No Reason

Track Listings

1. Beautiful Thing

2. Carnival

3. Sign Language

4. County Jail Blues

5. All Our Past Times

6. Hello Old Friend

7. Double Trouble

8. Innocent Times

9. Hungry

10. Black Summer Rain

11. Last Night

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
1998 digitally remastered Japanese reissue of his 1976 albumfor RSO in a mini LP sleeve. The top 20 album features guestappearances by both Bob Dylan and The Band. It also includesthe top 30 hit 'Hello Old Friend'. 11 tracks total. APolydor release.

Tracks:

Beautiful Thing
Carnival
Sign Language
County Jail Blues
All Our Past Times
Hello Old Friend
Double Trouble
Innocent Times
Hungry
Black Summer Rain
Last Night

Customer Reviews:

If You Like the Band...........2005-12-18

Clapton has said of The Band's "Music from Big Pink" that it "changed my life." "No Reason to Cry" may not be Clapton at his best, but if you like The Band (as I do), then you'll probably enjoy this compact disc.

Many of the songs sound like they could be from The Band, except for Clapton's voice. Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel play backup for Clapton, and members of The Band wrote two of the tracks: "Beautiful Thing" and "All Our Past Times." Danko shares lead vocals with Clapton on "All Our Past Times."

There are two outstanding tracks on this cd: "Hello Old Friend" and "Black Summer Rain." "Black Summer Rain" evokes The Band's "It Makes No Difference" both in sound and lyrics ("...and the sun don't shine anymore, and the rain falls down on my door..."). Listen to the two songs one after another and you'll see what I mean.

This album ain't Clapton's greatest but, to me, it's still good and well worth experiencing.

Hot a career CD, but solid.......2005-11-18

Eric Clapton at this time in his career was hanging out with members of the Band, and of course Bob Dylan.
There are several songs of note on this CD.
Sign Language is a duet with Bob Dylan. Over the years Dylan has offered several songs to Clapton. This is the only one they have collaborated on. Sign Language is not a great song, but I find it very interesting to hear Dylan and Clapton sing together.
County Jail Blues is another strong effort and has slide guitar.
At this point in Clapton's career we had not heard much slide guitar. It has a Mississippi Delta blues flavor that I love.
All Our Past Times is another duet with Rick Danko.
Clapton at this time was listening to country music and it shows throughout the album.
Double Trouble is another strong piece that appears on this CD.
Clapton in my mind is at his best with slow blues and this is no exception.
This is not his best, but a solid effort.
If you have never heard Clapton before this would not be a good place to start. This is for people like me who are really into Clapton.

Some Reason To Cry (l'm Out 12 Bucks For This Album).......2005-10-22

'No Reason To Cry' is, in my opinion, one of Claptons weakest albums next to 'Another Ticket'. The whole thing is a sloppy mess with weak,disjointed playing, no cohesion or direction, and much slurring from Eric on lead vocals. Where are the producers on this album?, I wonder, sounds like they were 'out to lunch' on most of it, or maybe flat on their backs on the floor! However, Marcy Levy wrote and performed well on the track, 'Innocent Times'. Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Bob Dylan, Georgie Fame, and Ron Wood make guest appearances that don't really add much of anything to the entire mess. To be fair, There are a couple of OK tracks such as 'Beautiful Thing', 'Carnival', 'Hello Old Friend', and the Bob Dylan penned, 'Sign Language'. His filler blues cover, 'Double Trouble',and Rick Danko song, 'All Our Past Times'(Both songs are covered much better in Clapton's live 1980 album, 'Just One Night'.) are very good. In 'All Our Past Times', there are the follwing lyrics "All our past times should be forgotten, All our past times should be erased." makes me think so should the master tapes of this 1976 half effort.

