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Money and Cigarettes | 
| Artist: Eric Clapton
Label: Warner
Category: Music
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 50190
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 47734
UPC: 093624773429
EAN: 0093624773429
ASIN: B00004Y6NL
Release Date: January 22, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Everybody Oughta Make A Change | | • | Shape You're In | | • | Ain't Going Down | | • | I've Got A Rock 'n' Roll Heart | | • | Man Overboard | | • | Pretty Girl | | • | Man In Love | | • | Crosscut Saw | | • | Slow Down Linda | | • | Crazy Country Hop |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Give us a drag... September 17, 2008
This is one of Clapton's better solo albums from the 80s, which successfully blends his blues roots with more commercial songs. The band which includes guitarists Albert Lee and Ry Cooder and Chris Stainton on keyboards, is brilliant throughout. Clapton contributes some really good songs such as "The Shape you're in", "Ain't going down" and "Pretty girl". He also turns in some excellent versions of blues cllassics like Sleepy John Estes' " Everybody oughta make a change", the Albert King number "Crosscut saw" and Johnny Otis' 'Hand jive'sound-alike "Crazy country hop". Probably my overall favourite is "I've got a rock n roll heart" a wonderfully catchy, melodic laid-back rocker that as a single even cracked the US top 20.
 Aural yawnpaper December 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The guitar playing and the band are fine. The collection of songs is largely uninspired. Rock 'n' roll heart the single is rather bland if listenable. One or two of the tracks sound like early Dire Straits but that's really it. Clapton's vocal performance leaves a lot to be desired, being somewhat monotonous after about the third track.
There's a reason that this album is overlooked, that it bacause it's "nice" in "nice" sort of way. The sort of music you'd put of quietly in the background if you didn't want to upset your mum.
Clapton is undoubtedly a great guitarist but his singing I find tedious and his choice of songs is unexciting on this album. Buy it if you are a collector but there are better, more exciting performances on other albums. Technically excellent but bland and unexciting.
Another overlooked album....worth a listen May 10, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
A few Clapton albums are overlooked...this is one of them.
This album released in 1983 boasts a great backing band including Ry Cooder and Albert Lee on guitar and Duck Dunn (Blues Brothers Band) on bass.
6 of the 10 tracks are written by EC and showcases his strength as a songwriter.
Everybody oughta make a change: Album opens with a good blues number, good guitar work, a bit lazy but good opener.
The Shape you're in: Great track, featuring good interplay between Albert Lee, Ry Cooder and EC.
Ain't going down: One of my personal favourties, Eric solo's are amazing.
I've got a rock n roll heart: Probably the most popular track on the album, relaeased as a single, in my opinion one of the two weakest tracks on the album.
Man overboard: Probably the second weakest, very commercial sound song, probably the record companies choice.
Pretty girl: Great ballard, great solo
Man in Love: Rocky little number, good.
Crosscut saw: What Eric does the best...the blues, great cover of a Albert King song.
Slow down linda: Rock n roll, good feel good song.
Crazy Country hop: Fun way to finish the album, rocking country style.
Don't expect to be blown away by this album, but give it a few listens and you will enjoy.
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