Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings

Tracklist

• CD 1: 461 Ocean Boulevard (expanded version)
• 1
  Motherless Children
  4:54
  4.2 ★
• 2
  Give Me Strength
  2:54
  4.5 ★
• 3
  Willie and the Hand Jive
  3:32
  4.5 ★
• 4
  Get Ready
  3:48
  4.5 ★
• 5
  I Shot the Sheriff
  4:27
  4.0 ★
• 6
  I Can’t Hold Out
  4:14
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Please Be With Me
  3:26
  5.0 ★
• 8
  Let It Grow
  5:01
  3.7 ★
• 9
  Steady Rollin’ Man
  3:15
  4.6 ★
• 10
  Mainline Florida
  4:08
  4.5 ★
• 11
  Ain’t That Lovin’ You
  5:33
• 12
  Meet Me (Down at the Bottom)
  6:58
• 13
  Lonesone Road Blues
  5:17
• 14
  Getting Acquainted
  6:28
• 15
  Getting Acquainted 2 (Too Late)
  4:20
• 16
  Eric After Hours Blues
  4:24
• 17
  Please Be With Me
  3:26
  5.0 ★
• 18
  Give Me Strength (Dobro 1)
  3:30
• CD 2: There’s One in Every Crowd (expanded version)
• 1
  We’ve Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon)
  4:29
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Swing Low Sweet Chariot
  3:34
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Little Rachel
  4:07
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Don’t Blame Me
  3:36
  4.0 ★
• 5
  The Sky Is Crying
  4:00
  3.4 ★
• 6
  Singin’ the Blues
  3:25
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Better Make It Through Today
  4:24
• 8
  Pretty Blue Eyes
  4:48
  3.5 ★
• 9
  High
  3:32
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Opposites
  4:50
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Burial
  4:03
• 12
  Whatcha Gonna Do
  2:45
• 13
  I Found a Love
  3:41
• 14
  (When Things Go Wrong) It Hurts Me Too
  5:48
• 15
  Fools Like Me
  5:10
• 16
  Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
  4:24
  3.2 ★
• 17
  Someone Like You
  4:30
  4.0 ★
• CD 3: E.C. Was Here (remixed and expanded version)
• 1
  Smile (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  3:36
• 2
  Have You Ever Loved a Woman (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  7:41
• 3
  Presence of the Lord (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  8:47
• 4
  Crossroads (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  4:39
• 5
  I Shot the Sheriff (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  7:35
• 6
  Layla (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  6:00
• 7
  Little Wing (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  8:57
• 8
  Can’t Find My Way Home (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  5:18
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Driftin’ Blues / Ramblin’ on My Mind (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  11:38
• CD 4: E.C. Was Here (remixed and expanded version)
• 1
  Ramblin’ on My Mind / Have You Ever Loved a Woman? (live at Hammersmith Odeon, London / 1974)
  8:15
• 2
  Willie and the Hand Jive / Get Ready (live at Long Beach Arena, California / 1974)
  11:27
• 3
  The Sky Is Crying / Have You Ever Loved a Woman / Rambling on My Mind (live at Hammersmith Odeon, London / 1974)
  7:26
• 4
  Badge (live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York / 1975)
  10:44
• 5
  Driftin’ Blues (live at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island / 1975)
  6:55
• 6
  Eyesight to the Blind / Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? (live at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island / 1975)
  23:50
• 7
  Further On up the Road (live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York / 1975)
  7:35
• CD 5: The Freddie King Criteria Studios Sessions
• 1
  Sugar Sweet

  Freddie King feat. Eric Clapton and His Band
  4:06
• 2
  TV Mama

  Freddie King
  4:06
• 3
  Boogie Funk

  Freddie King
  5:32
• 4
  Gambling Woman Blues

  Freddie King
  21:44
• Blu-ray 6
• 1
  Motherless Children (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  4:55
• 2
  Give Me Strength (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  2:54
• 3
  Willie and the Hand Jive (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  3:33
• 4
  Get Ready (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  3:49
• 5
  I Shot the Sheriff (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  4:27
• 6
  I Can’t Hold Out (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  4:15
• 7
  Please Be With Me (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  3:29
• 8
  Let It Grow (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  5:02
• 9
  Steady Rollin’ Man (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  3:13
• 10
  Mainline Florida (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  4:08
• 11
  Ain’t That Lovin You (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  5:29
• 12
  Meet Me (Down at the Bottom) (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  6:57
• 13
  Lonesome Road Blues (Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix)
  5:16
• 14
  Motherless Children (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:52
• 15
  Give Me Strength (original quadraphonic mix)
  2:53
• 16
  Willie and the Hand Jive (original quadraphonic mix)
  3:30
• 17
  Get Ready (original quadraphonic mix)
  3:47
• 18
  I Shot the Sheriff (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:35
• 19
  I Can’t Hold Out (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:12
• 20
  Please Be With Me (original quadraphonic mix)
  3:28
• 21
  Let It Grow (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:57
• 22
  Steady Rollin’ Man (original quadraphonic mix)
  3:14
• 23
  Mainline Florida (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:04
• 24
  We’ve Been Told (Jesus Is Coming Soon) (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:28
• 25
  Swing Low Sweet Chariot (original quadraphonic mix)
  3:28
• 26
  Little Rachel (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:03
• 27
  Don’t Blame Me (original quadraphonic mix)
  3:36
• 28
  The Sky Is Crying (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:02
• 29
  Singin’ the Blues (original quadraphonic mix)
  3:21
• 30
  Better Make It Through Today (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:06
• 31
  Pretty Blue Eyes (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:50
• 32
  High (original quadraphonic mix)
  3:38
• 33
  Opposites (original quadraphonic mix)
  4:46

