- blues rock, rock, pop, classic rock
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- RSO
461 Ocean Boulevard is the second solo studio album by English musician Eric Clapton. It was released in late July 1974 by RSO Records, after the record company released the hit single "I Shot the Sheriff" earlier in the month. The album topped various international charts and sold more than two million copies.
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Character
Grave, character-led, classical in form and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA
- CreemA−
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock3.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
- Tom HullC
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Tracks
- A1Motherless Children4:53
- A2Give Me Strength2:54
- A3Willie and the Hand Jive3:31
- A4Get Ready3:48
- A5I Shot the Sheriff4:25
- B1I Can’t Hold Out4:14
- B2Please Be With Me3:27
- B3Let It Grow4:60
- B4Steady Rollin’ Man3:14
- B5Mainline Florida4:05
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Eric Clapton
- Label
- RSO
- Released
- 1974-07
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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