
| Marley, Stephen | track unknown | Back Home | 2005 |
| Mason, Dave | Roll It Over | Eric Clapton | 1970 |
| Mason, Dave | Ain’t That Lovin’ You | 461 Ocean Boulevard | 1974 |
| Mayer, John | track unknown | Back Home | 2005 |
| Mayer, John | Hard To Thrill | The Road To Escondido | 2006 |
| Newman, David “Fathead” | Hard Times | Journeyman | 1989 |
| Preston, Billy | All Tracks | No Reason To Cry | 1976 |
| Preston, Billy | Got You On My Mind, Come Back Baby, Broken Down, Find Myself, I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It, I
Want A Little Girl, Superman Inside, Son And Sylvia |
Reptile | 2001 |
| Preston, Billy | All Tracks | Me And Mr. Johnson | 2004 |
| Preston, Billy | Selected Tracks | Sessions For Robert J (CD / DVD) | 2004 |
| Preston, Billy | track unknown | Back Home | 2005 |
| Preston, Billy | track unknown | The Road To Escondido | 2006 |
| Randolph, Robert | track unknown | Back Home | 2005 |
| Rich, Tony | Needs His Woman | Pilgrim | 1998 |
| Sample, Joe | You Were There | Pilgrim | 1998 |
| Sample, Joe | Travelin’ Light, Believe In Life, Broken Down, I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It, Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
Tonight, Losing Hand (Japan-only bonus track) |
Reptile | 2001 |
| Sanborn, David | Breaking Point | Journeyman | 1989 |
| Stills, Stephen | Let It Rain | Eric Clapton | 1970 |
| Tosh, Peter | Burial (Unissued), Watcha Gonna Do | Crossroads (Tracks recorded 197- during No Reason To Cry Sessions) | 1985 |
| Trucks, Derek | Who Am I To Love You? | The Road To Escondido | 2006 |
| Turner, Tina | Tearing Us Apart, Hold On | August | 1986 |
| Winwood, Steve | track unknown | Back Home | 2005 |