Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) [Official Digital Download]

One of Rolling Stone's “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Clapton's second solo album featured a number of his most powerful singles, including “Let It Grow”, "Willie and the Hand Jive" and “I Shot the Sheriff”.
461 Ocean Boulevard is Eric Clapton's second studio solo album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn't sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of Eric Clapton. However, 461 Ocean Boulevard is a tighter, more focused outing that enables Clapton to stretch out instrumentally. Furthermore, the pop concessions on the album -- the sleek production, the concise running times -- don't detract from the rootsy origins of the material, whether it's Johnny Otis' "Willie and the Hand Jive," the traditional blues "Motherless Children," Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," or Clapton's emotional original "Let It Grow." With its relaxed, friendly atmosphere and strong bluesy roots, 461 Ocean Boulevard set the template for Clapton's '70s albums. Though he tried hard to make an album exactly like it, he never quite managed to replicate its charms.

Eric Clapton / 461 Ocean Boulevard
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 0.00 dB -15.02 dB 4:54 01-Motherless Children
DR15 0.00 dB -17.80 dB 2:54 02-Give Me Strength
DR16 0.00 dB -18.30 dB 3:32 03-Willie And The Hand Jive
DR15 0.00 dB -16.42 dB 3:48 04-Get Ready
DR13 0.00 dB -14.85 dB 4:25 05-I Shot The Sheriff
DR15 0.00 dB -17.08 dB 4:14 06-I Can't Hold Out
DR12 0.00 dB -16.43 dB 3:27 07-Please Be With Me
DR13 0.00 dB -16.04 dB 5:01 08-Let It Grow
DR15 0.00 dB -16.63 dB 3:15 09-Steady Rollin' Man
DR13 0.00 dB -14.88 dB 4:09 10-Mainline Florida
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2938 kbps
Codec: FLAC