Some great flashes. Not totally uninspired .......2005-07-24

First, take this CD for what it's worth, not by the standards set before and after it. So it's not "461," or "Slowhand." That's not necessarily a bad thing. Like Neil Young. Clapton didn't always put out albums for their top 40 value. On the contrary. Particularly at this point in his career, Clapton had earned some license- for better or worse depending on who you ask- to do some things he wanted to do and let the Billboard charts be danged. Yet despite that he could still spit out songs that garnered radio play like "Carnival" and "Hello Old Friend," two of my favorite Clapton songs. Also like Young, as well as Dylan, Clapton was partial to using one of the several lush, sporadically used female background singers of the time. In this case that voice is Marcy Levy, who if her voice were absent from the song "Beautiful Thing," it wouldn't be as smooth or melodic. In fact Clapton was so comfortable with his stature at this point in his career that he allowed Levy to sing solo in the song "Innocent Times" as he played in the background to churn out what is in my opinion the best song on this CD. It's a real Levy tour de force, albeit a brief one. For that reason itself, this CD's worth buying. And while "Sign Language" is hardly the best collaboration between 2 star recording artists, it's actually a decent song, consistent with this CD's tone, and unmistakenly Clapton and Dylan. But also typical of albums/CDs of this time, they weren't chock full of hits from beginning to end. So what makes this CD, or even this era different from that of today? With rare exceptions many big name artists have CDs that contain some grizzle. Future Clapton CDs would have slicker production quality, particularly after Phil Collins produced CDs put Clapton's name back in the spotlight in the early 80s. After that Clapton became something of an video darling, but did that necessarily mean he produced better songs? Purely subjective. Try this CD. I challenge you to not find some appeal in it. I bet you find yourself humming at least a couple of the tunes. I dare you to admit you didn't find your toe tapping to a couple tunes. And I especially bet you find yourself wondering what else did Marcy Levy record worth listening to. I know I did.

THE MUSIC TRIES TO AROUSE, BUT GOES BLAH... TOO MANY DRINKS.......2003-12-07

I'm a git player over 35 years and love EC. This release on his comeback trail in '76 is not much to get happy about. Reports circulated at the time of these recording sessions had found EC drinking very hard and surrounded by the same type of musicans involved. Ex Herion addicts usually go to Alcohol to relieve the JUNK pain from Herion. It is no reason that this release fell on deaf ears when first issued. EC's playing is stiff and mediocre. Even the bonus track added on the CD "LAST NIGHT" does not leave you filled or do any justice. He is stiff on all his git work on this album. A shame. Maybe I'm just to critical, but others felt the same way. judging by the cover of EC in a bar with bottles of liquor in front of him answers these downer gaps.

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A Celebration of the American Art Song
American classical that blooms from the soul of the earth.

William Sharp

Manufacturer: New World Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000030EB
Release Date: 1992-12-08

Tracks:

A Prayer To St. Catherine
If Thou A Reason Dost Desire To Know
English Usage
My Crow Pluto
John Peel
At The Spring
Sweet Suffolk Owl
What If...
Jabberwocky
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Three
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Secret Words
My Sister's Hand In Mine
Recuerdo: Echo
Recuerdo
Recuerdo: A Last Song

Customer Reviews:

A Celebration of the American Art Song.......2000-12-30

What a line up of great American Composers. John Musto is personally my favorite New American Composer. "Recuerdo" is an excellent example of his amazing music. His music has so many different influences (Blues, Jazz, Ragtime, and Classical) all blended together to make one rich sound, William Sharp sings them with such sensitivity and grace. Paul Bowles' "Blue Mountian Ballads" are a perfect example of his great choice of text (Tennesse Williams)and his perfect setting of deep southern Music that the text requires. I just get so excited when I hear an album like this, celebrating the American Art Song and it's great and promising future with Young Composers like John Musto and Eric Klein. William Sharp and Stephen Blier are a dynamic duo and pick great repertoire that shows this off exsquisitely.

American classical that blooms from the soul of the earth........2000-09-10

Virgil Thompson's compositions are a refreshing slice of pure amaricana. His works are uplifting, captureing the american soul in much the same way Aron Copland did. Paul Bowles (author of ' The Sheltering Sky')is also featured. He actually studied under Virgil Thompson and their light, airy music compliments each other well, each painting a familiar pastoral lanscape. One can almost feel a cool breeze on a vibrant spring day. The melodies glide like butterflys, conjuring up the smells of flowers or the light-blue of a summer sky. Though not a work of genious, Thompson and Bowles nevertheless manage to create some magical, unforgettable sounds.

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English is an asset and a drawback
You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English
A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!
I love Carmen!

