E. C. Was Here Explained

E. C. Was Here
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Eric Clapton
Cover:	ECwashere cover.jpg
Released:	August 1975
Recorded:	19–20 July 1974, 4 December 1974, 25 June 1975
Venue:	Nassau Coliseum Long Beach Arena Hammersmith Odeon Providence Civic Center
Genre:	Blues rock
Length:	46:40
Label:	RSO
Producer:	Tom Dowd
Prev Title:	There's One in Every Crowd
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	No Reason to Cry
Next Year:	1976

E. C. Was Here is a 1975 album by Eric Clapton. It was recorded live in 1974 and 1975 at the Nassau Coliseum, Long Beach Arena, the Hammersmith Odeon, and the Providence Civic Center by Record Plant Remote during Clapton's first tour since Derek and the Dominos in 1970.

An expanded and remixed version was included as discs 3 and 4 of Give Me Strength: The 1974/1975 Recordings, compilaton album (5 CD+Blu-ray disk), released 10 December 2013

Track listing

Side one

1. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Billy Myles) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974) – 7:52
2. "Presence of the Lord" (Eric Clapton) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 6:40
3. "Driftin' Blues" (Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 3:25 (LP)/11:43 (CD)

Side two

1. "Can't Find My Way Home" (Steve Winwood) (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974) – 5:20
2. "Ramblin' on My Mind" (Robert Johnson) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 4 December 1974) – 7:20
3. "Further on Up the Road" (Joe Medwick, Don Robey) (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 28 June 1975) – 7:36

Disc 3 of Give Me Strength The 1974/1975 Recordings

1. "Smile" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 3:36
2. "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 19 July 1974) – 7:41
3. "Presence of the Lord" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 8:47
4. "Crossroads" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 4:39
5. "I Shot The Sheriff" (Previously Unreleased-Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 7:35
6. "Layla" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 6:00
7. "Little Wing" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 8:57
8. "Can't Find My Way Home" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 5:18
9. "Driftin' Blues/Ramblin' On My Mind" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 11:38

Disc 4 of Give Me Strength The 1974/1975 Recordings

1. "Ramblin' On My Mind/Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 4 December 1974) – 8:15
2. "Willie and the Hand Jive/Get Ready" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, 20 July 1974) – 11:27
3. "The Sky Is Crying/Have You Ever Loved A Woman/Ramblin' On My Mind" (Hammersmith Odeon, London, 5 December 1974) – 7:26
4. "Badge" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, 28 June 1975) – 10:44
5. "Driftin' Blues" (Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, 25 June 1975) – 6:55
6. "Eyesight to the Blind/Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?" (Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island, 25 June 1975) – 20:50
7. "Further on Up the Road" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, 28 June 1975) – 7:35

Personnel

• Eric Clapton – guitar, vocals
• Yvonne Elliman – vocals
• George Terry – guitar
• Dick Sims – organ
• Carl Radle – bass guitar
• Jamie Oldaker – drums
• Marcy Levy – tambourine

Additional personnel

• Wally Heider – engineer
• Ed Barton – engineer
• Brian Engolds – engineer
• Ralph Moss – engineer
• David Hewitt – engineer

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1975)	Peak Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[1]	29
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[2]	26
French Albums (SNEP)^[3]	13
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	11
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US Billboard 200	20

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, New South Wales. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as early materials were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself (1989).
2. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Eric Clapton. 48. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. fi.
3. Web site: InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD) . fr . InfoDisc.fr . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . 2015-07-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150715183553/http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Detail.php . 15 July 2015 . dmy .
4. Web site: – Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Eric Clapton. ja. 30 December 2007. 2015-07-29. dead. https://archive.today/20110722114350/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_ericclapton.html. 22 July 2011. dmy-all.
5. Web site: InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD) de 1975 par InfoDisc. fr. InfoDisc.fr. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 2015-07-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130711073045/http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1975.php. 11 July 2013. dmy-all.