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Release credits

• Al Jackson, Jr.
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Albhy Galuten
  clavichord [9], electric piano [4], piano [1, 5, 8-10, 14-15], producer [16-17], synthesizer [8]
• Andy Knight
  engineer [1, 3]
• Armando Peraza
  percussion [6]
• Bill Brovas
  additional [4.2, 3.1-9]
• Bill Levenson
  producer
• Bob Defrin
  art direction
• Brian Engolds
  additional [3.1-9, 4.2]
• Carl Radle
  bass, bass [1.11-16, 1.16, 1.18, 3.2, 3.8-9, 2.2, 2.5, 2.17], bass guitar [2, 16], electric bass guitar [1-10, 17]
• Carlos Santana
  guitar [6]
• Carlton Lee
  additional [6.24-33, 2.1-15]
• Dave Mason
  guitar [11]
• David Gahr
  photography
• David Hewitt
  engineer [4-7]
• Dick Sims
  organ, electronic organ [2.2, 2.16, 1.1-6, 1.8-10], organ [3.2, 3.8-9, 1.11-12, 1.14-16, 1.16, 2.2, 2.5, 2.17]
• Don Gehman
  additional [6.24-33, 2.1-15]
• Ed Barton
  engineer [4.2, 3.1-9]
• Elliot Scheiner
  mix [1-13]
• Eric Clapton
  guitar, vocal, arranger [1-2], guitar [3.2, 3.8-9, 1.1, 1.3-16, 1.16-17, 2.2, 2.5, 2.16-17], lead vocals [2.2, 2.16, 1.1-10, 1.17], resonator guitar [2, 7-8, 17-18], vocal [1.11-13, 2.2, 2.5, 2.17, 3.2, 3.8-9]
• Freddie King
  guitar, vocal
• George Terry
  guitar, background vocals [5, 8, 10], guitar [3.2, 3.8-9, 2.2, 2.5, 2.16-17, 1.1-5, 1.7-12, 1.14-16, 1.16-18], vocal [7, 17]
• Graeme Goodall
  engineer [2.1-15, 6.24-33]
• Jack Crymes
  additional [4.2, 3.1-9]
• Jamie Oldaker
  drums (drum set), drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.3-6, 1.8, 1.10-16, 1.16, 3.2, 3.8-9, 2.2, 2.5, 2.16-17], percussion [7, 17]
• Jay Mark
  mix [3.2-3, 3.8-9, 4.1-7]
• Jim Fox
  drums (drum set) [9]
• Jim Gehr
  additional [4.2, 3.1-9]
• John Lynskey
  liner notes
• Karl Richardson
  engineer [6.1-33, 1.1-18, 2.1-15], mix [14-33]
• Kevin Reeves
  engineer, mix [5.1-4, 3.1, 3.4-7]
• Leon Ndugu Chancler
  percussion [6]
• Marcy Levy
  background vocals, additional [16], background vocals [2], vocal [16-17]
• Matt Read
  art direction, design
• Ralph Moss
  engineer [4-7]
• Ron Fawcus
  engineer [1, 3]
• Ronald Logan
  additional [6.24-33, 2.1-15]
• Seth Foster
  mastering
• Steve Klein
  additional [6.24-33, 2.1-15], assistant [6.1-23, 1.1-18], recording [1-4]
• Tom Bernfield
  background vocals [8, 10]
• Tom Dowd
  producer, engineer [2, 8-9], mix [14-33], producer [3.1-9, 2.1-6, 2.8-10, 2.16-17, 1.1-10, 1.12, 1.17, 4.1-7, 6.1-33, 5.1-4]
• Yvonne Elliman
  guitar, vocal, additional [16], background vocals [1.5, 1.8, 1.10-11, 3.8, 2.2], guitar [7, 17], vocal [1.3-4, 1.7, 1.17, 2.17]
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Issues

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  Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings

  5x Digital Media (super deluxe)
  10 October 2013
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  Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings

  Blu-ray, 5x CD (remastered, expanded)
  10 October 2013
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  Give Me Strength - The '74/'75 Sessions

  2x CD
  6 December 2013
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  Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings

  5x Digital Media
  9 December 2013