Carmen (Sung in English)
Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007JGRN
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

Prelude
In The Plaza
Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
Off With You Old Soldier Boys
Corporal! Sir!
We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
Ah, Just Look!
But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
The Cheek Of It!
Give Me News Of My Mother!
Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
I See My Mother's Face!
Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
Come And Help
So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
Where Are You Taking Me?
There's An Old Bar In The City
Careful - It's Lieutenant!
Entr'acte
From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
You're Most Kind
We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
Toreador, Be Ready!
At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
Being In Love Is Not A Reason

Tracks:

To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
La La La La La La La La...
Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
No, It's Not Love At All!
Hello! Carmen!
Lieutenant Fair, It's True
The Sky Above The Open Road
Entr'acte
Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
Right! Let's Stop For A While
Shuffle! Cut Them!
In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
You're Back!
As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
Is This The Place?
I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
She Had A Lover Here
Hola! Hola! Jose!
You Should Take Care, Carmen
Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
Entr'acte
A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
Here They Come! Here They Come!
If You Love Me, Carmen
It's You! It's Me!
Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!

Customer Reviews:

English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20

The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.

Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.

This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.

You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09

What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.

The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.

A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17

This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.

I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15

I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.

And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.

The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.

The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.

Tracks:

Ave Maria
The Lord Is My Shepherd
Tall A Tree
There Must Be A Reason
The Lord's Prayer
Story Of The Sparrows
You'll Never Walk Alone
It Is No Secret
Prayer For Peace
Wither Thou Goest
I May Never Pass This Way Again
Bless This House
Give Us This Day
Look For The Silver Lining
Panis Angelicus
I Believe
Count Your Blessings
May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You

Album Description

Includes six added tracks from her similarly themed album, Give Us This Day, to create this uplifting 18-track package. 1960 release. Bonus tracks - 'Give Us This Day', 'Look For The Silver Lining', 'Panis Angelicus', 'I Believe', 'Count Your Blessings' & 'May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You'. Collectors' Choice Music. 2002.

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Worth Every Penny!

No Reason to Cry
Eric Clapton
Manufacturer: Universal Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005R0VC
Release Date: 2007-05-07

Tracks:

Beautiful Thing
Carnival
Sign Language
County Jail Blues
All Our Past Times
Hello Old Friend
Double Trouble
Innocent Times
Hungry
Black Summer Rain
Last Night

Album Description

Japanese remastered reissue of 1976 album, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Worth Every Penny!.......2002-07-16

While many reviewers and fans neglect the albums between "461 Ocean Boulevard" and "Slowhand," 1975's "There's One in Every Crowd" and 1976's "No Reason to Cry" easily equal the quality of the former masterpieces. No major radio singles, but plenty of mellow blues, funky riffs, moving ballads, and tasteful musicianship. And "Hello Old Friend" is a little slice of 70s country-rock heaven. "No Reason to Cry" belongs in best-of lists, not bargain bins!

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A MUST OWN!!!
A music fan
NO DOUBT THE WORST ROCK ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!

No Reason to Smile
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A MUST OWN!!!.......2004-02-09

The greatest CD by the Greatest Hardcore band EVER!!! Brutal as hell and in your face... a MUST own cd for any hardcore fan!!

A music fan.......2003-03-24

I believe that this is a great album
by a great band. But I guess if you live in
Seattle, you wouldn't understand that.

NO DOUBT THE WORST ROCK ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!.......2002-02-24

There are absolutely no good song on the CD.The only reason to buy this CD is if you have a sleeping problem,it will put you out cold within the first 5 minutes of listening.For any other reason than that,stay away from this horrible album!!!

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masterpiece
really I gave it 3.5 stars
Nice coffeeshop music!!

Crying Over Pros for No Reason
Edit
Manufacturer: Planet Mu
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001XQGQI
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Dex
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Mop Head
LTLP
Mil Dew

Customer Reviews:

masterpiece.......2004-07-24

this album is great, it's some downbeat glitch-hop, very smooth, technical, and groundbreaking idm. it has a lot of instrumentation, which makes it different from most idm, kinda like savath & savalas with the tricky glitch type beats. if you like autechre, boards of canada, prefuse 73/savath & savalas, ect. this album will not dissapoint. a must have for any idm fanatic.

really I gave it 3.5 stars.......2004-07-02

This is Ed Ma's first album and has drawn comparsions with the work of Prefuse 73. In my mind that's rather misleading but if we keep with this comparions "Crying over pros" is more like "Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives" than 2003's "Extinguised" albums. It has also drawn some comparisons to the work of Cex (check the Wire, 245).

The album could be described as glitch-hop. Underneath the tunes is a definite hip hop beat but one which twist in turns in some interesting directions (ie. the hop). Over the top there's nice guitar prolifitating throughout, some outakes from a supermarket purchase, other strings (violins possibly?) all cut up like (ie. the glitch). The production is really tight and I found this quiet an emotional record; the arrangements are melodic and senitmental.

