No Alibis
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | No Alibis |
| cover | No_Alibis_single_cover.jpg |
| caption | Australian single cover |
| type | single |
| artist | Eric Clapton |
| album | Journeyman |
| B-side | Running on Faith |
| released | 19 March 1990 |
| genre | Blues rock |
| length | 5:32 album |
| 4:04 single edit | |
| label | Reprise Records |
| writer | Jerry Lynn Williams |
| producer | Russ Titelman |
| prev_title | Bad Love |
| prev_year | 1990 |
| next_title | Run So Far |
| next_year | 1990 |
| :: |
| name = No Alibis | cover = No_Alibis_single_cover.jpg | alt = | caption = Australian single cover | type = single | artist = Eric Clapton | album = Journeyman | B-side = Running on Faith | released = 19 March 1990 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Blues rock | length = 5:32 album 4:04 single edit | label = Reprise Records | writer = Jerry Lynn Williams | producer = Russ Titelman | prev_title = Bad Love | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = Run So Far | next_year = 1990 "No Alibis" is a track from Eric Clapton's 1989 album Journeyman. It was released as a single in a shortened version, with "Running on Faith" (also on the Journeyman album) as the B-side. The 12" single and CD maxi-singles, both released the following year, included the longer album version and also added live versions of "Behind the Mask" and "Cocaine", respectively. The live versions were recorded at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England in July 1986.
"No Alibis" is one of the more commercial rock songs from that record. Author Marc Roberty describes it as "a strong, anthem-like song."
In Clapton's autobiography, he describes that he wrote the songs with Williams, who was credited exclusively, but that Clapton was betrayed by his former partner Lory Del Santo.
The single release of the song reached number 53 on the British charts and stayed there for three weeks.{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ | title=British Chart | publisher=Official Charts Company | accessdate=16 October 2010}}{{cite web |url = http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist//eric%20clapton/ |title = Artist Chart History: Eric Clapton |publisher = The Official UK Charts Company |accessdate = 17 November 2010 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110615183610/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist//eric%20clapton/ |archivedate = 15 June 2011
Personnel
- Eric Clapton – lead vocals, guitar
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, backing vocals
- Richard Tee – acoustic piano
- Robbie Kondor – synthesizer programming
- Nathan East – bass, backing vocals
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
- Carol Steele – percussion
- Daryl Hall – harmony vocals
- Chaka Khan – backing vocals
- Lani Groves – backing vocals
Notes
References
- ''Music Week New releases page- 17 March 1990 issue''
- [http://www.allmusic.com/song/no-alibis-mt0007865425 No Alibis – Eric Clapton. Listen, Appearances, Song Review. AllMusic], accessed December 9, 2014, allmusic.com
- [http://www.allmusic.com/album/journeyman-mw0000654245 Journeyman – Eric Clapton. Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards. AllMusic], accessed December 9, 2014, allmusic.com
- [http://www.discogs.com/Eric-Clapton-No-Alibis/master/289850 Eric Clapton - No Alibis] at [[Discogs]]
- Roberty, M.. (1995). "The Complete Guide to the Music of Eric Clapton". Omnibus Press.
- Eric Clapton. ''Eric Clapton: The Autobiography''. 2007
- [http://www.allmusic.com/album/journeyman-mw0000654245/awards Journeyman – Eric Clapton. Awards. AllMusic], accessed December 9, 2014, allmusic.com
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