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| cover = Eric_Clapton_August.jpg
| cover = Eric_Clapton_August.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = 24 November 1986 (UK)
| released = 24 November 1986<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1986/Music-Week-1986-11-22.pdf|title=Music Week|page=60}}</ref>
| recorded = April–May 1986
| recorded = April–May 1986
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| length = 55:53 (original CD) <br> 49:31 (vinyl and remastered CD)
| length = 55:53 (CD) <br> 49:31 (vinyl)
| label = [[Duck Records|Duck]] / [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| label = [[Duck Records|Duck]] / [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer = Eric Clapton, [[Phil Collins]], [[Tom Dowd]]
| producer = Eric Clapton, [[Phil Collins]], [[Tom Dowd]]
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| type = Album
| type = Album
| single1 = [[Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra song)|Behind the Mask]]
| single1 = [[Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra song)|Behind the Mask]]
| single1date = 5 January 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1986/Music-Week-1986-12-20-I.pdf|title=Music Week|page=5}}</ref>
| single1date = 1986 (UK)
| single2 = [[It's in the Way That You Use It]]
| single2 = [[It's in the Way That You Use It]]
| single2date = March 1987 (UK)
| single2date = 23 March 1987
| single3 = [[Tearing Us Apart]]
| single3 = [[Tearing Us Apart]]
| single3date = June 1987 (UK)
| single3date = 8 June 1987
| single4 = Holy Mother
| single4 = Holy Mother
| single4date = November 1987 (UK)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eric+Clapton&titel=Holy+Mother&cat=s|title=Eric Clapton singles}}</ref>
| single4date = 23 November 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-11-21.pdf|title=Music Week|page=49}}</ref>
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'''''August''''' is the tenth solo studio album by [[Eric Clapton]], released in 1986 by Duck Records/[[Warner Bros. Records]]. Described as a "hard R&B" album, it was primarily produced by [[Phil Collins]], in association with longtime Clapton associate [[Tom Dowd]].<ref name=AllMusic/>
'''''August''''' is the tenth solo studio album by the English rock musician [[Eric Clapton]], released in 1986 by Duck Records/[[Warner Bros. Records]]. Described as a "hard R&B" album, it was primarily produced by [[Phil Collins]], in association with longtime Clapton associate [[Tom Dowd]].<ref name=AllMusic/>


==Composition==
==Composition==
The album opens with the Dowd-Clapton produced "[[It's in the Way That You Use It]]", co-written with [[Robbie Robertson]], late of [[The Band]]. It featured in the [[Paul Newman]]-[[Tom Cruise]] film ''[[The Color of Money]]'' in October 1986, a month before the album's release, subsequently reaching No. 1 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart for one week. Two tracks, "Run" and "Hung Up On Your Love", were written by veteran [[Motown]] composer [[Lamont Dozier]] while "[[Tearing Us Apart]]" was a duet with [[Tina Turner]] and "Bad Influence" was a cover of a number by blues musician [[Robert Cray]]. "Holy Mother", co-written with [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]], was dedicated to the memory of another member of The Band, [[Richard Manuel]], who had taken his own life earlier that year.
The album opens with the Dowd-Clapton produced "[[It's in the Way That You Use It]]", co-written with [[Robbie Robertson]], late of [[The Band]]. It was featured in the [[Paul Newman]]-[[Tom Cruise]] film ''[[The Color of Money]]'' in October 1986, a month before the album's release, subsequently reaching No. 1 on the [[Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart for one week. Two tracks, "Run" and "Hung Up On Your Love", were written by veteran [[Motown]] composer [[Lamont Dozier]] while "[[Tearing Us Apart]]" was a duet with [[Tina Turner]] and "Bad Influence" was a cover of a number by blues musician [[Robert Cray]]. "Holy Mother", co-written with [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]], was dedicated to the memory of another member of The Band, [[Richard Manuel]], who had taken his own life earlier that year.