Favourite tracks include Laundry, Dex and Ants. It's a solid first album from Ed Ma and suggests good things to come. Recommended.

Nice coffeeshop music!!.......2004-06-18

Heard this album in my favourite coffeeshop the other day, and it made the night for me. Went to the music store straight away, but they didn't have the CD in store. Waiting for it at the moment... It's a nice one.

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Phillip Schroeder: Music for Piano

Manufacturer: Capstone
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009HLCWY
Release Date: 2005-05-31

Customer Reviews:

from Solo Piano Publications.......2006-05-05

Phillip Schroeder's "Music for Piano" is a contemporary classical album of original piano solos that are played to perfection on a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand by Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi. Minimalistic, atmospheric, and evocative, these pieces are sonic paintings that invite the listener to sit back and listen with eyes closed, letting the imagination go where it may. There is so much open space in the music, that the sounds between the notes become as important as the notes that are actually played. A music professor at Henderson State University in Arkansas, Schroeder has a rich and varied musical background that includes composing for orchestra and wind ensembles, experimental improvisation, and piano performance. Ms Astolfi is a piano and music theory teacher, also at Henderson State University, and has worked with Schroeder on previous projects; she obviously really understands his music.

Of the nineteen tracks, the first twelve are from a collection appropriately titled "Twelve Pieces for Piano." These pieces are mostly quite short, ranging from 35 seconds to 3 1/2 minutes. Without subtitles, the listener is free to imagine what these nuggets are about or to simply savor the meditative sounds for what they are. Most of the pieces are very spare, somewhat dark, and quiet. #4 is a 35 second romp up and down the keyboard - light and fun. #5 has a bell-like quality, and #8 is darkly mysterious. #9 is very agitated while #10 is more of a whisper. The twelve pieces are varied and intricate, and always interesting. "No Reason Why" is much longer and more developed, maintaining the quiet, meditative feeling - very tranquil! "Floating" is one of the most open of the pieces with sustained chords that really do float, along with atmospheric glissandos on the piano strings that suggest distant thunder - very effective. "From The Shadows of Angels" is even more open, and at almost eight minutes in length, it becomes like a cozy dream that weaves in and out of consciousness. The last four pieces are a collection called "Moons," with one piece for each phase of the moon. "New" suggests twinkling stars against a very dark sky with lots of space between the stars; "First" also sparkles, but is more complex; "Full" is graceful and more melodic; and "Last" suggests that something may be fading away or ending.

"Music For Piano" is an outstanding collection of experimental piano works. Much of the music is abstract and discordant, but it is never jarring or difficult to listen to. Both cerebral and expressive, I'm sure this CD won't collect dust on my shelf!

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If You Like the Band....
Hot a career CD, but solid
Some Reason To Cry (l'm Out 12 Bucks For This Album)
Some great flashes. Not totally uninspired
THE MUSIC TRIES TO AROUSE, BUT GOES BLAH... TOO MANY DRINKS

No Reason to Cry
Eric Clapton
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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There's One in Every Crowd
Backless
E.C. Was Here
Money and Cigarettes
Behind the Sun

ASIN: B000001F4I
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Beautiful Thing
Carnival
Sign Language
County Jail Blues
All Our Past Times
Hello Old Friend
Double Trouble
Innocent Times
Hungry
Black Summer Rain
Last Night

Customer Reviews:

If You Like the Band...........2005-12-18

Hot a career CD, but solid.......2005-11-18

Some Reason To Cry (l'm Out 12 Bucks For This Album).......2005-10-22

Some great flashes. Not totally uninspired .......2005-07-24

THE MUSIC TRIES TO AROUSE, BUT GOES BLAH... TOO MANY DRINKS.......2003-12-07

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No Room to Reason

Manufacturer: Stan Hirsch
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ASIN: B000CAFEQI
Release Date: 2001-02-13

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Beethoven: Trio in Bf Op11

Caught Up in the Moment

Conexoes [Import]

Blow Up the Spot

The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin

Concerto Royal Philharmonic

1. Beautiful Thing
2. Carnival
3. Sign Language
4. County Jail Blues
5. All Our Past Times
6. Hello Old Friend
7. Double Trouble
8. Innocent Times
9. Hungry
10. Black Summer Rain
11. Last Night