Old Sock

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Field	Value
name	Old Sock
type	studio
artist	Eric Clapton
cover	Oldsockclapton.jpg
released	12 March 2013
recorded	2012–2013
genre	Rock, blues, reggae
length	57:27
label	Surfdog/Duck Records/ADA (U.S.)/Polydor (EU)
producer	Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Simon Climie
prev_title	Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
prev_year	2011
next_title	The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
next_year	2014
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Old Sock is the nineteenth solo studio album by Eric Clapton. It includes the two new compositions "Gotta Get Over" and "Every Little Thing", as well as covers. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including Steve Winwood, JJ Cale and Paul McCartney.

Background

Old Sock includes two new compositions ("Gotta Get Over" and "Every Little Thing"), and covers of some of his favourite songs from childhood to the current day. Several notable musicians were involved in the album, including Steve Winwood, JJ Cale and Paul McCartney. This is Cale's final major recorded contribution before his death in July 2013. It reached No. 11 in the UK Album Chart and No. 7 in the U.S.

Clapton previously considered naming the album 50 Years of Drift in an Open Tuning, a homage to the Derek Taylor book 50 Years Adrift (In An Open Necked Shirt). He was inspired to name the album Old Sock from a conversation with David Bowie. After hearing Bowie's then-new song "Where Are We Now?", Clapton sent a note thanking him "for writing such a beautiful song". Bowie responded, "Thanks for the shoutout, old sock. Really appreciate it." Bowie allowed Clapton to use the phrase for his album title and share the story of their conversation. Following Bowie's death in 2016, Clapton wrote "Sweet dreams old sock" on his Facebook account.

The album cover is a selfie Clapton took with his iPhone while on holiday in Antigua.

Track listing

| title1 = Further On Down the Road | note1 = featuring Taj Mahal | length1 = 5:42 | writer1 = Taj Mahal, Jesse E. Davis | title2 = Angel | note2 = featuring J.J. Cale | length2 = 3:53 | writer2 = J. J. Cale | title3 = The Folks Who Live on the Hill | length3 = 3:44 | writer3 = Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern | title4 = Gotta Get Over | note4 = featuring Chaka Khan | length4 = 4:36 | writer4 = Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa | title5 = Till Your Well Runs Dry | length5 = 4:40 | writer5 = Peter Tosh | title6 = All of Me | note6 = featuring Paul McCartney | length6 = 3:22 | writer6 = Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons | title7 = Born to Lose | length7 = 4:01 | writer7 = Ted Daffan | title8 = Still Got the Blues | note8 = featuring Steve Winwood | length8 = 5:52 | writer8 = Gary Moore | title9 = Goodnight Irene | length9 = 4:20 | writer9 = Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax | title10 = Your One and Only Man | length10 = 4:27 | writer10 = Otis Redding | title11 = Every Little Thing | length11 = 4:31 | writer11 = Doyle Bramhall II, Justin Stanley, Nikka Costa | title12 = Our Love Is Here to Stay | length12 = 4:11 | writer12 = George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | headline = Bonus Track | title13 = No Sympathy | length13 = 4:08 | writer13 = Tosh

Personnel

• Eric Clapton – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, dobro, mandolin
• Doyle Bramhall II – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar, mandolin
• Taj Mahal – banjo and harmonica on "Further on Down the Road"
• J. J. Cale – guitar and vocals on "Angel"
• Tim Carmon – Hammond B3 organ
• Simon Climie – acoustic piano, percussion
• Frank Marocco – accordion
• Walt Richmond – upright piano, keyboards
• Matt Rollings – keyboards
• Chris Stainton – clavinet, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ
• Justin Stanley – clavinet, Mellotron, drums
• Steve Winwood – Hammond B3 organ on "Still Got the Blues"
• Willie Weeks – bass guitar, upright bass
• Paul McCartney – upright bass and backing vocals on "All of Me"
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
• Henry Spinetti – drums
• Gabe Witcher – fiddle
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
• Joseph Sublett – tenor saxophone
• Nicholas Lane – trombone
• Sal Cracchiolo – trumpet
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements and conductor
• Isobel Griffiths – strings contractor
• Perry Montague-Mason – strings leader
• Thomas Bowes – strings leader
• Sharon White – backing vocals
• Michelle John – backing vocals
• Chaka Khan – guest vocals on "Gotta Get Over"
• Julie Clapton – guest vocals
• Ella Clapton – guest vocals
• Sophie Clapton – guest vocals
• Nikka Costa – guest vocals
• Wendy Moten – guest vocals
• Lisa Vaughan – guest vocals

Production

• Producers – Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Clapton, Simon Climie and Justin Stanley.
• Recorded by Simon Climie, Alan Douglas, Steve Price and Justin Stanley.
• Assistant Engineers – Nick Cervonaro, Martin Cooke, Fiona Cruickshank, Joel Evenden, Alex Graupera, Joe Kearns, Paul LaMalfa, Kevin Mills, Harry Rutherford and Kyle Stevens.
• Mixed by Simon Climie
• Recorded at Air Lyndhurst Hall and Angel Recording Studios (London, England).
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
• Production Coordinator and Musician Contactors – Debbie Johnson and Shari Sutcliffe.
• Cover and Photography by Eric Clapton
• Design – Catherine Roylance, Noiseland Industries.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2013–14) | Peak position | Canadian Albums (Billboard) | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | Greek Albums (IFPI) | Slovenian Albums (SLO Top 30) | US Top Album Sales (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 12 | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2013)	Position	Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	UK Albums (OCC)	US Independent Albums (Billboard)	US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
77
130
170
130
56
112
196
172
18
52
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Certifications

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References

• All information from CD booklet (Bushbranch catalogue #2-18015)

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