Tracks

1. My Father's Eyes

2. River Of Tears

3. Pilgrim

4. Broken Hearted

5. One Chance

6. Circus

7. Going Down Slow

8. Fall Like Rain

9. Born In Time

10. Sick And Tired

11. Needs His Woman

12. She's Gone

13. You Were There

14. Inside Of Me

Performer Notes

Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Ruth Kelly-Clapton (spoken vocals); Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar); London Session Orchestra (strings); Paul Brady (tin whistle, background vocals); Joe Sample (piano); Paul Carrack (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Chris Stainton (Hammond B-3 organ); Simon Climie (keyboards, synthesizer, programming, background vocals); Greg Phillinganes (keyboards); Louis Jardim (bass, percussion); Nathan East, Pino Palladino, Dave Bronze (bass); Steve Gadd (drums); Paul Waller (programming); Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Tony Rich, Chyna (background vocals).
Recorded at Olympic Studio, London, England, Ocean's Way Studio, Los Angeles, California.
PILGRIM was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. "My Father's Eyes" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Andy Fairweather Low (guitar); London Session Orchestra (strings); Paul Brady (tin whistle, background vocals); Joe Sample (piano); Simon Climie (keyboards, programming, keyboard programming, drum programming, background vocals); Greg Phillinganes (keyboards); Dave Bronze, Nathan East, Pino Palladino (bass guitar); Steve Gadd (drums); Louis Jardim, Luis Jardim (percussion); Paul Waller (programming, drum programming); Chyna, Kenneth Edmonds , Tony Rich (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Mick Guzauski; Alan Douglas .
Recording information: OIympic, London, England.
Illustrator: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.
Unknown Contributor Role: Mike Higham.
Since donning an Armani suit back in the decadent '80s, Eric Clapton's music has become more polished as he's gotten older. Despite recording the all-blues FROM THE CRADLE collection in 1994, E.C. has either gone unplugged, collaborated with silky-smooth soulsters such as Babyface, or dabbled with current electronic trends. PILGRIM finds Slowhand doing all of the above on his first album of original material in nearly a decade. Unlike many older artists dipping their toes into the electronic pool, Clapton and co-producer Simon Climie's restrained use of programming gilds rather than overwhelms these original numbers.
In a welcome turn, Clapton wrote or co-wrote every song with the exception of Bob Dylan's "Born In Time" and "Going Down Slow," a St. Louis Jimmy blues nugget. Joined by Babyface on the former, Clapton gives both songs a lite-jazz treatment that meshes well with a burnished vocal style that sounds as if he's been listening to Curtis Mayfield recently. Complementing Clapton's emotive vocalizing is his always formidable guitar playing. Whether he politely funks it up on "She's Gone" or indulges his blues jones on the slow shuffle of "Sick And Tired," Eric Clapton's musical development continues to be a steady pilgrimage into the new millenium.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (3/19/98, pp.63-64) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Clapton's most ambitious, introspective work since his days with the legendary, lacerating Derek and the Dominos....incorporates old-school R&B, orchestral maneuvers and dashes of (gulp!) electronica..."

Album: Pilgrim
#	Song Title		Time
1)	My Father's Eyes	More Info...	0:05
2)	River of Tears	More Info...	0:07
3)	Pilgrim	More Info...	0:06
4)	Broken Hearted	More Info...	0:08
5)	One Change	More Info...	0:06
6)	Circus	More Info...	0:04
7)	Going Down Slow	More Info...	0:05
8)	Fall Like Raiin	More Info...	0:04
9)	Born in Time	More Info...	0:04
10)	Sick and Tired	More Info...	0:05
11)	Needs His Woman	More Info...	0:03
12)	She's Gone	More Info...	0:04
13)	You Were There	More Info...	0:05
14)	Inside of Me	More Info...	0:05

Album: Pilgrim
#	Song Title		Time
1)	My Father's Eyes	More Info...	0:05
2)	River of Tears	More Info...	0:07
3)	Pilgrim	More Info...	0:06
4)	Broken Hearted	More Info...	0:08
5)	One Change	More Info...	0:06
6)	Circus	More Info...	0:04
7)	Going Down Slow	More Info...	0:05
8)	Fall Like Raiin	More Info...	0:04
9)	Born in Time	More Info...	0:04
10)	Sick and Tired	More Info...	0:05
11)	Needs His Woman	More Info...	0:03
12)	She's Gone	More Info...	0:04
13)	You Were There	More Info...	0:05
14)	Inside of Me	More Info...	0:05