The album's only UK top 20 hit, "[[Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra song)|Behind the Mask]]", was recorded at the suggestion of [[Greg Phillinganes]]. Legend has it that upon hearing [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]'s original track, around 1980–82, producer [[Quincy Jones]] fell in love with the track, and he and [[Michael Jackson]] recorded their own version with new lyrics by Jackson during his ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' sessions. The track never made the ''Thriller'' album but Phillinganes, at the time keyboard player for Jackson, later released his own version of the song on his 1984 ''[[Pulse (Greg Phillinganes album)|Pulse]]'' album, which resembles the Clapton version that became ''August'''s lead single in the UK. Jackson's version was finally released in 2010 on the posthumous album ''[[Michael (Michael Jackson album)|Michael]]''.
The album's only UK top 20 hit, "[[Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra song)|Behind the Mask]]", was recorded at the suggestion of [[Greg Phillinganes]]. Legend has it that upon hearing [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]]'s original track, around 1980–82, producer [[Quincy Jones]] fell in love with the track, and he and [[Michael Jackson]] recorded their own version with new lyrics by Jackson during his ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' sessions. The track never made the ''Thriller'' album but Phillinganes, at the time keyboard player for Jackson, later released his own version of the song on his 1984 ''[[Pulse (Greg Phillinganes album)|Pulse]]'' album, which resembles the Clapton version that became ''August'''s lead single in the UK. Jackson's version was finally released in 2010 on the posthumous album ''[[Michael (Michael Jackson album)|Michael]]''.
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
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#"[[It's in the Way That You Use It]]" (Eric Clapton, [[Robbie Robertson]]) – 4:11
| title1 = [[It's in the Way That You Use It]]
#"Run" ([[Lamont Dozier]]) – 3:39
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| writer1 = Eric Clapton, [[Robbie Robertson]]
#"[[Tearing Us Apart]]" (with [[Tina Turner]]) (Clapton, [[Greg Phillinganes]]) – 4:15
| length1 = 4:11
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#"Bad Influence" ([[Robert Cray]], Michael Vannice) – 5:09
| title2 = Run
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#"Walk Away" ([[Richard Feldman (songwriter)|Richard Feldman]], [[Marcella Detroit]]) – 3:52
#"Hung Up on Your Love" (Dozier) – 3:53
| writer2 = [[Lamont Dozier]]
| length2 = 3:39
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#"Take a Chance" (Clapton, [[Nathan East]], Phillinganes) – 4:54
| title3 = [[Tearing Us Apart]]
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#"Hold On" (Clapton, [[Phil Collins]]) – 4:56
| note3 = with [[Tina Turner]]
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#"Miss You" (Clapton, [[Bobby Colomby]], Phillinganes) – 5:06
| writer3 = Clapton, [[Greg Phillinganes]]
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#"Holy Mother" ([[Stephen Bishop (musician)|Stephen Bishop]], Clapton) – 4:55
| length3 = 4:15
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#"[[Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra song)|Behind the Mask]]" ([[Chris Mosdell]], [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Michael Jackson]]) – 4:47
| title4 = Bad Influence
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#"Grand Illusion" (Bob Farrell, Dave Robbins, Charles Robbins, Van Stephenson) – 6:23 (original CD pressings only)
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| writer4 = [[Robert Cray]], Michael Vannice

