24 Nights

24 Nights
Live album by Eric Clapton
Released 8 October 1991
Recorded January–February 1990
February–March 1991
Royal Albert Hall, London
Genre Rock, blues
Length 52:43 (CD 1)
52:40 (CD 2)
Label Duck / Reprise
Producer Russ Titelman
Eric Clapton chronology
Journeyman
(1989)
24 Nights
(1991)
Rush
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
IMDb8.1/10[3]
CD Universe[4]
New York Times(favourable)[5]
Robert Christgau(favourable)[6]
Scott FlomanB[7]
Best of WebsiteB-[8]

24 Nights is the fifth live album by Eric Clapton, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, in 1990 and 1991. It was released on 8 October 1991.[9]

Background

The album is a "best of" from the 42 concerts Eric Clapton did at the Royal Albert Hall in those two years. Clapton set a record by playing a run of 24 nights at the London Royal Albert Hall between 5 February and 9 March 1991, following an 18-night run in 1990.[10] Clapton reportedly was not satisfied with the 1990 concert recordings and delayed the release of a CD until after the "24 Nights" of the 1991 dates. These concerts were performed with 4 different instrumental formations, 4-piece, blues, 9-piece and orchestra nights, the last featuring the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen.[11] The cover illustration is by Peter Blake.

Recording

The 4-piece recordings "Running on Faith", "White Room" and "Sunshine of Your Love" included on the CD and DVD were recorded on 24 January 1990. The band consisted of Clapton with bassist Nathan East, drummer Steve Ferrone and keyboardist Greg Phillinganes. The Blues Band titles "Worried Life Blues", "Watch Yourself" and "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" Clapton recorded with Buddy Guy and Robert Cray were shot and recorded on 5 February 1990. The last of the 1990 live recording session took place on 9 February 1990 recording the Orchestra Night. "Bell Bottom Blues", "Hard Times" and "Edge of Darkness" were used on both the CD and video recording. On 10 February 1991, Clapton recorded "Badge" for the CD release. Eight days later the concert for "Pretending", "Bad Love", "Old Love" and "Wonderful Tonight" featuring the 9-piece band lineup took place. "No Alibis", "I Shot The Sheriff" and "Cocaine" had been released on various CD singles of "Wonderful Tonight" since. The versions of "Old Love", "Wonderful Tonight" and "Pretending" (2nd solo only) on the "24 Nights" video are different from their album counterparts, but they were not taken from the previous night's show. They may even have been taken the year before. The song "Hoodoo Man" featuring Jimmie Vaughan was recorded on 28 February 1991.[12]

Track listing (CD)

Disc One

  1. "Badge" (Eric Clapton/George Harrison) – 6:51
  2. "Running on Faith" (Jerry Lynn Williams) – 6:49
  3. "White Room" (Jack Bruce/Pete Brown) – 6:10
  4. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Bruce/Brown/Clapton) – 9:11
  5. "Watch Yourself" (Buddy Guy) – 5:39
  6. "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" (Billy Myles) – 6:52
  7. "Worried Life Blues" (Big Maceo Merriweather) – 5:28
  8. "Hoodoo Man" (Amos "Junior" Wells) – 5:41

Disc Two

  1. "Pretending" (Williams) – 7:08
  2. "Bad Love" (Clapton/Mick Jones) – 6:25
  3. "Old Love" (Clapton/Robert Cray) – 13:01
  4. "Wonderful Tonight" (Clapton) – 9:11
  5. "Bell Bottom Blues" (Clapton) – 6:39
  6. "Hard Times" (Ray Charles) – 3:45
  7. "Edge of Darkness" (Clapton/Michael Kamen) – 6:30

Track listing (DVD)

Clapton wore this custom-made Versace suit for the recording sessions in 1991.
  1. "Running on Faith" (6:49)
  2. "White Room" (6:10)
  3. "Sunshine of Your Love" (9:11)
  4. "Watch Yourself" (5:39)
  5. "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (6:52)
  6. "Worried Life Blues" (5:28)
  7. "Pretending" (7:08)
  8. "Bad Love" (6:25)
  9. "Old Love" (13:01)
  10. "Wonderful Tonight" (9:11)
  11. "Bell Bottom Blues" (6:39)
  12. "Hard Times" (3:45)
  13. "Edge of Darkness" (6:30)

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1991–2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 49
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[14] 34
Danish Music DVD (Hitlisten)[15] 2
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[16] 36
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 48
Italian Music DVD (FIMI)[18] 13
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 17
US Billboard 200[22] 38
US Top Music Videos (Billboard)[23] 5

Certifications

Album

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Brazil (ABPD)[24] Gold 100,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[25] Gold 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Video

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[28] Platinum 15,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[29] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 50,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  11. 1991 Eric Clapton Tour archive at Where's Eric!
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  15. "Musik Video Top-10 UGE 32-2001". Hitlsten (in Danish). IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  16. "Dutchcharts.nl – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  17. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  18. "Classifica settimanale WK 41 dal 2014-10-06 al 2014-10-12". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). F.I.M.I. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  19. "Charts.org.nz – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  21. "Eric Clapton | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  22. "Eric Clapton – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Eric Clapton. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  23. "Top Music Videos" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 103 (51): 76. 21 December 1991. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  24. "Eric Clapton Brasil". Facebook. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  25. "AMPROFON Gold Sales Award – "24 Nights"". Equipboard, Inc. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  26. "British album certifications – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 February 2016. Enter 24 Nights in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  27. "American album certifications – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 February 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  28. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  29. "Canadian Sales Rocket Up" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 103 (50). December 14, 1991. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  30. "American video certifications – Eric Clapton – 24 Nights". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 15, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH

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