E. C. Was Here

E. C. Was Here is a 1975 album by Eric Clapton. It was recorded live in 1974 and 1975 at the Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 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.

E. C. Was Here
Live album by Eric Clapton
Released	August 1975
Recorded	19–20 July 1974 at the Long Beach Arena – 4 December 1974 at the Hammersmith Odeon – 25 June 1975 at the Providence Civic Center
Genre	Blues-rock
Length	46:40
Label	RSO
Producer	Tom Dowd
Eric Clapton chronology
There's One in Every Crowd (1975) E. C. Was Here (1975) No Reason to Cry (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B–[2]
Q	[3]

An expanded version was included as discs 3 and 4 of Give Me Strength: The 1974/1975 Recordings.

Track listing

Side one

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

Side two

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

Disc 3 of Give Me Strength The 1974/1975 Recordings

1. "Smile" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 3:36
2. "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 19, 1974) – 7:41
3. "Presence of the Lord" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 8:47
4. "Crossroads" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 4:39
5. "I Shot The Sheriff" (Previously Unreleased-Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 7:35
6. "Layla" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 6:00
7. "Little Wing" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 8:57
8. "Can't Find My Way Home" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 5:18
9. "Driftin' Blues/Ramblin' On My Mind" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 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, December 4, 1974) – 8:15
2. "Willie and the Hand Jive/Get Ready" (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, July 20, 1974) – 11:27
3. "The Sky Is Crying/Have You Ever Loved A Woman/Ramblin' On My Mind" (Hammersmith Odeon, London, December 5, 1974) – 7:26
4. "Badge" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, June 28, 1975) – 10:44
5. "Driftin' Blues" (Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975) – 6:55
6. "Eyesight to the Blind/Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?" (Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island, June 25, 1975) – 20:50
7. "Further on Up the Road" (Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale New York, June 28, 1975) – 7:35

Personnel

• Eric Clapton –rhythm guitar, vocals
• Yvonne Elliman – vocals
• George Terry – lead 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)[4] 29 French Albums (SNEP)[5] 13 bgcolor="#efefef" German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 34 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 11 bgcolor="#efefef" Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 13 bgcolor="#efefef" UK Albums (OCC)[9] 14 US Billboard 200[10] 20

Year-end charts Chart (1975) Position French Albums (SNEP)[11] 94

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)	—	42,500[12]
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Silver	60,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "Q: ...designed to reassure the public that Eric Clapton had not gone mad....a decent set..."
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 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).
5. "InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
6. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
7. "– Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Eric Clapton" (in Japanese). 30 December 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Eric Clapton – E.C. Was Here". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
9. "Eric Clapton | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2015-07-29.
10. AllMusic
11. "InfoDisc : Les Albums (CD) de 1975 par InfoDisc". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). InfoDisc.fr. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
12. Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums Tout Temps at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 December 2019)
13. "British album certifications – Eric Clapton – E C Was Here". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 December 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type E C Was Here in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.