| length4 = 5:09
| title5 = Walk Away
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| writer5 = [[Richard Feldman (songwriter)|Richard Feldman]], [[Marcella Detroit]]
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = Hung Up on Your Love
| writer6 = Dozier
| length6 = 3:53
| title7 = Take a Chance
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| writer7 = Clapton, [[Nathan East]], Phillinganes
| length7 = 4:54
| title8 = Hold On
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| writer8 = Clapton, [[Phil Collins]]
| length8 = 4:56
| title9 = Miss You
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| writer9 = Clapton, [[Bobby Colomby]], Phillinganes
| length9 = 5:06
| title10 = Holy Mother
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| writer10 = [[Stephen Bishop (musician)|Stephen Bishop]], Clapton
| length10 = 4:55
| title11 = [[Behind the Mask (Yellow Magic Orchestra song)|Behind the Mask]]
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| writer11 = [[Chris Mosdell]], [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Michael Jackson]]
| length11 = 4:47
| title12 = Grand Illusion
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| writer12 = Bob Farrell, Dave Robbins, Charles Robbins, Van Stephenson
| length12 = 6:23
| note12 = CD only
}}
Some tracks were recorded for the album, but not included:
Some tracks were recorded for the album, but not included:
#"Wanna Make Love to You" (released on the "Behind the Mask" single; later included on ''[[Crossroads (Eric Clapton album)|Crossroads]]'')
#"Wanna Make Love to You" (released on the "Behind the Mask" single; later included on ''[[Crossroads (Eric Clapton album)|Crossroads]]'')
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* [[Gary Brooker]] – keyboards (1), backing vocals (1)
* [[Gary Brooker]] – keyboards (1), backing vocals (1)
* Richard Cottle – synthesizers (1)
* Richard Cottle – synthesizers (1)
* [[Greg Phillinganes]] – keyboards (2-12), backing vocals (2-12)
* [[Greg Phillinganes]] – keyboards (2–12), backing vocals (2–12)
* [[Richard Feldman (songwriter)|Richard Feldman]] – additional keyboards (5)
* [[Richard Feldman (songwriter)|Richard Feldman]] – additional keyboards (5)
* [[Larry Williams (jazz musician)|Larry Williams]] – synthesizer programming
* [[Larry Williams (jazz musician)|Larry Williams]] – synthesizer programming (where employed) (2–12)
* [[Laurence Cottle]] – bass (1)
* [[Laurence Cottle]] – bass (1)
* [[Nathan East]] – bass (2-12)
* [[Nathan East]] – bass (2–12)
* [[Henry Spinetti]] – drums (1)
* [[Henry Spinetti]] – drums (1)
* [[Phil Collins]] – drums (2-12), percussion (2-12), backing vocals (2-12)
* [[Phil Collins]] – drums (2–12), percussion (2–12), backing vocals (2–12)
* [[Michael Brecker]] – saxophones (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
* [[Michael Brecker]] – saxophones (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
* [[Dave Bargeron]] – trombone (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
* [[Dave Bargeron]] – trombone (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 25 November 2024

For other uses, see August (disambiguation).

August
Studio album by
Eric Clapton
Released24 November 1986[1]
RecordedApril–May 1986
Genre
Length55:53 (CD)
49:31 (vinyl)
LabelDuck / Warner Bros.
ProducerEric Clapton, Phil Collins, Tom Dowd
Eric Clapton chronology
Edge of Darkness
(1985) 		August
(1986) 		The Cream of Eric Clapton
(1987)
Singles from August
  1. "Behind the Mask"
    Released: 5 January 1987[2]
  2. "It's in the Way That You Use It"
    Released: 23 March 1987
  3. "Tearing Us Apart"
    Released: 8 June 1987
  4. "Holy Mother"
    Released: 23 November 1987[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Kerrang![5]
Rolling Stoneunfavorable[6]

August is the tenth solo studio album by the English rock musician Eric Clapton, released in 1986 by Duck Records/Warner Bros. Records. Described as a "hard R&B" album, it was primarily produced by Phil Collins, in association with longtime Clapton associate Tom Dowd.[4]

Composition

[edit]

The album opens with the Dowd-Clapton produced "It's in the Way That You Use It", co-written with Robbie Robertson, late of The Band. It was featured in the Paul Newman-Tom Cruise film The Color of Money in October 1986, a month before the album's release, subsequently reaching No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week. Two tracks, "Run" and "Hung Up On Your Love", were written by veteran Motown composer Lamont Dozier while "Tearing Us Apart" was a duet with Tina Turner and "Bad Influence" was a cover of a number by blues musician Robert Cray. "Holy Mother", co-written with Stephen Bishop, was dedicated to the memory of another member of The Band, Richard Manuel, who had taken his own life earlier that year.

