![]() ![]() ![]() And while Cale has penned the vast majority of songs here, Clapton seems to have most of the lead vocals. Now, both he and Clapton have tempted fate again by reuniting for this album. Clapton’s career continued to take off, while Cale’s discography, in terms of quality, resembled one of those early airplanes that got 20 feet off the ground before crashing hard into a chicken coop.īut recently, Cale’s made an upturn of sorts, with his fabulous To Tulsa and Back release in 2004 putting him back on target. And, of course, “After Midnight” for his solo self-titled debut years before “Cocaine”. Eric Clapton and Jean Jacques Cale struck gold together when Clapton performed Cale’s “Cocaine” for his Slowhand masterpiece back in 1977. But some duos know to quit while way ahead. The results are often depressing, and even diminish that initial magic. Often times the tandem do not leave well enough alone and quickly get back into the studio to recreate magic that is no longer there. There are certain pairings in music that seem to bring to mind a moment in time when everything for the tandem hit on all cylinders. ![]()
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