

“(Clapton) hasn’t played guitar this well in years, seemingly grateful for the acoustic limitations that let him forego guitar-hero pyrotechnics for a folksy Big Bill Broonzy bag…” – Stereophile, December 1992Ħ. Fm B E A Youve been runnin, hidin much too long. “Tears In Heaven” won the Grammy for Song of the Year and “Layla” was named Best Rock Song. Opening with the short instrumental Clapton and the band quickly set the tone for the blues standards. Unplugged won the 1993 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Eric Claptons 'MTV Unplugged' is nothing short of a masterpiece. With Mobile Fidelity's SACD, that sensation is truer than ever before. 1 It includes a version of the successful 1992 single 'Tears in Heaven' and an acoustic version of 'Layla'. In every regard, Clapton's Unplugged session was appointment listening when it came out in August 1992. And some of his most popular – the album sold over seven million copies in the U.S. Unplugged (Eric Clapton album) Unplugged is a 1992 live album by Eric Clapton, recorded at Bray Studios, England in front of an audience for the MTV Unplugged television series. The result was some of the most genuine, heartfelt music the guitarist has ever committed to tape. The music was straightforward and direct, alternating between his pop numbers and traditional blues songs. Clapton’s concert was not only one of the finest Unplugged episodes, but also some of the finest music he had recorded in years. History) ist ein Doppel-Kompilationsalbum des britischen Rockmusikers Eric Clapton.Es erschien zuerst im Mai 1984 unter dem Plattenlabel Starblend (821 937-1) und ist Claptons siebtes Best-Of-Album.

Eric Clapton’s Unplugged was responsible for making acoustic-based music, and Unplugged albums in particular, a hot trend in the early ’90s. Backtrackin’ (alternativ als: Back Trackin’ oder Backtrackin’