The album's only UK top 20 hit, "Behind the Mask", was recorded at the suggestion of Greg Phillinganes. Legend has it that upon hearing Yellow Magic Orchestra's original track, around 1980–82, producer Quincy Jones fell in love with the track, and he and Michael Jackson recorded their own version with new lyrics by Jackson during his Thriller sessions. The track never made the Thriller album but Phillinganes, at the time keyboard player for Jackson, later released his own version of the song on his 1984 Pulse album, which resembles the Clapton version that became August's lead single in the UK. Jackson's version was finally released in 2010 on the posthumous album Michael.

Clapton's studio band for the album included Collins on drums and backing vocals, bassist Nathan East and keyboard player Greg Phillinganes; saxophonist Michael Brecker, trumpeters Randy Brecker and Jon Faddis, and trombone player Dave Bargeron. Collins, East and Phillinganes would recreate their studio roles for Clapton's acclaimed live appearances over the next two years.

Veering between Collins soul/pop and Clapton blues/rock, August cemented Clapton's comeback.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's in the Way That You Use It"Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson4:11
2."Run"Lamont Dozier3:39
3."Tearing Us Apart" (with Tina Turner)Clapton, Greg Phillinganes4:15
4."Bad Influence"Robert Cray, Michael Vannice5:09
5."Walk Away"Richard Feldman, Marcella Detroit3:52
6."Hung Up on Your Love"Dozier3:53
7."Take a Chance"Clapton, Nathan East, Phillinganes4:54
8."Hold On"Clapton, Phil Collins4:56
9."Miss You"Clapton, Bobby Colomby, Phillinganes5:06
10."Holy Mother"Stephen Bishop, Clapton4:55
11."Behind the Mask"Chris Mosdell, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Michael Jackson4:47
12."Grand Illusion" (CD only)Bob Farrell, Dave Robbins, Charles Robbins, Van Stephenson6:23

Some tracks were recorded for the album, but not included:

  1. "Wanna Make Love to You" (released on the "Behind the Mask" single; later included on Crossroads)
  2. "Lady of Verona" (unissued)
  3. "Walking the White Line" (unissued)

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producers – Eric Clapton (Track 1); Tom Dowd (Tracks 1–12); Phil Collins (Tracks 2–12).
  • Engineers – Steve Chase and John Jacobs (Track 1); Paul Gommersall, Peter Hefter and Magic Moreno (Tracks 2–12).
  • Photography – Terry O'Neill
  • Photography Assistant – Tony Burdett
  • Artwork – Zarkowski Designs, Ltd.
  • Management – Roger Forrester

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

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Year Single Chart Position[23]
1986 "It's in the Way That You Use It" Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
1986 "Tearing Us Apart" Mainstream Rock Tracks 5
1987 "Miss You" Mainstream Rock Tracks 9
1987 "Run" Mainstream Rock Tracks 21

References

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  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 60.
  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 5.
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 49.
  4. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Eric Clapton August review". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  5. ^ Putterford, Mark (11 December 1986). "Eric Clapton 'August'". Kerrang!. Vol. 135. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
  6. ^ DeCurtis, Anthony (12 February 1987). "Eric Clapton August". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0780". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. 7 March 1987. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Eric Clapton". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 48.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eric Clapton – August" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Eric Clapton".
  13. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Eric Clapton – August". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Eric Clapton – August". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Eric Clapton – August". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Eric Clapton – August". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Eric Clapton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  21. ^ "British album certifications – Eric Clapton – August". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Eric Clapton – August". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  23. ^ "August – Eric Clapton : Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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